In simple English
This program takes long videos and cuts them into short clips for social media. It finds the best moments by itself. It crops the video so the speaker stays in the center. It adds animated subtitles to every clip. It runs entirely on your own computer so it costs nothing to use.
What it is
An open-source desktop application that uses local artificial intelligence models to find and edit highlight clips from long video files or streaming links. It serves as a free alternative to subscription-based clipping services like Opus Clip.
What it is good for
Solo content creators and streamers who want to produce TikToks, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels without paying monthly subscription fees or hiring a video editor.
- Completely free to use with no hidden per-video fees or subscriptions.
- Runs locally on your computer to keep your video files private.
- Includes auto-captioning and face-tracking features that keep the speaker centered.
- Requires a dedicated graphics card with at least 6 GB of memory for reasonable processing speeds.
- Only supports Windows 10 and 11 for the desktop application.
- Downloads large artificial intelligence models during setup, which takes time and disk space.
Paid cloud-based video clipping services like Opus Clip and manual video editing in desktop software
Ollama for running local artificial intelligence models and FFmpeg for video processing
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git clone https://github.com/ColinGPT9/clips-studio cd clips-studio pip install -r requirements.txt cd ui npm install npm run dev