AI clip maker: turn long videos into short clips
Viral Clips is an AI clip maker: it finds the strongest moments in a long video and turns them into short clips. Upload a 1 to 90 minute video of people talking and get 3, 5, 8, or 10 clips with face tracking, word-by-word captions, and a title. A 30-minute video costs 34 credits and takes about 21 minutes.
How it works
Three steps
Upload your video
Pick a 1 to 90 minute video with people talking (MP4, MOV, or WEBM, up to 2 GB). Big files upload in parts and pick up where they left off if your connection drops. You confirm you own the rights.
Choose clips, format, and captions
3, 5, 8, or 10 clips; vertical, square, or landscape; and one of 4 caption styles (Karaoke, Bold, Minimal, and Pop). If the video is in another language, captions can stay in that language or be translated into English. The exact price shows on the button before you start.
Download your clips
The speech is turned into text, the moments most likely to hold viewers are picked and scored, and each clip is cut on sentence boundaries and captioned. A 30-minute video takes about 21 minutes; you can close the page. Clips arrive sorted by score, each with a title, description, and hashtags.
Highlights
Why make it here
Picks the moments, then scores them
The AI reads the whole transcript and looks for moments that open with a strong hook and make sense on their own. Each clip gets a score from 0 to 100. The score is an estimate, not a promise of views.
Never cuts mid-sentence
Clip edges snap to the start and end of sentences, to pauses, and to scene changes, so a punchline or a conclusion isn't chopped off.
Vertical framing that follows the speaker
When a landscape video becomes a vertical clip, the speaker's face stays in frame. In a two-person conversation, the frame moves to whoever is talking.
Word-by-word captions
Each word lights up as it's said, and key words get a color highlight. Captions stay in the language that's spoken, or you can translate them into English. 4 styles: Karaoke (yellow karaoke captions with a dark title banner); Bold (big white text with a thick black outline, the easiest to read in the feed); Minimal (small type with a thin outline, calm and clean); Pop (bright yellow on a dark box with fuchsia accents, high energy).
A title, description, and hashtags for every clip
Every clip comes with English copy you can paste straight into TikTok, Reels, or Shorts. Turn on the title banner and the clip's title also appears at the top of the video.
Audio ready for social
Loudness is set to -14 LUFS, the level TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube expect, so your clips don't sound quiet next to everything else in the feed.
At a glance
Viral Clips by the numbers
Viral Clips is the AI clip maker in Klakix. It finds, cuts, frames, and captions the moments in a long video that work on their own as short clips.
- Video length
- 1 to 90 minutes, with people talking
- File
- MP4, MOV, or WEBM, up to 2 GB (uploaded in parts)
- Clips per video
- 3, 5, 8, or 10; you choose
- Clip length
- Usually 25 to 45 seconds
- Output
- MP4: vertical 9:16 (1080×1920), square 1:1, or landscape 16:9
- Captions
- Word-by-word, in the spoken language or translated into English; 4 styles
- Clip copy
- An English title, description, and hashtags for every clip
- Audio
- Normalized to -14 LUFS; no music added
- Virality score
- Every clip gets a 0 to 100 score and clips are sorted by it
- Ready in
- About 21 minutes for a 30-minute video with 5 clips
- Price
- Based on video length: 34 credits for 30 minutes and 5 clips
Pricing
How much does Viral Clips cost?
The price comes from the length of your video and the number of clips, and the exact amount for your video shows on the button before you start. The dollar figure depends on the pack you buy. The smallest pack, Mini (75 credits for $5), covers 5 clips from a 60-minute video.
| Video | 5 clips | 10 clips | Translated to English (5 clips) | Ready in (5 clips) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 minutes | 15 credits$0.54–$1.00 | 18 credits | 22 credits | ~17 min |
| 20 minutes | 25 credits$0.91–$1.67 | 28 credits | 32 credits | ~19 min |
| 30 minutes | 34 credits$1.23–$2.27 | 37 credits | 41 credits | ~21 min |
| 45 minutes | 49 credits$1.78–$3.27 | 52 credits | 56 credits | ~24 min |
| 60 minutes | 63 credits$2.29–$4.20 | 66 credits | 70 credits | ~27 min |
| 90 minutes | 92 credits$3.34–$6.13 | 95 credits | 99 credits | ~33 min |
The price covers what the job actually costs us: turning the speech into text, the AI picking the moments, translating the captions when you ask for it, and rendering the clips. If the job fails or no usable moments are found, your credits are refunded. Packs and plans are on the pricing page.
Comparison
Cut it by hand, or let the AI do it?
