Cut to the Shorts shelf, not just to length
Shorts surface in a dedicated feed where viewers arrive with no context from your channel. Clips are selected to make sense to someone who has never seen the original.
YouTube to Shorts
Turn your long YouTube videos into Shorts.
Convert long-form YouTube uploads into vertical Shorts that stand on their own — reframed to 9:16, captioned for sound-off, and cut to complete ideas rather than fixed intervals.
Try it in Reelsmith →One-time trial on signup — 10 videos and 1 hour of total footage, whichever runs out first. No card required.
Free to try
Your first 10 videos free, up to 1 hour of footage in total.
One-time trial on signup — 10 videos and 1 hour of total footage, whichever runs out first. No card required.
Reelsmith workflowLive preview
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Short 01
Short 02
How it works
From upload to finished in three moves.
- 01 Bring the long-form video you already published
- 02 Pull the segments that work without the full upload for context
- 03 Reframe, caption and export vertical Shorts
What the youtube to shorts gives you.
Feeds discovery back into the long upload
Shorts generally work as a discovery surface rather than a replacement — they reach people who have not seen the channel, and the full video is where they go next.
One master covers Shorts, Reels and TikTok
A single 9:16 export serves all three vertical feeds, so repurposing for YouTube does not mean a separate pass for every other platform.
Questions, answered.
Is the YouTube to Shorts converter free?
Your first 10 videos are free, up to 1 hour of footage in total. It is a one-time trial granted on signup, with no card required.
How long can a YouTube Short be?
YouTube Shorts must be vertical and are limited to three minutes. In practice most clips from long-form perform better well under that, at the length one complete idea needs.
What size should a YouTube Short be?
A vertical 9:16 frame, commonly exported at 1080 × 1920. Keep captions clear of the lower interface area where the title and controls sit.
Will Shorts cannibalise views on my long videos?
They generally act as discovery rather than substitution. A Short reaches viewers outside your existing audience; the long upload is what holds the ones the idea lands with.
Do I need to re-record in vertical?
No. Reframing exists so landscape footage you already published can be reused without shooting again.
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Reelsmith vs other youtube to shorts tools
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