podcli (v2.8.1, October 2026) turns a podcast episode into 9:16, 16:9 or 1:1 clips with whisper.cpp transcription, speaker face tracking and four caption styles, plus multicam episode editing, a local web studio, 30 MCP tools and YouTube publishing. AGPL-3.0, with a paid commercial licence and a paid Pro cloud editor. AI clip scoring uses Claude or Codex; audio energy and laughter detection also find highlights. Hardware needs are not documented; Intel Macs not yet supported. Publishing is YouTube only.
Cite this pageRepoQuarry. “podcli.” Checked 15 Oct 2026. https://repoquarry.dev/projects/podcli
How much of Opus Clip does it replace?
4 of 5 jobs. Podcast-focused; publishing is YouTube only and there is no per-clip virality score.
Partial:AI picks highlight clips from a long videoPartial replacement
Partial:Auto-reframe to vertical 9:16 (speaker or face tracking)Partial replacement
Partial:Animated burned-in captions on clipsPartial replacement
No:Virality score per clipNot covered
Partial:Schedule and publish clips to social platformsPartial replacement
For virality score per clip, see other Opus Clip alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.
Facts, with sources
Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.
Runs on my machine?Confirmed:Yes, CLI and local web studio; transcription and rendering run on your machineTranscription and rendering run on your machine.github.com · podcli#readme ↗1d ago
Code licencePartial:AGPL-3.0 (commercial licence available on request)github.com · LICENSE ↗1d ago
Model weights licenceConfirmed:Downloads whisper.cpp models (OpenAI Whisper weights, MIT)github.com · LICENSE ↗1d ago
Commercial usePartial:Yes under AGPL-3.0 conditions; a paid commercial licence is offered without AGPL termsNeed podcli without AGPL terms? A commercial license is available.github.com · podcli#license ↗1d ago
Paid services needed?Partial:Not required for transcription and rendering; AI clip scoring uses Claude or Codex; AssemblyAI and podcli Pro are optionalThe only network calls are the optional Claude or Codex requests when you use AI clip scoring.github.com · podcli#readme ↗1d ago
HardwareUnknown:Not documented; hardware encoding on VideoToolbox, NVENC or VAAPI with CPU fallbackKnow the answer?—
Operating systemsConfirmed:macOS (Apple Silicon only), Linux x64 and arm64, Windows x64Runs on macOS (Apple Silicon), Linux (x64 and arm64), and Windows (x64). Intel Mac support is in progress.github.com · podcli#install ↗1d ago
Setup effortConfirmed:Easy; one-line installer fetches a binary and provisions Python, Node, FFmpeg and whisper.cppNo prerequisites. The installer fetches a self-contained binarygithub.com · podcli#install ↗1d ago
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