Local media libraryNatural language search
ClipKnife is a local media manager with natural language search for Windows. Organize images, videos and audio, and find media and shots by describing them.
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Sample sceneA coastal sunset, with waves breaking on the rocks
The sample library is ready. Click to explore.
Open this site on a computer to try ClipKnife.
Let AI understand your visuals, so you can find them without remembering folders or filenames.
Library creation, indexing, shot detection and search run on your computer. Original media is not uploaded to ClipKnife’s public services. Optional LAN sharing and external models transfer data as needed; see the connectivity and privacy FAQ below.
Search for “coastal sunset”, “product close-up” or “a person smiling” across images and video clips. You can also search with an image.
Enable person indexing to analyze and group faces in images and video shots locally. Name, merge and organize groups by hand when needed.
Adding a media source starts a full scan. New, changed and removed files then enter the background queue automatically.
From adding media sources to searching in your own words, ClipKnife makes local indexing a few simple steps.
Filter by image, video or audio, see why a result matched, then open the media.
Preview shots, check time ranges and available descriptions, then use the clip that fits.
Screenshots show the current ClipKnife interface in Chinese. Media, search results and runtime states are examples.
Add folders, whole drives or external disks. System directories and development caches are excluded automatically.
Index common bitmap formats and camera RAW files such as CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW and DNG, then find them with a visual description.
Local AI detects shots and ffmpeg extracts representative frames, making video content searchable by meaning.
Scanning, shot detection, frame extraction and indexing run in a queue. One failed task does not block the whole library.
Find images and video clips in one search, with filters for each media type.
Open the original file or its folder, or jump to the matching time in a video. Export a diagnostic package if something goes wrong.
Go further with ClipKnife
Find images and shots by describing them, locate spoken words in audio and video, group media by person, then send selected shots to your editor.
This illustration matches keywords against two fixed samples; it does not run AI search. Try “person” or “waves”. Open the demo for more media.
Selected shot 00:18 — 00:26
Along the coast, toward the sunset.
No need to tag first.
Search images and video shots directly.
Find a shot
with its start and end times.
Enable transcription
to find clips by what is said.
Group images and shots by person,
with manual corrections.
Bring the source and selected range
into Jianying or Premiere Pro.
Scroll horizontally to compare all five features. Product names stay on the left.
| Product | Visual search | Shot location | Speech search | Person grouping | Editor handoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ClipKnife ClipKnife |
No prior tagging | Start and end times | Find spoken content | Person groups, with corrections | Jianying / Premiere Pro |
 Eagle |
Uses existing text | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Export selections via plugin |
| Availability not specified | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
Not documented: the cited official sources do not describe the full workflow. This does not mean it is unsupported.
Indexing is required. Enable transcription and person indexing as needed. Editor integration requires a compatible setup.
Source review · ClipKnife entry updated 2026.11.09
ClipKnife v2.8.2 / Eagle 4.0.0 Build23 with the listed plugins / Billfish public documentation. See requirements
Voice generation, image upscaling and video enhancement in one place. Install what you need and process locally.
Creative tools overview. Installation and runtime states are examples.
Full-size imageNo complicated import process. Start by adding a folder.
On first launch, ClipKnife unpacks and loads the local AI services and checks component health.
Choose a folder, drive or external disk. ClipKnife checks paths, removes duplicate sources and configures exclusions.
Images are indexed directly; videos are split into shots with representative frames. All tasks run in the background queue.
Enter a description to find images and video clips together. Open the original file at the matching time.
Every creator with a growing media collection deserves a more intuitive way to find things.
Find usable clips in past footage without browsing every folder.
Organize years of footage and find the scene you want with a few words.
Describe reference images and sample shots to find them, without strict naming conventions.
With a shared media drive, team members can find and reuse past assets using natural language.
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Quick answers about pricing, privacy, formats and getting started.
ClipKnife costs USD 14.90 as a one-time purchase. Each device can claim one free 7-day trial. The app activates automatically, so you do not need to obtain or enter an activation code. Initial activation and license verification still require internet access.
Library creation, indexing, search, shot detection and frame extraction run locally. Initial activation, license verification, component downloads and update checks require internet access. Once the required components are installed and your license remains valid, core local processing does not rely on cloud inference. Optional LAN sharing uses your local network; the creative assistant and external vision models connect to the model services you configure.
Images include JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP and camera RAW formats such as CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW and DNG. Videos include MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI and WebM. More formats are planned for future releases.
ClipKnife uses TransNetV2 to detect shots, then ffmpeg to extract representative frames for the local semantic index. Search results show those frames; click one to open the original video at the matching time.
Yes. Add folders, whole drives or external disks as media sources. Drive-level scans use default exclusion rules to avoid system directories.
Local indexes and caches stay on your computer. Original media is not uploaded to ClipKnife’s public services. LAN sharing is off by default and intended only for trusted local networks; it sends search terms, query images you select, previews and requested originals over unencrypted HTTP. External vision APIs receive selected images or sampled video frames, while creative models receive relevant conversations and descriptions. These optional features are not fully offline.
Download ClipKnife and search your images and videos in your own words.
7-day free trialLicense priceUSD 14.90One-time payment
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