Opus Clip
Turns one long video into a month of short clips, automatically
- Freemium
- New
Opus Clip solves the most tedious job in content marketing: turning long video into short clips. Upload a podcast, webinar, or stream, and it finds the moments worth clipping, reframes them vertically, adds captions, and hands you a set ready to publish.
The part that matters is the selection. It looks for complete thoughts with a hook and a payoff rather than cutting every sixty seconds — which is the difference between clips people watch and clips that start mid-sentence.
What sets it apart
- Moment detection that finds self-contained ideas, not arbitrary intervals
- Automatic vertical reframing that tracks the speaker so nobody drifts out of frame
- Captions generated and styled for silent autoplay feeds
- Virality scoring to rank clips, though it’s the weakest feature here
- Built-in scheduler on Pro that posts directly to your channels
- Editor export to Premiere and CapCut when you want to finish by hand
How to use it
- Upload a long video or paste a YouTube link at
opus.pro - Let it process — cost is based on source length, not output count
- Review every clip; the virality score is a hint, not a verdict
- Fix the captions, especially Arabic ones, before publishing
- Schedule from inside the tool or export to your editor for polish
Tips for better results
- Feed it content with clear moments. Interviews and talks clip beautifully; rambling monologues don’t
- Ignore the virality score and watch the first three seconds of each clip yourself — that’s what decides performance
- Correct Arabic captions manually. Wrong captions read as careless, and viewers notice
- Batch your uploads so you’re not paying credits for the same source twice
- Publish the top three, not all fifteen. Volume without quality trains the algorithm against you
Who it’s for
A good fit if you produce podcasts, webinars, or long YouTube videos, need constant short-form content, run social for a brand with a video archive, or want to repurpose without hiring an editor.
Not a good fit if you don’t already have long-form video (it repurposes, it doesn’t create), you need precise creative control over every cut, or you publish only occasionally — the credit model rewards volume.
Limits and warnings
Credits are charged on input length, not on how many clips you get. A long source burns credits whether the output is good or not.
Free exports vanish after three days and carry a watermark. It’s a trial, not a tier.
Always review before publishing. It will occasionally clip a moment that’s incoherent without context, or worse, one that misrepresents what was said.
Alternatives
Kling and Runway generate video rather than repurposing it — different problem entirely. HeyGen is the better tool if you need a presenter on camera and don’t have footage to clip in the first place.
✅ Pros
- Finds the genuinely engaging moments instead of chopping at fixed intervals
- Adds captions, reframes to vertical, and scores each clip's viral potential
- A single podcast or webinar becomes ten publishable clips in minutes
❌ Cons
- The free plan watermarks exports and deletes them after three days
- Arabic captions need manual correction more often than English
💰 Pricing
| Plan | Price | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 60 credits monthly, watermarked, expires after 3 days |
| Starter | $15 / month | 150 credits, no watermark |
| Pro | $29 / month | 300 credits, AI B-roll, scheduler, all aspect ratios |
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How does the credit system work?
One credit equals one minute of the video you upload, not the clips you get out. A 40-minute podcast costs 40 credits regardless of whether it produces five clips or fifteen. That's why the free plan's 60 credits is really one podcast episode, and why long-form creators outgrow the Starter plan fast.
Are the clips actually good?
The moment selection is genuinely impressive — it finds complete thoughts with a hook rather than cutting arbitrarily. The virality score is much less reliable and shouldn't drive your decisions. Review every clip before publishing; roughly half are worth posting, which is still a huge time saving over doing it manually.
How well does it handle Arabic?
Transcription is decent for clear Modern Standard Arabic and less reliable with heavy dialect or background noise. Captions almost always need a pass of manual correction, which is worth budgeting time for. The clipping and reframing work independently of language, so those parts are unaffected.
Is the free plan usable?
As a test, yes. As a workflow, no — exports are watermarked and disappear after three days, which rules out any real publishing. Use it to see whether the moment selection suits your content, then decide.
Do I still need a video editor?
For most social clips, no — captions, reframing, and cutting are handled. If you want branded intros, custom graphics, or precise trims, the Pro plan exports to Premiere and CapCut so you can finish there. Many people publish straight from Opus without touching an editor.