YouTube to Shorts

YouTube to Shorts — AI Clipper

Turn any long YouTube video into 9:16 Shorts automatically. AI finds the best moments, adds captions, and frames the speaker.

YouTube to Shorts — AI Clipper

How it works

  1. Paste a YouTube link

    Any public YouTube video works — podcasts, vlogs, talks, interviews, livestreams.

  2. AI selects the moments

    Whisper + Gemini pick segments by hook strength, pacing, and viral potential.

  3. Publish to Shorts

    Direct OAuth upload to your YouTube Shorts feed, or download MP4.

Who uses it

Vlog channels

Repurpose weekly vlogs into 10 Shorts to grow subscribers.

Podcasters

Drive listeners back to the full episode with discoverable Shorts.

Talk channels

Turn long-form interviews into binge-worthy clip series.

Educators

Build a Shorts presence from existing lecture content.

What you get

Highlight

9:16 auto-framing

Speaker stays centered, no manual crop work.

Burned-in captions

Choose from 4 caption templates — clean, bold, podcast, news.

Hook detection

AI prioritizes openings that survive the first 2 seconds.

Up to 10 clips per job

Generate a full week of content from a single 60-minute video.

Native YouTube upload

OAuth connection, drafts go to your Shorts feed in one click.

How we compare

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IDR pricing
Multi-platform

Post anywhere in one click

Connect TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram once. Publish finished clips from your dashboard — no copy-paste, no scheduling tools.

Connected accounts
TikTokConnected
YouTubeConnected
InstagramConnected

Frequently asked questions

Public videos only. Private, members-only, and age-restricted videos require authentication that our downloader doesn't perform.

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