Free AI clip makers and Opus Clip alternatives October 2026
Free minutes, watermarks, quality and how long you keep your clips, read on the pages of 18 tools that cut a long video into Shorts, Reels and TikToks. Some free plans stamp a logo, and some drop your clips after 3 days.
Checked by hand on 16 October 2026, on each company’s own pages.All 212 quotes re-checked 22h ago and still there.
The short answer
If you read nothing else, read this.
- Free minutes every month: quso.ai 75 (in some countries), Opus Clip and Vizard 60, reap 60 (1 hour), 2short.ai and Spikes Studio 30. A minute is a minute of the long video you put in, not of the clips you get. Opus Clip, Vizard, reap, Spikes Studio and quso.ai add a watermark.
- No watermark on free: WayinVideo says it adds none on any plan (100 minutes, once, 720p). 2short.ai says the same (30 minutes a month, 1080p, from YouTube links). CapCut says its clip maker adds none, but its free uses run out and it does not say after how many.
- Free once, then you pay: VEED's clip tool 1 try, Klap 1 video, Submagic 3 short videos (its clip tool is a $19 a month add-on), Descript 100 AI credits.
- Free on your own computer: OpenShorts and AutoClip are open source. OpenShorts run by you has no watermark and no cap. You need Docker or their app, a strong enough computer, and your own AI key or a local model.
- The catches: Opus Clip lets you export free clips for 3 days and Vizard deletes free projects after 3 days. Choppity's free plan lists no downloads. StreamLadder's AI clipper is a 7-day trial. Opus Clip Pro costs $29 a month ($14.50 billed yearly).
I read the pages of 18 clip makers. Free with no watermark is rare, but it exists.
Quick picks
Most free minutes, every month
quso.ai
75 minutes a month
720p, with a watermark, kept 7 days, no card. Only in some countries; in others you buy credit packs.
No watermark, every month
2short.ai
30 minutes a month
1080p, from YouTube links that have captions. Its page also says 15 minutes.
No watermark, most minutes
WayinVideo
100 minutes, once
720p, from a link, no card. The free credits do not come back.
No limits, on your computer
OpenShorts
Free, open source
No watermark and no cap when you run it yourself. Needs Docker, 8 GB of memory or more, and your own AI key.
OpusClip · checked 9 Oct 2026
Is Opus Clip free?
Yes, with limits. The free plan gives 60 minutes of video a month, adds a watermark, exports up to 1080p, and lets you export free clips for 3 days. New accounts start with a 7-day Pro trial, no card needed; its exports carry the watermark too. Paid plans start at $15 a month.
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Minutes a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 60 |
| Starter | $15 | Not offered | 150 |
| Pro | $29 | $14.50 | 300 |
Yearly is the price a month when you pay for the whole year at once ($174 for Pro). Opus Clip calls a minute a credit. Pro sells more minutes in packs. Read on its pricing page and help centre on 9 Oct 2026.
What the plan cards don’t say out loud
A minute is a minute of your long video. Opus Clip counts the length of the video you put in, not the clips you get. A 30-minute video uses 30 of your 60 free minutes. You can pick just a part of the video to use fewer.
Free clips last 3 days. After 3 days, free clips can no longer be exported. Download the ones you want the same day.
The trial has the watermark too. Videos you export during the 7-day Pro trial carry the OpusClip watermark. If you pay later, Opus Clip removes the watermark from your old free and trial projects.
Free takes YouTube and your files. The free plan imports YouTube links and files from your computer. Google Drive, Vimeo and Zoom start with Starter; Twitch starts with Pro.
Only 9:16 on free. Free and Starter make vertical clips only. Square and wide clips (1:1 and 16:9) need Pro.
Paid minutes expire. On a monthly plan, unused minutes last 60 days, so they roll over for one more month and then expire.
In their own words(25, checked 9 Oct)
“Free Free forever $0 USD /mo Create an account 60 credits per month”
“Has watermark”
“Up to 1080p rendered clips”
“After 3 days, the clips will no longer be exportable”
“Start your free trial No credit card required”
“A Free Trial Pro Account will automatically convert to a Free Forever Account after 7 days.”
