MakeShorts AI

A closer look at MakeShorts AI

MakeShorts is an AI-powered shorts tool that turns YouTube videos into social-ready short clips in one click, 10x faster than manual clipping. It automatically generates the most engaging shorts from videos, converts landscape video to vertical with autofocus cropping that keeps the main speaker in the spotlight, adds fast and accurate AI subtitles, and generates social captions and hashtags. Paid plans scale by monthly upload minutes (150, 350 or 800 minutes), per-video length and file size, and clips are stored longer on higher tiers; the Free plan offers 30 credits per month with a watermark and low-quality exports.

Editorial guidance based on published documentation. The workflow below is a suggested starting point, not a measured product result.

When to choose MakeShorts AI

• Creators who want YouTube videos turned into viral short clips fast, with the most engaging moments clipped automatically.
• Creators publishing vertical video who need autofocus cropping that keeps the main speaker in the spotlight, plus automatic subtitles and captions.
• Hobby creators who want to start free with 30 credits a month, auto captions and auto reframe/crop.

When to choose something else

• Users who want watermark-free, high-quality exports on the Free plan: Free exports carry a watermark and are low quality, with no editing tools.
• Users who want clips kept indefinitely on the Free plan: free clips expire in 3 days, against 10 days on Lite, 30 days on Plus and 60 days on Pro.

A practical starting workflow

1. Upload or link a YouTube video to turn into shorts.
2. Let AI clipping pick the most engaging moments automatically.
3. Use autofocus cropping to convert landscape video to vertical, keeping the main speaker in focus.
4. Add AI subtitles and social captions, then download unlimited shorts within the plan's upload-minute limit.

Check before committing

• The Free plan in the text read has a watermark, low-quality exports, no editing tools, and clips that expire in 3 days, against 10 days on Lite, 30 days on Plus and 60 days on Pro.
• Paid amounts in the text read are shown in $ without a named currency and in two views that must not be merged (Lite $12, Plus $39, Pro $79 per month monthly, against $6, $9.75, $19.75 per month billed annually at $72, $117, $237 per year), so no paid-tier charge fact is recorded; only the $0 free fact is recorded.

Common questions

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