ClipLogger base app$0to browse, log, search and keep your work.
Use your Mac and existing storage. Local AI has no per-clip service fee. Rush and Your API are optional.
Start a free logging sessionper user for 12 months ($65 × 12)
$1,440/year at the $120/month Power rate; Browse is $9/month and Collaborator is free. Roles differ.
Storage, AI services and other usage can add cost. This is Standard-seat arithmetic, not Iconik’s minimum possible bill.
Check Iconik pricingWhat ClipLogger adds
ClipLogger adds a native footage workbench to the storage you can access on your Mac. That can include the originals managed through Iconik, along with material on local drives or other mounts. Search your ClipLogger log, review subject matches and prepare useful ranges while Iconik continues to serve the wider team.
Use the same logging tools across your accessible archive.
An archive can span an SSD, a NAS and source storage indexed by Iconik. ClipLogger lets you describe people, items and places with your own fields, then search and filter those records in the app. You can keep the written log beside the files and export the parts your existing workflow can receive.
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✓ Supported · ✕ Not offered · ◐ Different scope · ? Not documented. Unknown does not mean absent.
| What you can do | ClipLogger | Iconik |
|---|---|---|
| Search, browse and log without a paid subscription | YesFree base app, including native log search. | Partial / different scopeFree Collaborator role; Standard/Power logging roles are paid. |
| Work with footage on existing drives | YesUse readable folders on your Mac, attached media or mounted storage. | YesOn-premises and cloud storage connections. |
| Scan clips as filmstrips and a continuous reel | YesSee how a clip develops, then move through the shoot. | Not documentedComparable filmstrip and continuous-reel views are not established. |
| See footage across nested folders | YesDrill-down brings the directory into one view. | Not documentedRecursive footage browsing is not established by the reviewed documentation. |
| Learn a logging palette from existing filenames | YesInfer editable fields and options from an already named directory. | Not documentedFilename to desktop logging-palette workflow not established. |
| Define typed fields and reusable logging controls | YesSingle / multi-select, subjects, flags, ratings, text and more. | YesCustom metadata views. |
| Use a roster and code replacement for known names | YesMap your codes to subjects and field values. | Not documentedRoster code replacement not established. |
| Suggest values using your own logging vocabulary | YesLocal, Your API or Rush; review the proposed log. | Partial / different scopeAI enrichment services; cost and setup vary. |
| Discover footage by meaning or visual similarity | YesSearch by meaning, use a prepared text-to-image model, or Find Similar. | Partial / different scopeAI discovery features depend on configuration. |
| Combine metadata filters to narrow a shoot | YesPick from the indexed names and values in your directory, then combine conditions. | YesMetadata-based search and filters. |
| Turn suggested ranges into virtual clips | YesInspect suggested spans; keep the useful range without duplicating the original. | Not documentedEquivalent AI-span-to-local-virtual-clip workflow not established. |
| Copy and verify camera media | YesIngest with verification and a result you can inspect. | Partial / different scopeStorage ingest; verify camera-offload checks separately. |
| Turn your reviewed log into actual filenames | YesPreview field-based names, then rename files on disk. | Not documentedPalette-based renaming of camera originals not established. |
| Keep readable metadata beside the media | YesEnable .logger.json output; retain written sidecars with the originals. | YesMetadata sidecars supported by export locations. |
| Run vision-based logging on your own editing Mac | YesUse a supported model that fits your Mac; no per-clip local service fee. | Not documentedVision-model logging on a standalone editing Mac not established. |
| Share browser review links and collect team approvals | NoNo hosted video review or approval portal. | YesShared catalog and review. |
From the folder to the edit
Browse nested folders together. Reuse supported XMP values or learn a palette from existing filenames. Name people, items and places, review AI suggestions, then search the log by words, meaning or the values in your directory.
Filmstrips, Reel, markers and virtual clips help you collect useful moments. Write reviewed fields into filenames and sidecars, then export supported selects to your NLE. See the workflow.
What you keep after cancelling
Iconik documents media exports and metadata sidecars, so it is inaccurate to call its metadata completely locked away. Those exports are still different from keeping the live Iconik catalog, permissions and search service. ClipLogger’s free app remains available for your local workflow; written sidecars and filenames do not depend on a Rush subscription.
What the full workflow costs
Three Standard seats total $2,340 for 12 months before usage, compared with $0 in ClipLogger base-app fees on three supported Macs. Use the right Iconik role in your budget: a free Collaborator or $9 Browse seat is not the same editing role as a Standard user.
ClipLogger’s base app stays free. Local models use your Mac’s memory and time; start a batch overnight to work through an old shoot. Pro is $20/month with 150 Rush credits ($240 over 12 months); one eligible clip uses one credit. Your API requires eligible paid access plus your provider’s usage bill. Plans and submission limits.
Choosing the right combination
Your team needs a shared catalog across storage systems, permissions, web review and integrations. Iconik supports hybrid storage; it does not require every original to live in its cloud.
ClipLogger fits when: You want to log and search accessible source footage on a Mac, using your own subject names, fields and useful ranges alongside the shared catalog.
ClipLogger currently requires an Apple silicon Mac on macOS 15 or later. It has no hosted video-review portal, and native RED R3D playback is not supported. Format and setup details.
If you use both
Open Iconik-managed originals through their accessible storage path, or use downloaded originals. Log and search them in ClipLogger, then use the receiving workflow’s supported metadata format. This does not connect to the Iconik catalog automatically or make an Iconik workspace itself a mounted drive.
Try the work on one shoot
Can the same palette make both the managed archive and your local shoots easier to search?
Choose accessible originals from one Iconik project and a shoot on a local drive. Log them with the same fields, review known subjects and filter to useful ranges. Check the metadata format your Iconik workflow accepts before expanding the handoff.
Bring your current workflow into ClipLogger. Iconik metadata JSON is not a ClipLogger sidecar. There is no automatic transfer of a complete Iconik workspace, versions or permissions.
Sources & scope
Checked September 14, 2026. Comparisons use vendor documentation; we have not benchmarked the products against each other.
- Iconik · Plans and pricing
- Iconik · Media asset management for every storage, every team
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- Iconik · Sidecar metadata