YouTube to TikTok

YouTube to TikTok: paste a link, get the TikToks

Paste a YouTube link. Clyper finds the moments in it that work on TikTok, crops each to 9:16 on whoever's talking and captions every word: up to 30 TikToks from one video, with nothing to download or edit.

No watermark
1080 × 1920 exports
Captions in 50+ languages
Up to 30 clips per video

How it works

1
Paste the YouTube link
Any public or unlisted video from 1 minute to 4 hours, live stream replays included. Or upload the file.
2
Get vertical clips
Clips of 20 to 60 seconds, each cut to whole sentences, cropped to 9:16 on the speaker and captioned word by word.
3
Post them on TikTok
Check them in the editor, download 1080 × 1920 MP4s with no watermark and upload them in the TikTok app or on the web.

What you get

A hook score on every clipEach clip is scored for how well its opening hooks, so you post the strongest first.
Cut to whole sentencesEvery clip starts on a line that hooks and ends on its payoff, never mid-word.
9:16, on the speakerEach shot is cropped to fill a phone and follows whoever's talking as they move.
Captions TikTok viewers readBold animated captions on every word, in the video's language, placed above TikTok's caption and username.
Fix it in the editorTrim to the word, extend either end by up to 15 seconds, fix a word or switch the caption style.
Ready to upload1080 × 1920 MP4s with no watermark: the size TikTok fills the screen with.

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Why not post the whole video?

TikTok takes uploads of up to 60 minutes in the app, or 30 minutes from a computer, so a YouTube video often fits. But a 16:9 video fills only about 32% of a phone held upright, and a 20-minute video asks someone mid-scroll for 20 minutes. Many swipe away in the first seconds.

A clip of the video's best moment asks for 60 seconds or less, fills the screen and gets to the point in its first line. That's what TikTok shows to people who don't follow you yet. One YouTube video holds many such moments, and each is its own TikTok. The full walkthrough is in how to post YouTube videos on TikTok.

What makes a YouTube moment work on TikTok

It hooks in its first line. A bold claim, a question, a surprise. Clyper scores every clip's opening and shows the score, so you know which to post first. More in short video hooks.
It stands on its own. No “as I said earlier”. Clyper picks moments that make sense to someone who never saw the video.
It pays off. The clip ends on the answer, the punchline or the reveal, not halfway to it.
It's readable with the sound off. Captions on every word, big enough to read at arm's length.

The videos with the most of these moments are people talking: podcasts, interviews, commentary, streams and lessons.

How many TikToks from one YouTube video

The most clips you can ask for, and the credits each video uses (a credit is a minute of video). On Auto, Clyper picks about one for every 6 minutes, up to 10, and stops at the strong ones.
YouTube video	TikToks, at most	Credits
10 minutes	5	10
20 minutes	10	20
45 minutes	22	45
60 minutes	30	60

You choose the number, up to one for every 2 minutes of video and 30 in all, for the same credits either way. Work out any video with the free clips per video calculator.

Posting on TikTok

Upload the file. Download the clip and upload it in TikTok, rather than sharing a link or a video with another app's watermark on it.
Write a caption that adds to it. TikTok allows up to 2,200 characters; the first line is what people see. Count yours with the character counter.
Keep text clear of the buttons. Anything you add on top should sit inside TikTok's safe zone. Check a frame with the safe zone checker.
Post regularly. One video, many clips: see how often to post.

Your videos, or ones you can clip

Turn your own YouTube videos into TikToks, or videos whose owners want clips, like the creators who pay clippers per view in their clipping programs. Reposting someone else's video without permission can get it taken down, and TikTok keeps unoriginal reposts out of the For You feed: see TikTok unoriginal content.

What it costs

A credit is a minute of video, so a plan is how much video you can clip in a month, however many clips it makes.

Starter
$20/mo
150 minutes, about 75 clips
Pro
$19/mo yearly
400 minutes, about 200 clips
Studio
$48/mo yearly
1,000 minutes, about 500 clips
Also as 2× or 4×, for more of both

See the plans in full

Questions

How do I convert a YouTube video to TikTok?

Paste its link into Clyper. It finds the best moments, cuts each to whole sentences, crops it to 9:16 on whoever's talking and captions every word, for up to 30 clips. Download them and upload them in TikTok.

Do I need to download the YouTube video first?

No. Paste the link and Clyper does the rest. If you already have the file, you can upload it instead.

How long can a TikTok be?

Up to 60 minutes uploaded in the app, or 30 minutes from a computer. Clips that reach new people are usually far shorter: Clyper's run 20 to 60 seconds.

Can I post someone else's YouTube video on TikTok?

Only with permission, like a clipping campaign gives. Otherwise it can be taken down, and TikTok keeps unoriginal reposts out of the For You feed.

Is there a free YouTube to TikTok converter?

Clyper is paid, from its Starter plan. To crop part of a video to 9:16 by hand for free, the vertical video converter does it in your browser; finding the moments and captioning them is the part Clyper does for you.

Will the clips have a watermark?

No. Every clip downloads as a 1080 × 1920 MP4 with no watermark, on every plan.