Convert YouTube to Shorts in 9:16 with AI
Paste any YouTube link to isolate the best 30–90s hooks, center the speaker in 9:16, and burn in word-by-word captions.
One long recording becomes ready-to-post 9:16 Shorts
How Solo Creators Build Audience & Revenue With Short-Form Video
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How AI Clipping works
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Paste your YouTube link
Copy any public YouTube video URL up to 2 hours long to convert YouTube to Shorts in the cloud—no multi-gigabyte local file downloads required.
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AI isolates hooks & reframes 16:9 to 9:16
Our YouTube to Shorts AI scores every spoken segment for viewer retention while OpenCV face tracking keeps the speaker centered—or blurs the background for screencasts.
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Export with safe-zone captions & -14 LUFS audio
When you convert YouTube to Shorts, captions stay above the bottom 15% TikTok/Shorts UI bar so buttons never cover subtitles, and audio is normalized to -14 LUFS.
Why creators use AI to convert YouTube to Shorts
Publish daily YouTube Shorts, TikToks, and Reels from your existing long-form YouTube uploads without opening a desktop timeline editor.
| Feature | AI Clipping | Opus Clip / Klap / Vizard | OpenShorts Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price & model | $9 one-time pack (120 min) or $12/mo (180 min) | $15–$29/mo recurring subscription only | $12/mo for 100 min (subscription only) |
| Credit expiration | One-time packs valid for 365 days (no monthly reset) | Unused monthly minutes expire every 30 days | Unused monthly quota resets each billing cycle |
| 9:16 speaker framing & layouts | SmoothedCameraman face tracking, auto 2-speaker split & screencast blur fill | Auto framing locked behind higher paid tiers | Track, 2-speaker split & blur fill |
| Watermark removal speed | Instant 1080p clean master unlock (0s re-render wait) | Requires paid plan + re-export queue | Instant clean master unlock on paid plans |
| Audio & TikTok/Shorts safe zone | -14 LUFS loudness normalization · 15% UI safe-zone guide · 3s top hook banner | Raw source volume · Captions often covered by platform UI | -14 LUFS loudness + 15% bottom safe zone |
| Failed upload protection | 100% automatic credit refund if processing fails | Failed imports often deduct from monthly quota | Depends on job stage |
Simple, transparent pricing for creators
Pay only for the length of the video you upload—never per clip exported. Choose a monthly plan or grab a one-time minute pack.
Starter
Billed annually at $120/year (2 months free)
180 minutes of video / month
For creators publishing vertical clips every week
- Up to 10 vertical clips per video
- All 4 animated word-by-word caption styles
- 1080p Full HD downloads with no watermark
- Download .SRT subtitle files
- Automatic minute refund if processing fails
Pro
Best valueBilled annually at $290/year (2 months free)
600 minutes of video / month
For active podcasters and multi-platform creators
- Up to 10 vertical clips per video
- All 4 animated word-by-word caption styles
- 1080p Full HD downloads with no watermark
- Download .SRT subtitle files
- Automatic minute refund if processing fails
Studio
Billed annually at $590/year (2 months free)
1,500 minutes of video / month
For daily clipping channels and production studios
- Up to 10 vertical clips per video
- All 4 animated word-by-word caption styles
- 1080p Full HD downloads with no watermark
- Download .SRT subtitle files
- Automatic minute refund if processing fails
YouTube to Shorts Converter FAQ
How does the YouTube to Shorts converter handle screen recordings or slides?
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When converting YouTube to Shorts from tutorials or demos, switch Framing to Blur Fill (Screencast). AI Clipping places the full 16:9 frame in the center over a Gaussian-blurred 9:16 background.
Will YouTube Shorts or TikTok UI buttons cover the generated captions?
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No. All caption presets in our YouTube to Shorts workflow are rendered above the bottom 15% UI safe zone, and you can toggle the Safe Zone 15% overlay inside the preview canvas.
Can I convert YouTube to Shorts from only the first 10 minutes of a long video?
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Yes. Select "First 10 min" in the Range toggle below the URL bar to test hook extraction on the opening chapter using only 100 credits.