“Free Trial is designed to give every new user a chance to experience all core Pro features.”
“Starter plan only available in monthly”
“$15 billed monthly”
“150 credits per month”
“Pro $29/mo”
“$ 29 USD $ 14.5 USD /mo”
“$ 174 billed annually”
“300 credits per month”
“300 credits per month per pack. You can get more credits by buying multiple packs.”
“Currently, processing clips will cost 1 credit per minute of the original video imported.”
“For example, processing a 30-minute video would use 30 credits.”
“If you don't need the whole video processed, you can select just the part you want by adjusting the "Processing timeframe" slider when submitting your video.”
“Videos exported during the trial will include the OpusClip watermark”
“If you upgrade to a paid plan, the watermarks will be automatically removed from your Free Plan/Free Trial projects.”
“Importing video sources from YouTube and local files”
“Additional importing video sources from Google Drive, Vimeo, Zoom, Rumble, StreamYard”
“Even more importing video sources such as Twitch, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Dropbox, Loom, Riverside, Frame.io, StreamYard, Apple Podcast, Zoom Link”
“Various aspect ratios 9:16 9:16 9:16, 1:1, 16:9”
“If you're on a monthly plan, your credits expire in 60 days, so they roll over for one additional month.”
Compare them all
All 18, side by side. Tap a name for the sentences behind it.
Free minutes every month
- Opus Clip60 minutes a monthWatermark Yes · Max video 10 hours, 10 GB · Quality Up to 1080p · Captions Yes · Reframe Yes, 9:16 only · Card No card · Paid from $15 a monthTry free
- quso.ai (formerly vidyo.ai)75 minutes a month in some countriesWatermark Yes · Max video 5 hours, 5 GB · Quality 720p · Captions Yes · Reframe Yes · Card No card · Paid from $174 a year (offer), $29 monthlyTry free
Vizard60 minutes a monthWatermark Yes · Max video 60 minutes, 1 GB · Quality 720p, clips up to 10 min · Reframe Yes · Paid from $14.50 a month, billed yearlyTry free
reap1 hour a monthWatermark Yes · Max video 5 GB · Quality 720p · Captions Yes · Reframe 9:16; auto on paid · Paid from $9.99 a month, billed yearlyTry free- 2short.ai30 minutes a monthWatermark None · Max video Not stated · Quality 1080p · Captions Yes · Reframe Yes · Paid from $9.90 a monthTry free
Spikes Studio30 minutes a monthWatermark Yes · Quality 720p · Captions Yes · Card No card · Paid from $14.09 a month yearly, $32.99 monthlyTry free
Riverside Magic ClipsMagic Clips includedWatermark Yes · Quality Up to 720p · Captions Yes · Reframe Vertical presets · Card No card · Paid from $24 a month yearly, $35 monthlyTry free
Free once, then you pay
- WayinVideo100 minutes, onceWatermark None · Max video Links only, no uploads · Quality 720p · Captions Yes · Reframe Videos up to 10 min · Card No card · Paid from $4.99 a month yearly, $13.99 monthlyTry free
VEED Clips1 tryWatermark Yes · Max video 3 hours of speech · Quality 720p · Captions Yes · Reframe Yes · Paid from Price changes by countryTry free
Klap1 videoWatermark Not stated · Captions Yes · Reframe Yes · Card No card · Paid from $14 a month, billed yearlyTry free
Submagic Magic Clips3 short videos, onceWatermark Yes · Max video 3,000 MB · Card No card · Paid from $19 a month, plus $19 for clipsTry free
Descript Create clips100 AI credits, onceWatermark Yes · Quality 720p · Captions Yes · Reframe Limited on free · Card No card · Paid from $16 a month yearly, $24 monthlyTry free
Free, with a catch
CapCut long video to shortsLimited uses, number not statedWatermark None, it says · Captions Yes, may need Pro · Reframe Yes · Card No card · Paid from Not on its websiteTry free
Kapwing AI Clip MakerLimited, number not statedWatermark Yes · Max video 2 GB in, 4 min out · Quality 720p · Captions Up to 10 min · Reframe Yes · Paid from $16 a month yearly, $24 monthlyTry free
Choppity1 hour a monthQuality No downloads listed · Captions Yes · Card No card · Paid from $16.80 a month yearly, $24 monthlyTry free
StreamLadder ClipGPTEditor only; AI is a 7-day trialWatermark None on basic edits · Max video 10 GB upload · Captions Yes, in ClipGPT · Reframe 9:16, in ClipGPT · Paid from Shown only in its appTry free
Free on your own computer
- OpenShortsFree, open source (MIT)Watermark None · Max video No limit · Captions Yes · Reframe Yes · Paid from Nothing; hosted from $12 a monthOpen
- AutoClipFree app (MIT)Watermark Outro, can be turned off · Captions Yes · Reframe Yes · Paid from Nothing; your AI provider bills youOpen
– means their own pages do not say.
