Turn long videos into viral clips with AI
Short.now is the AI clipping tool that scans your entire video, scores every moment, and turns the strongest parts into ready-to-post vertical clips — animated captions, 9:16 reframe, and a virality score included.
From video to published — in four steps
Upload or paste a link
Drop in a video file or paste a YouTube URL. Short.now ingests it and transcribes every word automatically.
AI finds the best moments
The AI scans the full video — hooks, punchlines, insights — and scores each moment for how likely it is to stop the scroll.
Review your clips
See every clip ranked by virality score. Captions are added, the framing is vertical, and each cut is editable.
Export or publish
Download watermark-free MP4s or publish straight to your platforms. One long video becomes a week of clips.
Everything you need, nothing you don't
AI moment detection
Analyzes audio energy, speech patterns, and visual peaks to surface the clips most likely to perform — no manual scrubbing.
Automatic 9:16 reframe
Crops and reframes to vertical with speaker tracking, so the person talking stays centered even as the shot changes.
Animated word captions
Accurate, word-by-word captions synced to speech — the kind that keep viewers watching with the sound off.
Virality scoring
Each clip gets a score based on hook strength, pacing, and engagement signals, so you know which to post first.
Common questions about AI Clipping
Short.now transcribes your video, analyzes it for high-engagement moments, and cuts each one into a standalone vertical clip. It then reframes to 9:16, adds animated captions, and ranks every clip by a virality score — all automatically.
A 30-minute video typically yields 4–8 clips; a 60-minute podcast or interview, 8–15. Most clips land in the 15–60 second range, ideal for Shorts, Reels, and TikTok. You choose which to keep.
Yes — every clip is captioned automatically with word-by-word animation, in 30+ languages. Captions are fully editable: fix wording, restyle fonts and colors, or reposition before exporting.
Paste any public YouTube URL or upload common formats like MP4 and MOV. Long-form talking content — podcasts, interviews, webinars, tutorials, streams — produces the most clips.
Start clipping with AI today — free
No editor needed. No credit card. Three free videos every month.
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