YouTube Shorts Maker
ClapClip turns long YouTube videos, streams, and podcasts into YouTube Shorts. The AI finds the strongest moments, writes the captions and hashtags, and renders vertical clips with word-highlighted subtitles — a week of Shorts from a single recording, with your source video staying on your PC.
- Turn long-form video into a batch of Shorts
- Word-highlighted captions built for mute-watching
- Vertical 9:16 MP4 with captions burned in
- Video processed locally, never uploaded
Windows 10 & 11
Repurpose long-form into Shorts
The YouTube algorithm rewards posting Shorts consistently, but cutting them from long-form content is tedious. ClapClip does the transcription and selection automatically, so a podcast episode or stream becomes a batch of Shorts without hours of editing.
Captions tuned for Shorts viewers
Shorts are watched on mute, which makes captions the difference between a scroll-past and a watch. ClapClip's word-highlighted captions, emoji, and keyword emphasis match the style of top-performing Shorts.
Clean clips ready to upload
Each output is a 9:16 MP4 with captions already burned in — upload it directly, or add your own intro and branding on top. No re-encoding, no captioning step in a separate tool.
FAQ
Can I make Shorts from my existing long videos?
Yes. Point ClapClip at any long video file and it produces vertical Shorts with captions, ready to upload to YouTube.
Are the captions burned in?
Yes, word-level captions are rendered into the video itself, so they show identically after YouTube re-encodes the upload.
Do I need to edit the clips afterward?
The clips are usable as-is, but you can review the AI-generated captions and titles and adjust them before export if you want a different hook.
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