Turn long videos into shorts
Automatically cut the best moments from webinars, podcasts or YouTube videos into vertical clips with captions.
How to approach it
1 · needed
Cut the clips
Automatic selection and reframing to 9:16.
Long-to-short clips
2 · needed
Subtitles
Auto subtitles
3 · optional
Schedule and publish
Social media scheduling
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no. LONG · 30 Sept 2026
Turn long videos into shorts
- 1Cut the clipsOpusClipStarterUS$15/moSupp.Freshly checkedfree plan
- 2Subtitles(in OpusClip)
- 3Schedule and publish(optional)(in OpusClip)
- Core (required steps)
- US$15/mo
- Starting costs
- Free
≈ €13.21 (ECB 29 Sept 2026)
Data confidence: 37/100 on average
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Cut the clips · Subtitles · Schedule and publish
OpusClip
Automatically cuts viral shorts from long videos
Why
- ✓ Core capability: Long-to-short clips
- ✓ Free plan available
- ✓ Price from several sources
- ✓ Also does: subtitles
Mind
- ! Free plan exports with a watermark
- ! Usage is credit-based (≈ minutes of source video)
Tools per step
Cut the clips
- VizardAI clips from long videos, with your brandingUS$29/moFree plan availableSupp.Freshly checked
- SubmagicEye-catching animated captions and clips for shortsUS$19/moSupp.Freshly checked
- OpusClipAutomatically cuts viral shorts from long videosUS$15/moFree plan availableSupp.Freshly checked
- DescriptEdit video and podcasts by editing textUS$24/moFree plan availableVerif.Freshly checked
Subtitles
- Happy ScribeTranscription and subtitles in many languages, from BarcelonaUS$17/moSupp.Freshly checked
- SubmagicEye-catching animated captions and clips for shortsUS$19/moSupp.Freshly checked
- VEEDOnline video editor with subtitles and AI toolsUS$9/moFree plan availableSupp.Freshly checked
- CapCutFree video editor with auto captions and templatesUS$9.99/moFree plan availableSupp.Freshly checked
Schedule and publish
- BufferSimple social media scheduling with AI help for postsUS$6/moFree plan availableSupp.Freshly checked
- LaterVisual social media planning, strong on Instagram and TikTokUS$25/moSupp.Freshly checked
- MetricoolPlan and analyse social media, with a free planUS$25/moFree plan availableSupp.Freshly checked
- HootsuiteComprehensive social media management for teams and organisationsUS$99/moSupp.Freshly checked