Free Chrome Extension

Clip any YouTube video.
Keep exactly what you want.

Select a start and end point, choose your quality, download. No watermarks, no accounts, no nonsense.

Add to Chrome ÔÇö It's free Setup guide Download Helper

SimplyClip extension showing a YouTube video being clipped

SimplyClip in action ÔÇö clipping a segment from a YouTube video at 1080p

How it works

Three steps.
That's it.

Open any YouTube video

Navigate to any YouTube video. SimplyClip adds a Ô£é Clip button next to the Subscribe button automatically.

Set your clip range

Drag the timeline handles or type exact timestamps. Choose your quality ÔÇö 360p up to 1080p. Press [ and ] while watching to mark your clip points.

Download

Click Download Clip. Your MP4 saves directly to your Downloads folder. No ads, no redirects, no waiting.

Features

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Quality selection

Choose from 360p, 480p, 720p, or 1080p. Download small for sharing or high quality for keeping.

Frame-accurate trimming

Set start and end times to the exact second. What you select is exactly what you get.

Saves as MP4

Downloads go straight to your Downloads folder as a proper MP4 file. Works everywhere.

No account needed

No sign-up, no login, no subscription. Install the extension, download the helper, done.

Keyboard shortcuts

Press [ to mark the start and ] to mark the end while watching. Then open SimplyClip and your range is already set.

Runs in background

The helper app starts automatically when you turn on your computer. It's always ready.

Setup

One-time setup.
Works forever after.

SimplyClip needs a small helper app to process downloads. You install it once and never think about it again.

Add SimplyClip to Chrome

Visit the Chrome Web Store and click "Add to Chrome". The Ô£é Clip button will appear on YouTube automatically.

Download the helper app

Click the SimplyClip icon in your Chrome toolbar, then click "Download Helper". Run the SimplyClip_Helper.exe file that downloads. Windows may show a security prompt ÔÇö click "More info" then "Run anyway".

You're done

The helper starts automatically every time you boot your computer. Look for the SC icon in your system tray. Go to YouTube and start clipping.

FAQ

Common questions.

Yes, completely free. No subscription, no premium tier, no watermarks.

Browser extensions can't process video files directly ÔÇö they're sandboxed for security. The helper app (which runs locally on your machine) handles the actual video downloading and trimming using yt-dlp and ffmpeg. Your video data never leaves your computer.

Yes. The helper is open source and runs a simple local server on port 9999 that only accepts connections from your browser. It doesn't connect to any external servers. Windows SmartScreen may warn you because the app isn't code-signed yet ÔÇö click "More info" then "Run anyway" to proceed.

You can choose from 360p, 480p, 720p, or 1080p. Higher quality options (1440p, 4K) are coming in a future update.

The Chrome extension works on Mac, but the helper app is currently Windows-only. Mac support is in development.

It depends on your jurisdiction and what you do with the downloaded content. Downloading for personal use is generally accepted in many countries. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to download any content you clip. SimplyClip should not be used to infringe on copyright.

Clip any YouTube video.Keep exactly what you want.

Three steps.That's it.