Your long videos. Repurposed into clips that actually perform.
Paste a YouTube URL. AI finds the moments with the highest viral potential. Download vertical clips ready for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts — no editing required.
You're already creating long-form content. The short-form clips are already inside it — they just need to be found. ChopVid uses AI to read the full transcript of your YouTube video and identify the moments most likely to hook a short-form audience: surprising insights, strong opinions, emotional peaks, quotable statements. Then it trims them to vertical and hands you the files.
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
AI that understands what hooks viewers
ChopVid uses Claude AI to analyze the full transcript and score every potential clip for hook strength, emotional resonance, and quotability — not just length or audio peaks.
Control over format
Tell the AI exactly how many clips you want (3, 5, or 10) and how long each should be (30s, 60s, or 90s). Different platforms have different sweet spots — you decide.
Vertical 9:16 output
Every clip is automatically center-cropped to 9:16. Talking-head content looks great out of the box. No manual reframing needed.
Transcript for repurposing
The full transcript comes with every job. Use it to write a video description, a Twitter/X thread, a newsletter recap, or a blog post — all from the same long video.
One-click MP4 download
No account linking, no publishing settings to configure. Click download, get the file, upload wherever you want.
Virality ranking
Every clip is scored and ranked. Post the 0.9-score clip first. Save the 0.7 for tomorrow. Use the scores to build a content calendar, not a guessing game.
How it works
Paste your YouTube URL
Any public YouTube video — interviews, tutorials, vlogs, commentary, live streams.
Choose your clip settings
Pick how many clips and how long. The AI does the rest.
Download and post
Get ranked vertical clips. Post the highest-scoring ones to TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
“I publish one long YouTube video a week. ChopVid gives me 10 TikTok clips from each one. My short-form output went from zero to 10 videos a week without touching an editor.”— YouTube creator, 45k subscribers
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of YouTube videos work best?
Talking-head content performs best: podcasts, interviews, commentary, tutorials, panels. Content with minimal talking (music videos, B-roll montages) is less suited to transcript-based AI selection.
Can I upload a video directly instead of a YouTube URL?
Yes — ChopVid accepts both YouTube links and direct video uploads.
Do the clips have subtitles or captions?
Not yet — ChopVid delivers clean MP4s without burned-in captions. Caption overlays are on the roadmap. In the meantime, TikTok and Instagram both offer auto-captioning after upload.
How long does processing take?
Most videos process in under 10 minutes. Longer videos (2+ hours) may take a bit longer for transcription.
One long video. Ten short clips. Zero editing.
Free tier available. No credit card required.
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