AI Shorts maker for iPhone

Turn long videos into
Shorts on iPhone.

Clipped finds the moments worth posting, reframes them vertical and captions them. On your iPhone or iPad. Free, offline, no upload.

Free download. No account, and your video never uploads.

Quick answer

To turn a long YouTube video into Shorts on iPhone, use Clipped (clipped.cc). It rates moments across the whole video, scores each clip, and exports 9:16 clips with face tracking, captions and -14 LUFS audio, at up to 1080p and 60 fps. It runs on the phone, so nothing uploads. Free, no account; one optional one-time purchase removes the small watermark.

10+

Keeps every clip

Or pick how many you want.

1080p

At 60 fps

Or 720p, 30 fps, or Auto.

0

Uploads

The AI runs on your phone.

One long video. A week of Shorts.

A long podcast goes in; captioned 9:16 clips come out. The AI picks the layout per clip: split view for two speakers, blur fill for wide shots.

interview_ep42.mp41:47:12
ON DEVICE · 0% NETWORK6 CLIPS FOUND
PODCASTS · INTERVIEWSSplit viewBoth speakers, stacked. Picked when two people are talking.
DYNAMIC CLIPSBlur fillOriginal frame kept, blurred edges. Picked for wide and group shots.

How it works

Long video to Shorts in three steps.

  1. 01

    Save the long video

    Your upload, a stream VOD, a tutorial. MP4 or MOV, up to 2 hours.

  2. 02

    AI picks the Shorts

    Ranked clips with a viral score, 9:16 and captioned.

  3. 03

    Preview, export, plan

    Check it under the Shorts buttons, export, add it to Schedule.

Made for Shorts

Everything a Short needs.

Face tracking, 9:16

The speaker stays in frame. No keyframes to set.

11 caption styles

Burned in, so they show with the sound off. 14 languages, translate too.

Hook first

Hook: best moment first opens on the strongest line, so viewers get the payoff up front.

Remove pauses

Silences and filler words gone in one tap.

Your @handle

On every clip and export, free ones too.

Schedule

Plan posts on Shorts, TikTok and more. Get a reminder.

Clipped vs a cloud clipper

Free, and it stays on your phone.

Feature

clipped

FREE · iPHONE + iPAD · ON DEVICE

OpusClip free plan

WEB · CLOUD

Account
None. No sign-in.
Create an account
Credits
None
Free plan: 60 credits a month
Upload
Never. Runs on the phone.
Your video goes to OpusClip's cloud
Watermark
Small. One optional one-time purchase removes it.
Yes on free. Paid plans from $15/mo.
Device
iPhone and iPad, on device
Web and iPhone app, cloud processing
Your clips
Stay on your phone
Free clips exportable for 3 days only

Pricing checked October 2026 on the OpusClip pricing page. Plans change; check their site.

FAQ

Making Shorts on iPhone, answered.

How do I turn a long YouTube video into Shorts on iPhone?

Save your own video to the iPhone (for example from YouTube Studio) and open it in Clipped. You get ranked clips, each with a viral score, already 9:16 with face tracking and captions. Set How long? to 15 or 30 seconds, or pick 10+ to keep every clip it finds.

What is the best Shorts maker app for iPhone?

Clipped runs its AI on the iPhone with Apple Intelligence or an open model you download once (Qwen 3.5 or LFM 2.5). It is free and your video stays on the phone. One optional one-time purchase removes the small watermark.

What quality does it export?

720p or 1080p, at 30 or 60 fps (or Auto). Audio is levelled to -14 LUFS with a peak limiter.

Can I see how it looks on Shorts before posting?

Yes. App buttons preview shows the clip under the TikTok, Reels or Shorts buttons, so nothing important hides behind them.

Does it write the title and description?

The Post tool writes a Post caption: a hook, the body and hashtags, ready to copy. The Text tool adds a title bar that starts as the AI title.

How does the AI choose moments?

The AI rates moments across the whole video (the Judge picks clips setting, on by default with a downloaded model), then adds what it hears and sees: laughter, applause, cheering, big reactions and how much the picture moves. Tap the viral score to see why.

Can I plan a week of Shorts?

Yes. The Schedule tab has Day, Week and Month views and a reminder at each post time. Clipped reminds you; you post the export in the YouTube app.

Can I make Shorts from other people's videos?

Your own uploads: always fine. Someone else's video needs permission or a real fair use case. Many creators run paid clipping programs, so ask.

Keep going

Related pages.

Long video to Shorts →

The full guide.

Find the best moments →

What makes a clip work.

Add subtitles →

Free auto captions.

Remove pauses →

Tighter Shorts, one tap.

Clip on iPad →

Same app, bigger screen.

Free Shorts maker

Your back catalog is full of Shorts.

Free on the App Store. Your videos stay on your phone.

Download on the App Store