# FastClip

> FastClip (fastclips.app) makes a clip editor for podcasts, interviews and commentary, and publishes an independent, sourced learning center about clipping: how clipping works, what clipping campaigns pay, account and platform rules, and how clipping marketplaces compare.

AI agents that should make a clip for a person: read https://fastclips.app/SKILL.md (connection, tools, flow and limits of FastClip's MCP server).

Every guide states its sources and the date its facts were checked. FastClip is not affiliated with the platforms it reviews. Every guide and platform page is also available as Markdown: add .md to its URL (for example /learn/warming-up-accounts.md).

## Data and tools

- [Clipping platforms compared](https://fastclips.app/platforms): posted rates, payout minimums and methods, fees and supported platforms for each clipping marketplace
- [Clipster campaign data](https://fastclips.app/clipster-campaigns): every live public Clipster campaign with rate per 1M views, view minimums, caps and budget used; CSV at https://fastclips.app/data/clipster-campaigns.csv
- [Clipping earnings calculator](https://fastclips.app/clipping-calculator): what a clip pays after view minimums and caps
- [YouTube Most Replayed tool](https://fastclips.app/tools/youtube-most-replayed): free lookup of the most replayed moments, chapters and replay graph of any public YouTube video
- [YouTube clip link maker](https://fastclips.app/youtube-clip-link): free, in-browser replacement for YouTube's retired Clips links: from a YouTube link and a start and end time, builds a watch link that starts at the start (YouTube links carry only a start time) and an embed link and iframe code with start and end parameters, so playback stops at the end; nothing is sent to a server
- [Podcast clipping guide](https://fastclips.app/podcast-clipping)

## Clipping basics

- [What is a clipping campaign, and how does it work?](https://fastclips.app/learn/clipping-campaigns): A clipping campaign is a funded budget that pays clippers a rate per 1,000 verified views. See how briefs, caps, verification and payouts work, with 2026 data.
- [Clipping glossary: what clipping terms mean](https://fastclips.app/learn/clipping-glossary): Plain definitions of 66 clipping terms: CPM, RPM, per 1M, view minimum, per-post cap, clip farm, hook, burner, warming, Spark code and reused content.
- [What CPM means in clipping, and how it differs from RPM](https://fastclips.app/learn/cpm-and-rpm): In clipping, CPM is the rate a campaign pays per 1,000 verified views. RPM is what you actually earn per 1,000 of all your views, after minimums, caps and fees.
- [How to start clipping in 2026, step by step](https://fastclips.app/learn/how-to-start-clipping): Start clipping step by step: check eligibility, add a payout account, pick one niche and campaign, clip the provided footage, disclose, submit, keep it up.
- [What is clipping, and how do clippers make money?](https://fastclips.app/learn/what-is-clipping): Clipping is cutting short videos from podcasts, interviews and songs. Clippers earn a set rate per 1,000 verified views, often about $1, from campaign budgets.

## Making money

- [How clipping agencies work, and how to start one](https://fastclips.app/learn/clipping-agency): A clipping agency sells views to brands and pays a network of clippers per view. See real agency pricing, the margin math, and the legal steps to start one.
- [How to spot a clipping scam](https://fastclips.app/learn/clipping-scams): A real clipping campaign never asks you to pay. Spot fake campaigns, upfront fees, task scams, course pitches and fake managers, and verify a campaign first.
- [How clippers get paid, and how tax works](https://fastclips.app/learn/getting-paid-as-a-clipper): Clippers are paid through PayPal, bank, Stripe or crypto after approval and holds. Payout fees, 1099-NEC and 1099-K thresholds for 2026, and W-8BEN basics.
- [How much do clippers make?](https://fastclips.app/learn/how-much-do-clippers-make): Clippers earn $0.10 to $4 per 1,000 approved views on live campaigns, minus view minimums, caps and rejections. See the math, worked examples and real rates.
- [How to choose a clipping platform, and spot a brand-side agency](https://fastclips.app/learn/how-to-choose-a-clipping-platform): Check who the platform serves, then compare take-home pay: rate, view rules, caps, fees, payout minimum, methods, verification, terms and reviews.
- [Ways to make money clipping](https://fastclips.app/learn/ways-to-make-money-clipping): Clippers earn from per-view campaigns, direct deals, agencies, platform payouts, UGC, logo and music campaigns, editing and affiliate links. How each pays.

