Getting Started

Go to the Download page and get the installer for Windows or macOS.

Run the installer and follow the prompts. Accept defaults or choose an install location.

Launch ClipCast from the Start Menu (Windows) or Applications (macOS).

You work from the main window: the top command bar (Add, Plan, Publish, YouTube status, Settings), the Jobs table, and the Details panel on the right. Use checkboxes in the table to select one or more rows for bulk actions; click a row to open the Details panel for that video.

Click Add in the command bar to open the Add Videos dialog. Choose Files (native file picker; multi-select MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM) or Folder (folder picker; the app scans for videos and adds them). Each video becomes one row in the Jobs table. You can also drag-and-drop video files onto the app. Duplicates (path already in the table or in scheduled jobs) are skipped.

Select one or more rows, click Publish, choose Metadata only, then click Generate. The app runs the pipeline (transcript + AI metadata) only for rows that do not yet have metadata for the requested platforms; outputs are written under yt_pipeline/outputs. Row status updates to Processing then Done (or Error). If all selected rows already have metadata, you see a message and no pipeline runs.

For a single video: click a row to open Details, then in the Metadata section click Generate. You can generate for all platforms or only for missing ones. Pipeline behavior is the same as bulk (outputs in yt_pipeline/outputs).

Select the rows you want to schedule. Click Plan. In the Plan dialog: (1) Targets — choose All, YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok (this sets which platforms get the schedule and enables those targets on the selected rows). (2) Set times (e.g. presets 3/day, 4/day, or add custom times), start date, and time zone. (3) Click Apply to N items (the button shows the number of selected rows). The plan is applied only to the selected rows; each gets the chosen targets and the next available slot from the start date. If Auto plan on import is on, new videos you add later get default targets and may be auto-scheduled using the same plan settings.

Select one or more rows, click Publish, choose YouTube only, then Publish to YouTube. Rows with a future publish time are scheduled on YouTube (publishAt); rows without a future time are uploaded now. You must be signed in to YouTube (the command bar shows YouTube connected when ready).

In the Publish dialog you can enable Auto upload: scheduled items run automatically. YouTube uploads and schedules fully in the app. For Instagram and TikTok, the app cannot upload directly; use Manual Assist: open the Manual Assist view in the app by going to #/assist-center (e.g. via a link or in-app navigation). There you see the queue of due jobs, use Assist Next to open the platform upload page and copy caption/hashtags to clipboard, then Mark as posted when done.