diff --git a/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/action_consistency.py b/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/action_consistency.py
index b2be567f2..70dedbce8 100644
--- a/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/action_consistency.py
+++ b/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/action_consistency.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ DATASETS = [
     {"repo_id": "lerobot-data-collection/level2_final_quality3", "label": "HQ curated"},
     {"repo_id": "lerobot-data-collection/level12_rac_2_2026-02-08_1", "label": "Full collection"},
 ]
-OUTPUT_DIR = Path("/Users/pepijnkooijmans/Documents/GitHub_local/progress_videos")
+OUTPUT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "outputs"
 OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 
 MAX_FRAMES = 10_000
diff --git a/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/create_frame_grid.py b/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/create_frame_grid.py
index cb4c5ae44..1ce5a7d5b 100644
--- a/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/create_frame_grid.py
+++ b/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/create_frame_grid.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ CAMERA_KEY = "observation.images.base"
 GRID_COLS = 15
 GRID_ROWS = 10
 THUMB_WIDTH = 160
-OUTPUT_DIR = Path("/Users/pepijnkooijmans/Documents/GitHub_local/progress_videos")
+OUTPUT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "outputs"
 OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 SEED = 1
 
diff --git a/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/create_progress_videos.py b/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/create_progress_videos.py
index 9f673cbe6..32fd1faa9 100644
--- a/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/create_progress_videos.py
+++ b/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/create_progress_videos.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ DATASETS = [
 CAMERA_KEY = (
     "observation.images.base"  # None = auto-select first camera, or set e.g. "observation.images.top"
 )
-OUTPUT_DIR = Path("/Users/pepijnkooijmans/Documents/GitHub_local/progress_videos")
+OUTPUT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "outputs"
 OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 
 # Progress line spans the full video height
diff --git a/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/workspace_density.py b/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/workspace_density.py
index 602772a95..b945bff75 100644
--- a/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/workspace_density.py
+++ b/examples/dataset/visualization_tools/workspace_density.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DATASETS = [
     {"repo_id": "lerobot-data-collection/level2_final_quality3", "label": "HQ curated"},
     {"repo_id": "lerobot-data-collection/level12_rac_2_2026-02-08_1", "label": "Full collection"},
 ]
-OUTPUT_DIR = Path("/Users/pepijnkooijmans/Documents/GitHub_local/progress_videos")
+OUTPUT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "outputs"
 OUTPUT_DIR.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 
 N_CLUSTERS = 10