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Make YouTube Shorts with AI
Short vertical videos work best when they are quick to make and post often. AI tools turn long videos into Shorts, add captions and help you script new ones.
Clip your long videos
Find the best moments in long videos and cut them into vertical clips.
VizardTurns long videos into short social-ready clips with AI, plus an editor for manual or AI-assisted edits. Offers a free plan (60 credits/month), text-based trimming, and API access.
quso.aiTurns long videos, podcasts and streams into captioned short clips and schedules posts from one calendar. Has a free plan with 75 credits monthly; paid plans start at USD 29/month.
KlapTurns long videos, podcasts and webinars into vertical clips for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts, with auto reframing, captions and a viral score per clip. Paid plans start at USD 14/month billed annually.
Add captions
Add bold captions, which most short videos use.
HeyGenOffers video translation with lip-sync across 175+ languages and dialects, alongside avatar video creation. Has a free plan with 3 videos per month and a free trial.
KapwingGenerates subtitles automatically with AI and turns text layers into speech in a web editor. The free plan exports up to 4 minutes with a watermark.
OpusClipOffers AI animated captions in 20+ languages. Video dubbing is included on the Pro plan, which is USD 14.5/month billed annually. The tool also turns long videos into short clips.
Edit and polish
Trim, reframe and add music and effects.
- KapwingWeb app for AI video creation and editing, with text-prompt video generation, automatic AI subtitles and Smart Cut to remove silences. Free plan includes 10 credits, with watermarked exports up to 4 minutes.
DescriptEdits video by editing its text, with Studio Sound noise removal and the Underlord AI co-editor on Hobbyist and above. Creates clips and highlights from long video. Free plan includes 100 one-time AI credits.
invideoAI agentic video editor on a multitrack timeline, with multiplayer editing and live cursors, storyboarding from a script, and search that finds footage moments by description. Basic annual plan from $4 per user.
Script new Shorts
Write hooks and short scripts for videos made just for Shorts.
RytrAI writing assistant for original content, with templates, autocomplete, tone matching from a writing sample, and a Chrome extension. The free plan includes 10k characters per month.
JasperCopywriting workspace with 100+ marketing agents, brand voice and audience customization, and content pipelines for repeatable workflows. Free trial available; Pro is USD 69/month per user, billed monthly.
neuroflashBrand-voice copywriting paired with Digital Twins that give audience feedback on content, plus 100+ ready-made workflows including SEO/GEO. Essential plan from EUR 42/month billed annually; free trial.