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Clyper vs Clipchamp

Clipchamp is Microsoft's free video editor, and a good one. But clipping in it means doing every step yourself: getting the video file, finding the moment, cutting it, cropping it to 9:16 and captioning it, then starting again for the next. Clyper does those steps for you. Paste a YouTube link and get up to 30 clips back, framed, captioned and scored.

or upload a video

By the Clyper teamUpdated Clipchamp's prices and features checked Sources

Our take

We make Clyper, so this is the case for it. What we say about Clipchamp comes from its own site and Microsoft's help center.

Clipchamp is free, runs in the browser and exports without a watermark. The catch for clippers is that it has no tool that finds the best moments in a long video and cuts them into clips, no YouTube link to paste and no auto reframe: each clip is a cut, a crop and a caption pass by hand. Clyper does all of it from a link, so the time you'd spend in a timeline goes into posting more.

Keep Clipchamp for the edits only a person can make. Let Clyper make the clips.

Why clippers move from Clipchamp to Clyper

  1. One link instead of six steps a clip

    To make one clip in Clipchamp:

    1. Download the video, since Clipchamp takes files from your computer or OneDrive, not YouTube links.
    2. Watch it to find the moment.
    3. Split and trim it to open on the hook and end on the payoff.
    4. Set the canvas to 9:16 and drag the video into place, since there's no auto reframe.
    5. Generate captions, fix the words they got wrong and style them.
    6. Export it, then start again for the next clip.

    In Clyper you paste the link once, and up to 30 clips come back cut to whole sentences, framed on whoever's talking, captioned word by word and scored.

  2. Long podcasts and streams, from the link

    Clipchamp's own guide has you download a YouTube video with another tool before you can edit it, and its help center recommends keeping projects to 10 minutes or less for the best performance. Clyper takes any public or unlisted YouTube link, from a minute to 4 hours long, or a file up to 4 GB, and Studio takes 10 links at once.

  3. The best moments, found and framed

    Finding the moment is the slow part of clipping by hand. Clyper reads the whole video, picks the moments that work without the rest of it (as many as you ask for, up to 30 from one video), follows whoever's talking, cuts to the other person when they answer, and stacks a stream's webcam over the game. In Clipchamp you set each crop yourself, clip by clip.

    You still need permission to post someone else's video, which clipping campaigns give.

  4. Word-by-word captions and a hook score

    Clipchamp's auto captions cover 80+ languages, one language a video, styled by hand. Clyper captions every clip word by word, in the video's language, in 5 animated styles placed inside every app's safe zone, and gives each one a hook score, so you know which to post first. Clipchamp doesn't score clips.

Side by side

Clyper and Clipchamp, feature by feature
ClyperClipchamp
YouTube links
Any public or unlisted video, with no channel check. Up to 10 links at once on StudioNo: you upload from your computer or OneDrive; its own guide has you download a YouTube video elsewhere first
Clips
As many as you choose, up to 30 a video, 20 to 60 seconds each, cut to whole sentencesYou cut each clip yourself; Auto compose (on personal accounts) drafts one video from the media you add
Vertical framing
Follows whoever's talking and switches between speakers. Streams get the webcam on top, the game belowSet the canvas to 9:16 and drag to reposition, clip by clip; no auto reframe
Captions
Word by word, in 5 animated styles or your own (Pro), in 50+ languages, above every app's username and captionAuto captions in 80+ languages, one language a video, styled by hand
Clip score
A hook score on every clip, on every planNone
Export
1080 × 1920 MP4, no watermark on any planMP4 up to 1080p with no watermark, free; 4K with Premium
Video length
1 minute to 4 hoursNo enforced limit; its help center recommends 10 minutes or less for the best performance
Uploads
MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV, up to 4 GBYes: MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, MKV and more, with no file size limit
Price
$20/mo (Starter), or $19/mo billed yearly (Pro)Free; Premium comes with Microsoft 365 Personal, $9.99/mo or $99.99 a year
What you pay for
Minutes of video: 1 credit is 1 minute, at least 10 a video, however many clips it makesNothing for the editor; Premium comes with a Microsoft 365 subscription
Free plan
No free plan. Starter is month to monthYes: the full editor, exports up to 1080p with no watermark
Editing
Trim, extend either end by up to 15 s, fix words, change the caption style, reword the hook headline (Pro)A full timeline editor: trims, transitions, text, stock media, text to speech, green screen, silence removal
Posting
Download and post anywhereUploads to YouTube and sends to TikTok from personal accounts; saves to OneDrive, Google Drive or Dropbox

What it costs

Clipchamp's editor is free, with exports up to 1080p and no watermark. Premium, with 4K exports, premium stock, filters, effects and a brand kit, now comes with Microsoft 365: Personal is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, and Family is $12.99 a month or $129.99 a year for up to 6 people.

