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AutoClip popularity

Gid Score

33 /100

same scale as developer tools

GitHub stars

9,608

1,722 forks · zhouxiaoka/autoclip

Downloads

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PyPI, last 7 days, None

AutoClip: GitHub starszhouxiaoka/autoclip 9,608

Downloads from the package registry, stars and forks from GitHub, checked Oct 21, 2026. How the Gid Score is calculated.

Rules for your agent

- AutoClip (Video assembly and rendering). Desktop app that cuts long podcasts, interviews and lessons into short clips with subtitles, covers and post copy. Price: free; commercial use OK; no credit needed.
  Connect: download from https://zhouxiaoka.github.io/autoclip_intro/ (no API).
  Get files: Download the desktop installer (.dmg for macOS Apple Silicon, -setup.exe for Windows) from https://github.com/zhouxiaoka/autoclip/releases/latest; Docker and CLI also supported (dmg, exe).
  Not allowed: Keep the MIT license notice when you redistribute the code.
  Rule: Keep the MIT license notice when you redistribute the code.
  License: https://github.com/zhouxiaoka/autoclip/blob/main/LICENSE (checked 2026-10-19; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/autoclip/)

Paste it into your prompt or AGENTS.md. It is built from the license and API terms below.

License

License	MIT
Commercial use	Commercial use OK “to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software” github.com/zhouxiaoka/autoclip/blob/main/LICENSE
Credit	No credit needed “The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.” github.com/zhouxiaoka/autoclip/blob/main/LICENSE
Inside your app or game	Can ship inside your app Same clause as quoted for commercial use.
Monetized YouTube	OK in monetized YouTube videos
AI training	Not stated
Bots and bulk downloads	Not stated
Rules	Keep the MIT license notice when you redistribute the code.

Connect it to an agent

How an agent gets files	Download the desktop installer (.dmg for macOS Apple Silicon, -setup.exe for Windows) from https://github.com/zhouxiaoka/autoclip/releases/latest; Docker and CLI also supported · no sign-in
File formats	dmg, exe
Not allowed	Keep the MIT license notice when you redistribute the code.
MCP server	None found
API	No public API: download by hand
GitHub	zhouxiaoka/autoclip

Pricing

Free	Free and open source; you run it on your machine.
Paid from	—
Usage price	—
Good to know	Open source (MIT). Targets Douyin, Xiaohongshu, TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts; the GitHub description is mostly in Chinese. Uses AI models you configure for highlight picking.

Sources

Read on Oct 19, 2026: github.com/zhouxiaoka/autoclip, github.com/zhouxiaoka/autoclip/blob/main/LICENSE.

Not confirmed: Terms of the speech and language models each tool downloads or calls are separate from the MIT code license.

Not legal advice. Check the license page before you ship.

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