Palmier Pro

No. The download link serves a macOS disk image, and the README answers the platform question directly: macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later on Apple Silicon (M series) only. That also rules out Intel Macs and Macs that cannot move to macOS 26. No Windows or Linux build is listed, and the site does not announce one.

A Windows machine therefore needs either a different editor or a Mac somewhere in the workflow. A teammate on a Mac can make the agent-driven rough cut in Palmier and hand the timeline over as FCPXML or Premiere XML. For browser-based generation or transcript-led editing, compare Runway and Descript instead.

The pricing page puts the whole editor in the free plan: multi-track editing, MCP access for Claude, Codex or Cursor, local transcription, footage search, video render and NLE XML export, with no account. Paid plans do not unlock a different editor; they add generation credits, cloud transcription and the built-in Palmier chat.

Generation is where the free route ends. The docs say a first sign-up grants 250 credits and that a subscription is required after that. Credits cover image, video and audio generation, upscaling, cloud transcription and Palmier chat, so an agent that only trims and captions your own footage can run without them.

Pro includes 5,000 credits a month and Max 12,000. The only published conversion is a rough guide: 5,000 credits for about 333 images or 2 to 7 minutes of generated video, depending on model, resolution and duration. The wide video range means a model choice can change the monthly output by more than three times.

Editorial assessment

Pro fits occasional B-roll, transitions or music beds inside mostly real footage, while Max fits channels generating several minutes of video a month. Both show limited-time prices of $29 and $69 against list prices of $49 and $99, and the page gives no end date for the offer.

While Palmier Pro is open, it runs a local MCP server at 127.0.0.1 port 19789. Claude Code and Codex add it with one terminal command, Cursor and Claude Desktop install it from the Help menu, and other clients that support Streamable HTTP can use the same address. The agent can list projects, read the timeline, render frames to check its work and apply edits.

This route uses your own Claude or Codex subscription or API key, not Palmier credits, and edits can be reviewed or undone in the app. Claude Desktop shows a red warning when the connector is installed; the docs say it can access Palmier project files, not everything on the computer.

• Palmier agent: built in, needs sign-in and a subscription, and spends credits.
• Claude Code or Codex inside the app: bring an API key or sign in with an existing subscription.
• Skills: reusable Markdown instructions, stored in ~/.palmier/skills for the Palmier agent.

Rendered video can be exported as H.264, H.265, ProRes or HEVC 10-bit HDR, at 720p, 1080p, 2K, 4K or timeline resolution. For another editor, Palmier writes Premiere XML (Final Cut Pro 7 XML) or FCPXML for Resolve and Final Cut Pro, with the target selected because Resolve reads position and crop differently.

XML keeps placement, trims, speed, transforms, crop and keyframes, but drops text overlays, flips, Palmier color and effects. FCPXML keeps text styling and flips, but drops audio volume keyframes, audio fades and Palmier color. FCPXML 1.10 opens in Resolve 18 and later; versions 1.11 to 1.14 need Resolve 21 or later.

The privacy policy says projects, media, prompts and edits stay on the device and are not stored on Palmier servers. When you use generation or the Palmier assistant, prompts and reference media are forwarded to external providers: Anthropic for the assistant, and providers including OpenAI, Google and ByteDance for generation. Provider retention policies differ by model.

Optional crash and error reports go to Sentry and can be turned off in Settings, Privacy. The terms allow commercial use of generated content but ban deepfakes intended to deceive. Lip sync, dubbing and speech models should be used only with voices and faces of people who have agreed to that use.

1. Record the Palmier version, the Claude plan and the clip length.
2. Ask the agent to list the project and describe the timeline before editing.
3. Request the cut, then undo one edit and redo it by hand.
4. Export H.264 at 1080p and an FCPXML file for DaVinci Resolve.
5. Open the FCPXML in Resolve and note which captions, fades or color changes are missing.

Accept a playable file near 60 seconds with readable captions and no credit use. Reject a cut that removes speech mid-sentence or asks for a paid plan. Leave the observed result blank until the exercise is run.