Best AI clip makers

Dowse lists 5 AI tools for turning long webinars, streams and recordings into highlights, reels and shorts. OpusClip cuts long videos into short clips for social posting, while Descript edits video by changing its transcript. Four of the five have a free plan.

The ranked list

  1. 1

    OpusClip

    Turns long videos into short clips

    Short clips from long videoWeb appAPI

    Free plan

    Built to turn long videos into short viral clips and post them to YouTube Shorts, TikTok, or IG Reels. The free plan includes 60 credits monthly with watermarked clips up to 1080p.

  2. 2

    Descriptalso does this

    Edits video by editing text

    Video editing

    Free plan

    Edits video by editing its text, and can also create clips and highlights from long video. The free plan includes 100 one-time AI credits, and paid plans add monthly media hours and AI credits.

  3. 3

    Pictoryalso does this

    Turns text and scripts into videos

    Text to videoBrowser extensionAPI

    Free trial

    Primarily generates videos from text, scripts, and images with AI voiceovers and avatars, and also does short clips from long video. It offers a 14-day free trial, a browser extension, and API access.

  4. 4

    Riversidealso does this

    Records and edits podcast content

    Podcast editingWeb appMobileDesktop

    Free plan

    A podcast recording and editing tool that also makes AI clips through Magic Clips. It records up to 4K video with separate audio tracks, and its free plan lets you try 2 hours of multi-track recording.

  5. 5

    Captionsalso does this

    Turns footage into edited videos

    Video editingWeb appMobile

    Free plan

    An AI video editor that turns uploaded or generated footage into edited videos, with auto captions and pause and filler word trimming. Clip creation is a secondary use, and it has a free plan and web and mobile apps.

List updated 16 Oct 2026