AI clip maker

Long video in. Short clips out.

Paste a YouTube link or upload a recording. Castmagic transcribes it, flags the moments worth posting, and cuts captioned clips at the ratio each platform wants. Then it keeps going, into the post, the newsletter and the carousel, from the same transcript.

Clipping a podcast episode? Use the podcast clip generator →

Paste a YouTube, Vimeo, Zoom or Loom link, or an RSS feed.

URL importieren

Füge einen Link ein von: YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts TikTok Reels X Google Drive Vimeo Twitch Reddit Loom Wistia

Funktioniert mit über 1.800 Plattformen — oder lade Dateien direkt hoch. Lieber eine Führung? Demo buchen.

No watermark on exports. Speaker labels, timestamps and 60+ languages on every transcript.

Short clips, out in the wild

The first was cut in Studio. The rest are Shorts from the Castmagic YouTube channel, views as of September 2026.

DTC Pod, cut in Studio9:16 · Blaine Bolus
Akil Wade x Castmagic9.1K views · YouTube Shorts Generate 50 content pieces without writing a single prompt2.1K views · YouTube Shorts AI keeps getting smarter with every update1.7K views · YouTube Shorts Best AI for coaches to 10x their business980 views · YouTube Shorts Mind blowing AI740 views · YouTube Shorts ChatGPT vs Castmagic, which is better?579 views · YouTube Shorts Automatically repurpose your podcast in a click570 views · YouTube Shorts Turn a voice note into written content503 views · YouTube Shorts

We Power The Best Creators

9:16 and 1:1, 4:5, 16:9, from one edit
Word by word karaoke captions, in your style
60+ languages transcribed

How it works

  1. 1

    Paste the video

    A YouTube, Vimeo, Zoom or Loom link, an RSS feed, or an upload from your drive. Castmagic pulls the recording in and transcribes it with speaker labels.

  2. 2

    Pick the moment

    Start from the moments Castmagic flags, or scroll the transcript and highlight any stretch. The clip is cut where the words are, not where the scrubber lands.

  3. 3

    Caption and frame

    Karaoke captions with the active word lit, in your caption style. Choose 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 or 16:9 and the framing follows.

  4. 4

    Export, then reuse

    Download the clip. The transcript has already drafted the post that goes with it, and a carousel if you want one.

Magic moments, found in the transcript

Studio transcribes the video and flags the moments that stand alone: a hook, a story, a takeaway. Pick one and the clip is cut where the sentence starts and ends, not where a scrubber landed, with karaoke captions already stamped on. Or highlight any stretch of the transcript yourself.

Find your moments

One recording in. A week of clips out.

A webinar, a lecture or a livestream replay holds more clips than anyone cuts by hand. Pick the ones worth posting, each with its own caption and duration, at 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts or 16:9 for YouTube and LinkedIn. The transcript stays, so the next batch is a click away.

Cut your first batch

Clips are the start, not the end

Every clip comes from a transcript that has already drafted the recap, the LinkedIn post and a swipeable carousel of the same point. One recording becomes the clip and everything that goes around it, without a second tool.

See what else it drafts

Recorded audio only? Still a clip.

A webinar where the camera was off, a call, a voice memo: the moment becomes an audiogram, a waveform video with the same karaoke captions, in the same aspect ratios. It posts wherever a video clip does.

Make an audiogram

Paste a link. Get the clips.

A YouTube, Vimeo, Zoom or Loom link, an RSS feed, or an upload from your drive. Castmagic pulls the recording in, transcribes it, and opens Studio with the moments flagged.

URL importieren

Füge einen Link ein von: YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts TikTok Reels X Google Drive Vimeo Twitch Reddit Loom Wistia

Funktioniert mit über 1.800 Plattformen — oder lade Dateien direkt hoch. Lieber eine Führung? Demo buchen.

Next to the clip-only tools

Prices and limits taken from each vendor's pricing page on 10 September 2026. Vendors whose pricing we could not verify are not listed.

CastmagicOpusClipSubmagicVizard
Entry paid plan From $29 / month, whole platform $15 / month (Starter) $19 / month, $12 billed yearly (Starter) Yearly billing only; price not shown
Free tier See pricing $0, watermark on animated captions, 3-day media storage None listed $0, 60 min / month, watermark, 720p, 10-min export cap, 3-day storage
Watermark on paid plans None None from Starter None None on paid plans
Audio-only episodes Audiograms with captions Not stated Not stated Not stated
Also drafts the written content Show notes, newsletter, posts, carousels from the same transcript Clips and captions Captions, clips, editing Clips and captions
Aspect ratios 9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 Vertical and more 1080p 30 fps; 4K on Business Up to 4K on paid

See Castmagic pricing →

A clipper that also writes the post

Clip tools give you thirty clips and leave you to write thirty captions and the recap. Castmagic clips from the transcript it has already turned into all of that.

A clip-only tool

  • Cuts the clip and captions it
  • The caption, the post and the recap are still yours to write
  • Audio-only recordings are often out of scope
  • Metered in minutes or credits per month

Castmagic

  • Cuts the clip from a speaker-labelled transcript, captions it word by word
  • Drafts the post, the recap and a carousel from the same transcript
  • Audio-only recordings become audiograms in the same ratios
  • No watermark on exports
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Questions

What is an AI clip maker?

A tool that finds and cuts short clips from a long video automatically. Castmagic does it from the transcript: it transcribes the recording, flags the strongest moments, and renders captioned clips in the aspect ratio you choose.

Can I make clips from a YouTube video?

Yes. Paste the YouTube link and Castmagic imports the video, transcribes it, and lets you cut clips from any moment. Vimeo, Zoom, Loom, Google Drive and uploads work the same way.

How does it choose which moments to clip?

Castmagic flags moments from the transcript, the passages with a complete thought and a strong hook, and you choose from those or highlight your own. Nothing is rendered until you pick it.

Does it add captions automatically?

Yes. Every clip carries karaoke captions, with the active word highlighted as it is spoken, in the caption style you pick.

Which platforms are the clips for?

TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts at 9:16; Instagram and LinkedIn feeds at 1:1 or 4:5; YouTube and LinkedIn video at 16:9.

How long can the source video be?

Full-length recordings: podcasts, webinars, lectures, livestream replays. Transcription takes minutes for an hour of video.

Does it work with audio files?

Yes. Audio-only recordings become audiograms, a waveform video with captions, at the same aspect ratios.

Can I edit the clips?

Yes. Studio has a multi-clip timeline where you trim, reorder, change the ratio and the caption style, and preview before you export.

Is there a watermark?

No. Exports carry no Castmagic branding on any plan.

What languages does it support?

Transcription in 60 or more languages, with translation, so captions can stay in the recording’s language or switch to another.

What makes it different from a clip-only tool?

The transcript. Castmagic cuts the clip from the same transcript that drafts the show notes, the newsletter, the LinkedIn post and the carousel, so one recording becomes the clip and everything that goes around it.

Can I make a carousel from the same moment?

Yes. Studio carousels draft a swipeable image set from the transcript, so a clip moment can also be a LinkedIn or Instagram carousel.

Is it free?

Castmagic plans start at $29 a month and include Studio, transcription and the written content. See the pricing page for what each plan includes.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It runs in the browser. Paste a link or upload a file and work in Studio.