Free minutes every month
A new batch of free minutes each month. Most add a watermark. Read on each company's own pages on 9 October 2026.
- Free
- 60 minutes a month
- Watermark
- Yes
- Max video
- 10 hours, 10 GB
- Quality
- Up to 1080p
- Captions
- Yes
- Reframe
- Yes, 9:16 only
- Card
- No card
- Kept for
- 3 days to export
- Paid from
- $15 a month
Its plans and catches are at the top of this guide. Free takes YouTube links and files from your computer. Pro costs $29 a month.
In their own words(11, checked 9 Oct)
“Free Free forever $0 USD /mo Create an account 60 credits per month”
“60 processing minutes per month”
“If you are on the Free Trial or Free Plan, you will see an OpusClip brand logo watermark on your clips.”
“You can upload a local file that's no more than 10GB and up to 10 hours long.”
“Up to 1080p rendered clips”
“AI captions with emoji and keyword highlighter”
“Auto reframe”
“Various aspect ratios 9:16 9:16”
“Start your free trial No credit card required”
“After 3 days, the clips will no longer be exportable”
“$15 billed monthly”
quso.ai (formerly vidyo.ai)
Some countries- Free
- 75 minutes a month in some countries
- Watermark
- Yes
- Max video
- 5 hours, 5 GB
- Quality
- 720p
- Captions
- Yes
- Reframe
- Yes
- Card
- No card
- Kept for
- 7 days
- Paid from
- $174 a year (offer), $29 monthly
Vidyo.ai changed its name to quso.ai. The free plan is only in some countries; in the others you buy one-time credit packs. A credit is about one minute of the video you upload. Free clips carry a quso.ai watermark; the paid plans are described as watermark-free, with 1080p clips. The $174 yearly price is a Halloween offer, half off, until 1 November.
In their own words(19, checked 9 Oct)
“75 credits / month”
“One credit ≈ one minute of processed video.”
“Each minute of video you upload consumes one credit.”
“quso.ai (formerly vidyo.ai) is an all-in-one AI that turns long videos into short clips, edits and captions them, and schedules them across social media.”
“We support videos upto 5 hours in length.”
“Free plan: Max 5 GB/ 720p”
“720p render quality”
“Automatically create short clips and generate accurate captions from your uploaded videos.”
“Upload a long video or paste a link. quso.ai analyzes it, finds the moments most likely to go viral, scores them, reframes them vertically, and adds captions automatically.”
“In some countries you get a free plan with 75 credits a month.”
“In others you buy one-time credit packs, with no subscription.”
“quso.ai's free plan includes 75 clipping credits per month (roughly 75 minutes of processed video), AI moment detection, and 720p exports that carry a quso.ai watermark.”
“No credit card is required.”
“7 days data retention”
“$174/year $348 or $29/month billed monthly”
“Halloween offer: 50% off yearly plans”
“Ends Nov 1, 11:59 PM IST”
“Unlimited 1080p clips”
“Share crisp, watermark-free videos with professional quality.”
Vizard
- Free
- 60 minutes a month
- Watermark
- Yes
- Max video
- 60 minutes, 1 GB
- Quality
- 720p, clips up to 10 min
- Reframe
- Yes
- Sign-up
- Not needed to try
- Kept for
- 3 days
- Paid from
- $14.50 a month, billed yearly
You can try it without signing up. Each free project expires after 3 days. Its price table shows captions for each plan as icons, not words, so we cannot say if free includes them. Creator costs $174 a year and includes 100 GB of storage.
