Image and video
proclips.app alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
palmier-io/palmier-pro★13,627 GitHub starsGPL-3.0 licencemacOS video editor with AI-focused features for trimming and clip creation.Open on GitHub ↗mifi/lossless-cut★43,003 GitHub starsGPL-2.0 licenceStandalone desktop app for fast, lossless video and audio trimming and exporting.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Polish and UX refinements (timeline editing, multi-track fine edits, polished onboarding)
- High-quality proprietary highlight models tuned to creators' content
- Robust, maintained integrations and edge-case handling for many social platforms
- SLA'd support, uptime guarantees, and scaling for many concurrent users
- Brand, discoverability, and existing user base
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches proclips.app, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.