Drop in a video or paste a link from YouTube, Twitch, Vimeo, Loom, Google Drive, or Dropbox, or send videos through the API. Source files can be MP4, MOV, or any major format, up to 3 hours each.
8.5M clips made by 3.5M creators
AI Video Clipping Tool — Clip Long Videos at Scale
Klap's AI video clipping tool turns long videos into polished short clips. It suits creators, agencies, and podcast networks that clip every week: plans count clips rather than source minutes, templates keep your look consistent, and a self-serve API and MCP server handle volume.
Try Klap free on 1 video. No credit card required.
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How to use Klap's AI video clipping tool
The clipping tool finds viral moments, reframes to vertical with AI Reframe 2 (content-aware, focuses on the active speaker or saliency point), applies your template (logo, fonts, caption style), and outputs clips ready for delivery. Every clip is scored by Virality Score so the strongest are surfaced first.
Download clips, or post and schedule them to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook. The API plugs into your existing delivery pipeline.
Long videos don't eat your plan
Klap's plans count clips, not source minutes, so a long podcast or webinar uses the clips it produces rather than its running time. The biggest plan includes 1,000 clips a month, and each video can run up to 3 hours. Clipping a client's backlog? The self-serve API takes the same job from your own pipeline.
Full REST API for production pipelines
The Klap API gives your engineering team programmatic access to the same AI video clipping engine. POST a video URL, get back clip URLs with Virality Scores, transcripts, and metadata. Integrate with your CMS, post-production stack, or client portal. It's self-serve at $0.44 per input video, $0.32 per short, and $0.48 per export.
How to evaluate an AI video clipping tool
Buying for a team? Six criteria matter more than features lists: (1) clip detection quality — does it actually find viral moments or just chop the video evenly? (2) caption quality across languages. (3) speaker tracking and reframe quality on multi-person video. (4) throughput — clips per hour per seat for your typical source length. (5) brand consistency — templates and presets. (6) export speed and format options. Try Klap free against your current tool with one real source video; the difference shows up in the first set of clips.
Built for people who ship video every week
Klap's AI video clipping tool is used by 3.5M creators. Here's how each kind of team uses it.
Agencies
Podcast networks
Generate promo clips for every show, every week
Networks running many shows need a clip pipeline for each. The Klap API takes episodes as they publish and generates ranked promo clips per show for your CMS or social scheduler. One pipeline, many shows, no manual editing. Use the podcast clip maker for show-level workflows.
Media companies
SaaS and platforms
Embed AI clipping in your product via API
Building a creator tool, an internal video platform, or a content app? The Klap API embeds AI video clipping directly into your product. Same engine, your branding, your UX.
Why teams choose Klap's video clipping tool
Plans count clips
Source length doesn't count, and each video can run up to 3 hours.
Saved templates
Logo, fonts, and caption styles — applied to every clip.
Full REST API
POST a URL, get back clips with Virality Scores. Drop into any pipeline.
Multi-person reframing
Split-screen, picture-in-picture, 3- and 4-screen layouts handled automatically.
Captions in 99+ languages
Captions with animated highlights in every supported language.
Frequently asked questions
What is an AI video clipping tool?
An AI video clipping tool uses machine learning to identify the strongest moments in a long video and automatically extract them as short clips — reframed for vertical platforms, captioned, and ready to post. Klap's AI video clipping tool also ranks clips by Virality Score, applies your saved templates, and offers a self-serve API and an MCP server for production pipelines.
How is Klap different from other AI video clipping tools?
Klap stands out from other AI clipping tools in four ways: speaker tracking across multi-person layouts, captions in 99+ languages, a Virality Score on every clip, and plans that count clips rather than source minutes. Try Klap free on 1 video against your current tool to see the difference.
What is the best AI video clipper for agencies?
Klap suits agencies for three reasons: saved templates per client (no manual styling per project), plans that count clips rather than source minutes, and a self-serve API for client pipelines. See the cluster hub at AI clip maker.
Does the video clipping tool have an API?
Yes. The Klap API gives teams programmatic access to the full video clipping engine — same Virality Score, reframing, and captioning available via REST. POST a video URL, get back clip URLs with metadata and transcripts. It's self-serve at $0.44 per input video, $0.32 per short, and $0.48 per export, and there's an MCP server too.
Can the clipping tool handle a backlog of videos?
Yes. Send videos through the app or the self-serve API. Plans count the clips you generate rather than source minutes, and each video can run up to 3 hours.
What is the best free clipping software?
Klap is free to try, with AI features like Virality Score, reframing, and captions. 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).
Can I use my own branding with the clipping tool?
Yes. Add your logo, choose your caption font and style, and save them as a template that Klap applies to your clips. Agencies and creator teams can keep a template per client or channel, so every output stays consistently on-brand without manual styling.
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Ship more video with less effort
Try it free on 1 video, no credit card. 3.5M creators use Klap to turn long videos into clips.
Try Klap free on 1 video. No credit card required.