# YouTube to Clips

> Paste a captioned YouTube video to get up to 8 moments worth posting with exact quote, timestamps, post copy and deeplink and render any as MP4.

Canonical URL: https://www.startuphub.ai/youtube-clips
Free to use: yes. Publisher: StartupHub.ai

## What it offers

- Picks up to 8 moments from a captioned public video or Short.
- Each card carries the exact quote, start and end time, tweet copy and a YouTube deeplink at that second.
- Clip styles include quotes, Twitter viral, Shorts hooks, or a mixed board.
- Renders MP4s at 9:16 or 16:9 with burnt-in captions, or a custom clip from your own start and end.

## Why it is different

- Each quote is matched back to the timed caption segments so start and end land on spoken words.
- It reads captions as text first and video is only fetched when you render.
- Finding clips is free and only renders are metered.

## How to use it

1. Paste the YouTube URL.
2. Pick a clip style.
3. Take the cards and render the moments you want as MP4s.

## Inputs and outputs

- Inputs: A public YouTube URL with captions, a clip style, and for a render the aspect ratio and caption style.
- Outputs: Clip cards with quote, timestamps, copy and deeplink; MP4 files at 9:16 or 16:9, 720p, and 1080p on paid plans.

## Limits and plans

- On the Free plan, finding clips is free and you get 2 renders a day with a watermark.
- Pro Mini at $5 a month gives 10 renders a day without the watermark, Pro Lite gives 20, and Pro gives 40.
- Clips run 8 seconds to 60 seconds on Free and 90 seconds on paid plans, with source videos up to 90 minutes on Free and 3 hours on paid plans.
- API renders are never watermarked and cost credits by length: 11 credits for a 30 second clip at 720p, 1.5 times that at 1080p.
- Plans and prices: https://www.startuphub.ai/pricing

## API and MCP

| Method | Endpoint | Auth and cost |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/clip` | Bearer key, credits by clip length |
| GET | `https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/clip/{jobId}` | Bearer key |

MCP server: `https://www.startuphub.ai/api/v1/mcp`
- `suggest_youtube_clips` (API key)
- `render_youtube_clip` (API key)
- `get_youtube_clip` (API key)

API keys and docs: https://www.startuphub.ai/api-docs

## Related tools

- [YouTube to Blog Post](https://www.startuphub.ai/youtube-to-article): Paste a public YouTube URL to get a blog post of about 750 words in HTML, Markdown and JSON-LD with the video embed kept.
- [YouTube Transcript](https://www.startuphub.ai/youtube-transcript): Paste a public YouTube link and get the full spoken text as clean paragraphs, ready to copy or download with no sign-up.
- [Article to YouTube](https://www.startuphub.ai/video-maker): Turn an article URL into a narrated explainer with captions. Use it when a post should also exist as a video without a separate production pass.
- [All free tools](https://www.startuphub.ai/free-tools)