---
title: BitterClip docs
description: Finished episodes and clips from the conversations you record, made with the agent built into the editor. Start here.
navigation:
  label: Overview
  order: 0
section: getting-started
updated: '2026-09-03'
tags:
  - overview
---

# BitterClip docs

::what-is-bitter-clip
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::signup-cta
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## Start here

New to BitterClip? Start with the agent built into the editor, walk through your first cut, then pick up the handful of words you'll see everywhere. Most people begin by setting up a project, which is the home for one show or series.

::next-steps
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links:
  - to: /docs/getting-started/use-the-built-in-agent
    label: Use the built-in agent
  - to: /docs/getting-started/your-first-clip
    label: Your first clip
  - to: /docs/getting-started/what-is-bitterclip
    label: What is BitterClip?
  - to: /docs/getting-started/projects-and-collaborators
    label: Projects and collaborators
  - to: /docs/getting-started/import-zoom-cloud-recording
    label: Import a Zoom cloud recording
  - to: /docs/getting-started/import-youtube-takeout
    label: Import your YouTube archive
---
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## Use BitterClip's agent, or yours

BitterClip's agent is built into the editor and needs no setup; see
[Use the built-in agent](/docs/getting-started/use-the-built-in-agent). If you connect ChatGPT or Claude, ask it to
open a recording; where the host supports write actions, you can also ask for a specific
cut in the same workbench. The source stays attached, the result stays editable, and
nothing is selected or published without your direction.

::next-steps
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links:
  - to: /docs/assistants/overview
    label: Use BitterClip from your AI assistant
  - to: /docs/assistants/connect-chatgpt
    label: Connect ChatGPT
  - to: /docs/assistants/connect-claude
    label: Connect Claude
---
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## Connect your channels

Hook up the places you publish. Once a channel is connected, you can send a finished clip to it without leaving BitterClip.

::callout{type="warning"}
Connecting YouTube has one trap that quietly breaks the link. The YouTube guide walks you through choosing the right account.
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::next-steps
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links:
  - to: /docs/connect/youtube
    label: Connect YouTube
  - to: /docs/connect/x
    label: Connect X
  - to: /docs/connect/linkedin
    label: Connect LinkedIn
  - to: /docs/connect/instagram
    label: Connect Instagram
---
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## After you've made clips

Once you have a clip you like, this is where you find it again. Download it, share it, or send it out to your channels.

::next-steps
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links:
  - to: /docs/getting-started/find-and-share-clips
    label: Find and share your clips
  - to: /docs/publishing/publish-a-clip
    label: Publish a clip
---
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## More

::next-steps
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links:
  - to: /docs/help/troubleshooting
    label: Troubleshooting
  - to: /docs/help/faq
    label: FAQ
  - to: /docs/changelog
    label: What's new
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