Reviewed tool profile

OpusClip

AI clipping tool that turns long videos into captioned, reframed shorts and posts them to social platforms.

Sources checked Oct 1

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Pricing: Free plan with 60 credits a month and watermarked clips. Starter is $15 a month (monthly only) with 150 credits. Pro is $29 a month, or $14.50 a month billed annually ($174 a year), with 300 credits. Business pricing is custom. Official source 1 ↗
Available as: Runs in the browser. Pro accepts links from YouTube, Google Drive, Vimeo, Zoom, Twitch, Loom, Riverside and other sources as well as uploads, and there is a video API and MCP connector. Official source 1 ↗
Primary group: Video & Animation

What it does

OpusClip is a web app that turns long videos into short clips and publishes them to social platforms.

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Features

ClipAnything highlight detection. Picks highlight moments from any genre of video, not only talking heads, and accepts natural-language prompts to clip a specific moment. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
AI reframing with subject tracking. Resizes clips for each platform and keeps moving subjects centred, with manual tracking when you want to choose the subject. Official source 1 ↗
Animated captions in 20+ languages. Adds animated captions with emoji and keyword highlights; the paid plans caption in more than 20 languages. Official source 1 ↗
Text and timeline editor. Paid plans can edit clips by transcript or timeline, trim and extend, add B-roll, text overlays and music, and remove fillers and pauses. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗
Social scheduling. Posts or schedules clips to YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Instagram Reels; Pro adds a scheduler for several connected accounts. Official source 1 ↗
Export to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve. Pro exports an XML folder with the clip timeline, SRT captions and source segments for finishing in a professional editor. Official source 1 ↗

Pricing & free limits

Free

$0per month

60 credits a month, clips up to 1080p with a watermark, no editing, and clips stop being exportable after 3 days. Official source 1 ↗

Starter

$15per month, monthly billing only

150 credits a month, virality score, captions in 20+ languages, auto-posting, the editor, one brand template and no watermark. Official source 1 ↗

Pro

$29 monthly, or $14.50/month billed annuallyper month

300 credits a month with two months of rollover, two seats, AI B-roll, 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9 output, scheduler, XML export and limited API access. Official source 1 ↗

Business

Customcontact sales

Custom credits, seats and social connections, API and custom integrations, dedicated storage and priority support. Official source 1 ↗

Billing details

New users get a 7-day Pro trial; trial exports carry a watermark and trial users cannot post or schedule directly to social media. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗

Free access & limits

The free plan includes 60 credits a month, adds a watermark, has no editing, and keeps clips exportable for only 3 days. Official source 1 ↗

Best for & limitations

Podcasters and creators turning a long episode or vlog into several short clips for YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Reels. Official source 1 ↗ · Official source 2 ↗

Editors who want AI to find candidate clips and then finish them in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve. Official source 1 ↗

Teams and agencies producing branded clips with shared workspaces and brand templates. Official source 1 ↗

Free clips expire and are watermarked. Free-plan clips carry a watermark, cannot be edited and can only be exported for 3 days. Official source 1 ↗
Key editing exports need Pro. Starter is billed monthly only; multiple aspect ratios, the scheduler and XML export are listed under Pro. Official source 1 ↗