Klipp Screen Recorder 🎬

> A professional, high-performance screen recording and video conversion tool built with **Flutter** and **FFmpeg**.

Klipp is designed for power users who need a non-intrusive recording experience. It features a Bandicam-inspired "Ghost Frame" interaction model that lets you work while you record.

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🌟 Key Features

👻 Ghost Frame Interaction

Klipp's signature feature. The recording frame is "hollow," allowing you to click through it to interact with background apps (like your IDE or browser) while recording. The toolbar and borders remain "solid" for instant control.

📐 DPI-Aware Capture

No more misaligned recordings on high-resolution displays. Klipp automatically detects your Windows Display Scaling (125%, 150%, etc.) and maps logical UI coordinates to physical screen pixels for a pixel-perfect capture.

🔄 Intelligent Converter

Drag and drop any video file to quickly switch formats or optimize for web.

• Formats: MKV (Crash-Safe), MP4, AVI, GIF.
• Optimization: Built-in H.264 compression for reducing file size without losing quality.

📁 Reactive Gallery

The built-in gallery tracks your klippvideos folder in real-time. If you rename or delete a file in Windows Explorer, Klipp updates instantly using asynchronous directory watching.

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• FFmpeg: Must be installed and added to your System PATH.
  • Download for Windows: https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ (Download the "release essentials" zip, extract, and add the bin folder to PATH).
• Flutter SDK: Required if you intend to build from source.

Download 📥

You can download the Windows installer directly to install Klipp without building from source: Download Klipp Installer

Run Klipp_Installer.exe to install the application.

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/xanderelsmith/klipp.git

# Navigate to project
cd klipp

# Get dependencies
flutter pub get

# Run the app
flutter run -d windows

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⌨️ Shortcuts & Usage

Action	Shortcut / Method
Cancel Selection	ESC
Rename File	F2 (in Gallery)
Hollow Mode	Automatic during Recording
Move Frame	Drag the top Red Bar
Resize	Use the 8 circular corner handles

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🛠️ Technical Stack

• Frontend: Flutter Material 3 with Custom Window Management.
• System Layer: window_manager for native focus/transparency control.
• Screen Logic: screen_retriever for DPI and cursor tracking.
• Media Engine: FFmpeg (Custom pipeline for zero-latency start).

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📄 License

Developed with ❤️ by Xander. Klipp is open-source and intended for professional screen capture workflows.