## Accounts and views

- [How to choose a niche for a clipping account](https://fastclips.app/learn/choosing-a-clipping-niche): Pick a niche where paid campaigns exist, footage is licensed, and you know the audience. Live Clipster data shows which niches campaigns accept.
- [What engagement rate is, and why clipping campaigns require it](https://fastclips.app/learn/engagement-rate): Engagement rate is interactions divided by views. Clipster campaigns asked for 0.2% to 6% in September 2026. See the formula, the minimums and honest fixes.
- [Why clipping platforms flag views, and how to avoid it](https://fastclips.app/learn/flagged-views-and-view-bots): Campaigns flag views that look botted, paid for, or from the wrong countries. Learn what the rules ban, how checks work, and what evidence to keep.
- [Can I run several clipping accounts?](https://fastclips.app/learn/multiple-accounts): Yes. TikTok, Instagram and YouTube allow several accounts per person, but not to deceive, spam or evade a ban, and a ban can reach your other accounts.
- [Do clipping accounts get shadowbanned?](https://fastclips.app/learn/shadowbans): No platform admits to secret bans, but TikTok, Instagram and YouTube can stop recommending posts or whole accounts. Here is how to check and recover.
- [How to warm up a new TikTok, Instagram or YouTube account for clipping](https://fastclips.app/learn/warming-up-accounts): No platform publishes a warm-up period. Use a new account like a real viewer, post original clips slowly, and check its status before you join paid campaigns.

## Platform rules

- [Instagram Reels rules for clippers](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-reels-for-clippers): Instagram stops recommending accounts that mostly repost others' content, and captions or credits do not fix it. The 2026 rules for Reels clippers.
- [TikTok rules and monetization for clippers](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-for-clippers): TikTok's Creator Rewards Program needs 10,000 followers, age 18+, one of 8 countries and original 1-minute videos. Clips of other creators rarely qualify.
- [Can clippers earn on X (Twitter)?](https://fastclips.app/learn/x-for-clippers): X retired Creator Revenue Sharing on September 7, 2026. Its Original Content Rewards program excludes reuploaded clips. What X clippers can still earn.
- [Can clip channels make money on YouTube Shorts?](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-shorts-for-clippers): YouTube pays Shorts creators 45% of their Creator Pool share, but its reused content policy blocks clip channels that add little, even with permission.

