How to Turn a Long Stream Into Shorts: 4 Tools Compared

Compare Clypse, OpusClip, Vizard, and Klap for turning streams into Shorts, with verified prices, free-plan limits, and who should pick what.

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Short answer

How do you turn a long stream into Shorts?

Pick Clypse if you need Twitch, Kick, YouTube, or Rumble imports with automatic moment selection. Import the VOD, review vertical clips with captions, then export or post to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. Start with a free plan: 30 credits cover one video, and no card is required.

Workflow

How do you make Shorts from a long stream?

  1. 1

    Choose your stream source

    Import a Twitch, Kick, YouTube, or Rumble stream, or upload a file.

  2. 2

    Run automatic clipping

    Start automatic clipping to find moments from the long stream.

  3. 3

    Reframe for vertical video

    Apply automatic 9:16 reframing to keep the face or action in frame.

  4. 4

    Add captions and edit

    Use auto captions, then trim, apply caption styles, and add hook text in the built-in editor.

  5. 5

    Export and publish

    Export 1080p vertical MP4 clips, then post them to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels.

OpusClip pricing page captured September 3, 2026, showing Starter at USD 15/month billed monthly
OpusClip pricing page as captured on September 3, 2026, showing Starter at USD 15/month billed monthly.Captured from opus.pro

How they compare

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Feature comparison; each cell cites its source in the footnotes.
FeatureClypseOpusClipVizardKlap
Free planYes[8]Yes[1]Yes[2]Create 1 video for free [3]
Cheapest paid planPro: $14.99/mo [8]Starter: $15/mo [1]Creator: $29/mo [2]Basic: $29/mo [4]
Free offerFree: $0/mo [8]Free: $0/mo [1]Free: $0/mo [2]Create 1 video for free [3]
Free allowanceFree: 30 credits [8]Free: 60 credits/mo [1]Free: 60 credits/mo [2]5 video clips per minute of source video [3]
Free clip expiryClips expire in 3 days [8]After 3 days, the clips will no longer be exportable [1]3-day storage [2]not stated
Export resolution1080p vertical MP4 [8]Starter: 30-day limit; highest resolution available [1]Free: 720p [2]not stated
Import sourcesTwitch, Kick, YouTube, Rumble, file upload [8]Starter: YouTube, local files, Google Drive, Vimeo, Zoom, Rumble, StreamYard [5]not statedYouTube video link, video file [3]
Automatic clippingYes[8]Yes[6]Yes[7]Yes[3]
Vertical reframingAutomatic 9:16 reframing that keeps the face or action in frame; split layouts for… [8]Free: Auto reframe [1]One click to resize and make your videos fit different social platform instantly. [7]Automatically reframe your video clips to always focus on the most important subject. [3]
Video editorBuilt-in clip editor with trim, caption styles and hook text, exporting from the browser [8]Starter: Powerful editor [1]Free: Full access to video editor [2]not stated
Social schedulingPro: schedule and post your clips to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels [8]Starter: Social media posting to YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram [5]Creator: Schedule social posts [2]Share clips on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn and schedule them [3]

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completed jobs

As of August 26, 2026, Clypse had completed 6,986 jobs, giving you a dated measure of usage.

Our own data.

Questions streamers ask

What does one Clypse credit buy?
One Clypse credit covers one minute of source video, with a minimum charge of 5 credits per video. The Free plan includes 30 credits, while Clypse Pro includes 300 credits.
How long can the stream be?
Clypse Free accepts streams up to 2 hours, while Clypse Pro accepts streams up to 6 hours.
Can these tools translate captions?
Clypse provides automatic captions in the spoken language, auto-detects multiple languages, and does not translate captions. Vizard can translate captions to over 100 languages. OpusClip Starter provides AI animated captions in 20+ languages. Klap edits and transcribes videos in 52 languages.
Can I cancel Clypse anytime?
Yes. Clypse says you can cancel anytime and has no hidden fees.

How we checked this

Author: Clypse editorial team. Published September 4, 2026. We read each vendor’s pricing and feature pages, then checked plan prices, stream-length limits, free-tier restrictions, export details, supported sources, and publishing options against those pages. Clypse prices and limits come from our product and billing data, including the Free, Pro, and Studio plans observed September 3, 2026. Clypse workflow details were checked against product information observed August 28, 2026. We left out features, limits, and prices that the relevant pricing pages did not state. Last verified September 4, 2026.

Sources

8 sources, last verified Sep 4, 2026. Footnotes on the page link here.

  1. [1]opus.pro/pricingread
  2. [2]vizard.ai/pricingread
  3. [3]klap.appread
  4. [4]klap.app/pricingread
  5. [5]help.opus.pro/docs/article/plans-and-creditsread
  6. [6]opus.proread
  7. [7]vizard.airead
  8. [8]Clypse product and billing data

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