For streamers with a backlog of vods

Turn your streams into Shorts

Pull the best moments out of your VODs and repackage them as vertical clips for Shorts, TikTok and Reels.

Steps: 5
Tools: 7
Free or free plan: 6
Time: ~1 hour per stream

Your plan

01Get the backgroundIs AI Bad for the Environment? · Will AI Replace Accountants?
02Capture or import your best momentsEklipse · Medal
03Caption and formatOpus Clip · Descript
04Write the hooksYouTube Title Generator · Instagram Captions
05Schedule themBuffer

1
Get the background
A quick read before you start, so you know what good looks like.
Guides & editorial
Is AI Bad for the Environment?
Short answer: it depends on what we build—and how.
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Guides & editorial
Will AI Replace Accountants?
Short answer: no—but the job is changing fast.
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2
Capture or import your best moments
AI can pull highlights straight from a VOD, or clip live as you play.
After this step: A batch of candidate clips from your stream.
Gaming & Streaming
Eklipse
AI clipping for streamers — connect Twitch, YouTube or Kick and Eklipse finds your best moments and formats them for TikTok, Shorts and Reels.
Free trial · $24.99/month
Is it right for me?
Best for: Twitch, YouTube and Kick streamers who broadcast regularly and want short-form clips for TikTok/Shorts/Reels without hiring an editor or burning minutes on metered tools.
Consider another option if: You stream occasionally (metered clipping is cheaper), your content isn't gameplay, or you want live real-time capture rather than post-stream scanning.
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Gaming & Streaming
Medal
Gameplay clip capture and sharing — record moments as they happen, clip, edit and share from PC or mobile, with a $9.99 Premium tier.
Freemium · Free
Is it right for me?
Best for: PC and mobile gamers who want to save, edit and share gameplay moments with a hotkey — whether they stream or not — without running a full broadcasting setup.
Consider another option if: You want post-stream auto-clipping (that's VOD-scanning tools like Eklipse), you play on console (capture is PC/mobile), or you need a full streaming production suite.
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3
Caption and format
Captions and vertical reframing are what make a clip watchable on a phone.
After this step: Captioned, vertical-ready clips.
Video & Audio
Opus Clip
AI clipping tool that turns long videos and podcasts into captioned, vertical short clips for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Freemium · Free
Is it right for me?
Best for: Podcasters, YouTubers, interview shows, webinar hosts and marketing teams who want to repurpose long-form video into Shorts, Reels and TikToks without editing each clip by hand.
Consider another option if: Creators who need a real video editor rather than a clipper, users wanting permanent free exports (free clips expire in 3 days and are non-commercial), anyone editing music videos or cinematic footage, and teams needing more than the minute-based upload allowance.
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Video & Audio
Descript
Edit video and podcasts like documents using transcripts, AI editing, voice cloning, captions and screen recording.
Freemium · Free
Is it right for me?
Best for: YouTubers, podcasters, course creators, marketing teams, educators, social media teams, remote interview producers, SaaS companies, video agencies, internal communications teams, screen-recording tutorials and businesses producing talking-head content.
Consider another option if: Feature-film editing, complex visual-effects production, detailed colour-grading workflows, advanced multicamera editing, users who only need basic trimming, and projects requiring a full professional post-production suite.
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4
Write the hooks
Titles and captions decide whether anyone watches past the first second.
After this step: Titles and captions for each clip.
Marketing & SEO
YouTube Title Generator
Generate clickable YouTube video titles that get views.
Freemium · Usage limits may apply· Beginner-friendly
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Social Media
Instagram Captions
Create scroll-stopping Instagram captions with hooks and hashtags.
Freemium · Usage limits may apply· Beginner-friendly
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5
Schedule them
Posting daily beats dumping a week of clips at once.
After this step: A queue of clips going out on schedule.
Marketing & Social
Buffer
Friendly social media scheduler for planning, publishing and measuring posts across Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, Facebook and more — with an AI assistant and a genuinely usable free plan.
Freemium · Free
Is it right for me?
Best for: Solo creators, small businesses and freelancers who want dependable scheduling and honest analytics without enterprise complexity, and teams who need approval workflows on unlimited seats.
Consider another option if: Agencies wanting deep social listening, sentiment analysis or unified reporting across dozens of brands (look at Sprout Social or Hootsuite), users who need Pinterest-tailwind-style features, and anyone who wants flat pricing regardless of channel count.
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