replaying
1:02:091:02:14 → 1:02:191:03:40
Capture
InstantReplay
Press the key and the player jumps back and plays the moment again while ClipKey records it frame by frame. Then you’re right back where you were. 3, 5, 8 or 10 seconds.
Free Chrome extension · no account
Send the moment, not the timestamp.
Press ⌥⇧C on a YouTube, X or Reddit video to clip the last few seconds. Press ⌥⇧V in Discord, X or Slack to drop it in.
No uploads · No sign-up · No watermark
any-video-site.com/watch
Replaying last 5s
Clip saved
MP4 · GIF · 5.0s
⌥⇧C
Half-court buzzer beater 🏀 (unreal)
@courtside · 2.1M views
your-chat-app
# game-night
jay just now
did anyone see the end of the game??
mia just now
no what happened
you just now
this 👇
0:05
😱 3🔥 2
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Message #game-night⌥⇧V
You're watching something…
Clip from the feeds you watch. Drop into the chats you’re in.
YouTubeShortsXRedditTwitchInstagramVimeo
DiscordXSlack
- ~5s
- from key press to a saved clip
- 2 formats
- MP4 with sound and a looping GIF
- 0
- uploads, accounts or servers
- $0
- no credits, no watermark
How it works
Two keys. That’s the whole app.
Something happens on screen. ⌥⇧C rewinds and grabs it. ⌥⇧V drops it into the message box you’re typing in. Try them here.
then
go on — press them on your keyboard, or tap the keys
00:0000:0200:0400:0600:0800:10
last 5s
What’s in the box
Made for reacting, not editing.
No timeline, no export settings, no upload bar. Five small things that get a moment from your screen into a conversation.
jay now
wait what happened at the end
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Message #game-night⌥⇧V
Send
DropIn
Press ⌥⇧V in Discord, X or Slack and your clips pop up above the message box. Pick one with 1–9. Your cursor never moves.
Wait what
TWait what
Always.Me rnSameLMAONo.Wait what
Caption
QuickCaptions
Hover a clip, hit T, type or tap “Always.”, “Me rn”, “LMAO”. Burned in reaction-GIF style, and changeable later without losing quality.
via @courtside
clip_0042.mp4
MP4
H.264 + sound
~270 KB
clip_0042.gif
GIF
loops forever
~180 KB
Credit
AutoCredit
Every clip says where it came from: via @channel on YouTube, the poster’s @handle on X, u/name on Reddit. Saved as MP4 with sound and a looping GIF.
ClipKeyshelf · 30 max
I’m deadnew
ShortMe rn
Always.
↗MP4GIF✕
Clip deletedUndo
Organise
The Shelf
Your last 30 clips as a GIF board, in the toolbar popup or Chrome’s side panel, which stays open as you switch tabs. Hover to play, click for sound, jump to the source, undo a delete.
Where it works
Clip from the feed. Drop into the chat.
ClipKey reads the video already playing in front of you, so it works on most sites with a normal player, and knows who to credit on the big ones.
⌥⇧C clip from
- YouTube & Shortsvia @channel
- X / Twittervideos and GIFsvia @author
- Redditvia u/author
- Twitch, Instagram, Vimeo…most normal playersvia site name
⌥⇧V drop into
- Discordpaste
- Xattach
- Slackpaste
- Anywhere elsesaved for drag & drop
Won’t work: DRM streaming (Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video) and players embedded from another site. ClipKey tells you instead of saving a black clip.
Not another AI clipper
Built for talking, not posting.
AI clip studios are great at turning a podcast into shorts. ClipKey does something smaller and faster: it gets the moment you just saw into the chat you’re in.
- Made for
- turning long videos into posts
- replying in a conversation
- Where
- upload to a web app
- right where you’re watching
- Speed
- minutes of processing
- about five seconds
- Your video
- goes to their servers
- never leaves your device
- Price
- monthly credits
- free, or $12 once for Pro
AI clip studios
ClipKeyPrivacy
Your clips stay home.
Capture, encoding, captions and storage all happen inside your browser. ClipKey reads the frames you’re already watching. There’s no server, so there’s nothing to send.
What leaves your browser
- Uploads0
- Accounts0
- Servers involved0
- Clips sent anywhere0
- Tabs watched in background0
- Permissions until you press a key0
Cost to start$0.00
Pricing
Free to clip. Pro if you want more.
The core of ClipKey is free for good. Pro is a single payment, not a subscription, and it runs on your device like everything else.
Free
$0
Forever
- Clip with ⌥⇧C, drop in with ⌥⇧V
- Clips up to 5 seconds
- MP4 and GIF
- A 10-clip shelf
- Creator credit burned in
Pro One-time
$12
Pay once, keep it. Secure checkout by Stripe.
- Everything in Free
- Clips up to 15 seconds
- Captions on any clip
- A 30-clip shelf
- Future Pro features included
Get ClipKey
Two keys away.
ClipKey is coming to the Chrome Web Store. Once it’s there, you’re three steps from your first clip.
Chrome Web Store · soon
- 1Add ClipKey to Chrome. No account, nothing to set up.
- 2On a YouTube, X or Reddit video, press ⌥⇧C to clip the last few seconds.
- 3In Discord, X or Slack, press ⌥⇧V and pick your clip.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is it free?
Yes: clipping and dropping clips into chat are free, with no time limit. Pro is a one-time $12 that unlocks clips up to 15 seconds, captions and a 30-clip shelf.
How does Pro work?
Pay once through Stripe and ClipKey unlocks in this browser by itself. You also get a license key to paste into ClipKey on any other computer. There’s no account and no subscription, and your clips still never leave your device.
Which sites can I clip from?
YouTube (videos and Shorts), X (videos and GIFs) and Reddit, with the creator credited automatically. Most other sites with a normal video player work too, like Twitch, Instagram and Vimeo. DRM streaming services are blocked by design, and so are players embedded from another site.
Where can I paste clips?
Discord, X and Slack: press ⌥⇧V in the message box, or open the toolbar popup on the chat page and click a clip. Anywhere else, ClipKey saves the file so you can drag it in.
Can I add text to a clip?
Yes, with Pro. In the side panel, hover a clip and press T. Type a caption or pick a quick one, and it’s burned into the MP4, the GIF and the thumbnail. The original is kept, so you can change or remove the caption later.
Does it download the video?
No. It reads the frames that are already playing on your screen. The one exception is GIFs on X, which the browser won’t let it read directly: ClipKey loads the same GIF again in a hidden player on your machine. Nothing is ever uploaded.
Why does the video jump back when I clip?
That’s InstantReplay. ClipKey rewinds and captures the moment as it plays, then you’re right back where you were.
Does it work in fullscreen and with vertical videos?
Yes. The clip toast and picker show over fullscreen players, and vertical videos like Shorts are kept vertical and get a tall slot on your shelf.
Can I change the keys?
Yes. ⌥⇧C and ⌥⇧V (Alt+Shift on Windows) are the defaults. Change them at chrome://extensions/shortcuts.