⚡ ClipForge Helper

YouTube blocks our server from downloading videos. The Helper is a small, free tool for your own computer: it downloads the YouTube video over your internet, sends it to ClipForge, and opens the page where your clips appear. No accounts, no cookies, nothing to pay.

Don't want to install anything? You can also download a video any way you like and use “upload a video file” on the ClipForge page.

🍎 Mac — install once (about 1 minute)

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ Space, type Terminal, press Enter).
  2. Copy this line, paste it into Terminal, press Enter: 
    curl -fsSL https://clips.thegridreport.news/helper/install-mac.sh | bash
  3. Wait until it says ✅ Done! A file called ClipForge Helper is now on your Desktop.

Needs macOS 12 (Monterey) or newer. Installs into a folder called ClipForgeHelper in your home folder.

🪟 Windows — install once (about 2 minutes)

  1. Click Start, type PowerShell, open Windows PowerShell.
  2. Copy this line, paste it (right-click), press Enter: 
    irm https://clips.thegridreport.news/helper/install-windows.ps1 | iex
  3. Wait until it says Done! A ClipForge Helper icon is now on your Desktop.

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.

▶️ Every time you want clips

  1. On YouTube, copy the video's link (click the address bar, then ⌘C / Ctrl+C).
  2. Double-click ClipForge Helper on your Desktop.
  3. It shows the link it found — press Enter.
  4. Wait while it downloads and uploads. Your browser then opens ClipForge with the job — clips appear there in a few minutes.

Tip: you can also drag a video file into the Helper window instead of a link.

Files

install-mac.sh · clipforge-helper.sh · install-windows.ps1 · clipforge-helper.ps1 · all sources (.zip)
Uses free, open-source yt-dlp, ffmpeg and Deno, downloaded from their official release pages.

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