Clip Engine Download

Download Clip Engine

Free to download and use. Upgrade to Pro inside the app whenever you like.

The first public release is almost ready

Clip Engine 2.0 is in its final round of testing. Email support@clipengine.net and we'll tell you the day it's out.

What you need

  • Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) or Windows 11, 64-bit. No admin rights needed: it installs for your Windows account only.
  • About 200 MB to download, and room for your recordings and clips.
  • For restreaming: OBS Studio, and enough upload speed for every platform you switch on (the Live page tests it).
  • For AI clip finding: a Claude API key from Anthropic. Settings shows you how to get one.
  • Optional: an NVIDIA graphics card, for transcribing about 3 to 5 times faster (a 1.7 GB download, only if you turn it on).

Windows may warn you the first time

Clip Engine's installer isn't code-signed yet, and Windows warns about new programs it hasn't seen many people download. If you see a blue box saying “Windows protected your PC”:

  1. Click More info (under the message).
  2. Check that the app is ClipEngine-Setup-…exe, and that you downloaded it from clipengine.net. The publisher shows as “Unknown publisher” until the installer is signed.
  3. Click Run anyway.

The warning fades as more people install Clip Engine.

If something else stops it

  • Your antivirus may flag a new program it doesn't know yet. Check the file (below), then allow it, and please tell us at support@clipengine.net so we can report the false alarm.
  • Smart App Control (on some new Windows 11 PCs) blocks unsigned programs with no “Run anyway” button. Clip Engine can't get past it until the installer is signed. Email us and we'll tell you when it is.

Check the file

To make sure your download is exactly the one we published, open PowerShell in your Downloads folder and run:

Get-FileHash .\ClipEngine-Setup-2.0.0.exe

The Hash it prints should match the SHA-256 shown above, letter for letter.

Updates are checked for you. Clip Engine looks for a new version once a day, asks before installing it, and refuses any download that doesn't match the signed release notice.

Installing and removing it

  • The installer adds Clip Engine to your Start menu (and your desktop, if you tick the box). Your settings and data live in %LOCALAPPDATA%\ClipEngine, and clips go to a Clips folder on your desktop unless you choose another.
  • To remove it: Windows Settings > Apps > Installed apps > Clip Engine > Uninstall. Your clips and settings are kept, in case you come back. Delete the folder above to remove them too.
  • Moving Pro to another PC? Click Deactivate this PC in Settings first.