✨ 1M clips generated by 3,000 creators

AI Video Clipper for Automatic Short-Form Content

Automatically Turn Long Videos into Viral Clips. Detect highlights, add captions, and reframe for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts in minutes.

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No Upload Needed
No Credit Card Required
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How it works

AI clipping tool that finds the best moments, reframes, adds captions and turn them into ready-to-share viral clips in few minutes.

Upload and analyze highlight

Upload your long-form video or paste a link. Our AI instantly analyzes content to find viral moments using AI highlight detection

Get clips with auto caption

Receive perfectly trimmed clips with accurate, animated auto-generated captions & subtitles automatically.

Export polished clips

Customize visuals and branding, then download high-quality MP4s formatted for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.

Upload and analyze highlight - How Crabcut AI video editor works
Get clips with auto caption - How Crabcut AI video editor works
Export polished clips - How Crabcut AI video editor works

How the AI Video Clipper Works

Streamline your production workflow in 4 simple steps.

1. Upload

Upload your video file or paste a YouTube link.

2. Detect

AI automatically detects highlights, funny moments, and viral hooks.

3. Generate

The clip maker cuts, frames, and captions your clips instantly.

4. Export

Download high-resolution MP4s ready to upload to any platform.

Why Choose CrabCut?

Smart Highlight Detection

Never miss a viral moment. Our AI finds the best parts for you.

Viral Hook Scoring

AI rates clips based on their potential to go viral.

Auto-Captions

98% accurate subtitles with trendy, customizable styles.

Vertical Reframing

Intelligent face-tracking keeps the speaker centered in 9:16.

Multi-Platform Ready

Export optimized formats for specific platforms in one click.

No CrabCut watermark

Starter and Pro exports are watermark-free.

Built for Content Creators

Podcasters

Turn hour-long episodes into dozens of clips to promote your show on Shorts and Reels. Save 10+ hours of editing per episode.

YouTubers

Repurpose your long-form library into a Shorts channel. Drive massive traffic back to your main videos.

Coaches & Educators

Transform webinar recordings and zoom calls into bite-sized nuggets of wisdom to grow your audience.

Social Media Teams

Scale your video output without hiring more editors. Generate a month's worth of content in one afternoon.

Optimized for

YouTube Shorts
TikTok
Reels

Everything you need to go viral.

Crabcut provides a comprehensive suite of AI-powered tools to transform your content strategy. Try the quality of our AI-powered tools for free.

Auto Clip & Reframe

Extract the best moments automatically—our AI spots viral hooks for retention—then crop to 9:16 with face tracking, ready for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels.

AI Captions Generator

Styled, accurate, and customizable. Generate auto-captions in 99+ languages to skyrocket your video reach.

Custom Branding

Add logos, background music, and styles. Build a cohesive brand identity with custom watermarks and saved templates.

Frequently Asked Questions

An AI video clipper is a tool that uses artificial intelligence to automatically find interesting moments, highlights, and hooks in long-form videos and cuts them into short, shareable clips for platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels.
Yes! Simply upload your long video (up to 4 hours) or paste a YouTube link. CrabCut's AI analyzes the content, detects speakers and topics, and generates viral-ready clips in minutes.
No editing skills are required. The AI handles the clipping, reframing, captioning, and layout. You can also customize fonts and colors with simple controls if you want.
We support MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV files. You can also import directly from YouTube URLs.

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