Built for one job
CapCut leads with its timeline editor, templates and AI generation. Klap starts from your long video, up to 3 hours, and gets you to ready-to-post clips. Everything in the product is for that.
8.5M clips made by 3.5M creators
The best CapCut alternative for AI powered short video creation
Last updated November 4, 2026 · CapCut prices and features checked on its own pages
Klap is an AI tool like CapCut that turns long videos into ready-to-post vertical shorts, on plans that count clips, not source minutes.
Try Klap free on 1 video. No credit card required.
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In short: Klap does one job: turn long videos into ready-to-post vertical shorts, each with a virality score, active-speaker reframing and animated captions, then schedule them. CapCut is a full video editor with templates and AI generation, and its Pro plan is EUR 23.99/month (CapCut pricing as shown in Europe on November 4, 2026).
Klap finds the moments worth posting
8.5M clips made by 3.5M creators
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Comparing Klap vs. CapCut
Klap | CapCut | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Turning long videos into clips | Full video editing and AI generation |
| What plans count | Clips (100, 300 or 1,000 a month) | AI credits (1,400 a month on Pro) |
| AI Virality Score | Every clip | Not listed |
| Active Speaker Reframing | Yes | Not listed |
| Schedule to Socials | TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook | Not listed |
| Post Analytics | Yes | Not listed |
| API | Self-serve, pay per use | Not listed |
| MCP Server | Yes | Not listed |
| Languages | 99+ languages | Not listed |
| AI Clip Maker | Yes | Yes |
| Animated Captions | Yes | Yes |
| Free option | Free trial: 1 video, no card | Free plan; 7-day Pro trial, no card |
| Pricing | From $14.50/mo (100 clips) | Pro EUR 23.99/mo or EUR 199.99/yr |
Klap: current plans. CapCut: checked on its own pages on November 4, 2026.
CapCut sources: pricing, long video to shorts
Why people choose Klap over CapCut
The checkable reasons people pick Klap to turn long videos into shorts.
A virality score on every clip
Klap scores every clip, so you know which to post first. CapCut's pricing and clip maker pages don't list a score.
Framed on whoever is talking
Active-speaker reframing keeps each clip on whoever is talking, with animated captions, and b-roll and hook titles in the editor.
Post and schedule from one place
Klap schedules to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook from one calendar, can publish automatically, and shows how each post performs.
Plans that count clips
Klap Basic is $14.50/month billed yearly ($29 month to month) for 100 clips a month. You always know how many clips you have left, with no credits to work out.
An API and an MCP server
Klap's API is self-serve at $0.44 per input video, $0.32 per short and $0.48 per export, so clipping can run inside your own workflows or AI assistants.
What our users say about Klap
Elise H.
Marketing Director
View review on Capterra"Best AI tool for turning a Youtube video into Reels & TikToks"
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Edward L.
Social Media Marketer
View review on Trustpilot"I've been using Klap since Friday. I also created my TikTok the same day. I have a couple of videos with a few thousand views and one that's over 70k views, my TikTok has 110 followers already, and 1650 likes!!! It's only been 4 days"
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Marie S.
Designer
View review on G2"Helped me with my Social Media Marketing. Coming from a real estate business, we are upping up our social media game. I been using klap to help me out with the video edits. Easy to use!"
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Micode
Tech YouTuber
Watch review on YouTube"I am very impressed by the results. It selected exactly the right moments."
Save hours using AI
Never spend hours editing your videos again. Klap uses AI to automatically create engaging clips from your content.
AI Editing
AI extracts the best topics from your long video and automatically edits them into many viral-worthy clips.
Auto Reframing
Automatically reframe your video clips to always focus on the most important subject.
Engaging Captions
Keep your followers engaged with beautifully designed subtitles and recommended captions to help it go viral.
Customization
Fully customize everything to fit the unique needs of your brand: like fonts, colors, logos, and framing.
Publish & Schedule
Directly share your new video clips on your social media channels (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook) and schedule them in to fit your content strategy and ultimately grow your followers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CapCut free?
CapCut has a free plan with free templates and basic editing tools. CapCut Pro is EUR 23.99/month or EUR 199.99/year, with 1,400 AI credits a month, and new users can start a 7-day free trial with no credit card, depending on region (CapCut pricing as shown in Europe on November 4, 2026). You can try Klap free on 1 video with no credit card: create a free account and Klap turns that video into clips you can preview and edit.
Is CapCut Pro worth paying for to cut long videos into Shorts?
If the job is cutting long videos into Shorts every week, compare CapCut Pro with a tool built for that job. Klap reads the whole video, up to 3 hours, gives every clip a virality score, active-speaker reframing and animated captions, and schedules them to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. Klap Basic is $14.50/month billed yearly ($29 month to month) for 100 clips a month. We also wrote a full answer on whether CapCut Pro is worth it.
What's the best alternative to CapCut for clipping long videos?
Klap is a CapCut alternative for turning long videos into shorts automatically: paste a link or upload a file, and it finds the moments, reframes on the active speaker, adds animated captions and schedules the clips. Klap Basic is $14.50/month billed yearly ($29 month to month) for 100 clips a month.
Which is better, CapCut or OpusClip?
They do different jobs. CapCut is a full video editor with templates and AI generation, and an AI clip maker among its tools. OpusClip is an AI clipper metered in minutes of video. If you want a clipper that counts clips, not minutes, in 99+ languages, try Klap.
What is Klap?
Klap is an AI video clipping tool that turns long videos into ready-to-post vertical shorts. Plans count clips, not source minutes. Every clip gets a virality score, active-speaker reframing and animated captions, and Klap schedules to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. It works in 99+ languages and has a self-serve API and an MCP server.
What kind of videos does Klap work on?
Klap works on any content where there's speech: podcasts, interviews, webinars, gaming and sports commentary, tutorials and more.
What languages does Klap support?
Klap works in 99+ languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Hindi.
Is Klap free?
You can try Klap free on 1 video with no credit card: create a free account and Klap turns that video into clips you can preview and edit. Downloading and posting clips needs a paid plan. Paid exports carry no Klap branding. Paid plans: Basic is $14.50/month for 100 clips a month, Pro $39.50/month for 300 clips and Pro+ $94.50/month for 1,000 clips, all billed yearly ($29, $79 and $189 month to month).