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aieradev/clypra — explained in plain English

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2,912TypeScriptAudience · generalComplexity · 2/5LicenseSetup · easy

tl;dr

A free, open source video editor for desktop and mobile that offers professional CapCut-style editing features, with optional paid AI extras.

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    What it does
      Free video editing
      CapCut-style features
      Optional AI layer
    Tech stack
      React
      TypeScript
      Rust
      Tauri
    Use cases
      Timeline editing
      Text overlays
      Video export
      AI captions
    Audience
      Content creators
      General users
    Setup
      Prebuilt installers
      Homebrew on Mac

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Edit and trim video clips on a multi-track timeline with frame-accurate precision.

VIBE 2

Add text overlays, custom fonts, and animations to video titles and captions.

VIBE 3

Export finished videos in common formats like H.264, H.265, or ProRes.

VIBE 4

Use optional paid AI features for automatic captions or natural-language video editing.

what's the stack?

ReactTypeScriptRustTauriFFmpeg

how it stacks up fr

aieradev/clypravercel-labs/wtermpmndrs/use-cannon
Stars2,9122,9372,948
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyeasymoderatemoderate
Complexity2/53/53/5
Audiencegeneraldeveloperdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Prebuilt installers are available for macOS, Windows, and Linux, including a one-line Homebrew install on Mac.

MIT license: the core editor is free to use, modify, and distribute for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

in plain english

Clypra is a free, open source video editor that aims to offer the kind of professional editing features found in paid tools like CapCut, without watermarks, feature limits, or a subscription. It runs as a desktop app on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and can also be packaged for iOS and Android, built using the React and TypeScript for its interface and Rust for the parts that actually process video. The core editing features include importing many common video, audio, and image formats, trimming clips down to the exact frame, a multi-track timeline for arranging clips, and up to one hundred levels of undo and redo. On the audio side, it shows detailed waveforms so you can see sound levels visually, keeps audio and video in sync during playback and export, and lets you adjust volume per clip. Visually, it supports filmstrip-style thumbnails of your footage, text overlays with custom fonts and animations, and a live preview where you can move and resize elements directly. Under the hood, Clypra leans on your computer's graphics hardware to decode and process video faster, using platform-specific technologies on each operating system, and it keeps a pool of decoders ready in advance so playback starts almost instantly. Thumbnails are generated in parallel across multiple background workers to keep the interface responsive. Projects are saved automatically to a local database file, and exporting supports several common video formats. The base editor is free forever under the MIT license, while an optional paid layer adds AI-powered features such as editing based on natural language instructions, automatic captions, and smart reframing. Installation is straightforward: prebuilt apps are available for each platform, including a one-line installer for Mac users through Homebrew.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Help me install Clypra on my Mac using Homebrew and open my first project.
prompt 2
Show me how to add a text overlay with a custom font to a clip in Clypra.
prompt 3
Explain what the optional Pro AI features in Clypra add compared to the free version.
prompt 4
Help me choose the right export codec in Clypra for sharing a video online.

Frequently asked questions

what is clypra fr?

A free, open source video editor for desktop and mobile that offers professional CapCut-style editing features, with optional paid AI extras.

What language is clypra written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes React, TypeScript, Rust.

What license does clypra use?

MIT license: the core editor is free to use, modify, and distribute for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is clypra to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is clypra for?

Mainly general.

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