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Launch HN: Cardboard (YC W26) – Agentic video editor

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Go from raw footage to a clean, publish-ready edit in minutes.

Media Library

Uploads & Assets

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First cut to final cut. No grind.

Get a strong first pass in minutes, then refine it like a real editor. Tight pacing, clean captions, share-ready exports.

Talking heads

Framing + Captions in seconds.

Vlogs

Automatically creates stories out of your footage.

Montages

Punchy edits that land on the beat.

Montages

From a raw video to a polished montage with expressive voiceovers, music, and transitions.

Podcast clipping

Pull the best moments from long conversations.

Launch Videos

Pitch your product in style.

Explainers

Break down complex topics with clear visuals.

An editor with superpowers.

A full suite of AI features that speed up the boring parts, without taking control away.

Describe the change

Cardboard understands the semantic meaning of your request and maps it to complex timeline operations automatically.

Live collaboration

Review, tweak, and ship edits together. No back-and-forth.

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Search clips by what happened. Not filenames.

Start using Cardboard today.

Pricing starts at $60/month.