Is Clip Sweeper available on Mac?

Clip Sweeper is available on the Mac App Store for macOS 13 and later.

Every project leaves
dead weight.
Sweep it out.

Q: Does Clip Sweeper work with DaVinci Resolve?

Yes, with one extra step. Resolve does not record timeline usage in its project file, so you build a Smart Bin where Usage equals 0 and export that bin's metadata to a CSV. Clip Sweeper imports the CSV, finds the real files on disk, and manages them in the same safe workflow. Those clips are labelled DaVinci CSV rather than Unused, since Resolve flagged them and not Clip Sweeper, so the final call stays yours.

Clip Sweeper reads your Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve projects and finds every unused media file across timelines, projects, and linked After Effects comps. See it as cards, a table, or a storage map, then sweep it out safely.

Available on the Mac App Store

Premiere Pro CC 2017+ · macOS 13+

Hartley_Wedding.prproj

Borderlands_Doc.prproj

City_FC_Matchday.prproj

Clip Sweeper

Drop .prproj files to analyze

or use Easy Import to scan a folder

1,840 files across 6 projects 23.4 GB reclaimable

What it does

Three moves, start to swept.

Hand it your projects, see what's dead weight, then sweep it out the way you want. Swipe through it.

step 01 · import

Hand it every project file.

Easy Import scans a whole folder and finds every .prproj automatically. Drop in Premiere projects or a DaVinci Resolve CSV and it reads them all.

Clip Sweeper · Easy Import

Easy Import

Wedding_Master_2024.prproj

BTS_Highlights_v3.prproj

Reception_Edit_FINAL.prproj

Season3_Ep04.prproj

3 projects · 412 clips found

Clip Sweeper · Cards

Clip Sweeper · Virtual Recycle Bin

Delete permanently

Bypasses Trash, gone for good.

type to confirm

delete

Move to folder

Relocate to an archive or cheaper drive, structure intact.

However you store it,
Clip Sweeper fits.

Three common setups, one habit. Pick the one that looks like your shelf.

Workflow A

SSD to archive

One big archive drive that never stops filling.

Workflow B

A drive per project

A drawer of half-empty SSDs after delivery.

Workflow C

Shared NAS

Many editors, nobody sure what's safe to delete.

Point it, scan it, reclaim it.

Scan the archive

Cross-reference everything

Reclaim the dead weight

30–50% of a typical archive is unused B-roll and alternate takes

Use Cases

Built for how editors
actually work.

Whatever you shoot, the shoot-to-used ratio is brutal. That's the whole point.

Wedding & Event

500 GB – 2 TB / shoot

Half never touches a timeline.

Sports & Broadcast

Terabytes / game day

Seasons pile up fast.

Podcast & Series

50 eps × 20 GB

Shared assets tracked across the season.

Documentary

Highest shoot:used ratio

Months of field footage you'll never revisit.

Corporate

6 aspect ratios / shoot

Old versions linger forever.

Music & Narrative

4 TB / shoot day

R3D, ARRIRAW, BRAW handled natively.

Safety

Three gates between you
and a mistake.

Every destructive action passes through multiple checkpoints.

Virtual Recycle Bin

Files are staged in an in-app recycle bin first. Nothing on disk changes. Review usage counts, preview clips, change your mind freely.

Zero disk changes at this step

Cross-Project Safety Check

Before anything leaves the bin, every file is checked against every imported project and linked After Effects composition. Conflicts trigger a warning dialog.

Warnings block accidental deletion

You Choose What Happens

Move to Trash (recoverable), archive to a folder, or permanently delete (requires typing "DELETE"). Every operation is logged.

Every action is logged and reversible

Coming Soon

What's next.

Soon

Windows

Same features, same safety. Sign up to be first.

Soon

Transcode & Shrink

Hardware-accelerated HEVC encoding reduces file sizes up to 8x. Replace originals in-place with smaller versions.

Exploring

Feature Requests

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FAQ

Questions.

No. Everything runs locally on your Mac. No internet connection required.

Premiere Pro CC 2017 and later. The .prproj format has been stable across all Creative Cloud releases.

Yes, with one extra step. Resolve doesn't record timeline usage in its project file, so instead you build a Smart Bin where Usage = 0 and export that bin's metadata to a CSV (File ▸ Export Metadata From ▸ Selected Media Pool Clips). Clip Sweeper imports the CSV, finds the real files on disk, and manages them in the same safe workflow. Those clips are labelled "DaVinci CSV" rather than "Unused," since Resolve flagged them and not Clip Sweeper, so the call stays yours. There's a full walkthrough on the blog.

Never. Files go to a virtual recycle bin first. You review everything before any disk operation. Permanent deletion requires typing "DELETE" to confirm.

Sort by file size and your small assets like sound effects and transitions naturally separate from large camera media. You can filter and exclude them so nothing gets mistakenly deleted.

Yes. SMB, NFS, AFP, and WebDAV mounts are all supported. Trash failures on network volumes are handled automatically.

Yes. R3D, ARRIRAW, BRAW, DNG, and MXF are all recognized and managed as complete camera packages.

Clip Sweeper is available on the Mac App Store.

Try It

See what you're wasting.

Drop a real .prproj file and see your unused media right here. Nothing leaves your browser.

Import

Media Browser

Effects

Drop a .prproj file here

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Sample analysis · what you'd see

B-Roll_Beach_4K.mov 4.2 GB Unused

Interview_Raw_01.MXF 12.1 GB Unused

Establishing_Drone.R3D 6.8 GB Unused

VFX_Plate_Greenscreen.exr 340 MB Unused

Backup_Lav_Audio.wav 220 MB Unused

Total reclaimable space 23.7 GB

Every project leaves
dead weight.
Sweep it out.