Turn YouTube Videos into Viral Short Videos
AI finds viral moments in any YouTube video and renders them with captions — ready for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Reels.
Works best with videos that have captions · Public videos only · Generating a clip takes 1–3 minutes · Generated files are kept for 48 hours
Everything a short video needs, done by AI
AI finds the viral moments
It reads the whole transcript and picks the hooks, punchlines, and payoffs most likely to stop the scroll.
Word-by-word captions
Karaoke-style captions with word highlighting, timed by on-device speech recognition — the style top Shorts channels use.
Auto-focus vertical crop
AI tracks the speaker and keeps them centered in the 9:16 frame, cutting cleanly at scene changes.
Ready-to-post copy
One click writes the caption and hashtags for TikTok, Shorts, and Reels — copy, paste, publish.
Short videos are how creators get paid in 2026
YouTube Shorts shares ad revenue with creators. TikTok pays through its creator rewards program. Podcasters and streamers pay clippers to grow their audience. The bottleneck has always been editing time — ShortVideos.to removes it, so you can publish in minutes what used to take an evening.
- ✦ Monetize a clips channel
- ✦ Clip for creators as a service
- ✦ Repurpose your own long-form content
How to make short videos from YouTube
- 1
Paste or search
Drop in any YouTube link, or search YouTube right from the app.
- 2
Pick your moments
AI suggests the best clips. Trim them, edit the title, choose a caption style.
- 3
Post and earn
Download vertical, captioned clips and publish to TikTok, Shorts, and Reels.
Frequently asked questions
What is ShortVideos.to?+
ShortVideos.to is an AI short video maker. Paste any YouTube link and it finds the most engaging moments, then renders them as vertical short videos for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels — with word-by-word captions, smart cropping, and ready-to-post social copy.
How do I make money with short videos?+
Creators earn from short videos in several ways: the YouTube Shorts revenue-sharing program, TikTok’s creator rewards, Instagram Reels bonuses, and paid clipping for podcasters and streamers who hire clippers to grow their channels. ShortVideos.to automates the editing so you can publish more short videos in less time.
Do I need video editing skills?+
No. Paste a YouTube link and the AI finds the most engaging moments, crops them to vertical 9:16, adds word-by-word captions and a title overlay, and writes the social caption and hashtags for you.
What does a finished short video include?+
Every short video is rendered in 1080×1920 vertical format with animated word-highlight captions, smart auto-focus cropping that keeps people centered, an optional title overlay, and a ready-to-post caption with hashtags.
How long does it take to generate a short video?+
Finding the best moments takes about 30 seconds, and rendering a short video usually takes one to two minutes. You can queue several at once and download them when they’re done.
Can I make short videos from any YouTube video?+
You can clip any public YouTube video that has spoken content. Make sure you have the rights to reuse the content — clip your own videos, videos you have permission to use, or work within fair-use rules for commentary and transformation.
Is ShortVideos.to free to use?+
Yes — the Free plan includes 3 short video generations every month, with paid plans (up to 150 short videos a month) coming soon. Sign in with Google to generate short videos, save your history, and keep your clips in your account.