Setup & Installation

clawhub install clip

Or with OpenClaw CLI:

openclaw skills install clip

What This Skill Does

YouTube Clipper is a Creative & Media skill that downloads given video from YouTube, clips from given start and end time, saves to folder on your Desktop.

clip

Downloads given video URL from YouTube, clips any start and end time range, saves to folder on your Desktop ~/Desktop/Clips. Deletes the full raw downloaed version at the end for cleanup.

Example

/clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyej_V2ilZA 0:00 3:17 holloway-bmf-walkout

How to ask

Give timestamps: URL + start + end + optional name.

Clip https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID from 0:00 to 1:12, name it myclip

Run

{baseDir}/clip.sh --url "https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID" --start 0 --end 72 [--name "myclip"]

Times: seconds (72) or HH:MM:SS. Output: ~/Desktop/Clips/<name>.mp4.

Version History

Latest version: 1.0.3

First published: Mar 2, 2026. Last updated: Mar 2, 2026.

1 version released.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is YouTube Clipper free to use?
Yes. YouTube Clipper is a free, open-source skill available on the OpenClaw Skills Registry.
What platforms does YouTube Clipper support?
It runs on any platform that supports OpenClaw, including macOS, Linux, and Windows.