samuelito

A week ago, I had zero users, and today, over 20 people are using my software I feel like I'm on top of the world – I might just celebrate with a coffee alongside Elon Musk.

I spent three months building Cyclips, and it was tough, especially working alone. Many times, I wanted to quit, but I pushed through—I didn’t want my project to become just another unfinished idea. Even when family and friends doubted me, I stayed strong.

Cyclips uses AI to turn long videos into short clips, adding viral captions and auto-reframing. I share updates on my Discord every three days. This is software I personally use—building something you'd use yourself is key.

Alright, back to the present! Building the software was one thing, but getting users? That’s a whole other game. As a full-time coding boy, I had to crack open my brain and dig deep to find my inner marketing self. Through a lot of outreaching to potential users, I figured that the best wat to promote my app is to use it myself and post those clips on social media. I will update you guys on how it goes and if you have any suggestions, please let me know. I am planning to launch on ProductHunt soon as well.

Regarding the UI of my software, I know for a fact I did a pretty good damn job. I didn’t know building a video editor was that complicated, but hello? I made it happen I wanted to say thank you to those who checked out my software and provided feedback, they are all valuable. I still have a long way to go.

Thanks for reading my story. I woke up today, thinking I want to share my story to people that did not ask. So yeah, I will be posting more often.

Hello, I don't see any logs on it. Was it when sending a video request? I forgot to mention there is a video duration limit, I will increase it to 30 minutes in a few days, as well as add pricing plans.

Hi creative, it supports more than 33 languages and it has it's own dedicated server as well!

Hello, we are looking to implement that aspect. Thanks for your feedback!

Hello, this is my Discord server https://discord.gg/6QdruVzUn9

Hello NH!

Three months ago, after finishing university, I started a project called Cyclips. I started it both to help my brother with his content creation and to challenge myself in new ways. Initially, I thought I could finish it in one month, but it ended up taking three. Those three months were among the most intense of my life; I spent 16-hour days working solo as an indie hacker. Along the way, I faced discouragement from people around me who suggested I should quit and that my efforts were in vain. But I didn’t give up, and I’m grateful for pushing through and persevering.

Cyclips is a free tool (with video size limitation for free users, with HD output) built with Next.js and FastAPI, alongside frameworks like RabbitMQ and Redis. The backend turned out to be more complex than I’d anticipated. I had to learn and integrate new technologies, such as wav2vec for precise timestamp alignment, as well as OpenAI’s Whisper and other APIs to handle transcription and analysis.

Here’s how Cyclips works: Users can log into the dashboard and input a YouTube video link (with plans to support more platforms in the future). The software then analyzes the video, identifies engaging topics, and automatically generates potential viral clips. It also uses face detection for auto-cropping and adds auto-generated subtitles. To top it off, there’s a clean, interactive video editor to refine your clips to perfection.

I’d love to hear your feedback!

PS: This is an early release, therefore a homepage is currently missing. I will be providing updates on my discord community

My Discord server is https://discord.gg/6QdruVzUn9