AI clip maker
AI Video Clip Generator
Upload a long video. Pictory finds the key moments and cuts them into short clips with captions and your brand, and you download each clip separately.
- Key moments found for you
- Download each clip separately
- Captions and your brand on every clip
- Free to try, online in your browser
4.6/5Trusted by over 20,000 teams and institutions worldwide.
What is an AI clip generator?
An AI clip generator finds the key moments in a long video and cuts them into short clips. In Pictory you upload the video, it picks the moments from the transcript, and you download each video clip on its own, with captions and your brand.
One long video, many clips. Pictory works as a video clip maker and a clip creator in one: keep the clips you like, remove the rest and choose landscape or vertical for each channel.
Use the AI clip maker to pull a snippet of video from a webinar, an interview or a podcast. It is an AI video clipper that runs in your browser, and it is free to try.
interview.mp442 min · English (US)
6 clips foundCaptions on · ready to download
Your source, any format
Clips start with a long video.
Or bring any format.
No long video yet? Make one from text, a link, slides or a recording first.
AI Video Editor
Upload a video and edit it by editing the text.
Audio to Video
Give podcasts visuals and captions for YouTube.
Screen Recorder
Record, then edit it like a document.
Text to Video
Paste any text and get a finished video.
URL to Video
Drop in a link. Pictory turns the page into a video script.
Blog to Video
Turn a post into a video for social.
PPT to Video
Your slides and notes, narrated and on screen.
PDF to Video
Turn reports and guides into videos people actually finish.
Script to Video
Paste it and keep every word, or let AI tighten it up.
How it works
How to make clips from a long video
To make clips from a long video, upload it to Pictory and open the summary editor. Pictory lists the key moments as numbered clips. Keep the clips you want and remove the rest, switch off filler words and silences, add captions, then download each clip separately.
Upload your video
Drag in a video or audio file, up to 5 GB and 180 minutes. Choose the language.
Choose the clips to keep
Pictory lists the key moments as numbered clips. Remove the ones you do not want.
Clean them up
Switch off filler words and silences so every clip starts and ends cleanly.
Add captions and download
Pick a caption style and your brand kit, then download each clip separately.
Features
Video clip maker features: single clips, captions and formats
Single clips
Download each clip, and drop the ones you do not need
The key moments arrive as a numbered list. Play each one, remove any you do not want and download the rest one at a time.
- Numbered clips from one upload
- Remove a clip in one click
- Download clips individually
Captions and brand
Captions and your brand on every clip
Switch on subtitles, set the maximum lines and pick a style. Choose your brand kit and every clip carries your logo, fonts and colors.
- Captions timed to the speech
- A choice of caption styles
- One brand kit across every clip
Clip 4 · 0:31
Captions onSleek style · brand kit applied
Formats
Landscape or vertical, for every channel
Choose the orientation before you download. Vertical clips suit Shorts, Reels and TikTok, so the same tool works as a TikTok clip maker.
- Vertical 9:16 for social
- Landscape for YouTube and websites
- Open any clip in the full editor
Podcasts
Podcast clips and video snippets
Podcast clips work the same way as video clips. Upload the recording, video or audio, and Pictory finds the moments worth sharing. Each one becomes a short video snippet with captions, ready for social. Longer snippets and full summaries come from the same upload.
More AI video features
Your complete AI video generation tool
AI avatars
Add a talking presenter, or a digital twin of you.
Captions
Accurate, synced captions in your brand style.
Translation
Captions and voiceover for every market.
Text editing
Edit the transcript to edit the video.
Team workspaces
Share projects and brand kits with your team.
API
Generate branded videos from your own product.
AI Studio
Create any image or video you need with generative AI
The latest image and video models, built into the editor. Generate it, then drop it straight into your scene.
Generate and edit images
Describe it, or edit an existing image with a prompt.
Keep characters consistent
Use reference images to keep the same person or product in every scene.
Create video clips with sound
Generate clips with audio. Yes, characters can talk.
Extend any clip
Keep any clip going with a new prompt, even one you uploaded.
✓Get four options at once
Generate up to four versions and keep the best one.
Stay on brand
Your brand kit’s colors guide every generation.
Choose your model
Pick a model for stills or 5 to 10-second clips.
Also in AI Studio: Nano Banana Lite for images and Omni Flash for video.
Use cases
Who is using clip makers?
AgenciesSocial clips from client webinars
Send the client a set of clips the same day as the webinar.
CoachingCoaching clips from long sessions
Share one piece of advice at a time, straight from the session recording.
Why Pictory
Loved by creators, trusted by enterprise teams
From solo creators to global marketing teams. Read the case studies
4.6 / 5
Average rating on G2, plus Capterra’s Best Ease of Use award for 2025.
20,000+
companies and institutions creating video with Pictory.
SOC 2
and GDPR compliant, ready for enterprise security reviews
GDPR
Case studies
Teams that scaled video with Pictory
“Pictory is the easiest, most efficient way to get from an idea in text to multimedia imagery on the screen. It’s the critical component to get us out of death by PowerPoint.”
Read the Whirlybird Labs case study
“Pictory helps us consistently deliver the high-quality videos we’re known for, content we’re proud of and our clients are proud to use. They always get a five-star response.”
Read the VRC case study
“82% of our 10,000+ partners keep coming back to our training videos even though they aren’t mandatory courses. That’s how we know the content’s working.”
Read the AppDirect case study
“It increased subscriber growth by 78% and cut my video creation time from a couple of hours to a few minutes. It’s been a godsend.”
Read the NetRock case study
“Through Pictory videos, leads up by 500%, video production costs are down 90%.”
Read the Online Super Tutors case study
“We only launched our new app a few months ago and already have over 500 subscribers. People come back regularly to watch more videos made with Pictory.”
Read the Game of Yield case study
Compare
AI clip generator vs. video editing software
One 45-minute recording, cut into clips two ways.
| Step | With Pictory | Traditional editing software |
|---|---|---|
| Finding the moments | Picked for you from the transcript | Watched through and marked by hand |
| Making the clips | Listed as numbered clips | Cut on the timeline one by one |
| Filler words and silences | Removed with two toggles | Trimmed out by hand |
| Captions | Automatic and timed to the speech | Added, then checked and styled on the timeline |
| Vertical clips | Choose the orientation | Reframed and re-edited |
| Exporting | Download each clip separately | Exported one at a time |
| Your branding | One brand kit on every clip | Set up fonts and colors in every project |
Video API
Make video at scale from your own product
Send text, links or slides to the Pictory API and get branded videos back, automatically.
POST /v1/video/storyboard
{
"videoName": "q3-update",
"scenes": [{ "text": "Q3 in 90 seconds..." }]
}Enterprise
Enterprise video at scale
Custom plans, onboarding and support for company-wide rollouts.
- SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
- Custom plans and personalized onboarding
- Shared brand kits and team workspaces
- Dedicated support
A video clip generator turns a long video into short clips. Pictory’s reads the transcript, finds the key moments and lists them as numbered clips you can keep, remove and download.
Upload your long video to Pictory and open the summary editor. Pick the clip you want from the numbered list, turn on captions and download it. Each clip is its own video file.
Upload it to Pictory. The key moments are found for you and listed as clips, so you choose which to keep and download each one separately.
Yes. Every clip in the list has its own download, and you can remove the clips you do not want first.
Yes. Upload the episode as a video or audio file, up to 5 GB and 180 minutes. Pictory finds the moments worth sharing and each becomes a captioned clip.
Yes. You can try Pictory’s video clip maker on a free trial, online in your browser. Clips downloaded on the free trial carry a watermark, and paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
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