# BridgeClip

> BridgeClip (v0.1.19, September 2026) is an Electron and Python desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux from BridgeMind. It finds complete moments from the transcript, exports 9:16 or 16:9 clips with face-following framing, nine caption styles and dead-air removal, and has an editor for trims and crops. Rendering is local, but transcription and clip picking run through OpenRouter, so a paid key with credit is required. Optional social publishing via Zernio. MIT. No virality score. Very young project (created September 2026).

- Repository: https://github.com/bridge-mind/bridgeclip
- Official docs: https://github.com/bridge-mind/bridgeclip/blob/main/docs/usage.md
- 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), Animated burned-in captions on clips, Schedule and publish clips to social platforms (partial). Close feature match minus a virality score, but AI steps are billed to your OpenRouter account and publishing needs a Zernio account.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Partial | Rendering runs locally; transcription and clip selection go to cloud models via OpenRouter | https://github.com/bridge-mind/bridgeclip#ai-costs-and-privacy | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | MIT | https://github.com/bridge-mind/bridgeclip/blob/main/LICENSE | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No bundled model weights; uses the OpenRouter models you choose | https://github.com/bridge-mind/bridgeclip#ai-costs-and-privacy | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Confirmed | Yes, MIT code; model use is under your OpenRouter providers' terms | https://github.com/bridge-mind/bridgeclip/blob/main/LICENSE | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | No | An OpenRouter API key with credit is required; Zernio publishing and Claude/ChatGPT subscriptions for the chat assistant are optional | https://github.com/bridge-mind/bridgeclip#quick-start | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Confirmed | macOS (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows x64, Linux x64 (DEB, AppImage) | https://github.com/bridge-mind/bridgeclip#download | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Easy, signed installers on GitHub Releases with Python, FFmpeg and yt-dlp bundled | https://github.com/bridge-mind/bridgeclip#download | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 377 stars, 84 forks, last push 2026-10-01, archived: no.
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