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Free YouTube Video to Shorts Generator

Paste a YouTube link for a video you own or have permission to repurpose and get 5 short-form ideas — hooks, scripts, on-screen text, captions, hashtags, and editing notes. With a YouTube API key it reads the video's public title to prefill your topic; it never downloads the video or scrapes.

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Fill in the form and hit Generate — everything runs instantly in your browser, no login.

Only use videos you own or have permission to repurpose. This tool never downloads the video or scrapes YouTube. With an API key it reads only the public title/description via YouTube's official Data API to help prefill your topic; everything else is generated from the details you provide.

What you can use it for

  • Slice a long-form upload into a week of Shorts and Reels
  • Plan TikToks from a podcast or interview you recorded
  • Repurpose a webinar or tutorial into bite-size clips
  • Batch short-form content from one filming session

How to use the YouTube Video to Shorts Generator

  1. 1Paste the link to a YouTube video you own or have rights to repurpose.
  2. 2Describe what the video is about and pick your platform, style, and clip length.
  3. 3Click Generate to get 5 distinct short-form ideas.
  4. 4Open your own footage, cut the suggested highlight, and add the hook + on-screen text.

Examples

Topic: home cold brew

  • Hook: The one thing everyone misses about cold brew.
  • On-screen text: ONE BIG IDEA
  • CTA: Save this and follow for part 2.

Tips for better results

Cut to the most surprising 5 seconds first — watch-time is everything.
Re-record the hook natively; reading the same line on camera lifts retention.
Add captions: most short-form is watched on mute.
Only repurpose footage you filmed or licensed — don't reupload others' videos.

Frequently asked questions

Does this download or scrape YouTube videos?

No. It never downloads the video or scrapes the page. If a YouTube API key is configured, it reads only the video's public title and description via YouTube's official Data API to prefill your topic. You always edit your own footage.

Can I use any YouTube video?

Only use videos you own or have explicit permission to repurpose. Reuploading someone else's content can violate copyright and platform rules.

What do I get back?

Five short-form ideas, each with a hook, script direction, on-screen text, a caption, hashtags, a CTA, and an editing note with a clip placeholder.

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