Free tools for short-form video

Free video aspect ratio calculator. Enter your source size for exact 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 and 16:9 dimensions, plus how much of the frame each crop throws away.

Crop video online free. Drag a crop box over your footage, snap it to 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 or 16:9 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, and export — no watermark, no sign-up.

Turn landscape footage into 9:16 without cropping. Fills the top and bottom with a blurred, zoomed copy of your own frame — free, no watermark, no sign-up.

Automatically detect and cut silent gaps, dead air and long pauses from any video. Set your own threshold and get a tightened edit back — free.

Trim video online free. Set in and out points on a timeline and export just the section you want — no watermark, no sign-up, no software to install.

Rotate video 90, 180 or 270 degrees online. A true pixel re-encode, not a metadata flag — so the fix holds everywhere, on every player and platform.

Enter your recording length and format to see how many short clips it realistically contains, how many editing hours that costs by hand, and the cost per clip.

Generate subtitles automatically from any video. Get burned-in captions or a downloadable SRT file with accurate word-level timing — free, no signup required.

Paste any YouTube URL and get the full transcript with timestamps. Copy it, or download as TXT or SRT. Free, unlimited, no login required.

Convert video to text free. Upload an MP4 and get an accurate, timestamped transcript with speaker labels where detectable. Download as TXT or SRT.

Convert SRT to VTT, VTT to SRT, or either to plain text — instantly, in your browser. Timings are preserved exactly. Free, unlimited, nothing uploaded.

Edit SRT subtitle files in your browser. Fix wrong words, shift every timecode to resync drifted captions, stretch timing for frame-rate changes, and re-download.

Translate SRT and VTT subtitle files into 90+ languages with every timecode preserved. Upload, pick a language, download a ready-to-use subtitle file.

Generate YouTube chapters automatically from any video URL or transcript. Get formatted timestamps ready to paste straight into your description. Free.

Enter a video duration and see instantly which platforms accept it, which will reject it, and how much you need to cut. Current limits for every major platform.

Estimate video file size from bitrate, resolution and duration before you export. Checks the result against TikTok's 287.6MB upload cap. Free and instant.

Find the right export bitrate for any resolution and frame rate. Recommended settings for YouTube, TikTok, Reels and Shorts — free and instant.

Generate opening hook lines for short-form video. Enter a topic or transcript and get first-line options built to stop the scroll in the first three seconds.

Stuck for what to make? Enter your niche and get concrete video concepts with angles and formats — not vague topics. Free, no login required.

Scrub through your own video and export any frame as a full-resolution JPG or PNG. Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

Estimate YouTube Shorts earnings from your view count and niche, using realistic RPM bands. See what Shorts actually pay — free and instant.

Calculate engagement rate from views, likes, comments and shares — with benchmark bands for TikTok, Reels and Shorts so you know if your number is good.

Generate YouTube hashtags from a topic or title. Get a ranked set split into broad and niche tags, sized for Shorts — free, no login needed.

Generate 10 YouTube title options from a topic or a transcript, each with a character count so you know what gets cut off on mobile. Free, no login.

Paste a YouTube URL and download its thumbnail in every available size, up to 1280×720 HD. Free, unlimited, no login, works with Shorts too.

Generate TikTok hashtags from any topic. Get a ranked mix of broad and niche tags built for the For You page — free, no login, no limits worth worrying about.

Estimate TikTok earnings from views, followers and engagement. Covers Creator Rewards rates and realistic brand deal pricing — free and instant.

Upload a podcast episode and get a vertical, captioned, speaker-tracked clip back automatically. Built for turning long conversations into TikToks, Reels and Shorts.

Upload a full podcast episode and get a 1–2.5 minute cold-open intro built from its most gripping lines, stitched with sound effects. Edit and re-render.