FREE TOOLS
Free tools for short-form video
These free tools for short-form video run entirely in your browser: nothing is uploaded and no account is needed. Check safe zones, fix subtitle timing, plan crops and clips, then let ClipFlap do the whole job on a full episode.
Free browser tools
Small utilities for the details that decide whether a clip reads well on a phone.
- Safe zone checkerDrop an image or a video into this safe zone checker and see where TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts place their buttons, username and caption over a vertical frame.Free · no account
- Subtitle sync fixerThis free subtitle sync fixer shifts every cue of an SRT or VTT file earlier or later, fixes drift that grows over the video by stretching between two points you choose, and converts SRT to VTT and back.Free · no account
- Subtitle reading-speed checkerDrop an SRT or VTT file into this subtitle reading speed checker to see characters per second, words per second and on-screen time for every line, with the lines that flash by too briefly or read too fast highlighted.Free · no account
- 16:9 to 9:16 crop calculatorEnter the resolution of a landscape video and this 16:9 to 9:16 crop calculator gives the largest vertical crop, the size of each panel in a stacked split screen, and how much the crop is enlarged to reach 1080×1920, which tells you how sharp the vertical video will look.Free · no account
- YouTube timestamp link makerPaste a YouTube link, type a start time and this YouTube timestamp link maker gives you a short link that opens the video at that exact moment, plus the duration between a start and an end time when you are marking a clip.Free · no account
- Clip plannerType the length of a podcast, stream or interview and pick where you post: this clip planner suggests how many clips to cut from one episode and shows the longest clip TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts accept, so the plan fits every platform at once.Free · no account
Clip makers
Turn a long video into vertical clips with captions.
- AI clip makerClipFlap is an AI clip maker: paste a YouTube or Google Drive link, or upload a video up to 8 GB, and it makes short vertical clips from the passages that stand on their own, with word-timed captions and a cover title.
- AI clip generatorPaste the link of a podcast, interview, stream or talk you are allowed to reuse and the AI clip generator transcribes it, picks the moments that hold up on their own and generates vertical clips with captions and a cover title.
- YouTube clip makerTurn a YouTube video you own or have permission to reuse into captioned vertical clips.
- AI stream clipperPaste a stream replay or VOD link, or upload the recording, and the AI stream clipper turns hours of live footage into short vertical clips: the webcam on top, the gameplay below, captions on your commentary, and cuts that land on complete sentences instead of mid-word.
- AI podcast clip generatorTurn your video podcast into clips for Shorts, Reels and TikTok.
Repurposing
From a podcast, a YouTube video or a stream to Shorts, Reels and TikToks.
- Podcast to ShortsConvert a filmed podcast into YouTube Shorts with vertical framing, complete-thought selection and burned-in captions.
- Podcast to clipsRepurpose a filmed podcast into vertical clips for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts without rebuilding the edit for each destination.
- Long video to ShortsTurn a long video into short video clips and Shorts by letting ClipFlap transcribe the source, identify complete moments, reframe them vertically and add timed captions.
- YouTube to ShortsPaste a YouTube link you are entitled to use and turn the video into Shorts with selected moments, vertical framing and word-timed captions.
- Split-screen podcast clipsSplit-screen podcast clips solve the failure a moving single-person crop creates: the host disappears during a reaction, the guest is cut off, or the frame jumps on every turn.
- Darija subtitlesCreate short clips with Darija subtitles from your Moroccan video.
Alternatives
How ClipFlap compares with other clipping tools.
- Opus Clip alternativeLooking for an Opus Clip alternative for your podcast or interview?
- Klap alternativeIf you are weighing a Klap alternative, run the same episode through both and compare the rendered clips.
- Vizard alternativeVizard combines a clip maker with a large set of text and conversion tools.
- Submagic alternativeSubmagic is known for its caption styles on short videos.
- Choppity alternativeChoppity's public pages centre on a set of single-purpose tools around its clipping product: captions, transcripts, subtitle files.
- Wayin alternativeWayin's public pages present it as a fast way to turn long videos into short clips, mostly for English-language creators.
- 2short alternative2short is known for generating Shorts from a YouTube link, with most of its search demand coming from Brazil.