# YouTube Video to Shorts

> Turn any youtube video into a shorts in minutes. Paste your input, preview the conversion, and generate for free.

Canonical: https://faceless.so/convert/youtube-video-to-shorts
Last updated: 2026-07-22

To turn a YouTube video into Shorts, copy its transcript, paste one idea of about 150 words into the Faceless script box and generate: you get a new vertical Short with an AI voice, captions and visuals for every scene. Faceless does not cut clips out of the original footage, so a long video becomes several new Shorts, one per idea.

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Last updated July 22, 2026 by [the Faceless team](https://faceless.so/about)

## Where do I start?

YouTube VideoShorts

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## Does Faceless clip my YouTube video into Shorts?

No. Faceless makes new Shorts rather than cutting clips from the original video. Take the transcript of a long video, pick its strongest ideas, and paste each one into the script box as about 150 words. Faceless narrates it with an AI voice, adds captions and visuals per scene, and renders a 9:16 Short. Use your own videos, or ask the creator before you remake theirs.

## How do I turn a YouTube video into Shorts?

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### Copy the video's transcript

Open the video on YouTube and use Show transcript under the description, or paste the link into the free Faceless YouTube transcript generator and copy the text.

2

### Pick one idea per Short

A 20 minute video usually holds four to six ideas that stand on their own. Cut each one to about 150 words with the payoff early, which is roughly 60 seconds of narration.

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### Paste it into Faceless and pick a voice and style

Paste the idea into the script box, choose a voice and a visual style, and generate. Faceless splits it into scenes, gives each scene its own visuals and adds word-timed captions.

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### Edit, then post one Short a day

Every video opens in the editor, where you can change captions, visuals and the voice before you download it or post it to YouTube. The Storyboard style costs 20 credits a Short.

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FAQ

## Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about our platform

### How long does youtube video to shorts conversion take?

1–3 minutes for most inputs. Longer source content takes proportionally longer because we generate matching b-roll for every scene.

### How much does the youtube video to shorts converter cost?

Faceless starts at $29/month for the Starter plan, which includes the full pipeline: script, voice, b-roll, captions, and auto-publish to YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

### Do I need to credit the original youtube video?

Always check the source's licensing. Faceless inserts a configurable attribution caption by default for most input types.

### Can I edit the video after conversion?

Yes. Every conversion lands in our editor where you can tweak captions, swap b-roll, change voice, and re-render before publishing.

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