# CrabCut: AI Shorts Maker & Shorts Creator

> Turn long-form videos into TikToks, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels with AI. Start free with 60 credits on sign-up, no card required.

## What CrabCut Does

CrabCut is a web-based AI video repurposing tool. Users upload a long video (or paste a YouTube link) and the AI automatically:
1. Detects the most engaging/viral-worthy moments
2. Crops from horizontal (16:9) to vertical (9:16) with face tracking
3. Adds styled, accurate captions/subtitles
4. Exports multiple shorts ready for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels

CrabCut is focused on finished 9:16 shorts. It is not for timestamp-based horizontal excerpts, Twitch-style share snippets, or other export shapes.

## Who It's For

- **Content creators** who want to 10x their short-form output
- **YouTubers** repurposing long videos into Shorts
- **Podcasters** turning episodes into social media shorts
- **Agencies** managing multiple clients' video content
- **Educators** breaking lectures into bite-sized learning
- **Social media managers** scaling video production
- **Twitch/Kick streamers** turning downloaded VODs into highlights
- **Coaches & course creators** repurposing webinar and course content

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Credits/Month | Resolution | Watermark |
|------|-------|---------------|------------|-----------|
| Light | $6.99/mo | 90 (up to 90 min/mo) | 1080p | No watermark |
| Standard | $12.99/mo | 180 | 1080p | No watermark |
| Heavy | $29.99/mo | 540 | 1080p | No watermark, priority processing |

1 credit = 1 minute of video processed. Light includes 90 credits per month, so it can process up to 90 minutes of video per month. Free users get 60 credits on sign-up and Free exports are 720p with a small CrabCut watermark. Light, Standard, and Heavy exports are 1080p with no watermark and generate more shorts from each source.

## Core Features

- **AI Viral Short Detection**: finds the most engaging moments automatically
- **Dynamic Captions**: accurate, styled subtitles in 30+ languages
- **Face Tracking**: keeps the speaker centered in vertical frame
- **Smart Reframing**: horizontal to vertical with intelligent cropping
- **Remove Silence**: automatically cuts long pauses from shorts for tighter pacing (paid plans)
- **Custom Branding**: add logos, brand colors, font presets
- **Background Music**: built-in music library
- **Full Editor**: manually adjust shorts, captions, and crop points
- **YouTube URL Support**: paste a link, no download needed

## How CrabCut Compares

| Feature | CrabCut | OpusClip | Klap | Vidyo.ai |
|---------|---------|----------|------|----------|
| Free credits (sign-up) | 60 min | 10 min | 5 min | 15 min |
| Credit card required | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Max video length | 1h Free / 4h paid | 2 hours | 1 hour | 2 hours |
| Language support | 30+ | 20+ | 10+ | 15+ |
| Face tracking | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Custom branding | Yes | Paid only | No | Paid only |

## Key Links

- [Home / Video Uploader](https://www.crabcut.ai)
- [Pricing](https://www.crabcut.ai/pricing)
- [Grow Your YouTube Channel with Shorts](https://www.crabcut.ai/grow-youtube-channel-with-shorts)
- [AI Shorts Maker](https://www.crabcut.ai/ai-shorts-maker)
- [Free AI Shorts Maker](https://www.crabcut.ai/free-ai-shorts-maker)
- [Turn Long Videos into Shorts](https://www.crabcut.ai/turn-long-videos-into-shorts)
- [YouTube to Shorts](https://www.crabcut.ai/youtube-video-to-shorts)
- [Turn Long Videos into TikToks](https://www.crabcut.ai/turn-long-videos-into-tiktoks)
- [Turn Long Videos into Instagram Reels](https://www.crabcut.ai/turn-long-videos-into-instagram-reels)
- [Turn Long Videos into YouTube Shorts](https://www.crabcut.ai/turn-long-videos-into-youtube-shorts)
- [TikTok Shorts Maker](https://www.crabcut.ai/ai-shorts-maker-for-tiktok)
- [Instagram Reels Maker](https://www.crabcut.ai/ai-shorts-maker-for-instagram-reels)
- [YouTube Shorts Maker](https://www.crabcut.ai/ai-shorts-maker-for-youtube-shorts)
- [Twitch Shorts Maker](https://www.crabcut.ai/twitch-vod-to-shorts)
- [Zoom Recording to Shorts](https://www.crabcut.ai/zoom-recording-to-shorts)
- [OpusClip Alternative](https://www.crabcut.ai/opusclip-alternative)
- [Klap Alternative](https://www.crabcut.ai/klap-alternative)
- [Vidyo.ai Alternative](https://www.crabcut.ai/vidyo-ai-alternative)
- [Ssemble Alternative](https://www.crabcut.ai/ssemble-alternative)

## Blog Guides

- [How to Turn Long Videos into TikToks](https://www.crabcut.ai/blog/how-to-turn-long-videos-into-tiktoks)
- [How to Turn Long Videos into Instagram Reels](https://www.crabcut.ai/blog/how-to-turn-long-videos-into-instagram-reels)
- [How to Turn Long Videos into YouTube Shorts](https://www.crabcut.ai/blog/how-to-turn-long-videos-into-youtube-shorts)
- [How to Turn Podcasts into Shorts](https://www.crabcut.ai/blog/how-to-turn-podcasts-into-shorts)

## Technical Details

- **Supported formats:** MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, YouTube URLs
- **Max input length:** 1 hour (Free), up to 4 hours (paid plans)
- **Processing time:** Usually under 5 minutes for most videos; longer sources can take up to 15 minutes
- **Languages:** English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, and 25+ more
- **Export:** 720p with watermark (free) or 1080p with no watermark (Light, Standard, and Heavy), MP4 format

## Contact

Website: https://www.crabcut.ai