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Palmier Pro
Summary
The standard workflow for AI video is a graveyard of browser tabs: generate on Runway, download, import into Premiere, realize you need a different clip, repeat. Palmier Pro is built to collapse that loop into a single timeline.
The editor runs on macOS and requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) — that version gate will stop teams on older hardware cold. Inside that constraint, the core promise holds: generation from Kling, Seedance, Veo, and other models happens inline, and the resulting clips land on a multi-track timeline alongside your own footage. The MCP server is the differentiating detail — Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Codex can read your project structure and write edits back to the timeline directly, which means an agent can do the grunt work while you review the cut. When you need to hand off to an established post-production suite, NLE XML export covers Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.
Bottom line: Bet on Palmier Pro for rapid AI-assisted rough cuts where generation and editing need to live in one place — but if your team runs Windows, or your post pipeline depends on a reviewer who is not yet on macOS 26, you will be waiting.
Hosted & API Pricing
The model is free to self-host. These are the creator's hosted/API options.Pro
Launch pricing
- AI credits for video/image/audio
- MCP agent access
Pricing may have changed since last verified. Check the official site for current plans.
Pricing Plans
Subscription- Price
- Pro $29/mo, Max $69/mo
- Free Tier
- Video editor without AI features is free
Free
Video editor without AI
- Multi-track editing
- Import and export
Pro
Launch pricing
- AI generation credits
- Agent integration
Max
Launch pricing
- Higher credits
- Advanced features
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Pricing may have changed since last verified. Check the official site for current plans.
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Pros
Sign in to edit- Inline AI generation from Kling, Seedance, Veo, Grok Imagine, and other integrated models, so you stop losing edit context every time you need a new clip from an external platform.
- MCP server exposes the timeline to Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Codex, which means agents you have already built can read and write to your project without you re-architecting them for a new tool.
- Personal footage and AI-generated clips share the same multi-track timeline, so the cut you finish is the cut you export — not a rebuilt approximation of what you assembled across three different apps.
- NLE XML export to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, so handing off to a colorist or finishing editor does not require re-importing every clip from scratch.
- The vendor states it does not use customer content or project data to train AI models, so footage from client work does not feed a third-party training pipeline.
Cons
Sign in to edit- The application requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) as a minimum — teams on Windows or any macOS version below that cannot install it at all, and there is no Linux or browser alternative. Windows-first teams will reach for a competitor before the first launch.
- AI generation runs on a credit system, and the free tier covers only the editor with no generation capability. Teams that prototype heavily will burn through credits quickly, and the cost becomes a real planning factor at volume before the product has proven itself in production.
- The MCP agent integration requires the user to configure the MCP server in settings and connect from their own agent — there is no built-in agent that ships ready to edit. Teams without an existing Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Codex setup get none of that capability out of the box.
- Enterprise security features are described as still being worked on by the vendor. Teams with compliance requirements around video content — legal, healthcare, finance — will not find audit controls or SSO ready, and the current path is to book a demo and negotiate custom terms.
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- Platforms
- macOS
- API Available
- Yes
- Self-Hosted
- No
- Last Updated
- 2026-07-24T08:29:41.944Z
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Who it's for
- AI-assisted video editing workflows
- Rapid prototyping of AI-generated sequences
- Users who want generation and editing in a single application
What it does well
- Generate and iterate on AI video clips directly in the timeline
- Mix personal footage with AI-generated media in one project
- Connect external AI agents to read and edit timeline content via MCP
- Export finished cuts to Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Palmier Pro free?
- Palmier Pro has a permanent free tier alongside paid upgrades (paid plans from Pro $29/mo, Max $69/mo). You can keep using a baseline version indefinitely without paying.
- Is Palmier Pro open source?
- Yes. Palmier Pro is open source.
- Does Palmier Pro have an API?
- Yes. Palmier Pro exposes a developer API. See the official documentation at https://palmier.io for details.
- What platforms does Palmier Pro support?
- Palmier Pro is available on: macOS.
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Most video editors treat AI generation as an import problem: go somewhere else, make the clip, bring it back. Palmier Pro is built around the premise that generation belongs on the timeline itself. The editor supports multi-track video, audio, image, and text layers with trim, split, speed, opacity, and transform controls. AI generation from integrated models — Kling V3, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1, Grok Imagine, and others — runs directly inside the project. When a generated clip lands, it sits next to your own footage on the same timeline, ready to cut.
The MCP integration is where Palmier Pro diverges from generation-first tools like Runway or Higgsfield. The vendor describes an MCP server that exposes the project timeline to external agents: Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Codex can connect via settings, read the project state, generate media, and push edits back into the timeline. This is not a chatbot that suggests cuts — it is a protocol connection that lets an agent you already have running elsewhere take actions inside your edit. The practical upshot is that teams who have already built agent workflows can wire them into the editing layer without rebuilding logic inside a new platform.
The tool is a fit for AI-assisted prototyping and rough-cut work where generation speed matters more than deep color grading or multi-seat review. The macOS 26 (Tahoe) minimum is a hard platform requirement — not a recommendation. Teams on Windows or earlier macOS versions cannot run it at all. The video editor itself is free without AI features; generation credits cover video, image, audio, upscaling, and Palmier chat, and team or enterprise arrangements require booking a demo. Export targets are MP4 (H.264, H.265, ProRes) and NLE XML for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, which gives a handoff path to established post-production pipelines when the rough cut needs finishing work those tools handle better.