In their own words(11, checked 9 Oct)
“60 credits/month”
“1 credit = 1 minute of video”
“Do note that if you are on the free plan, your exported videos will have a Vizard.ai watermark and each project will expire after 3 days.”
“Upload video length 60 mins 600 mins”
“Upload video size 1GB 30GB”
“Export videos in 720p”
“Export length 10 minutes Any length”
“Vizard automatically identify engaging moments, cut them with one click, and center key subjects in vertical format, no manual resizing needed.”
“Try it free. No sign up needed”
“$174 billed yearly”
“100 GB space storage”
reap
- Free
- 1 hour a month
- Watermark
- Yes
- Max video
- 5 GB
- Quality
- 720p
- Captions
- Yes
- Reframe
- 9:16; auto on paid
- Kept for
- 7 days
- Paid from
- $9.99 a month, billed yearly
The free plan takes links from YouTube, Twitch, X and Vimeo. Hours count the length of the video you upload. Free clips come out in 9:16; automatic reframing is listed from Creator up. Monthly billing costs more; its FAQ does not give the amount.
In their own words(11, checked 9 Oct)
“AI Clipping: Up to 1 hour/month (watermarked)”
“Hours are calculated based on the duration of the source video you upload.”
“Exports in 720p (watermarked)”
“Upload file size Up to 5 GB Up to 10 GB”
“Video import sources Import directly from YouTube, Twitch, Twitter/X, and Vimeo”
“AI Captions: Up to 1 hour/month (watermarked)”
“Output aspect ratios 9:16 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 4:5”
“Premium subtitle styles + Auto-Reframed clipping”
“Projects Expire in: 7 days”
“There is a free plan, and paid plans start at $9.99/month for Creator and $29/month for Studio, both billed annually.”
“Monthly billing is available at a higher rate”
2short.ai
- Free
- 30 minutes a month
- Watermark
- None
- Max video
- Not stated
- Quality
- 1080p
- Captions
- Yes
- Reframe
- Yes
- Works with
- YouTube links with captions
- Paid from
- $9.90 a month
The same page also says the free plan gives 15 minutes, so you may get less than 30. Free works from YouTube links, and only for videos that have captions; Google Drive and other links start with Lite. Lite lists "No ads", so expect ads on free.
In their own words(11, checked 9 Oct)
“30 minutes of AI video analyzing per month”
“With our free Starter plan, you get 15 minutes of AI video analysis to discover how 2short.ai can make repurposing content a breeze.”
“Say goodbye to watermarks and hello to 1080p quality. Enjoy unlimited, high-resolution exports that make your content stand out.”
“Experience full access to all our features, regardless of your pricing plan.”
“With a single click, add animated subtitles that breathe life into your content.”
“Our AI uses facial tracking technology to automatically keep them at the center of the screen.”
“Simply copy your video link from YouTube and paste it into the 2short app.”
“It's important to note that we can only process videos with captions”
“Video imports from Google Drive and public URLs”
“$9.90/mo”
“No ads”
Spikes Studio
- Free
- 30 minutes a month
- Watermark
- Yes
- Quality
- 720p
- Captions
- Yes
- Card
- No card
- Kept for
- 7 days
- Paid from
- $14.09 a month yearly, $32.99 monthly
Its free plan card also says "Access demo clips". Whether free includes automatic reframing is shown only as icons on its table, so we cannot say.
In their own words(10, checked 9 Oct)
“Yes, we offer a free trial with a monthly free plan that includes up to 30 minutes of video content.”
“Yes, our free plan includes a watermark. To remove it, you'll need to subscribe to any of our paid plans.”
“720p export”
“Auto-Captions”
“No, you don't need a credit card to start your free trial.”
