AI clipping tools that turn long videos into Shorts
AI clippers watch a long video, find the moments most likely to hold attention, reframe them to 9:16 and add captions. They are the fastest way to turn one podcast, stream or webinar into a week of short-form posts. Compare how many clips each makes, how well it tracks faces and whether the free tier adds a watermark.
26 tools · 21 with a free tier · updated 2026-10-10
OpusClip
AI picks engaging moments from long videos and reframes them into captioned vertical clips
FeaturedSubmagic
AI captions, b-roll, zooms and Magic Clips for turning long videos into shorts
2short.ai
Budget AI shorts maker that extracts engaging segments with animated subtitles and face tracking
Chopcast
Clips webinars, podcasts and events into subtitled vertical clips using NLP topic detection
Choppity
AI podcast clip maker with text-based editing, captions and an automation API
Clipwing
Repurposes long videos into short clips with AI captions and templates
Descript
Text-based video editor with AI clip finding, captions, filler removal and vertical export
Eklipse
Auto-clips Twitch, Kick and YouTube streams into vertical TikTok, Reels and Shorts
InVideo AI
Prompt-driven video generator that also clips long videos into social shorts
Klap
Paste a YouTube link and get AI-generated shorts with captions and face tracking
Qlip
Extracts vertical or square clips from long videos with brand templates and an API
quso.ai
AI repurposing suite (ex vidyo.ai) that clips, captions, resizes and schedules shorts from podcasts
Restream Clips
AI clip maker inside Restream that finds key moments, reframes to vertical and adds captions
Riverside
Remote recording studio whose Magic Clips feature auto-cuts captioned shorts from episodes
SendShort
Paste a YouTube link to auto-create and caption a handful of vertical clips
Spikes Studio
AI clipper for streamers and podcasters with captions and direct publishing to socials
StreamLadder
Converts Twitch clips to vertical TikTok and Shorts with AI clip detection and captions
Subclip
AI tool that converts long YouTube videos into captioned short clips
Vizard
Turns one long video into 10+ short clips with AI highlights, subtitles and brand templates
Wisecut
Voice-aware editor that makes jump cuts, removes pauses and picks highlights under 59 seconds
ZapCap
AI captions in 50+ languages plus silence removal, b-roll and clip generation
Castmagic
Turns recordings into transcripts, show notes and social clips for podcasters
Crayo
Generates faceless shorts with AI voiceover, gameplay backgrounds and captions from a script
Munch
AI repurposing platform that extracts trending-topic clips from long-form video
Pictory
Turns long videos and scripts into short branded videos with auto captions and highlights
Repurpose.io
Automates republishing of long videos and clips across social platforms with resizing