How to install publikclip on Windows

Before you start

These are one-time installs. If you have used PowerShell before, you may have them already — the first step checks.

1. 1

   Install Git

   Run the installer, then reopen PowerShell.

   Open installer ↗

   You know this worked when: Git responds with a version number

2. 2

   Install Node LTS

   Run the LTS installer, then reopen PowerShell.

   Open download ↗

   You know this worked when: Node responds with a version number

Install publikclip

1. 3

   Open PowerShell

   Keep it open beside this page.

   You know this worked when: PowerShell is open

2. 4

   Install Rust

   Download rustup-init.exe, run it, then reopen PowerShell.

   Open rustup ↗

   You know this worked when: cargo responds with a version number

3. 5

   Install the C++ build tools

   Tick Desktop development with C++, then install.

   Open download ↗

   You know this worked when: The installer reports it finished

4. 6

   Install uv

   uv manages the Python side of the app; the build stages it into the bundle.

   Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

   winget install --id astral-sh.uv -e --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements

   You know this worked when: uv reports it installed

5. 7

   Copy publikclip to this PC

   Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

   cd ~
   if (-not (Test-Path publikclip/.git)) {
   git clone https://github.com/Blueturboguy07/publikclip.git
   }

   You know this worked when: A publikclip folder appears

6. 8

   Open the publikclip folder

   Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

   cd publikclip

   You know this worked when: Your prompt is inside the publikclip folder

7. 9

   Use the reviewed version

   Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

   git checkout a53a359b985b1d2d666266062936cc186f02340b

   You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit

8. 10

   Install the interface packages

   Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

   cd app
   npm.cmd install

   You know this worked when: The install finishes without an error

9. 11

   Build the installer

   The first build compiles the Rust shell, so it takes several minutes.

   Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

   $env:Path = "$env:USERPROFILE\.cargo\bin;$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\WinGet\Links;$env:Path"
   node_modules\.bin\tauri.cmd build --bundles nsis

   You know this worked when: A publikclip setup .exe appears in the bundle folder

10. 12

    Run the installer

    The command opens the installer it just built — click through it.

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    $setup = Get-ChildItem src-tauri\target\release\bundle\nsis -Filter *-setup.exe | Select-Object -First 1
    Start-Process -FilePath $setup.FullName -Wait

    You know this worked when: The installer finishes

11. 13

    Open publikclip

    Launch it to finish setup — and so it shows up in your apps list.

    Type this into PowerShell, then press Enter.

    Start-Process "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\publikclip\publikclip-app.exe"

    You know this worked when: publikclip opens

12. 14

    Pick the scoring brain

    In onboarding, paste a free Gemini key (aistudio.google.com) — or pick Ollama if you run it.

    You know this worked when: Onboarding accepts the choice

13. 15

    Feed it an hour

    Paste a YouTube link and hit CUT IT. First run downloads the speech models (~4–5 GB).

    You know this worked when: Scored clips appear in the review screen

If something goes wrong

Nothing here can damage your computer, and every step can be run again safely. If a command fails, the usual cause is the step before it not having finished.

Still stuck? Tell us what happened and we will fix the guide. Include the step number and we can usually reproduce it.