Self-hosted video clipping

Clip your personal media.

Open Plex, Jellyfin, or a local file. Trim the moment and export it.

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Cliparr editor
Cliparr editor showing a video preview, playback controls, and timeline clip selection.

Focused editing

The shortest path from playback to shareable clip.

Cliparr keeps the workflow small: find the source, choose the range, export the clip.

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Instant session discovery

Automatically loads your media player's currently playing file.

02

Open local videos

Open a local file or direct media URL before or after connecting a provider.

03

Intuitive timeline editor

Familiar editing controls for choosing the exact clip range.

04

Browser transcoding

Powered by Mediabunny, video is transcoded in your browser.

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Metadata included

Exports can include season, episode, and timing metadata from your source.

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Subtitle burn-in

Burn in supported subtitles with customizable styling and local font support in Chromium.

Self-hosted quick start

Run Cliparr with one Docker command.

Self-host Cliparr in Docker, keep your sources connected, and make clips whenever something worth saving is playing.

Docker
docker run -d \
  --name cliparr \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -e APP_KEY="your-32-char-stable-random-secret" \
  -v cliparr-data:/data \
  ghcr.io/techsquidtv/cliparr:latest

Sources

Plex, Jellyfin, and local files.

Connect a server source for active playback discovery, or open a video directly from your device when you just need a local clip.

Plex

Connect your Plex account, choose a server, and clip from active playback sessions.

Jellyfin

Connect your Jellyfin server with an administrator account and clip from active sessions across your library.