- Home
- Podcast Clip Makers
- Podcli
Podcli
Tbilisi, Georgia
What it is
Podcli turns podcast episodes and interviews into social clips through a command-line workflow for transcription, clip selection, reframing, captions, thumbnails, and export. It offers face tracking, word-timed captions in four styles, logo branding, and 9:16, 16:9, or 1:1 output. Its transcription workflow uses Whisper and pyannote for word timestamps and speaker labels. The CLI performs transcription, clip selection, cropping, and export locally, keeping video, transcripts, project files, and exported clips on the device. Optional AI clip scoring and suggestions use a provider account configured by the user; the maker says these requests do not go through podcli.com. Podcli supports macOS on Apple Silicon, Linux on x64 or arm64, and Windows on x64. The free tool has no watermark or minute cap, and its source is published under GNU AGPL-3.0. Its MCP server provides 26 tools for use with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or any MCP client. A separate Podcli Cloud service uploads episodes for remote rendering, but its pricing has not been announced.
For and against
For
- Free with no watermark or minute cap
- CLI keeps files and exports on the device
- Supports face tracking and word-timed captions
- MCP server offers 26 tools
Against
- Not intended as a full multitrack editor or DAW
- macOS requires Apple Silicon
- Podcli Cloud pricing is not announced
- No social publishing
The verdict
Podcli focuses on making social clips from podcast and interview recordings, with local processing and optional AI suggestions. It is not positioned as a full editor or a zero-setup hosted tool, and the separate cloud option has no announced price.
Who it suits
Podcli suits podcast and interview clipping workflows, especially for users comfortable with a command line. The maker says it is not intended to replace a full multitrack editor, DAW, or zero-setup hosted editor.
Plans and prices
Podcli
No watermark · no minute cap · no subscription · AGPL-3.0
Read 30 Sep 2026 · podcli.com
Podcli Cloud
Paid plan pricing not announced; join waitlist
Read 30 Sep 2026 · podcli.com
On the record
- AI integrations
- Optional AI clip suggestions can use Claude or Codex; the page also says users may use their own Claude or OpenAI API key.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- AI scoring
- Optional AI clip scoring uses a provider account configured by the user and is not routed through podcli.com.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Clip features
- Podcli offers face tracking, word-timed captions in four styles, logo branding, and 9:16, 16:9, or 1:1 output.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Cloud distinction
- Podcli Cloud uploads episodes to its storage for remote rendering, and its pricing is not yet announced.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- License
- The source code is published under GNU AGPL-3.0, with commercial licensing available for teams needing another arrangement.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Local processing
- The CLI runs transcription, clip selection, cropping, and export locally, and its video, transcript, project files, and exported clips stay on the device.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- MCP integrations
- Podcli provides an MCP server with 26 tools for use with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or any MCP client.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security and privacy
- The maker says the CLI does not upload podcast files and that the only network calls are optional requests to the Claude or Codex API for clip suggestions.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker lists [email protected] for support and commercial licensing inquiries.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Supported systems
- Podcli supports macOS, Linux, and Windows; the installer specifies Apple Silicon for macOS, x64 or arm64 for Linux, and x64 for Windows.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Transcription
- The workflow uses Whisper and pyannote for word timestamps and speaker labels.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- What it does
- Podcli turns podcast episodes and interviews into social clips with transcription, clip selection, vertical reframing, captions, thumbnails, and export.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Who it is for
- Podcli is best suited to podcast and interview clipping and is not intended to replace a full multitrack editor, a DAW, or a zero-setup hosted editor.podcli.com · read 30 Sep 2026
