ClipForge v1.2.0

New in the studio

• A corner radius for the frame effect (--frame-radius): the video sits in a frame with rounded inner corners. 0 keeps
  the straight frame.
• A file name layer burns the name of the source file being rendered onto the output, next to the timestamp layer. Quotes,
  spaces and % in a file name are safe.
• A caption line length (--caption-max-chars): burned captions wrap at the last space before the limit, never inside a
  word, and Hebrew niqqud isn't counted. The SRT and VTT files you export stay unwrapped. It is saved with styles and brand
  kits.

Fixes

• English UI: the live player's sample caption stays English when it wraps, the file name layer has its own label in the
  layers list, and a layer without an end time shows "End" instead of Hebrew.

Security

• oauthlib 4.0.1 (CVE-2026-49272 is in the OAuth device-code server flow, which ClipForge doesn't use) and pyasn1 0.6.5
  (four advisories about slow decoding of crafted input).

Docs

• A redesigned README in English and Hebrew, with new screenshots (Simple mode, branding) and demo GIF, a "Your first video
  in 5 minutes" guide on the docs site, and a SUPPORT.md.

Download check

SHA-256 of ClipForge-1.2.0-win64.zip:

31ad88cbd5b507b0293679d154733d47f7827183a2aba274b8d735978779d45a

PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\ClipForge-1.2.0-win64.zip - the hash must match.

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ClipForge v1.1.3

Fixes

• English UI: no flash of Hebrew before the language is applied on load.
• English UI: the time left in a run, the built-in style names and the data-video editor's default labels are translated.
• Run notifications show a readable summary (created, failed, time, size) in the install's language, with no file paths.
• Marking notifications as read no longer stalls the server while the database is busy.

Public release

• Install with Scoop (scoop bucket add clipforge https://github.com/DrummingBird1/scoop-clipforge).
• A documentation site (goes live with GitHub Pages), a roadmap, and a script for the demo video.
• CI, CodeQL and Scorecard workflows, and SHA-pinned actions, ready for the public repository.

Download check

SHA-256 of ClipForge-1.1.3-win64.zip:

5e79d9f06ef8198ebe98c4b914793267c7ed96a53f3ae3fd2f9f5f34bdf1b899

PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\ClipForge-1.1.3-win64.zip - the hash must match.

ClipForge v1.1.2

Public release

• README: a demo GIF, badges and a Troubleshooting section, in English and Hebrew.
• SHA256SUMS.txt next to every portable zip, and the zip's hash in the release notes.
• A smaller portable package: about 133MB less unpacked (only the YouTube discovery documents, no library tests or type
  stubs).
• The tray menu, the launcher's error message and Windows notifications follow the install language.

Fixes

• The "another render is running" badge clears when the render lock is released.

Download check

SHA-256 of ClipForge-1.1.2-win64.zip:

fd022dccf190af14313f272fb65e0a33d19d1302ed2dc3e0ff0a72a684e539b7

PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\ClipForge-1.1.2-win64.zip - the hash must match.

ClipForge v1.1.1

Security

• filelock 4.2.4 (from 4.1.0) and setuptools 84.2.1 (from 84.0.0) for open security advisories; the portable zip now
  ships filelock 4.2.4.

Public release

• The public repository no longer gets a Dependabot configuration; dependency updates come with each release.

ClipForge v1.1.0

Public release

• English UI by default on a new install; existing installs keep Hebrew. Texts the server makes (default titles, Wrapped
  cards, device names, new data-video episodes) follow the install's language.
• "Rocket Shorts" is now the Shorts publisher: a configurable file-name prefix and game, output at the source resolution
  or 4K, an optional logo, and CPU encoding (libx264) by default.
• Neutral defaults for new installs: the RSS keyword filter, the Steam store region and language, and the Docker
  container are settings; the daily maintenance and digest run on local time; the disk scanner starts in the home
  folder.
• The shared database is now clipforge_data.db, renamed automatically on first start, with a backup first.
• A new install starts in the topic folders, and the web app can be installed as a PWA.
• A portable Windows zip with a pinned FFmpeg build (GPLv3 essentials), and an update check against the public
  repository's releases.
• Community files: a contributing guide, a security policy, and issue and pull request templates.

Graph editor (data-to-video)

• New episodes from several data files at once, or from a ready episode folder; add, remove and edit data sources later,
  including a data grid that saves a new file and weights files.
• Level sources (values that are levels, not amounts to add up), series in different units on a second y-axis or as
  small multiples, and a fill for sparse data (steps or a straight line).
• A smart editor: point it at a data folder and get an episode draft, with column roles, units, chart choice, story,
  events, titles, a YouTube package and a thumbnail - each choice with a reason and a confidence. It also watches a folder
  and learns preferences per channel kit.
• A data-source catalog (CBS, World Bank, OECD), downloaded only on request.
• Story tools: a wizard (race, trend, compare two, before/after), annotations on the chart, focus mode, a narration
  script draft, a fact check of on-screen numbers against their source rows, and a readability check per target.
• A live animated preview, version history and named variants per episode, a trash with restore, and an image report
  for a whole folder of episodes.
• Simple, regular and expert levels, first-run onboarding, one tools menu and one settings dialog.
• Rendering: an interrupted full render resumes from the last finished piece, a time estimate for automatic Shorts, and
  a clear error when a drawing worker dies. Many reading, date and drawing fixes from a full bug hunt.

Studio (video editor)

• Usability fixes from a full walkthrough: a folder picker with recent folders, where each output was saved, logo
  overlap warnings and box-based safe zones, a timeline docked at the bottom, the output's loudness (LUFS), and new
  projects from a template.

Web app and phone

• Outputs screen: every video the tools produced, in one place, and publishing from any output.
• Notification center: what finished, stopped or failed, in one list.
• Phone screen: what is running, the queue, approvals and run-again; phone access over Tailscale (opt in), and pairing
  a device once with its own token.
• One export folder for every tool's final outputs, or a folder per tool.
• The end of a run (history, webhook, backup, night mode) happens even with no browser tab open, and night mode waits
  for the end of the queue before shutting down.
• An optional Windows wake timer for the next scheduled task.

Data and storage

• Outputs are organized by tool under workspace/<tool>/, with a migration script for existing outputs.
• data/ is organized by topic (settings/, security/, bot/, studio/, dataviz/, cache/), with a migration
  script that backs up first and rolls back on failure.

Security and dependencies

• Pillow 13 and certifi 2026.10.19 for open security alerts; Python 3.11 or newer.
• Tests can no longer reach the network outside localhost.

Reliability

• The render lock survives a reader on Windows and a lock file being deleted.
• Fixes for the NVENC probe, Discord approval retries, Docker status timeouts and Hebrew number labels.

Development

• src/utils/ split into video/, media/, bot/ and shared/; tests split by area; the web server split into
  smaller modules; developer tools moved to dev/.
• Faster test runs (each worker gets its own data and workspace folders).
• MIT license and third-party notices.