## Algorithm updates

- [Which edits make a clip original on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X?](https://fastclips.app/learn/clip-originality-rules-by-platform): Side by side: the edits Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X say are not enough to make a clip original, what they accept instead, and the dates.
- [Clips in Google Discover and Search: what changed and how to measure it](https://fastclips.app/learn/clips-in-google-discover-and-search): Google Discover shows X, Instagram and YouTube Shorts posts since September 2025, and Search Console has tracked clip accounts since July 2026.
- [Content ID, Content Protection and attribution links: how matching tools treat clips](https://fastclips.app/learn/content-protection-and-attribution-tools): YouTube's en-GB help says claimed 1 to 3 minute Shorts stop being auto-blocked on Sept 24, 2026; en-US still says blocked. How Meta, YouTube and X match clips.
- [EU feeds: non-personalised options and the DSA addictive-design cases](https://fastclips.app/learn/eu-non-personalised-feeds-dsa): EU users can turn off personalised feeds since 2023. Preliminary DSA findings against TikTok and Meta in 2026 name the recommender. None is a final decision.
- [AI in Instagram clips: AI voiceovers, dubbing, AI content labels and the AI-generated profile rule](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-ai-labels): Instagram requires a label on realistic AI video and audio, such as an AI voiceover. Since August 31, 2026, unlabeled AI-person profiles can lose reach.
- [Instagram captions that cost reach: engagement bait, links and hashtags](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-caption-rules-engagement-bait): Instagram won't recommend posts that ask for comments, tags or shares. "Link in bio" is fine, hashtags stop at 5, and caption links now need a paid plan.
- [Does Instagram itself pay clippers? What exists instead](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-creator-payouts): Instagram has no open pay-per-view program for Reels. What does pay in 2026: invite-only bonuses, Gifts, affiliate Reels, and Meta's Facebook programs.
- [Edits or CapCut for Instagram clips: the boost, the export and the processing](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-edits-app-for-clippers): Mosseri said in August 2025 that Edits gives a small, temporary reach boost. No one has said if it still exists. What Edits changes for clip quality and reach.
- [Instagram hashtags and search after the 5-hashtag cap](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-hashtags-and-search): Since December 2025, Instagram limits posts and Reels to 5 hashtags. What hashtags still do, how search ranks clips, and the new paid search placement.
- [Instagram's 2026 originality rules: will your clip page count as an aggregator?](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-originality-rules-2026): Since April 30, 2026, Instagram stops recommending accounts that mostly re-upload others' work. Subtitles and a caption credit do not make a clip original.
- [Political and news podcast clips on Instagram: who gets to see them](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-political-content): Since February 2024, Instagram limits political posts in recommendations. A January 2025 control added Less, Standard and More. What it means for clips.
- [Instagram recommendation eligibility: every documented gate and how each one ends](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-recommendation-eligibility): Every state Instagram documents that stops it recommending a post or a whole account to non-followers, what triggers it, and how each one ends.
- [Reposts, Collabs and Remix: the approved ways to post someone else's content on Instagram](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-reposts-collabs-remix): Since April 30, 2026, Instagram tells pages that share others' work to use Reposts, Collabs, Remix or the paid partnership label. What each does for clippers.
- [Sends per reach: the Instagram signal behind non-follower reach](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-sends-per-reach): Mosseri says send rates matter more for people who don't follow you. What sends per reach is, how to read it in Insights, and how to cut clips for it.
- [Swearing, stunts and teens: how Instagram's 13+ setting narrows a clip's audience](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-teen-accounts-reach): Since October 2025, Teen Accounts on Instagram hide strong language and risky stunts, and teens can't follow accounts that often post them. The effect on clips.
- [Instagram Trial Reels: how to test clip variants on strangers](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-trial-reels): Trial Reels go to non-followers first and stay off your grid. Eligibility in 2026, insights after 24 hours, auto-share, and how to A/B test clip hooks.
- [Instagram's Your Algorithm: how viewer topic controls change who sees your clips](https://fastclips.app/learn/instagram-your-algorithm): Instagram's Your Algorithm lets viewers edit their topics in Reels, Explore and, since June 10, 2026, Feed. What it changes for niche clip pages.
