CLIPYT

Free YouTube clipper.
Find the good part faster.

Choose Manual clip for precise timestamps or AI clips to find and verify strong moments. If no moment clears every check, Clipyt still gives you its best available candidate or a source excerpt to review. Reframe, caption and render a vertical clip from a long-form video or Short.

Paste a YouTube linkExplore AI clips2 minutes of free clips a day. No account needed.
A video moment selected on a filmstrip timeline with a play button and waveform.

Make a clip

Paste a YouTube link, choose a range, and export it your way.

Both Shorts and long-form videos are supported.
Your next clip starts here.

Choose Manual clip or AI clips, then load a YouTube video or Short. Both workflows support Shorts and long-form videos.

From link to clip.

Read the clipping guide

  1. Load your video

    Paste a YouTube video or Shorts link. Preview it before making the cut.

  2. Choose the moment

    Set the start and end time. Keep the sound or export without it.

  3. Download your clip

    Choose MP4 or MOV and your output quality. Download your file when the export finishes.

A little clipping.
Or a lot.

Start free. Get more room when you need it.

Guest

Current plan
Free

For the occasional good moment.

Start clipping

No account. No payment details.

Your free plan includes
  • 2 minutes of clips per day
  • 1 free AI review
  • 2 min per clip
  • Up to 1080p
  • MP4 + MOV downloads
  • Sound on or off

Google account

Free

A few more clips for your routine.

Continue with Google

One Google account. No subscription.

Everything in Guest, with
  • 10 minutes of clips per day
  • 1 free AI review
  • 2 min per clip
  • Up to 1080p
  • MP4 + MOV downloads
  • Google sign-in

Pro

For creators
€6 / month

More freedom. The best available quality.

Monthly billing. Google sign-in required.

Everything in the free plans, plus
  • Unlimited clips
  • 5 AI clips per month
  • 2 min per clip
  • Best source quality
  • MP4 + MOV downloads
  • Sound on or off

Ultimate

For full-time creators
€20 / month

Unlimited AI clipping and everything in Pro.

Monthly billing. Google sign-in required.

Everything in Pro, plus
  • Unlimited clips
  • Unlimited AI clips
  • One-click YouTube upload
  • Best source quality
  • 2 min per clip
  • MP4 + MOV downloads

Quality depends on the original video. Free clip allowances reset daily at 00:00 UTC. An AI review suggests candidate moments; the free review is one successful use. Pro AI reviews reset on the first day of each UTC calendar month. Processing and abuse safeguards apply to every plan.

AI clips that leave you ready to upload.

AI Review scans available captions, ranks complete moments and opens the strongest one in Clipyt's vertical editor. Tighten the cut, reframe the picture, burn in captions and render a clean 9:16 file for Shorts, Reels or TikTok. Ultimate users can post the finished clip to a connected YouTube channel in one click.

See the AI-to-upload workflow
Clipyt AI clips workspace with a YouTube source, ranked complete moments and Use this clip actions
Interface illustration: choose a complete moment from the AI clips workspace.
Clipyt AI clips editor with a 9:16 preview, automatic edits, captions and a Post to YouTube action
Interface illustration: render a vertical clip, then post it to YouTube in one click on Ultimate.

Clipping at its peak.

A huge audience. A simpler way to start.
Reference analytics from outside Clipyt.

Reference YouTube Analytics 28-day overview showing 86,000 views and $690.11 in estimated revenue

An audience already watching.

YouTube reported over 200 billion daily Shorts views in June 2025. Short-form video has an audience at enormous scale. YouTube’s report

Reference monthly YouTube Analytics showing 73,487 views and $31.93 in estimated revenue

Less time on the cut.

Pick a moment, set the timestamps and download an MP4 or MOV. No timeline editor to learn—just a straightforward way to prepare clips from content you can use.

Reference YouTube Analytics yearly overview showing 2,039,207 views and €4,267.48 in estimated revenue

Original clips can earn.

Eligible YouTube Partner Program creators can earn from Shorts ads. Your own content and meaningful original edits matter; unmodified reuploads don’t qualify. Shorts monetization rules

Get the cut right.

All YouTube clipping guides

Cut and trim a YouTube video · Download a permitted video section · Turn a long video into Shorts · Compare Clipyt and OpusClip

Create a YouTube timestamp link when you only need to share playback from a moment.

AI clips for YouTube moments

Find a standout moment, or review the best available excerpt.

Explore AI clips

How to clip a YouTube video

Timestamps, sound, file formats and export quality.

Read the guide

How AI Review ranks moments

What the suggestions check, and why you still review them.

Read the guide

Clipping YouTube Shorts

Choose a section or export a full Short.

Read the guide

MP4 or MOV?

Choose a file container for your next app.

Read the guide

Cut without sound

Export a silent video, with the right control.

Read the guide

Share a link or save a file?

Two different ways to keep a moment.

Read the guide

Before you clip.

The details worth knowing.

What can I use without paying?

Guests can make 2 minutes of normal clips per UTC day without an account. A verified Google account gets 10 minutes per UTC day. Both free options allow clips up to 120 seconds and output up to 1080p.

How long can a Clipyt export be?

Guest, Google-account, Pro, and Ultimate exports can all be up to 120 seconds. Normal free allowances are measured by the duration of each selected clip.

Can I keep or remove the sound?

Yes. Choose an export with sound or a muted export before starting the job. Clipyt does not create a separate audio-only file.

Does Clipyt export MP4 and MOV files?

Yes. MP4 and MOV are the supported output containers. Source availability and the selected quality still determine what Clipyt can extract successfully.

Can I download only a selected range?

Yes. Set a start and end time to download part of a YouTube video. Clipyt normally retrieves that section, with nearby media data when needed. In the standard configuration, it reports an error if partial extraction fails instead of silently saving the full source.

How does Clipyt handle YouTube Shorts?

Paste a Shorts URL just like a long-form YouTube URL. Manual clip uses the same precise range controls in a vertical preview, while AI clips can suggest captioned moments when captions are available. You can export a selected section or request the complete Short. The editor can also permanently zoom and reposition the video before rendering the downloadable file. The full-Short action is also limited to 120 seconds.

What do AI clips include?

AI Review scans the video's available captions and suggests short candidate moments, then ranks them for hook, completeness, payoff, and standalone quality. It does not promise virality or replace your final editorial choice. Open a suggestion to edit the actual clip, trim it, and permanently zoom or reposition the video in a 9:16 frame. Choose bold white, yellow, or word-highlight captions, render an upload-ready file, and download it. Ultimate users can also post that file to a connected YouTube channel in one click.

How do Clipyt referral rewards work?

Share your invite link from your account. When a referred friend completes their first verified Pro or Ultimate payment, the friend and inviter each receive one tier-aware time reward. A Pro purchase gives the friend 14 days of Pro; the inviter gets 14 days of Pro if they are on Pro or lower, or 7 days of Ultimate if they are on Ultimate. An Ultimate purchase gives the friend 7 days of Ultimate; the inviter gets 21 days of Pro on Pro or lower, or 7 days of Ultimate on Ultimate. Rewards are applied once per referred friend and extend existing access.

Have a moment in mind?

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