Bootstrapped from York, Maine

AI-powered tools
built for creators

We build software that helps content creators move faster — from raw footage to viral clips, brand deals to invoices, all without a team.

5 Products Shipped
3 Live SaaS Apps
100% Bootstrapped
2026 Founded

Tools creators actually use

Every product solves a real problem we ran into ourselves. No VC money, no team — just software that works.

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Live From $29/mo

SponsorKit

The CRM built for creators. Track every brand deal from first email to paid invoice — no spreadsheets required.

  • Kanban pipeline for brand deals
  • Invoicing + automated reminders
  • Rate card generator (PDF)
  • Revenue analytics dashboard
Try Free → 14-day free trial · No credit card
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Live Free + Pro

ClipHook

A Chrome extension that saves viral clips from anywhere on the web to your QuickClips library in one click.

  • Save clips from any website
  • Syncs with QuickClips library
  • Batch save & organize
  • Free tier available
Install Free → Chrome Web Store · Free to install
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Live One-time purchase

QuickStack

The exact boilerplate we use to ship every product at Maine Winters. Next.js + FastAPI + Stripe + Clerk — ready in minutes.

  • Next.js 14 + FastAPI backend
  • Stripe billing pre-wired
  • Clerk auth out of the box
  • Deploy to Railway + Vercel in 1 hour
Get the Stack → Everything we use to ship fast
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Kevin & Tony

Our flagship content brand — two cats, one mission, unlimited chaos. Follow the boys.

How to use our products

Plain-language walkthroughs for every tool we make. No tech jargon — just the steps that get you from start to finish.

1

Create your free account

Go to myquickclips.com and click Get Started Free. Enter your email, create a password, and you're in — no credit card needed. The whole signup takes about 60 seconds.

2

Choose how to upload your video

Click Upload in the left sidebar. You'll see two options:

  • Clip It with AI — best for long videos. AI will watch your video and pick the best 15–90 second moments for social media automatically.
  • Upload Entire Video — best for videos you've already trimmed. Goes straight to the editor so you can add captions, music, and post it yourself.

Pick whichever fits your situation and click Choose File to select a video from your phone or computer.

3

Wait for processing (usually 2–5 minutes)

If you chose Clip It, you'll see a progress screen while our AI analyzes your video. It's finding the most engaging moments and writing captions for each one. You can close the tab and come back — it keeps running in the background.

If you chose Upload Entire Video, it'll take under a minute and open the editor automatically.

4

Review your clips

Head to Clips in the sidebar. You'll see thumbnail cards for every clip the AI found. Each one shows a Viral Score (how likely it is to perform well) and a short summary. Click any clip to see more details, including ready-to-use captions for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

5

Edit in the video editor (optional)

Click Open in Editor on any clip to fine-tune it. Inside the editor you can:

  • Trim the start and end by dragging the handles on the timeline
  • Add animated captions — choose from 5 styles (PopBold, Karaoke, Neon, and more)
  • Add background music from our library or upload your own
  • Record a voiceover directly in the browser
  • Adjust the video speed (slow motion, 1.5×, 2×)
  • Change the aspect ratio for different platforms (9:16 for TikTok, 16:9 for YouTube)

Everything saves automatically. Click Export when you're happy with it.

6

Publish or schedule to social media

In the Publish tab inside the editor, choose your platform, pick the AI-written caption (or write your own), and click Publish Now or Schedule. Your clip goes live without ever leaving QuickClips. Check the Calendar tab to see all your scheduled posts in one place.

💡 Tip: The best videos to upload are interviews, podcasts, YouTube videos, or any footage with someone talking — the AI picks out the strongest quotes and moments automatically.
1

Install the Chrome extension

Go to getcliphook.com and click Add to Chrome — It's Free. Chrome will ask you to confirm — click Add Extension. A small green dot icon will appear in the top-right corner of your browser. That's ClipHook, ready to use.

2

Go to any YouTube, TikTok, or LinkedIn page

Browse normally. ClipHook works on YouTube videos, TikTok posts, LinkedIn articles, and X/Twitter posts. Navigate to any piece of content you want to create hooks or captions for.

3

Click the ClipHook icon

Click the green dot icon in your browser toolbar. A side panel slides open on the right side of your screen. ClipHook automatically reads the page — the video title, description, and content — so you don't have to type anything.

4

Choose what to generate

Pick one of four options:

  • Hooks — attention-grabbing opening lines for your post or video
  • Captions — full post captions with a hook, body, and call-to-action
  • Titles — click-worthy video or post titles
  • Hashtags — three sets of hashtags (high-volume, medium, and niche)

Click the button and you'll get 3–5 variations in about 3 seconds.

