AI Clip Generator: Turn Long Videos Into Shorts
Paste a YouTube link or upload a video from 2 to 150 minutes. The AI reads the transcript, picks 3 to 12 moments, scores each one, reframes it to 9:16 around faces and the active speaker, and adds animated captions.
- 1 long video a month free
- YouTube link or upload
- No credit card
Paste a YouTube link to get your clips
Videos from 2 minutes to 2 hours. Sign up free, no card, and the AI starts on your video.
The free plan includes 1 long video a month. Each clip comes with captions, ready for Shorts, TikTok and Reels.AI clips in StoryCut: key facts
- What it does
- Turns one long video into 3 to 12 short vertical clips, each with captions, a title and a 0–100 virality score.
- Input
- A YouTube link (up to 120 minutes) or an upload in MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV or WebM (2 to 150 minutes). Same limits on every plan.
- Clip length
- Auto (15–80 s), short (under 30 s), medium (30–59 s) or long (60–89 s).
- Monthly quota
- Long videos per month: Free 1, Starter 10, Pro 50, Business 100.
- Export
- 9:16 MP4. Free exports are 720p with a watermark. Starter ($7/mo billed yearly) exports 1080p, Pro 2K and Business 4K 60fps, without a watermark.
Smart Extraction
One Long Video. Up to 12 Shorts.
Drop a YouTube URL or upload a podcast, webinar or long-form video. The AI reads the whole transcript and picks moments with a strong opening and a complete thought, aiming for about one clip per two minutes of video. No more scrubbing through hours of footage by hand.
Done for You
Captions and Reframing, Already Applied
Every clip gets animated word-by-word captions in the style you picked, with highlighted words and emojis. It is also reframed from horizontal to 9:16: the crop follows faces and the active speaker, switches to a split layout when two people matter, and letterboxes shots with no face.
Full Control
Tweak Anything in the Editor
Each clip opens in the full editor. Change the caption style, fix words, and add magic zoom, sound effects, music or clean audio (Pro). Export up to 4K 60fps on Business; paid plans have no watermark.
How It Works
From Long Video to Shorts in 3 Steps
No timeline editing needed.
- 01
Paste a Link or Upload
Paste a YouTube URL (up to 120 min) or upload MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV or WebM (2 to 150 min). Pick the language, clip length and caption style.
- 02
AI Finds and Formats the Clips
The AI reads the transcript, picks 3 to 12 moments and scores each one, then reframes and captions them.
- 03
Review and Export
Sort by score, open any clip to adjust it, and export 9:16 MP4s for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
More Than Just Clipping
Virality score per clip
A 0–100 score built from four parts: hook, story, emotion and shareability. Sort by best score to start with the strongest clips.
Creator caption styles
Word-level captions in 49 languages, in any of the 26 built-in styles, including 6 Hormozi-style presets.
Speaker-aware reframing
Active speaker detection keeps the person talking in the frame. You can turn face tracking off before you start.
Finish in the editor
Switch a clip’s caption style, or add magic zoom, sound effects, AI music or clean audio (Pro).
One long video in. Up to 12 Shorts out.
Who It’s For
Podcasters, YouTubers, Coaches and Agencies
Podcasters turn an episode into a set of social clips. YouTubers cut Shorts from every upload. Coaches pull key lessons out of webinars. Agencies repurpose client videos, with 100 long videos a month on Business. If your bottleneck is turning long content into short-form, start here.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Your Long Videos Already Hold Your Next Shorts
Upload your video. Get back a scroll-stopper with viral captions, cinematic transitions, auto zoom, and clean audio. The same tools top creators use to explode views.
Paste a link or upload a video and get up to 12 captioned, vertical clips, each with a virality score. 1 long video a month free.
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