AI Shorts Generator

Generate shorts from long videos with AI

Short.now's AI scans your entire video, scores every moment, and generates ready-to-post vertical Shorts — captioned and reframed to 9:16 — in minutes.

For creators who want an AI shorts generator that turns one upload into a batch of platform-ready Shorts without touching an editor.
✓ 3 free videos every month ✓ No watermark ✓ No credit card
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this changed everything
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nobody tells you this
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the real reason
  • YouTube Shorts
  • TikTok
  • Instagram Reels
  • Facebook Reels
  • LinkedIn
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How It Works

From video to published — in four steps

1

Upload a video or paste a link

Drop in any long video file or paste a YouTube URL. Short.now ingests it instantly — no manual export needed.

2

AI generates your Shorts

The AI scores hooks, insights, and punchlines across the whole video and generates the clips most likely to perform as Shorts.

3

Review and refine

See every generated Short ranked by virality score, with captions already added and framing already done. Tweak anything.

4

Export or publish

Download watermark-free Shorts or publish directly to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Features

Everything you need, nothing you don't

Whole-video AI analysis

Scores audio energy, speech patterns, and visual peaks across the full runtime to generate only your strongest Shorts.

Auto 9:16 reframing

Every generated Short is reframed to vertical with face-tracking crop that keeps the speaker centered.

Animated captions included

Word-by-word captions are generated and synced automatically — no separate captioning step.

Batch generation

Generate a week's worth of Shorts from a single upload, then review and schedule them in one session.

FAQ

Common questions about AI Shorts Generator

Instead of scrubbing a timeline to find clip-worthy moments, the AI analyzes the entire video and generates ranked Short candidates automatically — captioned and reframed. You review and publish instead of editing from scratch.

A 30-minute video typically generates 4–8 Shorts; a 60-minute podcast or interview generates 8–15. You choose which ones to publish.

No. Short.now's free plan (3 videos per month) exports every generated Short without a watermark.

Yes. Adjust the in/out points, edit or restyle captions, and change the reframing on any generated Short before you export or publish.

Generate your first shorts today — free

No editor needed. No credit card. Three free videos every month.

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3 videos/month free · No credit card · No watermark