autoclip
by zhouxiaoka
AutoClip is a free desktop app that turns long videos such as podcasts, interviews and courses into short clips. It adds subtitles, covers and posting text, and formats the clips for platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Douyin and Xiaohongshu.
- Stars
- 9.9k
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Python
- Age
- 481 days
What you can do with it
- Paste a video link and get short vertical or landscape clips with subtitles
- Generate covers and ready-to-post captions for each platform
- Open the built-in editor to adjust clips before exporting
Make money with it
A freelancer could sell short-form clip packages to podcasters and coaches, using AutoClip to produce the clips, subtitles and captions quickly.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Turn a company podcast or webinar into a week of short social posts without paying for a clipping subscription
- Offer short-form video repurposing to clients using one tool for clips, subtitles and captions
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Download the desktop installer from the GitHub releases page; a command-line tool and MCP server are also provided.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Cloud AI models are billed by usage, so you need your own paid API keys
- Downloading videos from links may breach platform terms or copyright, so use only content you have rights to
- README is mainly in Chinese, so some documentation may be harder to follow in English
Who's talking about it
- raiscui (gh-trends): GitHub trends — 2026-10-27 Featured in a roundup
Checked 01 Nov 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
