Turn Video Podcasts Into Shorts, Automatically
An hour-long episode hides five great clips — the problem is finding them. Clipus transcribes the whole episode, reads the transcript with AI, and surfaces the quotable, self-contained moments with a score and a reason for each. You approve, caption, and export vertical clips without scrubbing the timeline once.
Free trial included · $5/month or $20 lifetime · Renders locally, no uploads
How does a podcast clipper find the best moments?
Clipus works from the words, not the waveform. It transcribes the episode with word-level timestamps, then an AI model reads the full transcript and flags moments with strong hooks, complete thoughts, and emotional payoffs — the qualities that make a podcast clip work out of context. Each suggestion arrives with start and end times, a suggested title, and a plain-English reason.
- Full-episode transcription with word-level timestamps
- AI-ranked moments with scores and hook reasons
- Export the transcript as .srt for your show notes
- Free offline transcription with local Whisper
What does a good podcast clip look like?
The clips that travel are self-contained: a claim, a story, or an exchange that makes sense without the surrounding hour. Add animated captions — most viewers scroll with sound off — and a vertical 9:16 frame so the clip fills the screen on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. Clipus produces exactly that format by default.
How long does it take to clip an episode?
Minutes, not an afternoon. Transcription runs while you do something else; the AI returns its ranked suggestions in one pass; and rendering happens locally on your machine with no upload or queue. A weekly episode becomes a week of shorts in a single sitting.
Built on: whisper.cpp (open-source speech-to-text)
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this work for audio-only podcasts?
Clipus clips video files, so it fits video podcasts and recorded interviews. If you record video of your episodes — even a static camera — Clipus can clip and caption it.
Can it handle hour-long episodes?
Yes. There are no length caps or per-minute fees — long episodes just take longer to transcribe locally, or use your own Groq/OpenAI key for faster cloud transcription.
Can my editor or VA use it too?
A license activates one device at a time, and you can deactivate and move it between machines whenever you need.
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$5/month (≈ 1,000 PKR) · $20 lifetime (≈ 5,000 PKR) · Free trial included