- [Same-day freshness: does posting a clip fast change its reach?](https://fastclips.app/learn/posting-speed-and-freshness): Meta says same-day posts were over 30% of recommended Reels in Q1 2026, and X's code drops posts older than 48 hours. What it shows for clippers, and what not.
- [Is Threads worth posting clips to?](https://fastclips.app/learn/threads-for-clippers): Threads passed 500 million monthly users in July 2026 and takes videos up to 5 minutes. What Meta has said about its reach, pay and link to Instagram.
- [When a TikTok clip needs the AI-generated content label](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-ai-generated-content-labels): TikTok requires a label on AI or heavily edited content that shows realistic people or scenes. Generic text-to-speech and cropping are exempt. Rules for clips.
- [Five TikTok algorithm claims from 2026, checked against TikTok's own words](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-algorithm-myths): No TikTok source backs a 70% completion bar, follower-first tests, an April 2026 Oracle switch, a multi-day refresh or a Shop boost. What TikTok did say.
- [Audience commercial value: why the same TikTok views pay different RPMs](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-audience-commercial-value): TikTok says Creator Rewards RPM partly reflects audience commercial value: viewer age, language and local relevance. Its dashboard now shows age per video.
- [Do paid clipping campaign clips need TikTok's commercial disclosure toggle?](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-commercial-disclosure-clipping-campaigns): TikTok requires disclosure for posts made for "any kind of incentive". Since September 24, 2026, undisclosed posts may lose reach. What it means for paid clips.
- [TikTok's September 2026 Community Guidelines: the clipper changelog](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-community-guidelines-september-2026): TikTok's new guidelines took effect September 24, 2026. Bans can reach associated accounts, policy training can restore access, disclosure rules softened.
- [Content Check Lite and Account Check: pre-flight your TikTok clips](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-content-check-lite): Content Check Lite, announced July 30, 2025, checks a video against TikTok's For You feed rules before you post. How to use it with Account Check.
- [TikTok's Additional Reward: can a clip channel earn the bonus layer?](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-creator-rewards-additional-reward): TikTok's Additional Reward pays extra for well-crafted, engaging, specialized 1-minute+ videos at 1080p or higher. What it takes, and why most clips miss it.
- [Split screens and "meaningless reactions": TikTok's low-quality list, read by a clipper](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-low-quality-content-rules): TikTok's Creator Rewards review flags split screens, meaningless reactions and slide videos as low quality. What it means for clip formats in 2026.
- [TikTok qualified views: why your view count and your paid views differ](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-qualified-views): TikTok pays Creator Rewards only on qualified views: 5+ seconds, one per account, 8 countries, no Not interested taps, Search views at 30+ seconds.
- [TikTok search as a second distribution channel for clips](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-search-for-clippers): TikTok search ranks by relevance to captions, on-screen text and hashtags. Search views count for Creator Rewards after 30 seconds. How clippers use it.
- [Why clips from a crowded campaign compete with each other on TikTok](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-similar-clips-campaign-saturation): TikTok replaces top-ranked videos that are too similar, such as ones with the same sound. What that means when many clippers cut the same source.
- [Smart Split: TikTok now clips podcasts itself. What that means for clippers](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-smart-split): TikTok's Smart Split, announced October 28, 2025, cuts long videos into captioned vertical clips for free. Its limits, the originality rules, and what is left.
- [The US TikTok algorithm after the joint venture: what is confirmed and what is noise](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-us-algorithm-joint-venture): On January 23, 2026, TikTok's US joint venture said it will retrain the algorithm on US data. No timeline or switch date has been published since.
- [TikTok viewer controls that can shrink a clipper's audience](https://fastclips.app/learn/tiktok-viewer-controls-manage-topics): TikTok viewers can tune 10+ topics, filter keywords and synonyms, test an AI-content control and tap Not interested. What each one does to your clips.
- [X's new-author boost: how a small clip account gets a test slot](https://fastclips.app/learn/x-new-author-boost): X's ranking code can lift one fresh original post from an account with 50,000 followers or fewer into a For You slot. What the code does and its limits.
- [What X's published ranking weights reward](https://fastclips.app/learn/x-ranking-weights): X's open ranking code weights a copy-link share at 20 and a like at 0.5. What the October 2026 values mean for clips, and why they are not counts.