“Storage Lifespan 7 days 90 days Unlimited”
“Access demo clips”
“$14.09 /month”
“Billed Anually”
“$32.99 /month”
- Free
- Magic Clips included
- Watermark
- Yes
- Quality
- Up to 720p
- Captions
- Yes
- Reframe
- Vertical presets
- Card
- No card
- Catch
- 1 set of clips per video
- Paid from
- $24 a month yearly, $35 monthly
Upload a video or record in Riverside. Clips are made for videos over 3 minutes that have a transcript. Each recording gets one set of clips made for you; only Pro and Business can make more. Pro has a 14-day free trial.
In their own words(12, checked 9 Oct)
“Magic Clips is free but feels like a Hollywood-grade producer.”
“Riverside watermark on all your things”
“Up to 720p video quality”
“Add captions or your own branded captions with a click.”
“With platform-ready presets for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, switch between vertical, widescreen, and anything in between.”
“Yes! You can sign up for free - no credit card required.”
“Upload a video. Or record directly with Riverside for crisp 4K resolution and separate video and audio tracks - because quality matters.”
“Magic Clips are automatically created for content longer than 3 minutes with a transcript.”
“Every recording includes one automatically generated set of Magic Clips.”
“Pro and Business users can generate additional Magic Clips beyond the automatically generated set”
“$35 $24 /month Billed $288 annually”
“Start 14-day free trial”
Free once, then you pay
Enough to see what the tool does. When it runs out, it does not come back.
WayinVideo
- Free
- 100 minutes, once
- Watermark
- None
- Max video
- Links only, no uploads
- Quality
- 720p
- Captions
- Yes
- Reframe
- Videos up to 10 min
- Card
- No card
- Kept for
- 3 days
- Paid from
- $4.99 a month yearly, $13.99 monthly
The 100 free credits come once at sign-up and do not renew. One credit is one minute of the video you clip. Free cannot upload files from your device, so you clip from a link. The $4.99 yearly price is shown as a 65% off deal.
In their own words(10, checked 9 Oct)
“Sign up and you'll instantly receive 100 free credits to start creating with WayinVideo.”
“Free signup credits are one-time and do not renew monthly.”
“AI Clipping, Game Clipping, and Find Moments all create video clip results, so they use clipping credits based on video length.”
“WayinVideo does not add a watermark to exports on any plan.”
“Free is for trying WayinVideo with no commitment and no credit card. You get 100 one-time credits, 720p export, 500 MB of cloud storage kept for 3 days, and Standard processing priority.”
“Local uploads and publishing are not available on Free.”
“Create clips with AI Clipping and Find Moments; AI Reframe for videos up to 10 minutes”
“Trim, reframe, add text overlays, and apply animated subtitles in five aspect ratios”
“$13.99$4.99/ month Billed yearly”
“Get 65% OFF and unlock premium access now!”
VEED Clips
- Free
- 1 try
- Watermark
- Yes
- Max video
- 3 hours of speech
- Quality
- 720p
- Captions
- Yes
- Reframe
- Yes
- Paid from
- Price changes by country
On the free plan the clip tool works once per account. It takes no YouTube links: you upload the file. Clips are unlimited from the Creator plan up. Its pricing page shows prices in your own currency, so they change by country.
In their own words(9, checked 9 Oct)
“Free plan: Try once (one-time use for an account)”
“Creator, Pro, Studio, and Enterprise: Unlimited access”
“All projects exported while you weren't logged into an account or used a free account will have a VEED.IO watermark.”
“Maximum of 3 hours speech in the video.”
“No, the YouTube import option is not available.”
“Free Plan: Export in 720p only.”
“Auto-subtitles: Adds captions in over 100 languages”
“Auto-framing: Keeps the speaker front and center, regardless of aspect ratio”
“Prices are listed in your local currency if available, and if not they are listed in USD.”
Klap
- Free
- 1 video
- Watermark
- Not stated
- Captions
- Yes
- Reframe
- Yes
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $14 a month, billed yearly
No free plan on the price page, just one free video. The FAQ on Klap's home page still says Klap Pro costs $29 a month; the price page starts at $14 a month billed yearly, for 100 clips a month. Its pages do not say whether the free video carries a watermark.
In their own words(5, checked 9 Oct)
“You can try out Klap and create 1 video for free.”
“Using intelligent framing and facial recognition to create responsive subtitles, it then converts these topics into shorter clips.”
