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YouTube Clip Generator — AI Finds Your Best Moments Automatically

Free YouTube clip generator. Paste any YouTube URL and AI finds 30+ viral-ready clips with animated captions, 9:16 reframing, and direct posting to Shorts, Reels, and TikTok.

4.8 (2,380 reviews)

4 simple steps

How to use this tool

Paste a YouTube link

Drop in any public YouTube URL — watch pages, Shorts, or youtu.be links. No download required; we pull and analyse the video automatically.

AI finds your best moments

Our AI transcribes at 95%+ accuracy, then scores every segment for hooks, emotional peaks, complete story arcs, and viral potential — not random interval cuts.

Review 30+ clip suggestions

Browse AI-ranked clips with transcript previews. Tweak timing in the text editor, pick caption styles, and select which clips to export.

Export or post to Shorts, Reels & TikTok

Download captioned 9:16 MP4s or publish and schedule directly to YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn from one workspace.

How it works

How to clip a YouTube video with AI

Paste any YouTube URL and Choppity handles the rest. We download the video, generate a full transcript, and scan every sentence for clip potential — bold claims, surprising stats, personal stories, heated exchanges, and laugh-out-loud reactions.

Each clip is trimmed to a complete thought (never mid-sentence), reframed to 9:16 with AI speaker tracking, and styled with animated word-by-word captions. A typical hour-long YouTube video yields 30+ ready-to-post clips in 10–15 minutes.

Already know the exact timestamp you want? Use the YouTube Clipper to trim a single MP4 manually instead.

AI detection

How Choppity finds moments OpusClip misses

Generic clip tools optimise for one signal: loud moments. Choppity evaluates speech content, tonal shifts, narrative completeness, and clip objectives tuned for both virality and trust-building.

The result is clips that hook in the first second, deliver value quickly, and end on a satisfying note — the formula that drives completion rate on Shorts, Reels, and TikTok.

You stay in control. Review every suggestion, refine timing by editing the transcript, and export only the clips you want. The AI handles the tedious scrubbing; you make the creative calls.

How Choppity finds moments OpusClip misses

Multi-platform

Clip YouTube videos for Shorts, Reels, TikTok & more

One YouTube upload can fuel a week of social content. Choppity exports each clip in 9:16 vertical at up to 1080p with captions positioned inside platform safe zones.

Post or schedule directly from Choppity to YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, and LinkedIn — no downloading and re-uploading across five apps.

Need Shorts-specific hook detection? The YouTube to Shorts converter applies the same AI with Shorts-first framing. Podcast episodes? Try the Podcast Clip Generator.

Clip YouTube videos for Shorts, Reels, TikTok & more

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Choppity vs OpusClip for YouTube clipping

Opus Clip built the category — paste a YouTube link, get AI clips. Choppity matches that workflow and adds what most clippers skip: clip objectives beyond raw virality, profanity censoring for brand-safe exports, text-based transcript editing, and direct scheduling without a third-party tool.

	Choppity	Opus Clip
Recommended Clips per upload	30+ ranked by objective	Varies; viral-score model
YouTube URL paste	Yes	Yes
Animated captions	Included, customisable	Included; deeper styles on paid
Direct social scheduling	TikTok, Reels, Shorts, LinkedIn, Facebook	Limited integrations
Profanity censor	Auto-bleep built in	Not available
Transcript editing	Edit video by editing text	Basic
Free tier	1 hr/month, no watermark on trial clips	Watermarked free tier

Comparison based on publicly listed features as of May 2026.

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These podcasters, creators, content teams and founders said yes, look what happened

Here's what happened when you stop trying tools or dabble with video editors and start using Choppity.

"In the past I've tried to get my YouTube video editor to create mass amounts of short-form content, but they struggled. Choppity has been an INCREDIBLE asset in scaling up my short-form video reach."

Michael W.

YouTuber & Designer

"Since we've started using Choppity, our socials have seen a 4x increase in overall views across our channels. Love the non-stop product updates as well."

Vaibhav

Founder, SmartLead.ai

YouTube Clip Generator — AI Finds Your Best Moments Automatically FAQs

Common questions about this tool and how it works

What is a YouTube clip generator?

A YouTube clip generator uses AI to analyse a long YouTube video and automatically create short, shareable clips. Paste a URL, and Choppity finds the best moments, adds captions, reframes to vertical, and exports clips ready for Shorts, Reels, and TikTok.

How is this different from the YouTube Clipper?

The <a href="/tools/youtube-clipper/">YouTube Clipper</a> is for when you already know the exact start and end timestamps — you trim one MP4 manually. This YouTube clip generator uses AI to find dozens of clip-worthy moments automatically. Use the clipper for precision; use the generator for scale.

Can I clip any YouTube video?

Any public YouTube video works — paste a standard watch URL, Shorts link, or youtu.be short link. You can also upload MP4, MOV, or WebM files directly if you already have the file.

How many clips does it generate from one YouTube video?

Typically 20–40 clips from a 60-minute video, depending on content density. Shorter videos yield fewer but higher-quality suggestions. Every clip is ranked so you can start with the top performers.

Does it work for YouTube Shorts specifically?

Yes. Clips export at 1080×1920 in 9:16 format with captions inside YouTube's safe zones. You can also use the dedicated <a href="/tools/youtube-to-shorts-converter/">YouTube to Shorts converter</a> for Shorts-first hook detection.

Is the YouTube clip generator free?

Yes — paste a link and generate clips on the free plan. Paid plans unlock watermark-free exports, longer uploads, bulk processing, and direct social scheduling.

How does Choppity compare to Opus Clip for YouTube?

Both accept YouTube URLs and generate AI clips. Choppity adds clip objectives for trust-building content, built-in profanity censoring, transcript-based editing, and direct multi-platform scheduling — without watermarking the free tier as aggressively.

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