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Submagic alternative for clipping long video
Teams comparing Submagic alternatives often have great captions already and now want the step before them: finding the best moments in a long video and turning them into shorts automatically. They want clips chosen for them, a sense of which one will perform, and a vertical reframe that fills the phone screen properly, not just styling on a clip they cut by hand.
Submagic is widely known for fast, stylish auto-captions and short-form editing. Shortie is the clipper side of the workflow. From one long upload it runs best-moment detection, scores every clip for virality, reframes to a true 9:16, and burns in captions, so a podcast or webinar becomes a batch of post-ready shorts.
Shortie
clip studio · walkthrough
See how it works
Play a walkthrough on an example recording, then cut a clip from your own video for real.
Clipping your own video needs no account. The walkthrough is an example, not your video.
example clips from
Example output. These clips and their scores are a fixed sample, not your video. Run the real thing on the free demo.
That is the walkthrough. Now run it on your own video and get a real clip back.
Clip my own video, freeReal clips come out 9:16, captioned, post-ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Submagic is strong at captions and short-form editing; Shortie does the clipping, finding the best moments and ranking them for you.
Side by side
Shortie vs Submagic, honestly
A fair look at what each does well. Both are good tools. Here is where they differ.
| What matters | Shortie | Submagic |
|---|---|---|
| Best-moment detection | Automatically finds the clips worth posting from a long video | Focuses on captioning and editing clips |
| Virality score per clip | Scores and ranks every detected clip | Known for caption styles and templates |
| Auto 9:16 reframe | Auto-reframes to a true 1080x1920 vertical frame | Supports vertical editing and layouts |
| Burned-in captions | Burned-in captions baked in by default | Strong, customizable burned-in captions |
| Source types | Any video file: podcasts, webinars, Zoom, interviews | Works on clips you bring or cut |
| Best suited for | Creators who want the clips chosen and ranked for them | Creators who want fine control over captions |
Comparison reflects general, publicly understood positioning. Capabilities change, so check each product for the latest.
Why creators pick Shortie
The full clip, end to end
The clip before the captions
Captions matter, but the harder job is deciding what to clip. Shortie runs best-moment detection across the whole video so the shorts are chosen for you.
Ranked, not just rendered
Every detected clip gets a virality score, so you publish the strongest shorts first instead of scrolling a long timeline.
Captions included, not the only step
Clips return as native 9:16 with burned-in captions, so the full short is ready, not just the styling.
Good questions
Submagic vs Shortie, answered
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Try Shortie on your video
Upload a long video and see a full batch of 9:16 shorts, with virality scores, reframe, and burned-in captions, ready to post.
No editing · No timeline · Ready to post