ClipsPal

Key facts: ClipsPal launched on Product Hunt on November 8, 2026. It is a desktop video editor for Mac and Windows that does the editing for you: import clips or record voice and screen, and one click cuts failed takes and silences (the maker's example: 15:35 of footage down to 5:40, with 38 failed takes and 111 silences cut), adds zoom-ins, subtitles in 40 languages, visuals, motion slides and sounds. Director edits from plain-word requests, it turns videos into 1-5 vertical shorts and articles, writes YouTube chapters and thumbnails, and an MCP server with 23 tools lets your AI agent edit it. Your footage stays on your computer and transcription runs locally; export MP4 with subtitles and SRT, or open the edit as a timeline in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.

Plans: $59 once for lifetime access, with no subscription, on 2 computers per license. It runs on your own AI account: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini, Cursor, Grok, or a free local model ClipsPal downloads for you. Nothing is billed per video.

Best for: Talking-head YouTubers and course makers who record a lot and edit too little. Who should skip it: anyone who wants a free tier, or a cloud editor that works in the browser.

Pros

• $59 once for lifetime access, with no subscription
• One-click auto edit: failed takes, silences, zoom-ins, subtitles, motion slides
• Director edits from plain-word requests, and an MCP server lets your agent edit too
• Footage stays on your computer, transcription runs locally, nothing billed per video

Watch out for

• No free tier: the only way in is the $59 lifetime license
• You bring your own AI account (or a free local model) on top of the license
• Windows is still in beta, and the price rises $10 every 20 licenses sold

Best for

Talking-head YouTubers and course makers who record a lot and edit too little. Who should skip it: anyone who wants a free tier, or a creator who edits in the browser, not on desktop.

Pricing

$59 once, lifetime access, no subscription, 2 computers per license. Runs on your own AI account (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, Grok, or a free local model).

FAQs

What is ClipsPal? A desktop AI video editor for Mac and Windows that does the editing for you: it cuts failed takes and silences, adds zoom-ins, subtitles and motion slides, and turns videos into shorts and articles.

How much does ClipsPal cost? $59 once for lifetime access, with no subscription, on 2 computers per license. It runs on your own AI account, or a free local model.

Can my AI agent edit in ClipsPal? Yes. ClipsPal includes an MCP server with 23 tools: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, Grok and other MCP clients can cut videos, make shorts and chapters, and export.

Does my footage leave my computer? No. Video and audio stay on your computer, and so does transcription. Only the transcript goes to the AI you picked; with the local model, nothing leaves.