“Try for free. No credit card required.”
“100 clips /mo $14 /mo Billed yearly”
“Once you decide you like it, you can upgrade to Klap Pro for just $29/month.”
Submagic Magic Clips
- Free
- 3 short videos, once
- Watermark
- Yes
- Max video
- 3,000 MB
- Card
- No card
- Clip tool
- Add-on, $19 a month
- Paid from
- $19 a month, plus $19 for clips
Submagic is mostly a caption tool. Its long-video clipper, Magic Clips, is an add-on: $19 a month for 10 video uploads, on top of a plan from $19 a month ($12 billed yearly). The help centre does not say whether the 3 trial videos can use Magic Clips.
In their own words(8, checked 9 Oct)
“You'll be able to upload 3 short videos and edit them the way you want.”
“If you choose a subscription, you'll be able to download it without a watermark”
“The maximum file size per video is 3,000 MB”
“Start editing shorts with AI, today. No credit card required.”
“Magic Clips is an addon subscription.”
“You can also add Magic Clips Add-On to your subscription for just $19 per month. It offer 10 video uploads.”
“They start at just $19 per month for the Starter plan.”
“$12/member/mo, billed yearly”
- Free
- 100 AI credits, once
- Watermark
- Yes
- Quality
- 720p
- Captions
- Yes
- Reframe
- Limited on free
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $16 a month yearly, $24 monthly
Descript is a full video editor; Create clips is one of its AI tools, marked "Limited" on free without a number. Free also gives 60 minutes of media a month. You pick portrait (9:16) or square layouts for the clips.
In their own words(10, checked 9 Oct)
“AI credits (per editor) 100 (one-time)”
“Repurpose media: Create clips, highlights Underlord picks your most viral-worthy moments & makes clips that pop Limited”
“60 minutes (1 hr) / month”
“Exports from a Free drive will include a Descript watermark in the bottom-right corner.”
“Free plan users are limited to 720p export.”
“Dynamic captions Automatically create animated captions for your videos.”
“Center Active Speaker Keep the active speaker smack-dab in the center Limited”
“Scroll to view portrait (9:16) and square (1:1) presets”
“Do I need to enter a credit card to try Descript? No, Descript's Free plan includes everything you need to record, edit and mix audio and video content.”
“Hobbyist $ 16 $ 24 per person / month”
Free, with a catch
A free plan you can sign up for, but the limit is hidden, the download is missing, or the AI part is a trial.
- Free
- Limited uses, number not stated
- Watermark
- None, it says
- Captions
- Yes, may need Pro
- Reframe
- Yes
- Card
- No card
- Trial
- 7-day Pro, some countries
- Paid from
- Not on its website
CapCut's clip page says the clips come without watermarks. Its help pages add that free uses of AI tools run out, without saying after how many, and that a project with Pro features cannot be exported without Pro; auto captions is the example they give. You upload from CapCut's cloud, Google Drive or Dropbox. You subscribe to Pro in the app or on a computer; its website does not list the price.
In their own words(11, checked 9 Oct)
“The platform efficiently transforms long content into viral ai short videos without watermarks, offering professional results through its free, user-friendly interface.”
“When using advanced tools in CapCut, you may encounter a limit on how many times certain features can be accessed for free.”
“Once this quota is used up, those features will no longer be available for continued use under the free trial.”
“Captions can be generated for the clips and customized before export.”
“However, when you try to export, the system will detect these premium elements and require a Pro upgrade.”
“If you enjoy using advanced tools like auto captions and want uninterrupted access, upgrading to Pro will unlock exclusive features and a smoother editing experience.”
“Smart cropping and size adaptation can convert a 16:9 source into a 9:16 clip.”
“Upload video from Cloud, Google Drive, or Dropbox.”
“*No credit card required”
“CapCut Pro offers a 7-day free trial in select countries and regions.”
“The most direct way to keep using your favorite tools is to subscribe to CapCut Pro via the App or PC.”
- Free
- Limited, number not stated
- Watermark
- Yes
- Max video
- 2 GB in, 4 min out
- Quality
- 720p
- Captions
- Up to 10 min
- Reframe
- Yes
- Trial
- None for paid plans
- Paid from
- $16 a month yearly, $24 monthly
Kapwing says the clip maker is free to try with limits on features and video length, but gives no numbers. Free exports stop at 4 minutes each and 30 minutes a month, and the free plan has 10 credits.
In their own words(11, checked 9 Oct)
“Yes, Kapwing's AI Clip Maker is available to try for free. There are some limitations around features and video length for users of the Free plan, and a small watermark is applied.”
“Unlimited exports with a watermark”
“File upload limit The maximum file size you can upload in the editor 2 GB 6 GB”
“Export videos up to 4 minutes long”
“Monthly video export limit The monthly time limit for exported videos 30 minutes Unlimited”
“10 credits”
“720p video quality”
“Auto-subtitling (up to 10 mins)”
“Kapwing's AI Clip Maker automatically resizes clips to each platform's dimensions, so you can maximize your reach on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and more.”
“We do not currently offer a free trial for Kapwing's paid plans.”
“Pricing starts at $16 per member per month when billed annually or $24 per member per month when billed monthly.”
Choppity
- Free
- 1 hour a month
- Quality
- No downloads listed
- Captions
- Yes
- Card
- No card
- Kept for
- 3 days
- Paid from
- $16.80 a month yearly, $24 monthly
The free plan lists the AI clipper, captions and editor, but downloads first appear on Starter, and its comparison table shows a dash for Free. So you can try the AI, but you may not be able to save the clips. Usage resets on the 1st of each month.
In their own words(8, checked 9 Oct)
“1 hour of AI video analysis”
“AI video analysis 1 hour 3 hours 5+ hours”
“Your usage resets to 0 on the 1st day of every calendar month.”
“Advanced video editor AI video clipper Captions generator”
“Includes everything in Free Exports/downloads: 1080p HD & 4K”
“3 day project storage”
“Nope! You can sign up for a free account without a credit card.”
“$24 $16.80 /m $201.60 billed yearly”
StreamLadder ClipGPT
- Free
- Editor only; AI is a 7-day trial
- Watermark
- None on basic edits
- Max video
- 10 GB upload
- Captions
- Yes, in ClipGPT
- Reframe
- 9:16, in ClipGPT
- Paid from
- Shown only in its app
Made for Twitch, Kick and YouTube streamers. The free plan has the manual clip editor, converter and downloader; the AI clipper, ClipGPT, comes with the Creator plan, and new users get a 7-day free trial. Starter editor features used on free add a watermark.
In their own words(9, checked 9 Oct)
“Yes! StreamLadder offers a generous free plan with access to the clip editor, converter, and downloader.”
“The Content Publisher is included from the Starter plan and ClipGPT from the Creator plan.”
“Yes - StreamLadder offers a 7-day free trial for all new users.”
“You can try ClipGPT completely free for 7 days.”
“Basic editing never adds a watermark, on any plan.”
“If you use Starter Clip Editor features on the free plan, a watermark is added so you can try them before upgrading”
“You can import from Twitch, YouTube, and Kick.”
“Import from Upload (max 10 GB)”
“Clips open already trimmed and cropped to 9:16, with animated captions and hashtags generated automatically.”
Free on your own computer
Open source: no minutes to run out and no watermark of theirs, but you set it up, and the AI that picks the moments needs your own key or a local model.
OpenShorts
- Free
- Free, open source (MIT)
- Watermark
- None
- Max video
- No limit
- Captions
- Yes
- Reframe
- Yes
- Needs
- Docker, 8 GB memory, AI key
- Paid from
- Nothing; hosted from $12 a month
You run it with Docker and bring your own keys: a Gemini key, or a local model through Ollama or LM Studio. On a normal computer an 8-minute video takes 5 to 8 minutes. Its hosted version at openshorts.app is free for your first video up to 60 minutes, then 20 minutes a month, with a watermark and no card.
In their own words(11, checked 9 Oct)
“Self-hosting is genuinely free and always will be. It costs you a machine, your own API keys and the time to keep it running.”
“Free and open source under MIT. You run it with Docker on your own machine and bring your own API keys. No watermark, no usage cap, no subscription.”
