ClipSeek: Local Video and Photo Search

ClipSeek is a Mac and Windows desktop app for searching a local library of photos and videos. It gives editors and creators several ways to find a saved shot without remembering its filename: describe the scene, use another image as a reference or search dialogue in imported subtitles.

How does the app find a moment inside a video?

The provider says ClipSeek indexes video frames and uses automatic keyframes to take you to a matching moment. That makes a description such as a setting or an object useful even when it is not part of the filename. The visual search works on photos as well as videos. If you already have an example of the look you want, use reference-image search to look for visually similar scenes in the library.

The product page treats subtitle search as a separate path. It searches imported subtitles and can jump to a matching moment. That is useful when you remember a line of dialogue but not how the scene looked. It requires having the relevant subtitles in the app.

What is processed on the computer?

ClipSeek describes media indexing and search as local and lists no login requirement for trying the app. A practical way to evaluate it is to import a small project and try one visual query and one subtitle query for scenes you already know. Compare whether the returned moments are specific enough to use in an edit.

For a similar way to search a broader local file collection, see our DigUp guide.

How does the free edition differ from Pro?

The provider's terms put the free limit at 5 GiB of source media. The pricing page says the free edition still includes visual, reference-image and subtitle search. The one-time Pro purchase removes the import limit. The terms say one Pro key can be active on one supported computer at a time, which matters if you plan to work on both a desktop and a laptop.