Free AI Clip Maker: Compare 5 Tools and Make a Clip

Compare Clypse, OpusClip, Vizard, Klap, and Choppity by free-plan limits, with prices verified on September 4, 2026, and who should pick what.

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Short answer

What is the best free AI clip maker?

Pick OpusClip if free exports up to 1080p matter; pick Vizard if you need captions translated to over 100 languages. Pick Klap for scheduling across four social platforms; pick Choppity for a free advanced editor and captions generator. Pick Clypse for a no-card free plan for stream and video clipping.

Workflow

How do you make clips with Clypse?

  1. 1

    Add your video source

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

  2. 2

    Let Clypse find clip moments

    Clypse automatically clips your video by scoring moments for clip-worthiness and finding setup, payoff, and clean endings.

  3. 3

    Apply captions and vertical framing

    Clypse adds auto-captions and automatically keeps the important face or action in frame for vertical clips.

  4. 4

    Edit the clip in your browser

    Use the built-in editor to trim, change caption styles, add hook text, and export.

  5. 5

    Export or schedule the result

    Export 1080p vertical (9:16) MP4 clips. Pro can schedule and post clips 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.
FeatureClypseOpusClipVizardKlapChoppity
Free planYes[10]Yes[1]Yes[5]Create 1 video for free [3]Yes[4]
Cheapest paid planPro: $14.99/mo [10]Starter: $15/mo [1]Creator: $29/mo [5]Basic: $29/mo [6]Starter: $14/mo billed annually [4]
Free optionYes[10]FreeYes[7]Free ForeverYes[5]Create 1 video for free [3]Yes[4]
Free allowanceFree: 30 credits [10]Free: 60 credits/mo [1]Free: 60 credits/mo [5]5 video clips per minute of source video [3]Free: 1 hour of AI video analysis [4]
Project expiryClips expire in 3 days [10]After 3 days, the clips will no longer be exportable [1]3-day storage [5]not stated3 day project storage [4]
Free source limitvideos up to 2 hours long [10]After 3 days, the clips will no longer be exportable [1]3-day storage [5]5 video clips per minute of source video [3]3 day project storage [4]
Automatic clippingYes[10]Yes[8]Yes[5]FreeYes[3]Yes[4]Free
Import sourcesTwitch, Kick, YouTube, Rumble, file upload [10]Starter: YouTube, local files, Google Drive, Vimeo, Zoom, Rumble, StreamYard [7]not statedYouTube video link, video file [3]YouTube, MP4, MOV, AVI [9]
Vertical reframingAutomatic 9:16 reframing that keeps the face or action in frame; split layouts for… [10]Free: Auto reframe [1]One click to resize and make your videos fit different social platform instantly. [2]Automatically reframe your video clips to always focus on the most important subject. [3]Automatically crop landscape video into vertical formats. [9]
Video editorBuilt-in clip editor with trim, caption styles and hook text, exporting from the browser [10]Starter: Powerful editor [1]Free: Full access to video editor [5]not statedFree: Advanced video editor [4]
CaptionsAuto captions on every clip, with a caption editor [10]Starter: AI animated captions in 20+ languages [1]Post-ready captions and hashtags, auto-generated [2]not statedFree: Captions generator [4]
Free export quality1080p vertical MP4 [10]Free: Up to 1080p rendered clips [1]Free: 720p [5]not stated3 day project storage [4]
Bar chart of the lowest paid monthly plan price: Clypse Pro $14.99, OpusClip Starter $15, Vizard Creator $29, Klap Basic $29 (as of 2026-09-04)
Lowest paid plan price for the tools that list USD prices, billed monthly, as shown on each pricing page and verified on September 4, 2026. Tools priced only in other currencies are not charted.

37,993[10]

clips delivered to users

As of August 26, 2026, Clypse had delivered 37,993 clips to users, giving creators a first-party usage reference.

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.
Do free AI clip makers add a watermark?
Clypse's free plan adds a watermark to downloads. OpusClip's Free Forever plan also produces watermarked videos.
Can these tools translate or support captions in multiple languages?
Clypse automatically captions the spoken language and detects multiple languages, but it does not translate captions. Vizard can translate captions to over 100 languages. Klap edits and transcribes videos in 52 languages. OpusClip's Starter plan provides AI animated captions in 20+ languages. Choppity has a captions generator, but its supported caption languages are not stated on its pricing page.
Can I schedule or publish clips directly?
Clypse Pro includes scheduling and posting to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. OpusClip Pro includes scheduling, while OpusClip Starter supports social media posting to YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Vizard Creator supports scheduled social posts. Klap supports sharing and scheduling on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Choppity supports one-click posting to TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and more, with scheduling ahead.
Can I cancel a paid plan at any time?
Clypse says you can cancel anytime with no hidden fees. OpusClip says cancellation or downgrading takes effect at the start of the next billing cycle. Choppity says you can cancel anytime, but it does not refund partial months after the 14-day window.

How we checked this

We read each tool’s official pricing or documentation pages and checked them on September 4, 2026. We recorded free-plan limits only where the published pages described them, and did not infer capabilities from product names or demonstrations. Clypse details come from our own product and billing data, including the free plan’s 30 credits and one-video limit, its two-hour stream limit, and its maximum of two watermarked downloads. We left out features, limits, prices, and retention periods that those sources did not describe. Every entry displays its author, publication date, update date, and verification date.

Sources

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

  1. [1]opus.pro/pricingread
  2. [2]vizard.airead
  3. [3]klap.appread
  4. [4]choppity.com/pricingread
  5. [5]vizard.ai/pricingread
  6. [6]klap.app/pricingread
  7. [7]help.opus.pro/docs/article/plans-and-creditsread
  8. [8]opus.proread
  9. [9]choppity.comread
  10. [10]Clypse product and billing data

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