“Watermark / limits None, ever”
“Upload limits None self-hosted”
“Auto Subtitles: faster-whisper with word-level timestamps, styled and burned into clips”
“Smart 9:16 Cropping: AI reframing per scene”
“Setup Docker, 8GB+ RAM, model downloads”
“API keys Bring your own Gemini, ElevenLabs, fal.ai”
“Runs fully local if you want: point LLM_BASE_URL at Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM or any OpenAI-compatible server and the moment picker runs on your own model, no Google key needed”
“What it costs you is hardware and time: on a typical CPU an 8-minute video takes 5 to 8 minutes to process.”
“No credit card required. Your first video is free up to 60 minutes, then 20 free minutes every month. Paid plans from $12/month without a watermark.”
AutoClip
- Free
- Free app (MIT)
- Watermark
- Outro, can be turned off
- Captions
- Yes
- Reframe
- Yes
- Works on
- Mac (Apple Silicon), Windows
- Needs
- AI key or local model
- Paid from
- Nothing; your AI provider bills you
A desktop app. Cutting and framing run on your computer; picking the best moments uses a cloud AI with your own key (you pay its rates) or a local model with Ollama or LM Studio on a strong enough computer. It adds a short brand outro, which you can switch off in Settings. Intel Macs and Linux need Docker or the command line. The button opens its English guide on GitHub.
In their own words(10, checked 9 Oct)
“The app is free and MIT-licensed.”
“The app is free; cloud models charge by usage.”
“The brand outro is on by default and can be disabled in Settings”
“Check captions, framing, and content completeness, then save the publish kit or connect an account to publish.”
“Framing follows the speaker and preserves full frames when no person is found.”
“Make clips on this computer Desktop macOS Apple Silicon or Windows x64”
“Cutting, framing, and rendering run locally.”
“Choose a provider and enter its API key, select an available analysis model, test the connection, and save.”
“Ollama / LM Studio need no cloud key but require suitable hardware.”
“Intel Macs / Linux can use Docker or CLI.”
Questions
Is Opus Clip free?
Yes, with limits. The free plan gives 60 minutes of video a month, adds a watermark, exports up to 1080p, and lets you export free clips for only 3 days. Paid plans start at $15 a month; Pro is $29 a month, or $14.50 a month billed yearly.
Is there a free AI clip maker with no watermark?
Yes, a few. WayinVideo says it adds no watermark on any plan and gives 100 free minutes once, at 720p. 2short.ai says the same, with 30 minutes a month of YouTube videos (its page also says 15). CapCut says its clip maker adds none, but free uses run out. OpenShorts on your own computer adds none at all.
Which free AI clip maker gives the most minutes?
quso.ai (formerly vidyo.ai) gives 75 minutes a month at 720p, but only in some countries; in others you buy credit packs. Next come Opus Clip and Vizard with 60 minutes a month and reap with 1 hour. All four add a watermark. WayinVideo gives 100 minutes, but only once.
Is there an open-source Opus Clip alternative?
Yes. OpenShorts and AutoClip are free and open source (MIT) on GitHub. OpenShorts runs with Docker and needs 8 GB of memory or more; AutoClip is a desktop app for Apple Silicon Macs and Windows. Both need your own AI key or a local model to pick the moments.
Can I make clips from a Twitch stream for free?
Yes, with a watermark. reap takes Twitch links on its free plan, up to 1 hour a month. Opus Clip takes Twitch links only from its Pro plan. StreamLadder's AI clipper, ClipGPT, is free only as a 7-day trial; its free plan is a manual editor.
Can I paste a YouTube link instead of uploading?
Yes, on most. Opus Clip's free plan takes YouTube links, 2short.ai works from them, reap takes YouTube, Twitch, X and Vimeo links, and WayinVideo's free plan works only from links. VEED's clip tool cannot import YouTube links; you upload the file.
Does a free minute mean a minute of clips?
No. Opus Clip, Vizard, quso.ai, reap and WayinVideo count the length of the video you put in. A 45-minute podcast uses 45 free minutes, however many clips you keep.
How we checked
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