AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Spottr

The real Ctrl F for videos

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Spottr launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Spottr▲138

   Ctrl+F for videos

   2025 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Choppity▲797

   Find any part of any long video, turn it into a social clip

   2024 · choppity.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CTRL-F for YouTube Videos▲137

   This is a small project i made years ago and updated to whisper last year, i still use it from time to time and thought it might be useful to others, or just put the idea out there for someone better than me to make a better implementation!

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Clipto MCP▲655

   Hey HN, We recently built Clipto. It’s a tool that lets you search over terabytes of video, audio, and images on your computer, without relying on the cloud. Motivation: we probably all had this similar experience, we know a moment exists in a video or audio, but finding it takes hours scrubbing the timeline. You can send all the media to process in the cloud, but it’s slow, expensive and raises privacy concerns. So we decided to build our own on-device media search engine. How it works (high level): 1. We ingest video, audio, image; normalize formats via ffmpeg; run content analysis to…

   Aug 2026 · clipto.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Maze Clips▲242

   Capture real-time insights with video and screen recordings

   2022 · maze.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Kawara▲214

   Personal search engine for your videos

   2025 · kawara.ai · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Momento▲201

   Create viral shorts in minutes with AI video editing

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Spotter▲119

   Search for copies of videos on the web

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ClipMine▲107

   A better way to watch videos, scan & skip to the best parts

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10SS
    Spotter – Search for copies of videos on the internet▲90

    2017 · dashboard.spotter.tech · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Video highlights by Dovetail▲148

    Experience a new way to tell stories with your UX research

    2020 · dovetail.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Peeky▲107

    Find images & videos before they disappear.

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Videopath▲76

    Connect clickable web content to specific moments in videos

    2015 · videopath.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Spott▲82

    Add interactivity to your images and videos

    2020 · spott.ai · its alternatives →

15. 15
    GIFGIF▲75

    Mapping the Emotional Language of GIFs

    2014 · gifgif.media.mit.edu · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Invideo for Youtube▲112

    Search inside Youtube videos (think Ctrl-F)

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SayWhat TV Clipper▲72

    Clip your favorite TV moments instantly, share as gif/video

    2016 · me.lol · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Koemei▲82

    Instantly search inside videos just like text.

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    InsertPic▲98

    Use GIFs everywhere!

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Gifwit▲87

    Organize and search your favorite images on the internet

    2014 · gifwit.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Rando.me a GIF▲62

    An easy way to find random GIFs

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SnackVids - Smart In-video Search▲63

    Find the bite-sized segment you want in any long videos

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    gifMe▲63

    A beautiful search engine for gifs

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hashcut▲80

    Make YouTube clips, memes & highlight reels in seconds

    2017 · hashcut.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →