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.
From video to published — in four steps
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.
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.
Review and refine
See every generated Short ranked by virality score, with captions already added and framing already done. Tweak anything.
Export or publish
Download watermark-free Shorts or publish directly to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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.
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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