- [Reupload detection on X: when your impressions go to someone else](https://fastclips.app/learn/x-reupload-detection): Since May 23, 2026, X gives the impressions of detected reuploads to the original creator, and on July 16 TechCrunch reported 3x faster detection.
- [Under the Hood: how to check if X is limiting your clip account](https://fastclips.app/learn/x-under-the-hood-account-labels): X's Under the Hood pilot, launched August 13, 2026, shows the labels that limit your posts' visibility. Who gets it, what each label does, what it hides.
- [Video and links on X in 2026: the vertical player, Grok watching video, and the link question](https://fastclips.app/learn/x-video-and-links-2026): X added a video tab in 2025 and an immersive player on February 16, 2026, reads video frames and speech with AI, and says links are no longer penalized.
- [Your X view count is not X's paid impression](https://fastclips.app/learn/x-views-vs-paid-impressions): X's public view count, its 2-second video view and the qualified impressions it pays on since August 7, 2026 count different things. What campaigns use.
- [AI edits in clips: when to tick "AI use" on YouTube, what auto-labels do, and whether labels cost reach](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-ai-disclosure-labels): Since May 27, 2026, YouTube shows AI labels on the player and can apply them itself. Which AI edits in clips need disclosure, and what a label does to reach.
- [Are clipping-campaign clips "branded content" on YouTube?](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-branded-content-disclosure): In September 2026 YouTube renamed paid promotions the Branded Content Policy and is rolling out auto-labels for undeclared ones. Do campaign clips need the box?
- [First-party vs third-party clip channels: what changes when the creator uploads the clips](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-first-party-clip-channels): YouTube's October 1, 2026 Shorts update cuts reach for re-uploads from other creators. What that means for clips on the creator's own channel vs yours.
- [Your subject can now find you: YouTube likeness detection and clips](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-likeness-detection): In May 2026 YouTube opened likeness detection to all creators 18+. It flags AI fakes of their face and can also show them ordinary clips of their videos.
- [Inauthentic, reused, generic, off-putting: YouTube's monetization policies for clip channels](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-monetization-policies-inauthentic-content): YouTube split its inauthentic content rule into named sections in July 2026. Which policy a reviewer cites for a clip channel, what they check, how to appeal.
- [YPP in 2027: 20M Shorts views to get in, 10M every 90 days to earn from Shorts](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-partner-program-2027): From February 1, 2027, new YPP applicants need 8,000 watch hours or 20M Shorts views, and Shorts pool pay needs 10M qualified views every 90 days.
- [Native Remix vs re-upload: YouTube's sanctioned way to clip other creators](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-remix-vs-reupload): YouTube's Remix tools credit and link the original, but Cut takes only 1 to 5 seconds. How Remix, AI Remix and re-uploads compare under YouTube's 2026 rules.
- [Permission is not a defence: paid clipping campaigns and YouTube's reused content rule](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-reused-content-permission): YouTube's reused content policy applies even when the creator gave permission. Why paid campaign clips can be demonetized and, since October 2026, lose reach.
- [What YouTube has actually said about Shorts ranking, 2024 to 2026, and what is folklore](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-shorts-algorithm-facts-and-myths): YouTube's own statements on Shorts ranking, 2024 to October 2026, separated from reported claims and rumours like the flattening and retention thresholds.
- [YouTube's October 2026 Shorts originality update: what it means for clip channels](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-shorts-originality-update-october-2026): On October 1, 2026, YouTube said Shorts recommendations will cut the reach of channels that mainly re-upload other creators' clips without adding anything.
- [Claimed Shorts over one minute: what changed on September 24, 2026](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-shorts-over-one-minute-content-id): YouTube says new 1 to 3 minute Shorts with a Content ID claim are no longer automatically blocked from September 24, 2026. Some help pages still say blocked.
- [Mirroring, speed-ups and crops are now "detection evasion" in YouTube's Spam Policy](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-spam-policy-detection-evasion): In late May or early June 2026, YouTube rewrote its Spam Policy. Speeding up audio, heavy filters and crops used to dodge detection can now bring strikes.
- [Three kinds of YouTube view: which number should a clipping campaign pay on?](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-view-counting-changes): Since August 24, 2026, YouTube counts a view from the first frame on every format. Engaged and qualified views still decide pay and YPP. What each one means.

