AI highlight extraction
AI selects key moments without making you rewatch the entire video.
AI Shorts Maker Guide
How to turn YouTube videos
into AI Shorts
See how to find key moments in long videos and turn them into short-form content with titles, captions, aspect ratios, and templates.
YouTube to Shorts
How to turn YouTube videos into AI Shorts
Go from pasting a link to finished Shorts in three steps, without a complicated editing timeline.
- 01
Paste a YouTube link
Paste the URL of a public YouTube video you created or are authorized to use.
- 02
AI highlight analysis
The Shorts AI analyzes context and engaging moments to find 30–60 second candidates.
- 03
Edit and download
Review the title, captions, aspect ratio, and template, then download the finished Shorts.
AI Shorts Maker
Everything you need to create Shorts automatically
Easy Cut connects highlight discovery, titles, captions, aspect ratios, templates, and downloads in one workflow.
Create 30–60 second Shorts
Create short clips suited for YouTube Shorts, Reels, and TikTok.
Attention-grabbing titles and automatic captions
Generate title and caption drafts that fit the video's context, then edit them on the results screen.
5 aspect ratios
Choose the aspect ratio that fits your content: 16:9, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, or 9:16.
Customizable Shorts templates
Choose dark, white, paper and comment layouts with a range of caption styles.
8 title languages
Generate titles in Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese.
Use cases
Turn one long-form video into multiple short-form clips
Interviews and conversations
Repurpose key answers and memorable remarks into short clips.
Lectures and education
Share practical knowledge and tips from long explanations in a concise format.
Podcasts
Reach new viewers with highlights that preserve the flow of the conversation.
Informational content
Expand key points from news, reviews, and how-to videos into multiple short-form clips.
Choose a workflow for your next Short
These are illustrative workflows, not customer results or promises of views.
Turn a podcast into Shorts
Start with one answer to one question. Choose a highlight that makes sense without the full episode, then check speaker changes and captions for names. Keep enough context for a new viewer to follow the point.
Repurpose a tutorial or lecture
Choose a segment with one problem and one useful solution. Check that a vertical crop keeps the demonstration visible. Add essential context to the title or captions instead of leaving viewers to guess the missing steps.
Clip a review or interview
Keep the explanation or demonstration alongside the conclusion. Compare names, numbers and product terms with the source, and make sure the shorter edit preserves what the speaker meant.
Example workflow: one interview answer, one short clip
Paste a public interview link you have permission to use and review the AI highlight candidates. Write a title that captures the question being answered. In a 9:16 layout, check the speaker’s face and any supporting visuals. Correct the captions, download the clip and watch the whole file before uploading it.
AI clipping, manual editing or Ranking Shorts?
- AI highlight clipping
- Use it to find candidate moments in a long video. You still choose which moments to keep and review captions before publishing.
- Manual video editing
- Use a manual editor when you need detailed scene-by-scene direction, complex compositing or changes beyond the available templates.
- Ranking Shorts
- Choose scenes from several videos and arrange them in a ranking. This is a separate workflow from automatic AI highlight selection.
Before you publish
- Confirm permission to use the source footage, music and images.
- Check names, numbers, captions and the meaning of edited statements against the source.
- Preview text size and cropping on a phone.
- Check the destination platform’s current upload requirements and play the final file.
What to explore next
You can also find answers about the service and compare AI Shorts tools on separate pages.