Looking for a Clipto alternative?
Clipto is a polished local search app — but it needs an account, and only runs on recent Apple Silicon. If you'd rather search more of what's in your footage across platforms, here's the honest comparison.
| MediaFind | Clipto | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99/mo (or $107.88/yr) | $24.99/mo (or $8.99/mo billed yearly) |
| Account required | No | Yes |
| Runs on-device | Yes | Yes |
| Platforms | macOS · Windows · Linux (CPU-only OK) | macOS 15+ (Apple Silicon, 24GB) · iOS |
| Search by dialogue | Yes | Yes |
| Faces / people | Yes | Yes |
| Scenes / objects / actions | Yes | Yes |
| On-screen text (OCR) | Yes | — |
| Logos / brands | Yes | — |
| Songs / audio events | Yes | — |
| Provable privacy | Yes — built-in audit | Asserted (closed source) |
| Export to NLE | FCPXML · EDL · Resolve handoff | Premiere panel |
Clipto details from its public pricing/marketing pages as of June 2026; vendors change terms — check Clipto's site before buying. "—" means not advertised as a search modality, not that it's impossible.
Which one is for you
Pick MediaFind if you want to search on Windows or Linux (or a Mac without 24GB), and want one search box that also finds on-screen text, logos and songs — and privacy you can verify, not just read in a policy.
Stay with Clipto if a subscription is fine and you specifically want its iOS companion or Chrome extension, and you're already on a 24GB Apple Silicon Mac.
Both search on-device
Both tools run locally, so "on-device" isn't the differentiator anymore — the question is whether you can verify it. MediaFind ships a built-in audit that confirms zero external connections on the core indexing and search path. You don't have to take the claim on faith.
Search your whole library on-device.
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