The free, open-source video editor Clypra has reached version 1.5.7. It is released under the MIT license, so you can use it with no watermark, no subscription fee, and no feature limits, and it provides installers for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Using Rust and the GPU, it decodes a frame in under 10ms, and you can edit multiple tracks frame by frame and export to ProRes or H.264.
An MIT open-source editor with no watermark and no subscription
Clypra is a desktop video editor built by Abdulkabir Musa. The repo opened on April 26, 2026, and it is released under the MIT license. You can use it as soon as you download it, with no watermark, subscription fee, or feature limits.
1.5.7 was posted to GitHub on September 30, 2026 at 7:04 AM (KST). Before that, 1.5.4 through 1.5.6 were also released one after another over a few days. As of the morning of October 1, the repo had 3,299 stars and more than 3,450 commits.
Launch straight into a new 16:9 project
When you run the program, a screen for starting a new project appears first. You can open a 16:9 landscape canvas suited to YouTube and widescreen content, and below it you can pick a recent project again. The same start screen is provided on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Rust and the GPU: a frame in under 10ms
Clypra builds its desktop features with Rust and Tauri v2 and builds the interface with React 19. Because it is a hardware-accelerated engine where the graphics card draws the screen directly, pulling a frame takes less than 10ms. It supports GPU decoding using VideoToolbox on macOS, D3D11VA on Windows, and VAAPI on Linux, along with FFmpeg.
On the timeline, you can stack multiple tracks and trim clips frame by frame. Undo and redo history is provided, and it also handles audio waveforms, audio-video sync, and per-clip volume. You can apply text styles, animated overlays, and filters and preview the result live on the canvas.
| Category | Supported formats |
|---|---|
| Import | MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, MP3, WAV, PNG |
| Export | ProRes, H.264 |
How to install on Mac, Windows, and Linux
You can get the installers from the GitHub v1.5.7 release and the Clypra home page.
| Operating system | File to get | Size | How to run |
|---|---|---|---|
| macOS | Homebrew or the DMG for Apple Silicon | DMG 80.9MB | Run brew install AIEraDev/tap/clypra, or download the DMG, move the app to your Applications folder, then Control-click the app and choose Open. |
| Windows 10 and 11 | x64 MSI or installer EXE | MSI 128.8MB, EXE 90.1MB | Run the installer. If a SmartScreen notice appears, click More Info and then choose Run Anyway. |
| Linux | AppImage, deb, or rpm | AppImage 184.9MB, deb and rpm 117.7MB each | For the AppImage, run chmod +x Clypra*.AppImage, then open it with ./Clypra*.AppImage. The deb and rpm packages are also available from the release. |
On macOS you can install with a single command, and on Linux the AppImage opens right away with no install step once you add execute permission. There is one more free editor for cutting frame by frame and stacking multiple tracks.
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