AI Video Clipper

Long video to shorts with AI

Upload any long video and let AI find the best moments. Automatically clip viral-worthy segments optimized for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels — no manual editing required.

Start clipping free How it works
No credit card requiredVideos up to 500MBReady in minutes

AI-clipped · Vertical format

AI-extracted shorts from long videos

Podcasts, vlogs, lectures, gaming streams — AI finds the viral moments and clips them automatically.

Podcast Clip

Best quote extracted

Documentary Short

Key scene clipped

Vlog Highlight

Best moment found

Educational Clip

Learning in 60 seconds

What is a video to shorts converter?

A video to shorts converter uses AI to analyze long-form videos and automatically extract the most engaging segments as short-form clips. Instead of manually scrubbing through hours of footage, AI watches your entire video, scores every moment for viral potential, and suggests the best clips ready to post.

Traditional clipping requires an editor to watch the full video, identify highlights, cut them, reformat to vertical, add captions, and export. This takes 2-4 hours per hour of footage. An AI video clipper does the same work in under 5 minutes with better consistency — it never misses a key moment.

AI video clippers are used by podcasters, streamers, educators, and marketers to repurpose long content into dozens of short clips. One 60-minute video can produce 10-20 shorts, each optimized for maximum engagement on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels.

How it works

From long-form to viral shorts in 4 steps

01

Upload your long video

Upload any video up to 500MB. Supports MP4, MOV, WebM, and all popular formats.

02

AI finds the best moments

Gemini AI analyzes your entire video, scoring every segment for engagement potential and viral-worthiness.

03

Review & adjust clips

Browse AI-suggested clips ranked by importance. Adjust start and end points, choose which segments to keep.

04

Export your shorts

Export clips in vertical 9:16 format with auto-captions, ready to post on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, or Reels.

AI finds every viral moment

Gemini AI watches your entire video frame by frame, understanding context, emotion, and narrative. It identifies topic changes, energy shifts, emotional peaks, and engagement patterns to score every segment. The highest-scoring moments become your shorts.

Gemini AI · Frame-by-frame analysis · Engagement scoring · Viral detection

Auto-reformat for any platform

Clips are automatically reformatted to vertical 9:16 for TikTok and YouTube Shorts, square 1:1 for Instagram feed, or widescreen 16:9 for YouTube. Auto-captions are added, and smart cropping keeps the subject centered.

9:16 vertical · 1:1 square · Auto-captions · Smart crop

Batch clip entire libraries

Upload multiple long videos and let AI clip them all in parallel. Perfect for podcasters with weekly episodes, streamers with daily VODs, or educators with course libraries. Turn hours of content into weeks of shorts.

Bulk processing · Parallel clipping · Queue management · Auto-publish

What can you clip?

Turn any long-form content into short-form gold

Podcasts

Extract the best quotes and hot takes from long podcast episodes

Webinars

Turn hour-long presentations into shareable key takeaways

Lectures

Break down educational content into bite-sized learning clips

Vlogs

Pull the most scenic and exciting moments from long vlogs

Interviews

Extract the most insightful answers and viral soundbites

Gaming

Clip epic moments, fails, and highlights from streams and VODs

AI clipper vs manual editing

Why creators are switching to AI for clipping

FeatureAI ClipperManual Editing
Time to clip 1 hourUnder 5 min2-4 hours
Clips foundAll key momentsWhat you catch
Importance scoringAutomaticSubjective
Viral potential analysisAI-poweredGuesswork
Format conversionAuto 9:16Manual crop
CostFrom $0.50$50-200/hr editor

Frequently asked questions

What is a video to shorts converter?
A video to shorts converter is a tool that uses AI to analyze long-form videos and automatically extract the most engaging segments as short-form clips. It handles finding key moments, cutting clips, reformatting to vertical, adding captions, and exporting — turning hours of manual editing into a 5-minute automated process.
How does AI find the best clips in my video?
Our AI uses Google's Gemini model to watch your entire video frame by frame. It evaluates speech content, visual interest, emotional intensity, topic changes, and engagement patterns to score every segment. The highest-scoring moments are suggested as potential shorts, ranked by viral potential.
What video lengths work best?
The AI works with any video length from 5 minutes to several hours. The sweet spot is 15-90 minutes — long enough to contain multiple clip-worthy moments but short enough to process quickly. A 60-minute video typically yields 10-20 quality shorts.
Can I use YouTube videos directly?
You can upload any video file you own the rights to, including downloaded YouTube videos. Upload formats include MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, and MKV up to 500MB. The AI works with any resolution and aspect ratio.
How many shorts can I get from one long video?
It depends on the content density, but typically a 30-minute video yields 5-12 shorts and a 60-minute video yields 10-20 shorts. Highly engaging content like podcasts and interviews often produce more clips than slower-paced content.
What platforms does it export for?
Export in vertical 9:16 for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. You can also export in 1:1 for Instagram feed posts or 16:9 for standard YouTube. Auto-captions are added to all formats and you can customize caption styles.

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