Long videos in.
Viral shorts out.
Drop in a podcast, stream or interview. Cheap Clipping finds the moments worth posting and turns them into captioned, vertical clips for Shorts, TikTok and Reels.
2 free hours every month · no card needed
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Made for anything with talking
From one long video to a week of shorts
Drop in a long video
Upload an MP4, MOV or MKV up to 3 hours. It stays on your device the whole time.
AI finds the best moments
Hooks, hot takes and punchlines, each with a virality score and a reason why.
Download ready-to-post shorts
1080×1920 clips with animated captions and framing that follows the speaker.
It knows which moments people share
We read every word and pick moments that hook in the first three seconds, make sense on their own and land a payoff.
- ✓A 0–100 virality score and a reason for every pick
- ✓“Find clips about pricing” to get just those moments
- ✓Trim any clip word by word on the transcript
Captions that keep people watching
Word-by-word captions are burned straight into every clip. Pick a style, fix any word, add a hook for the first three seconds.
- ✓Bold Pop, Karaoke, Boxed and Minimal styles
- ✓Edit any word the transcript got wrong
- ✓Works in 50+ languages
1080 × 1920 · 9:16
Ready for Shorts, TikTok and Reels
Always framed for vertical
We find the speaker and keep them centred as the clip turns 9:16. Slides and screen recordings get the whole frame on a soft blur.
- ✓Face tracking with smooth, steady movement
- ✓Fit + blur for slides and screen shares
- ✓Drag to reframe any clip by hand
Processed on your device
Only the words are analysed by our AI
Your video never leaves your device
Other tools make you upload gigabytes. We do the heavy lifting in your browser, which is faster for you and why we can charge $5.
- ✓No waiting for huge uploads
- ✓Nothing to delete afterwards
- ✓Exports straight to your downloads
Everything the big clippers do. Without the big bill.
AI clip picking, animated captions and auto reframing, for a fraction of what other clipping tools charge.
~1 min
to clip an hour-long video
1080p
vertical exports on every plan
$5
a month for 10 hours of video
Pro-level clips. Pocket-money price.
Start free. Upgrade when you're posting every day.
Free
Try it on your next upload.
$0 / month
- 2 hours of video a month
- AI-picked clips with virality scores
- Animated captions
- 1080×1920 Shorts export with watermark
- Import from a YouTube link
- Videos up to 1 hour
Creator
Everything a solo creator needs.
$5 / month
- 10 hours of video a month
- 1080×1920 Shorts export, no watermark
- “Find clips about…” prompt search
- Brand kit: your logo and font
- Import from YouTube, Twitch & Vimeo links
- Videos up to 3 hours
Pro
For daily posters and small teams.
$12 / month
- 40 hours of video a month
- Everything in Creator
- 4× the minutes, best value per hour
- Videos up to 5 hours
Prices in USD. Cancel anytime. Your video stays on your device: only the audio is sent to us for transcription.
Questions, answered
Is Cheap Clipping really $5 a month?
Yes. The Creator plan is $5/month, or $48 a year, for 10 hours of source video every month. We keep it cheap by doing the heavy video work in your browser instead of on expensive servers.
Do you upload my whole video?
No. Your video stays on your device. We pull out the audio in your browser and send only that to our AI to find the best moments. It is never stored, and your video never leaves your computer.
Can I import from YouTube instead of uploading?
Yes. Paste a YouTube, Twitch or Vimeo link to a video you own or have permission to clip. We fetch only the audio to find your clips, then only the short sections you export.
What kinds of videos work best?
Anything with talking: podcasts, interviews, livestreams, webinars, lectures, sermons, coaching calls and vlogs. Clips are picked from what is said, so speech-heavy videos give the best results.
Which platforms are the clips for?
Clips export as 1080×1920 vertical MP4s with burned-in captions, ready for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels and LinkedIn.
Can I edit the clips the AI picks?
Yes. Trim any clip by dragging on the transcript, fix caption words, change the caption style and framing, or select any part of the transcript to make your own clip.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The free plan gives you 2 hours of video a month with full 1080×1920 exports and a small watermark. No card needed.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Cancel from your account whenever you like and you keep access until the end of the period you paid for.
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