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ClippedAI: Free YouTube Shorts

Generate YouTube Shorts with ClippedAI, a free AI-powered tool for founders, with 184 GitHub stars.

From the repo · “Open-source alternative to OpusClip - AI-powered YouTube Shorts generator.
100% free and unlimited.”

223 stars+5★ this week49 forksPythonGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Jul 29Updated 9/4/2026100% free · open source
What it does

ClippedAI is an open-source tool that generates YouTube Shorts using AI, allowing users to create short videos automatically.

When to use it
  • •You need to create a large number of YouTube Shorts quickly and efficiently.
  • •You want to automate the process of creating short videos for your social media campaigns.
  • •You're looking for a free and unlimited alternative to paid YouTube Shorts generation tools.
Ready-to-paste prompt
python clipped_ai.py --prompt 'Create a 60-second video about the benefits of using AI in marketing' --template 'template1'
Heads up: You need to have a YouTube API key and enable the YouTube Data API v3 to use ClippedAI, which requires a Google Cloud account and project setup.
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🔑 Needs an API key

Works after you add credentials — the setup agent will ask you for them.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/clippedai && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/clippedai/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/clippedai/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How ClippedAI: Free YouTube Shorts works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

ClippedAI: Free YouTube Shorts is a small Python project (~750 lines across 2 code files). Setup is light: install Python, add API keys, run one command. Last commit 2 months ago, Other license, no tests found.

Size
Small codebase
~750 lines · 2 code files · 6 min skim
Setup
Light setup
Install Python, add API keys, run one command.
Runs on
Python
Needs API keys (.env)
Python 53%HTML 23%CSS 20%JavaScript 4%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    main.py
    Where the program starts running
  3. 3
    requirements.txt
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  4. 4
    .env.example
    The API keys and settings you must provide
What's in each folder
website/Project website7 files
input/Folder1 files
output/Folder1 files
.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)1 files
fonts/Images & static assets1 files
READMENo tests foundThin docsCI checksOther licenseUpdated 2 mo ago
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Details
Creator
Shaarav4795
Language
Python
Category
ai-agent
Published
6/29/2025

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