Auto highlight detection9:16 reframing with face trackingCaptions in 30+ languagesUp to 10 shorts per video

Used by 10,000+ creators to turn long-form into shorts

YouTube to Video.

Paste a YouTube link. We pull the highlights and hand you ten 9:16 shorts ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts — captions, hooks and cuts already dialed in.

Paste your video

Video Format

YouTube URL

YouTube, Vimeo, or any public video URL

4,260 videos clipped in the last 24h

— Output Example

▸ preview9:16 · 1080p

00:00 / 00:45▸

— AI Magic

Turn a long video into ten viral shorts.

— Source video

preset · 1/3

URL or instructions

173 chars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example1 — pull the 10 most quotable moments, 30–60 seconds each, captions burned in heavy sans serif, vertical 9:16, face-tracked reframing.

StyleHighlights · 9:16

CaptionsBurned in · auto-synced

Clip style

Highlights — Best moments

1080p · 9:16

— Final shorts

Ready

● Live9:16 · 1080p

Drop final render

slot · youtube-clip

00:00 / 00:45▸

— How it works

From long video to viral shorts in 3 simple steps.

Step 1

Paste the link

Drop any public YouTube, Vimeo or direct video URL. The AI fetches, transcribes and finds the highlights.

Step 2

Pick the style

Highlights, faceless, listicle, reaction, summary or stitch. The AI cuts and reframes to match the format viewers convert on.

Step 3

Publish panel scheduling to TikTok, Reels and Shorts

Render & publish

Get up to 10 shorts per video, all reframed 9:16 with face tracking, captions burned in. One click to schedule across platforms.

— Watch & Learn

How to turn one YouTube essay into ten viral shorts?

From URL paste to multi-platform schedule — full walkthrough in under five minutes.

▸ Tutorial · 16:9

I pasted one YouTube link and got ten viral shorts (full walkthrough).

— Who it's for

Built for everyone with long-form goldmines.

YouTubers

YouTubers & long-form creators

Repurpose every essay into ten shorts. Hit TikTok, Reels and Shorts in the same week the long-form drops — without re-editing.

Podcasters

Podcasters with video

Your podcast already lives on YouTube. Now it lives on every platform — without you spending hours in a timeline.

Teachers

Educators & coaches

One 30-minute lecture → twenty 60-second hooks. Send students home with bite-sized clips they actually rewatch.

Brands

Brand & content teams

Stop letting webinars die in a 'webinars' folder. Repurpose every keynote, every interview, into a month of socials.

— Comparison

Manual clipping vs ClipNova.

Clipping a 45-minute video by hand takes hours. ClipNova hands you ten reframed, captioned shorts in minutes.

Feature

ClipNova Clips

Manual clipping

Setup

Paste URL, render

Download, import, edit, export

Highlight detection

AI-ranked, automatic

Scrub through, mark by hand

9:16 reframing

Face-tracked, automatic

Keyframe pan & zoom by hand

Captions

Auto-synced in any language

Word-by-word retiming

Time per short

Under 1 minute

30–45 minutes per short

— Example Shorts

See what you can publish.

Different source formats, same engine.

Essay highlights at scale.

Pull the 10 best moments from a 25-minute video essay. Each one reframed 9:16 with face tracking, captions burned in, hook in the first 2 seconds.

AI-ranked highlight detection
Face-tracked 9:16 reframing
Bold caption styles
Auto-export to all platforms

16:9

Drop example here

slot · highlights-example

Faceless summaries.

Summarize a long video into a 60-second faceless short. AI voice narrates the gist, topic-aware b-roll plays under, hard CTA closes.

AI summary in 60s
30+ narrator voices
Topic-aware b-roll
Optional source citation

16:9

Drop example here

slot · faceless-example

Listicle shorts that convert.

Top-5 or top-10 lists pulled from any long-form video. Numbered sections, animated counters, quote-cards.

Numbered chapter sections
Quote-card overlays
Hook in the first 2s
Listicle-style pacing

16:9

Drop example here

slot · listicle-example

— FAQs

Frequently asked.

What is YouTube to Video?

A tool that takes a YouTube (or other public video) URL and turns it into multiple shareable shorts — reframed 9:16, captioned, with auto-detected highlights and bold hooks.

What video sources are supported?

YouTube, Vimeo, direct MP4 URLs, and most public hosting. Paid plans support uploading source files directly if your video isn't public.

How many shorts can I get from one video?

Up to 10 shorts per 25-minute video, scaling proportionally for longer source material. The AI ranks highlights by predicted virality.

Does the reframing track faces?

Yes. Our face-tracked reframing keeps speakers centered when converting 16:9 to 9:16. You can manually override the focus point per scene if needed.

What aspect ratios are supported?

9:16 for TikTok/Reels/Shorts, 1:1 for feed, original 16:9 if you want trimmed clips for YouTube re-uploads.

Is using YouTube content legal?

Use it on videos you own, or that allow re-use. ClipNova provides the tool — you are responsible for respecting the source's rights. We never store or republish content without your action.

How long does generation take?

Around 3–6 minutes per 25-minute source video for 10 shorts. You see live progress as each clip is detected, reframed and captioned.

Do I own commercial rights to the output?

You own the new captions, voiceovers and overlays. Underlying source footage retains whatever rights it had — clip your own content or licensed material.

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