YouTube to Shorts
Turn a YouTube video into Shorts — just paste the link
Your long YouTube videos already contain your best Shorts. The work is finding them: scrubbing through the timeline, cutting each moment, cropping it to vertical and adding captions.
With ClipIQ you paste the video’s link instead. It downloads the video, finds the moments most likely to work as Shorts, and gives you vertical, captioned clips ready to upload — no download or editing on your side.
How to turn a YouTube video into Shorts
- 1
Paste the link
Copy the address of a public YouTube video and paste it into ClipIQ. You’ll see its title and length before you start.
- 2
ClipIQ finds the Shorts
It transcribes the video and ranks every candidate moment by its hook, pacing and payoff, keeping only the ones that stand on their own.
- 3
Download and post
Review the ranked clips and download the ones you want — already 9:16, reframed around the speaker and captioned for YouTube Shorts.
Why repurpose long videos into Shorts
Shorts reach people who would never click a 30-minute video. A strong minute from that video, posted as a Short, is a low-effort way to put your work in front of new viewers and point them back to the full upload.
Because the clips come from content you’ve already made, you get a steady stream of Shorts without filming anything new.
What works best
- Talking videos. ClipIQ picks moments from what is said, so commentary, tutorials, interviews, podcasts and talks give it the most to work with.
- Longer uploads. A longer video has more complete moments in it. Very short videos may produce only a clip or two.
- Not music-only videos. A video with little or no speech, like a music video, gives it little to choose from.
Use videos you have the rights to
Paste links to your own videos, or to videos you have permission to reuse. You’re responsible for the rights to anything you clip — see our Terms of Service for details. Private, members-only and age-restricted videos can’t be fetched from a link; upload the file instead.
Beyond Shorts
Every clip is made in 9:16 for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok. One click on any clip also exports a 16:9 version for YouTube or X, or a 1:1 square for LinkedIn and Facebook, at 1 credit each.
The free plan gives you 3 videos a day and 5 clips per video, with 500 credits (500 minutes of video) to start and 30 more every week — no credit card.
Creator (₹249/week) and Pro (₹599/week) remove the watermark, allow unlimited videos and up to 15 or 25 clips per video, and add animated captions.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to download the YouTube video first?
No. Paste the public link and ClipIQ fetches the video itself. You can also upload a file if you have one.
Can I use someone else’s YouTube video?
Only if you have the right to reuse it. You’re responsible for having permission for anything you clip and post.
How long does it take?
Usually a few minutes, depending on the video’s length. You can leave the page and come back — the clips will be waiting in your dashboard.
Are the Shorts captioned?
Yes. Captions are burned into every clip and you can download the SRT file. Paid plans add animated word-by-word caption styles.
More ways to use ClipIQ
All use cases →- Livestream clipsHighlights from a stream recording.
- Video to TikTokCut long videos into vertical TikToks.
- Auto captionsCaptions burned into every clip.
Free tools: add captions to a video,cut the silences out,trim a clip out of a long video,turn a 16:9 video into 9:16 orcheck what TikTok, Shorts and Reels cover. No sign-up, nothing uploaded.
Paste your first link
Start on the free plan — no credit card. Upgrade only if you need more clips, no watermark or animated captions.
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