# Clipto review (2026): is it worth $12.49 a month, billed yearly? > Searchable memory for videos, audio, meetings and documents Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Clipto is a media library that transcribes video and audio, tags people, and lets you search the contents by what was said or shown. Meeting transcription and notes are one of several features alongside video summaries and a YouTube transcript tool. The Mac and Windows apps run local-first, while the iPhone, Android and web versions run in the cloud. - **Category:** AI Meeting Notes - **Made by:** Clipto, Inc. - **Website:** https://www.clipto.com - **Runs on:** macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to stay free, as there's only a 7-day trial. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Clipto is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $12.49 per month, billed yearly ($24.99 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 7-day free trial with access to all tools. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Pro Monthly | $24.99 per month, billed monthly | Unlimited video and audio search, speech transcription, people tagging, 99+ languages and videos up to 6 hours. The page shows $9.99 for the first month. | | Pro Yearly | $12.49 per month, billed yearly | The same Pro features as the monthly plan, billed once a year. | Read from https://www.clipto.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Clipto before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **$9.99 for the first month** (Other savings): The monthly plan shows $9.99 for the first month, with $24.99 crossed out. No end date is given on the page. Source: https://www.clipto.com/pricing ## Key features - **Transcription in 99+ languages:** Automatic speech transcription of video and audio files, with separate pages for meeting, YouTube and voice-note transcripts. - **Search by what was said or shown:** Unlimited video and audio search finds a moment in a local library by describing it, instead of opening folders. - **Automatic people tagging:** Pro tags the people who appear in footage so clips can be found by person. - **Meeting notes and video summaries:** Meeting transcription and notes feed the same searchable memory as video summaries and voice notes. - **Local-first apps:** Mac and Windows run local-first. The Mac app needs an Apple silicon Mac on macOS 15 or later with 8 GB of memory or more. - **MCP and editor plugins:** The site lists an MCP connection (beta) and plugins for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve. ## Good for - Video editors and creators who need to find moments in large footage libraries - People who want meetings, voice notes and videos in one searchable place - Users who prefer apps that run locally on a Mac or Windows PC ## Worth knowing - There is no free plan; the pricing page offers a 7-day trial and then paid Pro. - The Windows app is marked beta and lists 16 GB of RAM and 8 GB of VRAM as requirements. - iPhone, Android and web versions are powered by the cloud, not run locally. - The monthly plan shows $9.99 for the first month against $24.99 crossed out; the renewal price is not stated separately. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Clipto transcribes video and audio and lets you search the library by what was said or shown, with meeting notes as one feature. There's no free plan, only a 7-day trial, and the monthly price is $24.99 after a first month at $9.99. - **Value for money: C.** $12.49 a month on yearly billing, between the category's middle, $11.99, and its dearer quarter, $15. Monthly billing is $24.99 after a $9.99 first month. - **Free plan and trial: D.** No free plan, just a 7-day trial of all tools, and the listing doesn't say if a card is needed. - **Features: C.** Transcription in 99+ languages, search by what was said, people tagging and meeting notes. Meeting notes are one feature among several, and the Windows app is in beta. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. The Mac app wants Apple silicon with 8 GB of memory, and the Windows app lists 16 GB of RAM. - **Platforms and integrations: A.** Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and web, with an MCP connection and Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve plugins. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Clipto's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among AI meeting note takers - Clipto's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 8 of the 68 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 20. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 47 of 68) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 5). - Its paid plans start at $12.49 a month, against a middle price of $11.99 for the category: 36 of the 62 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 16 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-meeting-notes ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Clipto you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 40 of the 68 other AI meeting note takers grade higher. It costs $149.88 a year. - You could not: A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. - You could not: A search engine with an AI model behind it. - You could not: A video editor. - You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, MCP **Tags:** Transcription, Meeting notes, AI search, AI features, Local-first, Video editing ## Alternatives - [Transkriptor](https://toolgpa.com/tools/transkriptor): AI transcription for files, recordings and meetings. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clipto-vs-transkriptor) - [Sonix](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sonix): Browser-based transcription, translation and meeting recorder. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clipto-vs-sonix) - [HappyScribe](https://toolgpa.com/tools/happyscribe): AI transcription, subtitles and meeting notes in 150+ languages. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clipto-vs-happyscribe) - [Otter.ai](https://toolgpa.com/tools/otter): Live meeting transcription with summaries and AI chat. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clipto-vs-otter) - [Notta](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notta): AI notetaker and transcription for meetings, files and recordings. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/clipto-vs-notta) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.clipto.com/pricing - https://www.clipto.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/clipto Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).