Clipto review: Local-first AI memory that makes videos, audio and documents searchable

What Clipto does

Turns videos, audio, meetings, documents and images into one searchable memory, with answers linked to the source moment and timestamp.

Clipto is a memory platform for media. It takes videos, meetings, voice memos, screenshots, documents and bookmarks and organizes them into one searchable collection that the vendor calls Memory. On Mac and Windows the apps run local-first, so files do not have to be uploaded before they become searchable, while the iPhone, Android and web versions rely on the cloud. The Windows app is marked beta.

The site describes uses for creators, analysts, students, product teams, researchers and journalists, such as finding a shot by what is on screen, tracing a decision to a meeting, or checking a quote against its timestamp. Memory can also be reached from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor through MCP, and plugins exist for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve.

There is one plan, Clipto Pro, with a 7-day free trial and cancel-anytime terms. On the yearly option the price is $12.49 per month billed yearly. On the monthly option the page shows $9.99 for the first month for new customers, with $24.99 displayed alongside it, but it does not label $24.99 as the regular price. Pro lists unlimited video and audio search, automatic speech transcription, automatic people tagging, support for 99+ languages, access to advanced models, and analysis of videos up to 6 hours long. No free plan is described.

• Search video and audio
• Automatic speech transcription
• Automatic people tagging
• Support for 99+ languages
• Analyze videos up to 6 hours long
• MCP connection to Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor
• Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve plugins
• Local-first Mac and Windows apps

Our take

Clipto fits people who accumulate large piles of recordings and footage and want to find specific moments later, especially those who prefer files to stay on their own computer. Editors, researchers and journalists are the groups the vendor speaks to directly. It is a weaker match if you want a permanent free tier, since only a trial is described. The monthly option shows $9.99 for the first month with $24.99 next to it, and the page does not say what the regular monthly rate is, so confirm it before subscribing. Local use also depends on hardware requirements, and the Windows version is still beta. Phone and web use run through the cloud, so local-first applies only to the desktop apps.