Install and requirements
System requirements and installing the desktop app.
On this page
This page covers the detailed system requirements and installation steps for the cliply desktop app. For a quick-start version, see Install the desktop app in the Getting Started section.
System requirements
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Operating system | macOS — Apple Silicon (M1 or later) or Intel |
| Architecture | Universal build (arm64 + x86_64) |
| Internet | Required for sign-in and cloud sync. Not required for local tagging once signed in |
| Disk space | The app itself is lightweight. Budget additional space for local video files — match footage typically runs 1–5 GB per file |
The macOS build is universal, so it runs natively on Intel and Apple Silicon. AI player tracking needs Apple Silicon; everything else works on both.
Download and install
Download the app bundle
Visit cliply.video/download. The page offers the latest release: Cliply-macos-universal.app.zip.
Alternatively, download from the terminal:
curl -fsSL https://cliply.video/api/desktop/download -L -o Cliply.app.zip
Unzip
Double-click the zip file to extract Cliply.app, or run:
unzip Cliply.app.zip
Let macOS open it
The beta is not notarized, so the first attempt is blocked. Open it once, then go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll to Security and press Open Anyway. macOS 15 removed the old right-click → Open shortcut, so this is the path.
The one-line installer in the step above skips all of this: it clears the quarantine flag itself, and the app opens with no warning at all. By hand, the equivalent is:
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine Cliply.app
Either way it is once: the auto-updater never asks again.
Move to Applications
Drag Cliply.app to your /Applications folder using Finder. A mv from Terminal does not count: macOS keeps running a browser-downloaded app from a read-only temporary copy until Finder moves it, and the auto-updater cannot install from there.
Open and sign in
Double-click Cliply.app. Sign in with your cliply email and password, or with Google if connected. Your organizations are available immediately after sign-in.
FFmpeg (required for export)
Clip export and frame extraction need FFmpeg. The app downloads and manages its own copy on first use — you do not need to install Homebrew or FFmpeg separately. See FFmpeg setup.
Known limitations
- The app bundle is not Apple-notarized yet. The
xattrstep above is required on first install. - YouTube source videos are not supported for local file playback — only local files and cloud-stored files work on desktop.