## Making clips

- [The 13 best clipping tools, by job](https://fastclips.app/learn/best-clipping-tools): 13 clipping tools compared by job: AI auto-clippers, free editors and caption tools, with prices from each vendor's pricing page, September 2026.
- [How to caption clips so everyone can read them](https://fastclips.app/learn/captions-for-clips): Caption clips well: burned-in vs platform captions, line length, size, contrast, safe zones, and checking names and numbers, using W3C and BBC guidance.
- [How long should a clip be?](https://fastclips.app/learn/clip-length): Paid clips must beat the campaign minimum (often 7–10 s) and stay under platform caps, often 3 minutes. Limits, payout rules and campaign data for 2026.
- [Is clipping legal? Copyright, permission and fair use](https://fastclips.app/learn/copyright-and-fair-use): Clipping is legal with permission or a real fair use case. How DMCA takedowns, Content ID and strikes work, and why “no copyright intended” does nothing.
- [How to find the best moments to clip from a long video](https://fastclips.app/learn/finding-viral-moments): Find clip-worthy moments fast: check YouTube's Most replayed graph, search the transcript and key moments, then score each moment.
- [How to write a hook for a clip](https://fastclips.app/learn/hooks-for-clips): Write clip hooks that hold viewers: start on the strongest line, add short on-screen text, keep it honest, and pick from 24 proven hook patterns with templates.
- [How to clip a YouTube video](https://fastclips.app/learn/how-to-clip-a-youtube-video): YouTube no longer makes new Clips. Three ways to clip a YouTube video now: a Share at Timestamp link, a Short from your own video, or a clip file with captions.
- [How to turn a landscape video into a vertical 9:16 clip](https://fastclips.app/learn/landscape-to-vertical): Turn 16:9 video into vertical 9:16 at 1080 x 1920: center crop, keyframed or auto reframe, stacked layouts, safe zones, and steps in CapCut, Premiere, Resolve.
- [What size and format should clips be for TikTok, Reels and Shorts?](https://fastclips.app/learn/vertical-video-format): Export 1080×1920 (9:16) MP4 with H.264 and AAC. Official length limits, file sizes and safe zones for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and X in 2026.
- [How to add a campaign watermark or logo to your clips](https://fastclips.app/learn/watermarks-and-logos): Add a campaign watermark or logo that gets approved: file types, placement, safe zones, steps in CapCut, Resolve, Clipchamp and iMovie, and rejection reasons.
- [YouTube Clips is gone: what replaced it, and how to share a moment with a start and an end](https://fastclips.app/learn/youtube-clips-removed): YouTube stopped new Clips in April 2026. Old Clips still play; Share at Timestamp replaces them, with no end time. How to share or keep a moment now.

## Clipping platform guides

- [ClipFarm](https://fastclips.app/platforms/clipfarm): ClipFarm is Airrack's clipping agency on Whop. See how clippers join free, how Whop Content Rewards pays per view, the fees, and what ClipFarm does not publish.
- [ClipFlip](https://fastclips.app/platforms/clipflip): ClipFlip pays clippers $25 to $200 per million verified views by content category. You withdraw in USDT with a 3% fee and a $5 minimum per request.
- [Clipify](https://fastclips.app/platforms/clipify): Clipify runs clipping campaigns through a 36,000-member Discord and says it pays $0.50 to $4.00 per 1,000 views, same day, by PayPal or crypto.
- [Clipping Culture](https://fastclips.app/platforms/clipping-culture): Clipping Culture is a clipping agency whose open Whop portal pays clippers $0.10 to $4.00 per 1,000 views. Brands pay under $1.25 per 1,000 on average.
- [Clipping.io](https://fastclips.app/platforms/clipping-io): Clipping.io pays clippers per view on brand campaigns and claims $1.5M+ paid, but it publishes no rates, payout minimum, payout methods or company name.
- [Clipping.net (CLIPPING)](https://fastclips.app/platforms/clipping-net): Clipping.net campaigns pay $30 to $300 per 100,000 views, usually after a 100,000-view minimum. Payouts go by PayPal, USDC or USDT when a cycle closes.
- [Clipster](https://fastclips.app/platforms/clipster): Is Clipster legit? Who runs it, how payouts work, and what its 86 live campaigns paid on Sep 29, 2026: a median $1 per 1,000 views on clipping campaigns.
- [CLIPZ.GLOBAL](https://fastclips.app/platforms/clipz): CLIPZ.GLOBAL pays clippers for music and brand campaigns, but only on unique views, not public play counts. See the tier and CPM models, payouts and rules.
- [Clouted](https://fastclips.app/platforms/clouted): Clouted is a $7M-funded distribution company with a 100,000+ clipper network. See how its clipping program works, payout methods and what it does not publish.
- [Cut.Pro Championships](https://fastclips.app/platforms/cut-pro): Cut.Pro is an AI clipping tool whose championships pay clippers prizes or R$0.50 to R$3.00 per 1,000 views. Cash goes by PIX only; you must be 18 or older.
- [Earn with Picsart (Picsart Clipping)](https://fastclips.app/platforms/picsart-earn): Earn with Picsart pays creators for posts made with Picsart tools. See how clipping campaigns pay, the 30-day hold, Stripe payouts and the rules (Sept 2026).
- [FindClout](https://fastclips.app/platforms/findclout): FindClout pays meme pages per view to post brand watermarks. Brands pay $0.20 to $3 per 1,000 views; creator rates stay hidden until you are accepted.
- [Post Clips](https://fastclips.app/platforms/post-clips): Post Clips pays US clippers per view to post licensed TV and movie clips on fan pages. Its contract bans page monetization and rival clipping work.
- [promote.fun](https://fastclips.app/platforms/promote-fun): promote.fun pays creators per 1,000 verified views and pays in USDC on Solana after each campaign ends. Users from age 13 can join with parental consent.
- [Reach.cat](https://fastclips.app/platforms/reach-cat): Reach.cat lets brands set a CPM and approve each clip. Its blog cites $1 to $6 per 1,000 views; it takes about 10% and requires KYC past $500 in payouts.
- [Shoot (Try Shoot)](https://fastclips.app/platforms/try-shoot): Shoot (tryshoot.com) pays clippers per view on a 72-hour cycle. See the 7% withdrawal fee, $10 minimum, Wise and USDT payouts, bot-risk rules and age limits.
- [SideShift](https://fastclips.app/platforms/sideshift): SideShift is a creator job marketplace: you apply to brand gigs, including clipping, and earn contract pay plus $1 to $4 per 1,000 views in bonuses.
- [Ssemble Clip Rewards](https://fastclips.app/platforms/ssemble-clip-rewards): Ssemble Clip Rewards pays clippers $0.50 to $3 per 1,000 verified views. See the 1,000-view minimum, $20 payout floor, 5-day hold and 39-country Stripe limit.
- [Vues](https://fastclips.app/platforms/vues): Vues pays clippers per 1,000 views, mostly on crypto casino and betting campaigns. Rates stay hidden until you join; its totals average $0.12 per 1,000 views.
- [Vyro](https://fastclips.app/platforms/vyro): Vyro pays clippers per 1,000 views on MrBeast and brand campaigns: $1 to $1.50 as of September 2026. Clips need 5,000 views to earn; cash-out starts at $10.
- [Whop Content Rewards](https://fastclips.app/platforms/whop-content-rewards): Content Rewards pays clippers per 1,000 verified views, mostly $1 to $2. It keeps 10% of CPM payouts, and Whop charges to withdraw. Rules as of September 2026.
- [Zulachat](https://fastclips.app/platforms/zulachat): Zulachat advertises $100 per 100,000 views, but its rules pay clippers a share of a monthly prize pool. Withdrawals start at $10 and carry a 5% fee.

