Export Guide

CapCut Export Guide

How to import projects exported from AutoFlowCut into CapCut

🚀 Quick Start (4 Steps)

1

Enter information in Export Modal

Scenes tab > Click "📦 CapCut" button, then enter username and project number

📦 Export to CapCut ✕
✓

💡 Run whoami in Terminal

✓

💡 Check the next number in CapCut folder

/Users/john/Movies/CapCut/User Data/Projects/com.lveditor.draft/0131
Cancel 📦 Export
2

Extract the ZIP file

Double-click the downloaded projectname_capcut.zip to extract

3

Copy to CapCut projects folder

Copy the extracted folder (e.g., 0131) to the path below

4

Restart CapCut

Completely close and restart CapCut, then the project will appear in your list

👤 Find Your System Username

🍎 macOS
  1. Open Terminal (Spotlight: Cmd + Space → "Terminal")
  2. Type whoami and press Enter
  3. The displayed name is your username
🪟 Windows
  1. Open Command Prompt (Win + R → "cmd")
  2. Type whoami and press Enter
  3. Shown as COMPUTER\username format (use only the username)

📁 CapCut Project Folder Paths

🍎 macOS 
~/Movies/CapCut/User Data/Projects/com.lveditor.draft/

💡 In Finder, press Cmd + Shift + G and paste the path

🪟 Windows

CapCut (Default)

C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\CapCut\User Data\Projects\com.lveditor.draft\

CapCut Pro

C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\CapCutPro\User Data\Projects\com.lveditor.draft\

Documents

C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\CapCut\Projects\

💡 Type the path directly in File Explorer address bar or press Win + E

📂 Export Folder Structure

After extracting, you'll see the following folder structure. Copy this entire folder to your CapCut project path. 

📁 project_folder/
├── 📄 draft_info.json        # CapCut project data
├── 📄 draft_meta_info.json   # Project metadata
├── 📁 media/                 # Image/Video/SFX files
│   ├── 🖼️ scene_001.png
│   ├── 🖼️ scene_002.png
│   └── ...
└── 📄 README.txt             # Import instructions

🔧 Troubleshooting

Project doesn't appear in CapCut

  • Try completely closing and restarting CapCut
  • Verify the folder path is correct (copy into com.lveditor.draft folder)
  • Make sure the project folder name doesn't contain special characters

Media files are missing

  • Verify the media folder is inside the project folder
  • Make sure the ZIP file was fully extracted

Which path should I choose?

  • Try switching between preset buttons (CapCut / CapCut Pro / Documents) in AutoFlowCut
  • Open your CapCut project folder to check where existing projects are stored
  • Usually CapCut is the default path

AppData folder is not visible (Windows)

  • File Explorer > View > Show hidden items
  • Or type %localappdata% directly in the address bar

📚 Related Guides

File Import Guide MCP Server Guide Skills Guide Audio Package Guide
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