# AutoShorts (JayWebtech)

> AutoShorts (v0.1.5, July 2026) is a Tauri/React/Rust desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux. It transcribes with Deepgram or local Whisper, ranks moments with DeepSeek, Claude or a local Ollama model, and center-crops clips to 9:16 with FFmpeg. The repo has no licence file, so by default you may not reuse the code. Cropping is a plain center crop, not face or speaker tracking; the README says local models are not recommended for moment detection. No social publishing.

- Repository: https://github.com/JayWebtech/autoshorts
- Official docs: https://github.com/JayWebtech/autoshorts#readme
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- Opus Clip: AI picks highlight clips from a long video, Auto-reframe to vertical 9:16 (speaker or face tracking) (partial). LLM moment ranking plus a fixed center crop to 9:16; no speaker tracking, virality score UI or social publishing.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, desktop app; fully offline mode with Ollama and local Whisper | https://github.com/JayWebtech/autoshorts#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | No | No licence; all rights reserved by default | https://github.com/JayWebtech/autoshorts | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No bundled weights; uses the Ollama, Whisper or cloud models you choose | https://github.com/JayWebtech/autoshorts#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | No | No licence granted for the code, so reuse or redistribution is not permitted by default | https://github.com/JayWebtech/autoshorts | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Partial | Not required (Ollama + local Whisper); the recommended setup uses paid Deepgram and DeepSeek or Claude APIs | https://github.com/JayWebtech/autoshorts#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented; FFmpeg must be on PATH | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Confirmed | macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel), Windows, Linux (.deb, .rpm, AppImage) | https://github.com/JayWebtech/autoshorts#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Easy; unsigned installers from GitHub Releases plus FFmpeg on PATH | https://github.com/JayWebtech/autoshorts#installation-guide-for-users | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 1256 stars, 237 forks, last push 2026-10-11, archived: no.
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