# ClipMill

> ClipMill is a free, open-source desktop video clipping tool. Find moments in long recordings, review suggested clips, edit captions and framing, and export short videos on your own computer.

Official product site: https://clipmill.tech/. ClipMill is a downloadable desktop app for macOS, Windows (beta), and Linux, with local processing by default. The application source is licensed AGPL-3.0-only.

Initial setup downloads components and models. Local analysis and export can work offline after setup. YouTube import, model acquisition, optional cloud analysis, and enabled update notices use the internet. Model speed depends on hardware. Direct channel publishing is still in development.

## Product reference

- [Product facts in Markdown](https://clipmill.tech/index.md): Capabilities, supported computers, price, licence, and limitations.
- [Structured product facts](https://clipmill.tech/product.json): JSON reference with live public-release metadata.
- [Download ClipMill](https://clipmill.tech/download): Current installers, sizes, checksums, and platform requirements.
- [Install ClipMill](https://clipmill.tech/install): First-run setup, storage, updates, and troubleshooting.
- [Privacy and local processing](https://clipmill.tech/privacy): Connected operations and the scope of Local Lock.
- [Release notes](https://clipmill.tech/releases): Published versions and their changes.

## Practical guides

- [A free, open-source video clipper for your desktop.](https://clipmill.tech/guides/free-open-source-video-clipper/index.md): How ClipMill turns long videos into short clips for free, what its open-source licence covers, and what to check before installing.
- [Turn a video podcast into short clips.](https://clipmill.tech/guides/podcast-clips/index.md): A practical workflow for finding podcast moments, reviewing context, correcting captions, and exporting vertical video clips with ClipMill.
- [Clip videos locally, with offline processing.](https://clipmill.tech/guides/local-video-clipping/index.md): How to use ClipMill for local video clipping: setup downloads, offline analysis, model choices, and the limits of the Local Lock indicator.

## Optional

- [Full product and guide reference](https://clipmill.tech/llms-full.txt): Product facts and the complete guides in one Markdown document.
- [Public release JSON](https://clipmill.tech/api/releases): Read-only metadata for the latest stable release.
- [Source code](https://github.com/Macmilan24/clipmill): Application source, contributions, and AGPL licence.
- [Sitemap](https://clipmill.tech/sitemap.xml): Canonical HTML pages.