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Clips was previously called AI Shorts (and Long-to-Short).

Where to find it

captions.ai > Toggle Clips

What you can put in

A video file up to 3 hours / 10GB, or a YouTube or public video link

What you get back

Up to 30+ clips, ranked for virality scoring

Default clip length

Around 30 seconds — adjustable

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How to make clips

1

Select the Clips option

From the Home screen, select Clips.
Select the Clips option
2

Add your video

Upload a file, or paste a YouTube or public video link. Files can be up to 3 hours long and 10GB. After adding the video, add a prompt if you have something specific in mind — “clip the part where we talk about pricing”, “just the boss fights”, “the Q&A”. If you skip it, Captions decides for you. You can also select a captions style for your clips.
Add your video
3

Review the video plan

Review the video plan, adjust the aspect ratio of your clips, confirm if you want introduction titles for each clip, and click Generate.
Review the video plan
4

Review, edit, and download

Your clips come back ranked, from strongest performing first. Preview them, open any clip in the editor to change captions, styling, or timing, then download.
Review, edit, and download
Not happy with the batch? Generate again — with a different prompt or a different length — and you’ll get a fresh set of options. You’re never stuck with one batch.

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What Captions does to each clip

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Clips by content type

Upload or link a full episode and get a set of shareable clips from the best moments.Built for real conversations: Clips handles multi-speaker setups and cuts cleanly around speaker switching, so back-and-forth exchanges stay coherent rather than chopping mid-sentence.Best for: podcasters and vodcasters repurposing episodes into shorts.
Upload or link a long gameplay session and get clips of the standout moments — big plays, momentum shifts, and reactions.Two things are specific to gaming:
  • Facecam-friendly layouts — reframing can keep both you and the gameplay visible, as a split screen or with your facecam as a smaller window over the action.
  • Action-first reframing — the frame follows what matters on screen instead of sitting on a static crop.
Best for: streamers and gaming creators.
Upload or link a webinar, talk, or recorded session and get the strongest moments as clips.Reframing is tuned so slides and screen shares stay legible — usually keeping your content up top with the presenter below — so the speaker stays present without covering what’s on screen.Best for: content and marketing teams turning one session into weeks of promotional clips.
Upload or link game footage or sports commentary and get a collection of highlight clips.Reframing tracks the action with a smooth pan, so the play doesn’t drift out of frame when the camera is wide.Best for: sports creators, university media teams, and smaller leagues.

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FAQ

Up to 3 hours, and up to 10GB as a file upload. You can also paste a YouTube or other public video link instead of uploading.
No. A prompt is optional — without one, Captions picks the moments itself. Add a prompt when you want a specific topic, segment, or type of moment.
Captions suggests a length optimized for social (around 30 seconds) and you can adjust it. Actual clip length varies a little depending on where the moment naturally starts and ends.
Clips returns a batch, not a single video. The exact number depends on how long your source video is and how many strong moments it contains.
Yes. Clips reframes horizontal footage into vertical, keeping speakers centered. Your chosen output format is shown on the edit plan before the clips are made.
No. Clips detects captions that are already part of the footage and won’t add redundant captions on top.
Yes. Open any clip in the editor and change captions, styling, timing, or anything else, exactly like a normal project.
Yes. Generate another batch — adjust your prompt or clip length to steer it toward what you’re after.
It depends on the length of your source video. Long uploads can take a while — you’ll be notified when your clips are ready, so you don’t need to keep the page open.
Still stuck? Contact support and we’ll help you get your first batch of clips out.
Last modified on August 19, 2026