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YouTube Shorts Maker

Q: How do I make YouTube Shorts from a long video?

Paste your YouTube URL into Shortzly, and our AI will analyze the full video, find the most engaging moments, crop them to 9:16, add captions, and give you ready-to-upload Shorts in minutes.

Q: Is the YouTube Shorts maker free?

Yes. Shortzly offers a free plan that lets you create shorts from videos up to 10 minutes. Paid plans support videos up to 3 hours with additional features like HD rendering and priority processing.

Q: What YouTube video lengths work best?

Videos between 5 minutes and 3 hours work great. The AI needs enough content to find engaging moments. Podcasts, interviews, vlogs, and tutorials tend to produce the best Shorts.

Q: Can I edit the Shorts before downloading?

Yes. Every generated Short is fully editable — adjust trim points, change caption styles, swap face tracking modes, and add brand elements before exporting.

Q: Does Shortzly add captions automatically?

Yes. Shortzly uses AI-powered speech recognition to generate word-level captions and applies animated styling automatically. Choose from 6 trending caption styles.

Turn any YouTube video into scroll-stopping Shorts in seconds. Shortzly's AI finds the most engaging moments, crops them for mobile, and adds trending caption styles — all automatically.

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How It Works

Three Steps to Viral Shorts

Paste Your Video URL

Drop any YouTube, Vimeo, or Twitch link. Or upload your own video file directly.

AI Finds the Best Moments

Our AI analyzes your video, scores every segment for viral potential, and selects the highlights.

Download Polished Clips

Review, customize captions and face tracking, then download ready-to-post clips in any format.

Why Shortzly

Why Creators Choose Shortzly

Find Viral Moments Automatically

AI analyzes your entire video transcript and scores each segment for viral potential. No more scrubbing through hours of footage to find the good parts.

Perfect 9:16 Crop Every Time

Smart face tracking keeps the speaker centered in vertical format. No black bars, no awkward cuts — just clean, professional Shorts.

Captions That Boost Watch Time

Word-by-word animated captions in 6 trending styles. Studies show captions increase watch time by up to 40% on YouTube Shorts.

Features

Everything You Need to Create Shorts

AI Highlight Detection

Scores every moment in your video for viral potential using sentiment, pacing, and hook analysis.

Smart Face Tracking

Keeps the speaker perfectly framed in 9:16 vertical format using OpenCV or MediaPipe.

6 Caption Styles

CapCut-style word-by-word, karaoke, typewriter, bounce, highlight, and pop animations.

TTS Hook Generation

Auto-generates attention-grabbing text-to-speech hooks for the first 2 seconds of each Short.

Multiple Aspect Ratios

Export in 9:16 for Shorts, 1:1 for Instagram, or keep 16:9 for landscape viewing.

Brand Watermarks

Add your logo and custom watermark to every Short you create for consistent branding.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make YouTube Shorts from a long video?

Is the YouTube Shorts maker free?

What YouTube video lengths work best?

Can I edit the Shorts before downloading?

Does Shortzly add captions automatically?

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