Tools for making clips

The tools clippers use to cut, caption and edit, sorted by task and with their price. If the free version is enough, we say so. Some links are affiliate links and are marked as such: if you sign up through them, Clipper Hub earns a commission at no cost to you.

Cut a long video into clips

Give it a stream, a podcast or an interview and it hands back vertical clips, already captioned. They save hours, but check every cut: the AI picks moments, it hasn't read the campaign's rules.

• OpusClipAffiliate link

  Finds the best moments, reframes to vertical and adds captions.

  Free plan with watermark · Starter $15 a month

• VizardAffiliate link

  Same idea, with the full editor already on the free plan.

  Free: 60 credits a month · Creator $29 a month

• KlapAffiliate link

  Turns YouTube videos into clips for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.

  From $29 a month (100 clips)

Animated captions

Clips are often watched with the sound off, and some campaigns ask for captions in their rules.

• SubmagicAffiliate link

  Animated captions, B-roll and automatic cuts with AI.

  From $19 a month · free trial

• Captions

  Mobile app to caption and edit with AI.

  Basic free version · Max $24.99 a month

Edit by hand

To fix what the AI got wrong or to edit from scratch. Free is more than enough here.

• CapCut

  Mobile and desktop editor with vertical templates. The free version limits the AI features.

  Free, with limits · paid Pro

• DaVinci Resolve

  A professional editor that is genuinely free, for Windows, Mac and Linux. Harder to learn.

  Free · Studio $295, one-off payment

What to avoid

• Auto-posting. On a new account, scheduling or uploading videos with outside tools tends to sink your reach. Upload clips by hand, from your phone.
• Video downloaders. Use the footage the campaign provides: it's what you have permission to use, and a clip built from anything else may never get approved.
• Bundles of «dozens of paid tools» for a few dollars. They are usually shared accounts: they break each tool's terms and can be cut off mid-month.

Prices are for the cheapest monthly plan, as listed on each tool's website on September 13, 2026. They may change: the current price is the one on their site.