Turn Long Videos Into
Viral Shorts. Automatically.
Paste a YouTube URL or drop a video. ClipSonic's AI finds the best moments, face-tracks the crop, and burns in animated captions — so you get ready-to-post 9:16 shorts in minutes, not hours.
Regular: $197 Founder Offer: $69 — Save $128
One App. Every Clipping Workflow.
From a pasted link to an exported short — every step runs on your machine.
Paste a Link. Start Clipping.
Paste any YouTube URL and ClipSonic downloads and transcribes it automatically — no separate downloader, no manual steps.
- YouTube URLs, auto-downloaded
- Live progress with cancel support
- Pick a quality tier (up to 1080p)
- Auto mono 16kHz audio extraction
Drop Any Video. No Uploads.
Have the file already? Drag it in. ClipSonic reads duration, resolution, and a thumbnail instantly, then transcribes locally — the file never leaves your computer.
- MP4, MOV, MKV, and more
- Instant duration/resolution/thumbnail
- No file ever leaves your machine
- No size or duration limits
AI Picks the Best Moments.
Groq or OpenAI reads the full transcript and returns ranked clip suggestions — each with a title, a hook reason, and a viral score, so you know why a moment was picked before you even watch it.
- Hook reason + viral score per clip
- Handles hour-long videos via chunking
- Sort by score or duration
- Approve, refine, or reject each one
Or Skip AI. Auto-Split by Length.
Manual mode slices the whole video into fixed-length clips — no AI, no API key. Cuts snap to the nearest natural silence so you never land mid-word.
- 30 / 45 / 60 / 90 / 120s presets
- Cuts snapped to silence
- Full-coverage, non-overlapping clips
- Captions still optional, on request
A Closer Look at What You Get
The tools that turn a raw upload into a finished, watchable short.
Know Exactly Which Moments Will Hit.
ClipSonic doesn't just guess timestamps — it reads the transcript and scores each candidate moment for hooks, punchlines, and complete thoughts, returning a viral score and a plain-English reason for every suggestion. Long videos are chunked and de-duplicated automatically, so a 60-minute recording still gets sensible coverage from start to finish.
- Title, hook reason & viral score per clip
- 5–15 ranked suggestions per video
- Automatic chunking for long-form content
- Approve, refine, or reject before rendering
Every Clip, Perfectly Framed.
A plain center-crop always works as a baseline, but ClipSonic can also detect and follow faces frame-by-frame — smoothed so the camera never jitters — to keep a speaker centered in 9:16. Two guests? Use the split-screen layout that tracks each person independently. Gaming or reaction content? Stack a tracked facecam over a looping background clip.
- Single-speaker face tracking
- Two-person split-screen (each tracked independently)
- Gameplay + facecam split layout
- Plain center-crop or original aspect ratio always available
Captions That Actually Get Watched.
Six built-in styles — Clean, Karaoke, Bold Pop, Neon Glow, Bounce, Boxed — each with word-by-word highlight animation as the audio plays. Preview live over the clip, drag the caption to any position on the frame, and the chosen style is saved per-clip, not app-wide.
- 6 distinct animated presets
- Word-by-word highlight as it's spoken
- Drag-to-position, saved per clip
- Live preview before you render
From Approved Clip to Finished Short — One Pass.
Cutting, reframing, and captions render together in a single ffmpeg pass instead of three separate re-encodes, keeping quality high and export times low. Export one clip or hit "Export all" to batch-render every approved clip with live per-clip progress.
- Cut + reframe + captions in one render
- Batch-export every approved clip
- Quality tiers up to 1080p
- Custom output folder, non-colliding filenames
Why ClipSonic Over Cloud Clip Tools?
Not Just Cutting. The Whole Pipeline, Automated.
Everything between "long video" and "posted short," handled.
AI Highlight Detection
Finds hooks, punchlines, and complete thoughts — with a viral score and plain-English reason for every clip.
Face Tracking
Keeps the speaker centered automatically — single face, two-person split, or gameplay + facecam.
Animated Captions
Six word-by-word animated styles, draggable to any position on the frame.
One-Pass Export
Cut, reframe, and caption in a single render — plus batch export for every approved clip.
Manual Mode
Skip the AI entirely — auto-split by length, snapped to natural silence.
Multi-Provider AI
Choose Groq or OpenAI for transcription and highlight detection, using your own API key.
Built for Every Creator
YouTube Creators
Turn a long-form upload into a week of shorts, automatically.
🎙️Podcast Clippers
Find the quotable moments without scrubbing the whole episode.
🎮Streamers & Gamers
Gameplay + facecam split layout, built for VOD highlights.
🎓Course Creators
Repurpose lessons into bite-sized, captioned promos.
🗣️Coaches & Speakers
Turn talks and sessions into hook-driven highlight clips.
📈Agencies & Teams
Batch-export a client's whole backlog with consistent framing.
Long Video to Short in 3 Steps
Paste a URL or Drop a File
Add any YouTube link or local video — ClipSonic downloads and transcribes it automatically.
AI Finds the Highlights
Groq or OpenAI suggests clips with a hook reason and viral score — or auto-split by length in Manual mode.
Review, Frame & Export
Trim if needed, pick a caption style and framing mode, then export ready-to-post 9:16 shorts.
What Early Users Say
"Replaced a $49/month clipping subscription. The hook reasoning alone saves me from scrubbing hour-long uploads."
"We batch-export a client's whole week of clips in one pass — face tracking and captions included, no watermark to explain away."
"Nothing about my VODs gets uploaded anywhere to get clipped — that alone was the deciding factor for our stream team."
Common Questions
How does ClipSonic find the best clips?
It transcribes your video, then an AI model (Groq or OpenAI) reads the transcript and scores moments for hooks, punchlines, and complete thoughts — each suggestion comes with a viral score and a plain-English reason.
Does ClipSonic upload my video anywhere?
No. Cutting, face-tracking, captioning, and exporting all happen locally on your machine. Only the transcript text is sent to your chosen AI provider to find highlights — never the video file itself.
Can I make clips without AI?
Yes — Manual mode auto-splits any video into fixed-length clips (30/45/60/90/120s), snapped to natural silence so cuts don't land mid-word. No AI or API key required.
Does it track faces automatically?
Yes. ClipSonic detects and follows faces frame-by-frame to keep the speaker centered in a 9:16 crop, including a two-person split-screen and a gameplay-plus-facecam layout.
What do the animated captions look like?
Six presets — Clean, Karaoke, Bold Pop, Neon Glow, Bounce, Boxed — each with word-by-word highlight animation, and you can drag the caption to any position on the frame.
Is this a one-time payment?
Yes. Pay once and own it forever — no monthly subscription, no per-clip fees, no watermark.
Which AI providers are supported?
Groq or OpenAI, your choice — pick a provider per feature (transcription and highlight detection) in Settings, using your own API key.
What video sources can I use?
Paste any YouTube URL or drop a local video file (MP4, MOV, MKV, and more). YouTube downloads run automatically in the background.
Do I need a powerful computer?
Any modern Windows or Mac machine. Rendering runs locally via ffmpeg — no cloud render queue, no waiting in line.
Stop Paying Monthly to Clip Your Videos.
AI highlight detection, face tracking, animated captions, batch export — one payment, forever.
Regular: $197 Founder Offer: $69 Save $128