Clyper Starter is $20 a month for 150 minutes of video, up to 75 clips. A free editor costs nothing but time, and with clipping that time is the job: a download, a cut, a crop and a caption pass for every clip. Clyper sells those steps done.

Starter

For your first clipping campaigns.

$20/mo

Monthly only. Pro is $19/mo billed yearly.

Up to 75 clips a monthfrom 150 credits, 1 a minute of video

Choose Starter
  • 150 credits a month
  • 1080p exports
  • Animated captions in 50+ languages
  • No watermark

Pro

Best value

For clippers running several accounts.

Normally $38 a month, now$19/mo

Billed yearly at $228

Save $228 a year

Up to 200 clips a monthfrom 400 credits, 1 a minute of video

Choose Pro
  • 400 credits a month
  • Everything in Starter
  • All caption styles
  • Hook headline on every clip
  • Brand kit: your own caption styles

Studio

For teams and clipping agencies.

Normally $96 a month, now$48/mo

Billed yearly at $576

Save $576 a year

Up to 500 clips a monthfrom 1,000 credits, 1 a minute of video

Choose Studio
  • 1,000 credits a month
  • Everything in Pro
  • Priority processing
  • Bulk link import
  • Secure checkout
  • Cancel anytime

Cancel anytime in the billing portal. Up to 1 clip for every 2 minutes of video: you choose how many clips you want from each one.

1 credit = 1 minute of source video.

Clipchamp's plans, for comparison

  • Free

    The editor, exports up to 1080p with no watermark, AI captions

    Free

  • Microsoft 365 Personal

    Clipchamp Premium: 4K exports, premium stock, filters and effects, a brand kit

    $8.33/mo

    billed yearly ($99.99), or $9.99 monthly

  • Microsoft 365 Family

    Clipchamp Premium for 1 to 6 people

    $10.83/mo

    billed yearly ($129.99), or $12.99 monthly

From people clipping with Clyper

  • $1,200/mo

    “Didn’t touch editing software once. Just dropped links in, posted what it spit out.”

    Jordan MackeyFaceless clipper
  • 90 sec/clip

    “Went from an hour per clip to under 2 minutes. Still can’t believe it.”

    Hom NurkilSolo creator
  • 9 clients

    “Tripled our client load without hiring anyone. Clyper is basically a second team.”

    Dan ReyesLowkey Media

Results from individual Clyper customers. Yours will vary: what you earn depends on the campaigns you join and how your clips perform.

Where Clipchamp does more

Clipchamp is a full editor: a timeline, transitions, text, stock video and music, 100+ templates, text to speech, green screen, noise suppression, webcam and screen recording, and silence removal for everyone. Auto compose drafts a video from your media, and Premium adds 4K and a brand kit. It comes with Windows and Microsoft 365.

If you like finishing clips by hand, keep it for that. Clyper's clips are 1080 × 1920 MP4s with no watermark, so they open in Clipchamp like any other video. If all you need is a crop, the free vertical video converter makes any video 9:16 in your browser.

Clyper and Clipchamp together

You don't have to give Clipchamp up. Let Clyper do the finding, cutting, framing and captioning, then open the clips you want to dress up in Clipchamp. Starter is $20 a month with no commitment. New to campaigns? Start with how to make money clipping.

Questions

Is Clyper better than Clipchamp for clipping?

For making clips from long videos, yes: Clyper finds, cuts, frames, captions and scores them from a YouTube link, where in Clipchamp you do each step yourself, starting with downloading the video. Clipchamp is the better choice for edits made by hand.

Is Clipchamp free for clipping?

Its editor is free, with exports up to 1080p and no watermark. Premium (4K, premium stock and a brand kit) comes with Microsoft 365 Personal at $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year. Either way, you cut, frame and caption each clip yourself.

Can Clipchamp make clips from a YouTube link?

No: it takes files from your computer or OneDrive, and its own guide has you download a YouTube video with another tool first. Clyper takes the YouTube link, public or unlisted, up to 4 hours long.

Does Clipchamp have AI clipping?

Not the kind that finds the best moments in a long video and cuts them into clips. Its Auto compose, on personal accounts, drafts one video from the media you add, and it has AI captions and silence removal. Clyper finds the moments, up to 30 from one video, and frames, captions and scores each.

Can I edit Clyper's clips in Clipchamp?

Yes. They're 1080 × 1920 MP4s with no watermark, so Clipchamp opens them like any other video.

Sources

We make Clyper. Everything here about Clipchamp is from its own pages, checked on October 28, 2026, in US dollars before tax; prices change, and some differ by country, so check its site before you buy. Clyper's are from its pricing and its own limits. Clipchamp and its logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, shown to identify its product; Clyper isn't affiliated with it.

Skip the editing

Paste a YouTube link and Clyper finds the best moments, cuts them to whole sentences, frames each on whoever's talking and captions every word.

or upload a video

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