Cutting clips yourself in CapCut or Premiere gives you full control. Viral Clips saves the hours of watching and trimming. Here's what each does well:
| Task | By hand | Viral Clips |
|---|---|---|
| Finding moments | You watch the whole video and take notes | The AI reads the entire transcript and scores every candidate moment |
| Where to cut | You pick the exact frame | Cuts snap to sentence starts and ends, pauses, and scene changes; no manual trim |
| Vertical framing | You reposition the crop in every clip | The speaker's face stays in frame, and in a two-person talk it follows whoever is speaking |
| Captions | You fix auto captions line by line | Word-by-word captions come burned in |
| Logo, music, effects | Add whatever you like | Not added; drop the clip into your editor if you want them |
| Post copy | You write the title and hashtags | Each clip has a title, a description, and hashtags ready to paste |
Good fits
Which videos make good clips?
Viral Clips works by reading what people say, so it does best with videos where someone explains, argues, or answers questions: podcasts, interviews, lectures and courses, webinars, livestream recordings, talks, and vlogs. Face tracking works best with one or two people on camera.
Music videos, travel footage without narration, or gameplay with only game audio have no speech to pick from. Content you don't own, such as TV shows, films, sports broadcasts, or another creator's videos, can't be uploaded; you confirm the rights when you upload.
Want an explainer instead of clips from footage you already have? Motif makes a narrated, captioned video from a topic.
Honest limits
What this tool can't do
- Videos can be 1 to 90 minutes and up to 2 GB, and they need people talking. If no usable moments are found, your credits are refunded.
- There's no import from a YouTube or other link; you upload the video file.
- You can't adjust where a clip starts or ends, and no logo, music, or effects are added. Add those in your own editor after you download.
- It doesn't caption or reframe your whole video; it only prepares the clips it picks.
- Captions can be translated into English only. To translate, pick the language spoken in the video; with automatic detection, captions stay in the spoken language.
- Price is based on video length: 15 credits for 10 minutes, 34 for 30 minutes, and 66 for 60 minutes with 10 clips. There's no free trial; Viral Clips opens with your first credit purchase.
- Clipping content you don't own (TV shows, films, sports broadcasts, another creator's videos) without permission infringes copyright. Upload only videos you have the rights to. Sexual content and inappropriate footage of minors are blocked by our safety checks.
FAQ
Common questions
What is an AI clip maker?
An AI clip maker is a tool that watches a long video for you. It turns the speech into text, finds the moments that work on their own, and exports them as short clips, usually vertical and captioned, for TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Viral Clips is the one built into Klakix.
How do I turn a long video into Shorts?
Upload the video and choose how many clips you want. The AI transcribes it, finds the most engaging parts, and turns each one into a separate vertical, captioned video. You don't need to scrub through the footage, cut it, or type captions.
How much does Viral Clips cost?
It runs on credits, priced from what processing your video actually costs: 15 credits for a 10-minute video and 34 for a 30-minute one ($1.23–$2.27, depending on your pack). There's no subscription required, credits never expire, and if the job fails you get them back.
Is there a free plan?
No. Signing up is free, and Viral Clips opens after your first credit purchase. The smallest pack is Mini: 75 credits for $5, enough for 5 clips from a video up to 60 minutes long.
How long does it take?
It depends on the length of the video and the number of clips: about 21 minutes for a 30-minute video with 5 clips. You can close the page; the job keeps running and the clips show up in your library.
Can I paste a YouTube link?
No, you upload the video file. If it's your own channel, you can download the original from YouTube Studio. Clipping someone else's video without permission infringes copyright.
What does the virality score mean?
It's a 0 to 100 score the AI gives each clip. It looks at whether the first few seconds stop the scroll, whether the clip sets up and pays off curiosity, whether it gives the viewer something useful or entertaining, and whether it makes sense without the rest of the video. Clips are sorted by it. It's an estimate, not a guarantee.
What size and length are the clips?
MP4 files at 1080×1920 (vertical), 1080×1080 (square), or 1920×1080 (landscape). Most clips run 25 to 45 seconds, and audio is normalized to -14 LUFS.
Can it add captions to my whole video?
No. Viral Clips captions the clips it creates, not the full video. Each clip gets word-by-word captions in the language that's spoken.
Can it translate the captions into English?
Yes. If the video is in another language, such as Spanish or German, pick that language under Language and choose Translate to English. The captions are translated and timed to the speech. For a 30-minute video with 5 clips that's 41 credits instead of 34.
How is it different from OpusClip or Vizard?
They solve the same problem: long video in, short clips out. With Viral Clips you pay per video with credits instead of a monthly plan, the price for your video is shown before you start, and failed jobs are refunded automatically. Compare the features you need, such as link import or manual trimming, before you choose.
Try it now
Signing up is free. Viral Clips opens after your first credit purchase; the smallest pack is Mini, 75 credits for $5. No subscription needed, and credits never expire.
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