Cliparr 3.1 just released with an overhauled native-like mobile experience and a new cropping tool.
- Release Announcement: cliparr.dev
- GitHub Release: GitHub
What is Cliparr?
Cliparr is an open-source, self-hosted companion tool that integrates directly with your Jellyfin and Plex media servers to make extracting video clips from what you are currently watching seamless.
Cliparr performs 100% of its media tasks, including transcoding, directly in the browser and works on all devices.
What is it for?
Creating clips from your media library: memes for forums, short clips/GIFs for social media, or clean video segments for personal archives and sharing.
What does it need to run?
Almost nothing. Any modern smartphone, tablet, or desktop can run Cliparr. Host it locally alongside your media server and install the PWA directly to your device. It requires no external internet connection and can edit local media completely offline.
AI Disclosure
In accordance with community rules, here is the breakdown of AI involvement in this release:
- Implementation - Assisted
- Testing - Assisted (CI integration, browser automation tests, and extensive manual testing across multiple physical devices were written/executed with AI assistance)
- Documentation - Hint (Release notes and documentation primarily human-authored with minor AI assistance)
The *arr naming trend for apps that have nothing to do with the original suite cannot die soon enough.
What is the original *arr stack? Do they have copyright? I only use plain torrent client
They don’t, but *arr comes from the “arr, pirate!”
This is a clipping service that integrates with nothing *arr related, just jellyfin/Plex. There’s nothing about grabbing series, movies, books, etc.
It’s not related to piracy whatsoever, it looks as if they are using *arr to look cool. It’s weird.
To answer your comment, the original *arr stack is whatever there’s here https://wiki.servarr.com/. Everything has a very similar UI/UX too. This lacks bazarr which downloads subtitles for movies and integrates with radarr and sonarr and everyone tends to include it, but you get the idea.
Yeah it’s really weird outside the piracy space. I don’t understand why anyone would intentionally make that decision anyway because it immediately gets associated with piracy.
Let’s be real. It’s going to be sitting right next to your piracy stack. Just as Plex and Jellyfin are. Plus, the name already fit. It’s a clipper. If I say “Cliparr” you can IMMEDIATELY understand what the app is, or at least have a significantly better idea.