Paste a link, generate a batch of clips
Drop in a YouTube URL or upload a long video and Short.now generates dozens of vertical clips automatically — each scored for virality, captioned, and reframed to 9:16. One link in, a week of content out.
From video to published — in four steps
Paste a YouTube link
Drop in any public YouTube URL — or upload a file. No downloading, no re-uploading; Short.now imports it directly.
AI generates clips in bulk
The generator extracts the best moments across the whole video and produces a batch of vertical clips automatically.
Review ranked by virality
Every generated clip comes scored, captioned, and reframed. Sort by virality score and pick your favorites.
Download or publish
Export watermark-free MP4s or publish directly. Generate a month of clips from a single long video.
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Paste-a-link input
Generate clips straight from a YouTube URL — no downloads, no file wrangling. Drop the link and go.
Bulk clip generation
One long video can generate 30+ candidate clips at once, so you scale output without scaling editing time.
Virality scoring
Each generated clip is scored on hook strength and pacing, so the best ones surface to the top automatically.
Captions and 9:16 built in
Every generated clip ships reframed to vertical with animated word-by-word captions — ready to post as-is.
Common questions about AI Clip Generator
Paste the YouTube URL into Short.now and the AI clip generator handles the rest — it imports the video, finds the best moments, and generates a batch of captioned vertical clips. No download step needed.
Technically you can generate clips from any public YouTube URL. Just make sure you have the rights or permission to repurpose the content before publishing — copyright still applies to clips.
No. Clips export watermark-free, even on the free plan, so they're ready to post the moment they're generated.
After the generator runs, download any clip as an MP4 or publish directly to your connected platforms. You can export individual clips or your whole selected batch.
Generate your first clips — free
No editor needed. No credit card. Three free videos every month.
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