I reverse Engineer OpusClip. It now cost $0

Most AI clipping tools want a monthly fee. When I checked OpusClip's official pricing page on 11 November 2026, Starter was $15 a month, Pro was $29 a month, and the free plan puts a watermark on your clips. If you clip a few videos a week, that adds up fast.

So I built my own version, and it runs on my own laptop. Paste a long video link or upload a file, and it writes the transcript, picks the best moments, cuts them to vertical and burns in the captions. Then you edit each clip and export it at 720p or 1080p.

Here is how it stays at $0 a month:

1. Speech to text runs on a free Groq key.
2. The AI that picks the best moments uses free OpenRouter models. When one model is busy, the app switches to the next one by itself.
3. ffmpeg does the cutting and captions on your own computer, so there is no cloud bill.
4. An admin page lets you set your own limits and turn the watermark off, or put your own name on it.

I put the full source code and an install guide in one zip. It is a one-time $10 on Gumroad, no monthly fee, and buying it is also a way to support my work. The free sample of the guide is attached. The page is linked below. If you would rather learn to build it yourself, I also made a course that shows how, with the prompts, on the same site.

It is my own independent app, not made by or affiliated with OpusClip. Only clip videos you own or have the right to use.

Download it, test it and drop your feedback.