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Turn long videos into short clips with HeyGen's free AI clip generator. Upload a recording, let the AI clip maker surface the best moments, and publish clips ready to post on TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
Key featuresFeatures of HeyGen's AI clip generator
AI highlight detection from speech
The AI-powered clip generator auto-detects speech, pacing, and topic shifts to identify engaging moments that stand alone. Each clip starts and ends on a complete thought, so a strong quote never gets cut mid-sentence. You pick from ranked key moments instead of scrubbing a timeline.
Automatic captions for muted feeds
Most short-form viewing happens with sound off. Every clip is generated with caption-ready spacing, and the built-in subtitle generator applies accurate AI captions automatically. Adjust wording by editing text directly, restyle fonts, and keep every word readable on a small mobile screen.
Smart reframing for every platform
Clips are reframed automatically for vertical, square, and landscape viewing, with speakers kept centred as the shot changes. One upload produces clips for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and LinkedIn, so you create video assets for all your social media channels without rebuilding the same clip three times.
Batch clips from one recording
A single generation turns one long-form recording into multiple bite-sized video clips, each trimmed to its own natural boundary. Instead of cutting footage by hand, you review a full set of candidates, keep the strongest, and create clips for weeks of posting.
Clip translation in 175+ languages
Once you create clips with AI, the integrated AI video translator converts each one into 175+ languages in one click, with lip-synced dubbing and the speaker's cloned voice. One strong moment becomes a localised post for every market you serve, without re-recording or hiring voice actors.
Use cases
A one-hour episode hides a dozen quotable moments. The video highlight engine works with podcasts, interviews, and panel recordings, surfacing the strongest exchanges so podcasters get a steady flow of short clips that draw new listeners towards full episodes.
Full webinar recordings rarely get replayed. Create engaging highlight clips featuring the sharpest insights and audience questions, then share them across channels so the content keeps working long after the live session ends.
Manually cutting a 40-minute video into short-form content takes hours. Upload it once, turn the long video into 30-second vertical clips, and route them through the YouTube Shorts workflow to keep your channel growing without touching an editor.
Recorded training runs long and completion drops. Clip each session into bite-sized videos that cover a single topic, so employees can watch between tasks, then update any clip by regenerating it instead of re-recording the full session.
Prospects rarely watch a full demo. Cut it into scroll-stopping clips that each show one feature, and pair them with a polished product demo video so sales teams share exactly what a buyer asked about.
Most clipping tools stop at English captions. HeyGen turns a single clip into lip-synced versions for every market you serve, so global teams can create engaging video clips for each region in an afternoon instead of over a quarter.
How it worksHow the AI clip generator works
Go from a long-form recording to a set of publish-ready clips in four steps. The AI handles trimming, reframing and captions while you keep the final say.
Upload a podcast, webinar, or any long recording to the online clip maker. The AI transcribes and maps the full content.
The AI automatically surfaces multiple clip options, each trimmed to a complete, standalone moment.
Adjust clip length, apply captions and brand colours, and fine-tune any boundary in seconds.
Download clips as MP4 in vertical, square, or landscape format, ready for social feeds on every platform.
An AI clip generator is an AI-powered tool that analyses a long video's transcript, pacing, and visual cues, then cuts the most engaging segments into short standalone clips. HeyGen's video clip generator works as an online AI clip maker in your browser, ranking each candidate so you choose from strong options instead of scrubbing footage.
No. Clip boundaries follow dialogue, emphasis, and topic shifts, so each clip opens and closes on a complete thought. If you want a different cut, extend or trim any clip in the AI video editor without starting again, and without any video editing experience.
Upload the full episode, use AI to generate a batch of candidates, then keep the five to seven with the strongest hooks. Caption and reframe them for vertical feeds, export as MP4, and post one per day as Reels, TikToks, and Shorts.
Most clipping tools stop once you create viral clips with captions. HeyGen adds what happens next: translate a clip into 175+ languages with lip-sync, upscale it to 4K, or generate new scenes from text, all inside one AI video platform used across 85% of the Fortune 100.
Yes. Vision Creative Labs grew client output from one or two videos a year to 50–60 per day using HeyGen. Batch generation and reusable brand styling speed up content creation enough to maintain that pace without hiring more editors.
Yes. The free plan lets you create AI clips with no credit card required. Paid plans start at $24 per month and add watermark-free exports, longer videos, and advanced AI features like voice cloning and higher resolution, which matters if you publish every day.
One generation produces multiple clips, and longer recordings with more distinct talking points yield more candidates. A typical hour-long episode gives you enough new clips to cover a full week of posting from a single upload.
Yes. Clips are generated with caption-friendly spacing, and the caption generator adds and syncs text automatically. You can edit wording, restyle fonts and colours to match your brand, and keep every clip readable for sound-off viewers.
Yes. The video clip maker keeps every clip editable: move its start and end points, swap caption styles, change the aspect ratio, or cut a section, all without timelines or plugins. Refining a batch usually takes minutes, not an arvo.
Yes. If you have a clip idea but no footage, describe it in the AI video generator and HeyGen handles video creation from script to scenes, narration, and captions. Many teams combine both: repurpose long recordings and generate clips from scratch.
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