Update, October 28, 2026: since DaVinci Resolve 21.1.2, Watchizo can't open Clipizo apps from the free version of Resolve. Resolve Studio isn't affected. What changed
Watchizo is the small helper that comes with Clipizo's desktop apps. When you open one of our apps from DaVinci Resolve's Workspace → Scripts menu, Watchizo is what starts it. Every Clipizo app on your computer shares the same Watchizo, and it's built in Rust.
Why we made it
DaVinci Resolve's free version doesn't let scripts start other programs, so each of our apps used to bring its own background launcher to do that job. With a few apps installed, that meant several launchers running side by side, each waiting for Resolve and each using memory. Watchizo replaces all of them with one.
What it fixes
- One helper instead of many: all Clipizo apps share a single Watchizo, so installing more apps doesn't add more background programs.
- Apps open from Resolve's Scripts menu in the free version and in Resolve Studio alike.
- One click opens the app once, never twice.
- The app is started outside Resolve, so opening one doesn't weigh on Resolve.
- No console window flashing up on Windows when an app starts.
- A click made right after your computer starts isn't lost: the app opens as soon as Watchizo is ready.
- While it waits, it uses almost no CPU and wakes up only when you open an app.
- Our apps check that Watchizo is the genuine Clipizo build before they use it.
- It keeps its log small and removes itself when you uninstall your last Clipizo app.
Built in Rust
Watchizo is written in Rust, a language known for speed and memory safety. It's one small native program on Windows and macOS: no Python, no browser engine and nothing extra to install.
Where you'll see it
- Windows: Settings → Apps → Startup, and Task Manager → Startup apps, as "Watchizo".
- macOS: System Settings → General → Login Items, as "Watchizo".
Keep it on: it's what opens Clipizo apps from Resolve. If you switch it off, Watchizo respects that, but the apps won't open from Resolve's Scripts menu until you switch it back on.
Something not working?
If an app doesn't open from Resolve, check that Watchizo is switched on in your startup apps, then reinstall the app. Ask here, on Discord, or at contact@clipizo.com.