What is OpusClip?

Content last verified May 4, 2026 · by the AI Tools Set Research Team

OpusClip repurposes long podcast and video recordings into short, captioned clips optimized for social platforms, automatically finding the most engaging moments. It adds animated captions, reframes to vertical, and scores clip virality.

Hugely popular with podcasters and creators, it turns one long episode into a week of shareable short-form content.

Key Features of OpusClip

AI clip finding: Detect the best moments automatically.
Animated captions: Styled, accurate subtitles.
Auto reframe: Vertical crop that tracks speakers.
Virality score: Rank clips by likely performance.

Use Cases for OpusClip

Turn podcasts into shorts
Create captioned clips
Repurpose long video
Feed social channels
Grow with short-form

Pros & Cons

Pros

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Excellent clip detection

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Great captions

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Auto reframe

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Free tier

Cons

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Clips, not full editing

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Watermark on free

Pricing

Free

$0 /mo

✓60 minutes/mo

✓AI clips

✓Watermark