5

Copy and use it

Click Copy next to any result and paste it into TikTok, YouTube Studio, LinkedIn, or wherever you're posting. Done. No switching between apps, no writing prompts, no starting from scratch.

💡 Tip: Use ClipHook while browsing your competitors' videos or content in your niche — it's a great way to generate ideas for your own posts based on what's already working.
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Sign up and set your rate card

Go to app.mysponsorkit.com and create a free account. In Settings → Rate Card, enter your standard rates for different types of content (YouTube dedicated video, TikTok, Instagram story, etc.). SponsorKit uses this to auto-fill your invoices.

2

Add a brand deal

When a brand reaches out, click New Deal and fill in: the brand name, the type of content, your rate, and the deadline. The deal appears as a card in your Pipeline — a visual board showing every deal by stage (Contacted → Negotiating → Contracted → Filming → Published → Paid).

3

Move deals through the pipeline

Drag deal cards from column to column as they progress. When a brand says yes, move it to Contracted. When you film, move it to Filming. When it's live, move it to Published. No more lost emails or forgotten follow-ups.

4

Send the invoice

When content is published, click Create Invoice on the deal card. SponsorKit fills in the brand name, amount, and your details automatically. Download it as a PDF and email it directly — or SponsorKit can send it for you with a payment link attached.

5

Track your earnings

The Analytics tab shows your total earnings, deals in progress, average deal size, and how much money is still owed to you. At tax time, every deal is already documented and totaled — no digging through Gmail.

💡 Tip: Even if a brand hasn't responded yet, add them to the pipeline in the Contacted stage. SponsorKit will remind you to follow up so no opportunity falls through the cracks.

Built by a creator, for creators

Maine Winters LLC started with one problem: spending more time editing video than actually filming it. Every tool on the market was either too expensive, too complex, or built by people who'd never posted a single video.

So we built our own. Then we built the tool to manage our sponsorship deals. Then the Chrome extension. Then the boilerplate so we could ship the next one faster.

We're not a VC-backed startup with 50 engineers. We're a bootstrapped studio from Maine — which means every feature we ship exists because we needed it ourselves.

Ship fast, iterate fast New features based on real user pain, not roadmap politics
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Transparent pricing No hidden fees, no "contact sales", no bait-and-switch
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Built to last Profitable from day one — not burning VC runway on growth hacks
The old way vs. Maine Winters
❌ 2 hours editing a clip
✅ QuickClips does it in 3 min
❌ Chasing brands in Gmail
✅ SponsorKit tracks everything
❌ Building auth from scratch
✅ QuickStack has it pre-wired
❌ Losing clips while browsing
✅ ClipHook saves in one click

We built what the big guys forgot

The existing tools are either overpriced, overly complex, or missing the features creators actually need.

QuickClips vs. Opus Clip
  • ✅ 50% lower price ($29 vs $49/mo)
  • ✅ Full publishing pipeline included
  • ✅ Content calendar automation
  • ✅ No per-minute processing caps
🤝 SponsorKit vs. spreadsheets
  • ✅ Kanban pipeline (not chaotic rows)
  • ✅ Auto-generated invoices + PDF
  • ✅ Overdue payment reminders
  • ✅ Revenue analytics built in
🛠 QuickStack vs. starting from zero
  • ✅ Battle-tested in production (our own apps)
  • ✅ Stripe + Clerk pre-wired
  • ✅ Railway + Vercel deploy guides
  • ✅ Save 40+ hours of setup time

Meet Kevin & Tony

Two cats. One winter. More content than most studios produce in a year.

Kevin is a tuxedo cat — dramatic, clingy, and convinced every gaming session is for his entertainment. Tony is solid black, mysterious, and completely unbothered by everything Kevin does.

We document their life using the same AI tools we sell — turning their daily chaos into optimized clips across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.

878+ clips produced
5 platforms
100% AI-assisted
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Tony
The Mysterious One
"Unbothered. Moisturized. Mysterious."
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Kevin
The Dramatic One
"Every moment is content. Every nap is a performance."

Ready to create more, edit less?

Start with QuickClips free — no credit card, no commitment. See why creators are switching from manual editing.

14-day free trial on all plans · Cancel anytime · No credit card required

Let's talk

Brand partnerships, custom projects, press inquiries, or just want to say hi — we respond to every email.

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General info@mainewinters.com
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Location 439 US Route 1, Ste A
York, ME 03909