ClipRoots saves the exact passage, or the exact moment of a video, and wires it straight back to where you found it.
"This explains the main idea more clearly than anything else in the video."
Three steps, in order, every time you clip something.
Highlight a passage, or mark the in/out points of a video moment as you watch.
Add your own reading beside it, while the context is still fresh.
Pull it back up later — search finds it, and the source link still holds.
What's onboard.
Save the exact wording, not a paraphrase of what you meant to remember.
Mark in/out points on any video and jump straight back to that moment.
Every clip stays wired to the page it came from — no orphaned quotes.
Find the idea later by what it said, not by which tab it was in.
Works wherever you already read and watch.
Mark in/out points mid-video and clip the exact line that mattered.
Save a lecture moment beside your own notes, without losing your place.
Same timestamped clipping, wherever the video is actually hosted.
Any article, thread, or page — highlight text and it's saved with its source.
More platforms are on the way — see the guide for what's supported today.
What people are clipping right now.
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The questions people actually ask.
Yes. Install the extension and start clipping — but you do have to have a account to clip but all you do is put your email make a username and a password
Every clip gets its own page with a shareable link, plus a listing in the public feed if you choose to share it there.
Yes — mark an in and out point on any supported video and ClipRoots saves the timestamped moment, not just a screenshot.
Use the "Report a complaint / issue" button on any clip page. See our DMCA policy for the full process.