Each clip is a separate passage
Clips proposed together never share a sentence; ask for 10 on Creator and you get 10 distinct moments, each with its own title.
TIKTOK CLIP MAKER
Make TikTok clips from a long video.
A TikTok clip has to open on something already being said and close before the point is lost, which is the rule the shortshort AI follows when it reads a transcript. The product on this page is the whole shortshort studio, not a stripped-down TikTok version, and its output is a set of MP4 files you post yourself; scheduled publishing to TikTok is in early access.
30 free credits, no cardUp to 2 GB per videoMP4 · 9:16 or 4:5
TikTok clip maker: the short answer
shortshort is a TikTok clip maker: one long video in, 9:16 MP4 clips aimed at 15 to 90 seconds out, each a complete quote with captions, to upload yourself.
Example with shortshort: a 44-minute stand-up set becomes 10 shorts of about 25 seconds, for 44 credits on the Creator plan.
- Shorts per video
- 3 on the Free plan, 5 on Starter, 10 on Creator, 20 on the Studio plan
- Cost
- 1 credit per minute; 30 free, then plans from €12 a month
- Source video
- A file or a YouTube link, up to 2 GB
- Clip length
- Aimed at 15 to 90 s, within 25% to end on a sentence
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Why the studio fits this job
The rules of the studio that matter most here.
A wide shot stays whole
The crop follows the face; a slide, on-screen text or a wide shot with several people is detected and kept full-frame automatically, with nothing to pin by hand.
Captions carry the punchline
Impact sets bold uppercase lines with one highlighted word in each, so the line lands with the sound off; Karaoke, Spotlight and Minimal complete the four styles.
YouTube to TikTok: turn your YouTube video into TikTok clips
Start from the video already on your channel: paste the link of your own public or unlisted YouTube video, downloaded on our servers at up to 720p with its audio, or upload the original file for a sharper picture. The AI picks passages that open and close on complete sentences, and each clip comes out as a vertical 1080 x 1920 MP4 with captions timed word by word.
Download the MP4s and post them in the TikTok app: publishing to TikTok from shortshort is in early access.
The import is meant for your own videos: you confirm in the terms that you hold the rights to what you import, and YouTube's October 2026 update reduces the reach of Shorts that re-upload other creators' videos with nothing added. There is no import from a TikTok link, so the studio does not turn TikTok videos into YouTube ones either.
Read next: YouTube's October 2026 originality update · How long can a TikTok video be?
How to do it
Four steps. About two minutes of your time; the processing itself runs on our servers and depends on the length of the video.
- 01Start from the full recording on your disk, MP4, MOV or WebM up to 2 GB, or paste the link of your YouTube upload
- 02Ask for clips between 15 and 60 seconds, as many as your plan allows per video
- 03Pick a caption style, check the crop in the preview, retitle the clip
- 04Download the MP4s and upload them in the TikTok app
What this page does not promise
What the search term usually implies, and the studio does not do.
No sounds, hashtags or trends picked for you: you upload the MP4 in the TikTok app yourself, and scheduled publishing to TikTok is in early access.
No trending or performance score on the clips: the AI proposes complete passages and the choice of what to post is yours.
On a real video, in the same studio
A published transformation from the community: the original on top, the shorts it became below, with the transcript of each short.
3 of 6 shorts shown · The Override That Saved Humanity · watch it in the community, with the transcript of each short
Demo footage: Tears of Steel © Blender Foundation, licensed CC BY 3.0. Cut, cropped and captioned by shortshort.
Questions people ask
Will the clip be the right shape for TikTok?
Yes: 1080 x 1920 pixels, 9:16, MP4 H.264 at 30 fps, the vertical full-screen format TikTok expects and the default export. The other option, 4:5 at 1080 x 1350, is meant for the Instagram feed.
Can the AI find the funniest moments?
It finds the passages that are complete on their own: a setup and its punchline, an answer, a claim. It does not rate them, so read the titles it proposes and keep the ones you would post. Within one set of proposals, each source passage is used in one clip only.
How much does a 44-minute video cost?
44 credits, because shortshort charges 1 credit per minute of source video, for 3 clips or for 10. A new account starts with 30 free credits, enough for a video of up to 30 minutes without a card, so a 44-minute one needs a paid plan.
Can I remove the watermark?
Yes, from the Starter plan up, at 12 EUR a month or 115 EUR a year before VAT. Free exports carry the watermark and are limited to 3 shorts per video.
Does the same studio handle Reels and Shorts too?
Yes. The 9:16 clip is identical whichever platform it goes to; the tools pages for Reels and Shorts describe the same shortshort studio with the same limits.
Does it run on my phone?
The shortshort studio runs in a modern web browser and there is no mobile app; the rendered MP4 can be sent to the phone for upload.
Can I turn my YouTube video into TikTok clips?
Yes. Paste the link of your own public or unlisted YouTube video, downloaded on our servers at up to 720p with its audio, or upload the original file for a sharper picture, and download each clip as a 1080 x 1920 MP4 for TikTok. Publishing to TikTok from shortshort is in early access, so for now you post the MP4s in the TikTok app yourself. There is no import from a TikTok link.
Can I clip someone else's YouTube video for TikTok?
Only with the rights to it. The link import is meant for your own public or unlisted YouTube videos, and the terms ask you to confirm that you hold the rights to every video you import, including any music or footage in it. An exported short is also published to the shortshort community by default, with its full source video.
A 44-minute stand-up set on Creator, 10 shorts, one upload.
Free to try with 30 credits. Your upload stays private until you export; exported shorts join the community with their source video by default, and any paid plan can keep them out.