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Installing Soft Clipper

From purchase email to first clip is about five minutes, and four of them are the download.

  1. Open the download link

    It is in your purchase email, next to your licence key. The file is a ZIP of around 160 MB.

  2. Extract the ZIP

    Right-click it, choose Extract All, and pick a folder you will keep — Documents works well. Running the app from inside the Downloads folder is how people lose it later.

  3. Run Soft Clipper.exe

    Open the extracted folder and double-click the exe. If Windows shows a blue SmartScreen panel, choose More info and then Run anyway — new releases have not built signing reputation yet. The first launch takes a few seconds longer while it unpacks.

  4. Enter your licence key

    Paste the key from your email. Activation needs an internet connection once; after that the app runs offline.

  5. Add a Gemini API key

    Open Settings and paste a Google Gemini API key. Creating one is free at Google AI Studio and takes about a minute.

  6. Run a short video first

    Try a five-minute clip before a two-hour recording. It confirms the whole chain works in a minute rather than an hour.

Frequently asked questions

Windows blocked the app from starting. What now?
That is SmartScreen, not an antivirus detection. Click More info on the panel, then Run anyway. It appears on any unsigned executable without established reputation, and eases off as a release gets downloaded more.
Where does it install and where do clips go?
It does not install — the app runs from the folder you extracted, and rendered clips are written alongside it. Source downloads and finished clips are both large, so extract it to a drive with a few gigabytes free.
How do I uninstall it?
Delete the folder. Nothing is written to the registry or to Windows system folders, and there is no entry in Add or Remove Programs.
Do I need ffmpeg or Python installed?
No. Everything the app needs is bundled inside the download, ffmpeg included — that is why the ZIP is not small.
Can I install it without admin rights?
Yes. It installs for the current user and does not require an administrator account.
How do I get a Gemini API key?
Sign in at Google AI Studio with a Google account and create an API key. The free tier is enough for ordinary use; any usage beyond it is billed by Google, never by us.

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