YouTube to Shorts AI

Turn YouTube videos into Shorts with AI.

Repurpose long YouTube videos into captioned vertical Shorts while keeping the clips editable on a real timeline.

Shorts
from long videos
Real timeline edits. Undo anything.
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Pluged AI browser video editor with preview, timeline, media and agent panel
Prompt

Turn this YouTube video into three Shorts with hooks and captions.

Result

Editable Shorts drafts from long-form footage.

The pain

Shorts need a different edit than long videos.

01
The best moment may not be near the intro.
02
Shorts need captions and fast pacing.
03
Vertical framing changes the composition.
How it works

Three moves. One edit.

01
Import the source

Use a YouTube export, webinar, podcast or tutorial.

02
Ask for Shorts

Set target length, angle and platform.

03
Review and export

Adjust captions, crop and pacing.

Why it works

Built for the edit you searched for.

Long-to-short workflow

Repurpose existing long videos.

Hook-first clips

Start with attention-grabbing moments.

Captions included

Make Shorts work on mute.

Vertical reframing

Fit mobile formats.

Editable drafts

Fine-tune before publishing.

Batch support

Create multiple clip candidates.

Old way vs Pluged AI

One less editing headache.

Old way
One long video
Pluged AI
Multiple Shorts
Old way
Manual scrubbing
Pluged AI
AI moment suggestions
Old way
Crop after export
Pluged AI
Build for vertical

The best YouTube video can become more than one post.

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