What's new · Clipflow
Changelog.
New features, improvements, and fixes. Tightest summary, shipped dates.
Clips only
v1.7SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
- REMOVEDEvery import whose only result was written text: a pasted text or script, a web page turned into a text post, audio-only files and podcast/RSS feeds. A clip is cut out of a picture, so the ways in are a video upload, a YouTube link or a video from Google Drive
- REMOVEDAI video generation from a prompt, and the text-only extras around it: show notes, newsletter drafts, the content recycler and follow-up topic ideas
- REMOVEDThe browser extension that saved web pages as text, and the Instagram carousel page
- IMPROVEDEvery clip still ships with its caption. Text, web-page and audio items you imported before stay readable; they just offer no clip actions, because there is no video to cut
The comparison pages stop promising what the renderer refuses
v1.6AUGUST 25, 2026
- FIXEDFour comparison pages answered “do you take an MP3?” with a flat yes, and one promised a rendered vertical video from a podcast RSS link. Clips are cut out of a picture, so an audio-only episode gets the transcript, posts and subtitles but no video — the pages now say so, and a test fails if that claim ever comes back
- FIXEDPlans priced by client brands counted the workspace signup creates for you, so “up to 10 client brands” carried nine. The desk you run your clients from is no longer one of your clients
- IMPROVEDClient review links moved out of the collapsed “AI tools” drawer into their own section under the clips, where the work you are sending actually is
- IMPROVEDClients is back in the sidebar on agency plans, and the Channels screen now names the client workspace it is about to connect accounts for
- IMPROVEDSettings › Claude & API is now Settings › AI & API — same page, same address. Your AI usage, connecting your own Claude, and access tokens
One bill, no keys — and AI video that actually runs
v1.5AUGUST 12, 2026
- IMPROVEDAI is included, full stop — there is no key to connect and none is accepted. Language, transcription and video generation all run on Clipflow’s own provider accounts, named as sub-processors in the privacy policy
- FIXEDAI video generation was refused for every workspace on every plan — its usage meter shipped without the database half, and a meter that cannot count fails closed. Fixed and verified in production
- REMOVEDAuto-Dub and voice cloning, AI Avatars (HeyGen) and UGC actors (Arcads). All three needed a key on your own vendor account, and across every workspace not one had ever been connected
- IMPROVEDSettings › AI Keys is now Settings › Claude & API — bundled-AI status, the Claude/MCP connection and access tokens. Same address, honest name
BYOK Simplification + HeyGen Avatar Migration
v1.4MAY 23, 2026
- NEWAI Avatar migrated from D-ID to HeyGen — same talking-head feature, sharper lip-sync, BYOK key on your own HeyGen account
- IMPROVEDAI Keys page simplified — OpenAI is the single LLM provider now (was OpenAI/Anthropic/Google). Whisper transcription needs OpenAI anyway, so one key now powers everything
- IMPROVEDAuto-Dub auto-retries with watermark=true for free-tier ElevenLabs accounts (Creator+ keeps clean output)
- IMPROVEDReframe pre-flight rejects clips longer than 30s before sending to Luma — saves a useless 30s round-trip and shows a clear "trim a highlight clip first" hint
- FIXEDShotstack render submission: callback URL moved to top-level body, dropped invalid `priority` field — clears the "Validation failed for output" rejection
- FIXEDAuto-Dub action now passes workspace_id to ElevenLabs lookup — BYOK key correctly resolved (was falling back to env var only)
Launch Day
v1.0APRIL 13, 2026
- NEWOne video → 4 platform-native posts (TikTok, Reels, Shorts, LinkedIn)
- NEWVideo rendering via Shotstack — burn captions, assemble B-Roll, smart reframe to 9:16
- NEWBrand Voice — upload 5 samples and the AI writes in your tone
- NEWA/B Hook Testing — generate 3 hook variants with different psychological triggers, pick the winner
- NEWCreator Research — find creators by niche across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram
- NEWIntegrations — Slack, Discord notifications + Notion, Google Sheets, LinkedIn via Composio
- NEWUpload-Post — one key, auto-publish to all 4 social platforms on a schedule
- NEWAI Avatar (D-ID) + Voice Dubbing (ElevenLabs) on the Agency plan
Video & UI Overhaul
v0.9APRIL 12, 2026
- NEWShotstack video rendering integration
- NEWRaycast-inspired dark theme across the entire app
- IMPROVEDLanding page redesigned with product mockup, comparison table, and interactive hero
- IMPROVEDOnboarding flow with premium UI, icons, and trust signals
- FIXEDDark mode now defaults correctly regardless of OS setting
Core Platform
v0.8APRIL 11, 2026
- NEW4-platform draft generation — TikTok, Reels, Shorts, LinkedIn
- NEWBYOK — bring your own OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google key
- NEWBrand voice settings with tone, keywords, and example hooks
- NEWClient review links — shareable without account
- NEWContent pipeline with drag states (draft → review → approved → exported)
- NEWAnimated subtitles with word-level Whisper timestamps