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An AI shorts maker earns the name when a single action produces something you could actually publish. Hand Recapo a long video and it returns a vertical short with the highlight already chosen, the frame cropped to 9:16, captions styled for a phone screen, and a cover laid out — not a bare cut that still needs four more tools.
One click is the starting point, not a lock-in. Every layer of the generated short stays editable: swap the moment, reword or restyle the captions, reframe the crop, or regenerate the cover until it looks like yours.
Click to upload or drop a video
Live-preview & trim in your browser; rendering runs in the cloud — don't leave this page (leaving cancels the render)
What one click actually produces
The output is a layered draft, not a flattened file, which is why it stays editable after generation.
Auto captions and covers, still under your control
Generated captions are editable word by word — fix a name, break a line, change the style, then burn them in or export SRT/VTT alongside the video. The cover works the same way: the layout is generated, the text and arrangement are yours. Automation does the boring 80%, you spend your time on the 20% that makes the short feel intentional.
How to use the Recapo ai shorts maker
Three steps, fully in the cloud — nothing to install.
Step 1: Drop in a video
Upload from your device or import by link — a full episode, a recorded stream, or raw footage straight off the camera.
Step 2: Generate the short
The AI picks a strong moment, crops it to 9:16, writes and styles the captions, and lays out a matching cover in one pass.
Step 3: Polish and export
Tweak any layer — moment, captions, crop, cover — then export a publish-ready vertical video for Shorts, Reels, or TikTok.
Frequently asked questions about the ai shorts maker
Are the automatic captions editable?
Fully. Correct the text, restyle the font and position, and choose between burning captions into the video or exporting them as a separate SRT/VTT file.
Can I pick a different moment than the AI chose?
Yes. The chosen highlight is just the first proposal — swap it for another suggested moment or set your own start and end points, and the captions regenerate for the new segment.
Does it work with horizontal 16:9 source video?
That is the main use case. The 9:16 crop is applied automatically and you can adjust the framing per scene so faces and key action stay inside the vertical frame.
What length are the Shorts it makes?
It targets the short vertical format, roughly under a minute, so the clips fit Shorts, Reels, and TikTok length limits. You can trim a proposed cut shorter before exporting.
How does it decide which moments to clip?
Recapo scans the source video for self-contained segments that work on their own and proposes them as Short-length cuts. This is part of the in-development recap workflow, so you stay in control and can adjust every cut before exporting.
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Turn long footage into a vertical short in one click: highlight picked, 9:16 crop applied, captions styled, cover laid out. Edit everything after on Recapo.ai.
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