Free Tool

Instagram Reels Clip Maker

Paste a YouTube URL. Get Reels-ready clips back in about 10–15 minutes, captioned and vertical.

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Features

Reels-Native Vertical Framing

Clips come out 9:16 with the speaker kept centered as the shot changes. No manual cropping, and no version where the subject drifts off frame halfway through.

Moments Chosen for the First Two Seconds

Reels live or die on the opening. AutoClip ranks candidate moments by how well they hold attention from the first frame, and shows you a 5-criterion breakdown for each one.

Burned-In Captions

Word-synced captions from the source audio, burned into the video, in a style you can save to a brand kit and reuse across every clip.

Direct Reels Posting

Connect Instagram once and clips post on the schedule you set. Reels is one of 9 destinations, so the same clip can go to TikTok and Shorts in the same run.

How It Works

1

Paste a YouTube URL

Any public video, your channel or someone else's. Twitch and Kick VODs work as sources too.

2

AutoClip cuts the Reels

Around 9 clips from a typical video, ranked and captioned, back in about 10–15 minutes. Longer sources take proportionally longer.

3

Post to Instagram Reels

Approve them yourself or leave posting on autopilot with clips spaced across the week.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can AutoClip post directly to Instagram Reels?

Yes. Connect the account once and clips post on your schedule. Connecting the account happens on the web app; the iOS app handles everything else at parity.

What clip length works best for Reels?

30 to 60 seconds is where most Reels get their reach. That's the default target, and you can set your own range if your niche runs shorter or longer.

Do Reels clips need captions?

For talking-head content, effectively yes — a large share of Reels play muted. Captions are burned in automatically, and you can edit the text on the web app before anything posts.

Can I monitor a YouTube channel and post to Reels automatically?

Yes. Add the channel to monitoring and new uploads get picked up automatically, usually within minutes, then clipped and queued for Reels. Monitoring starts on Starter ($19.99/mo) with 1 channel; Pro has 3 and Scale has 10.

What aspect ratio does AutoClip export?

9:16 by default, which is native for Reels. Pro adds 1:1, 16:9, and 4:5 exports if you're repurposing the same clip for feed posts or a landscape platform.

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Auto Clip Maker

Paste a link and get clips back. Or add a channel once and stop pasting links at all.

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Go from YouTube video to posted clip — no manual steps, no stitching tools together. AutoClip handles the entire pipeline.

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