YouTube Shorts Maker

Turn Any Long Video into YouTube Shorts — Automatically

Short.now finds your most engaging moments, adds animated captions, and reframes everything to 9:16. One upload becomes a week of Shorts in under 5 minutes.

Perfect for YouTubers, podcasters, and educators who want to grow on YouTube Shorts without spending hours in the editor.
✓ 3 free videos every month ✓ No watermark ✓ No credit card
podcast-ep-142-full.mp4 1:42:08
94 0:38
this changed everything
91 0:51
nobody tells you this
88 0:44
the real reason
How it works

From video to published — in four steps.

1

Paste your YouTube link

Drop in any YouTube URL — or upload a video file directly. Short.now fetches it instantly.

2

AI finds your best moments

Our AI scans every second, scores hooks, punchlines, and insights — and picks the clips most likely to stop the scroll.

3

Review your Shorts

See all candidates ranked by virality score. Captions are already added. Reframing is done. Adjust anything you want.

4

Publish to YouTube Shorts

Post directly from Short.now or download and upload manually. Scheduling included on paid plans.

Features

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

AI moment detection

Analyzes audio energy, speech patterns, and visual peaks to surface your most engaging clips.

Automatic 9:16 reframe

Crops and reframes your footage to vertical format — keeping the speaker in frame at all times.

Animated word captions

Word-by-word captions that sync to speech and keep viewers watching even with sound off.

Virality scoring

Each clip gets a score based on hook strength, pacing, and engagement signals — so you know which to post first.

FAQ

Common questions about YouTube Shorts Maker.

Long-form talk content works best: podcasts, interviews, webinars, tutorials, vlogs, and commentary videos. The more spoken content there is, the more strong moments the AI can identify.

A typical 30-minute video produces 4–8 Short candidates. A 60-minute podcast or interview usually generates 8–15. You choose which ones to publish.

No. Short.now's free tier (3 videos per month) exports without a watermark — your Shorts look professional from day one.

Yes. Every caption is editable — fix transcription errors, change words, restyle the font and colors, or switch languages before you export.

Start making YouTube Shorts today.

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

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