## Product

- [FastClip podcast clip maker](https://fastclips.app/): import a YouTube, X or Google Drive link or a video file, select the words to keep, burn in captions, post to Instagram Reels or X, or download. A clip can be made while a long YouTube video is still importing; a one-minute captioned clip is usually finished in about a minute
- [YouTube clip maker](https://fastclips.app/youtube-clip-maker): clip any public YouTube video from its link, starting on its most replayed moment
- [X clip maker](https://fastclips.app/x-clip-maker): clip a video posted on X from its link
- [YouTube video cutter](https://fastclips.app/youtube-video-cutter): cut a part of up to five minutes out of a YouTube video and download it as MP4 (up to 1080p, no watermark, no MP3 or 4K), without waiting for the whole video to import; also how to trim your own upload in YouTube Studio
- [YouTube to Shorts](https://fastclips.app/youtube-to-shorts): turn a long YouTube video into a Short, with YouTube's 3-minute and Content ID rules
- [YouTube to TikTok](https://fastclips.app/youtube-to-tiktok): turn a YouTube video into a vertical TikTok clip, with TikTok's originality and one-minute reward rules
- [YouTube to Reels](https://fastclips.app/youtube-to-reels): turn a YouTube video into an Instagram Reel and post it from FastClip, with Instagram's 3-minute recommendation rule
- [Podcast to Shorts](https://fastclips.app/podcast-to-shorts): turn a podcast episode into vertical Shorts from suggested moments (most replayed, or AI picks from the transcript), with captions and no watermark
- [Podcast to TikTok](https://fastclips.app/podcast-to-tiktok): turn a podcast episode (YouTube link, video file or audio file) into a captioned vertical TikTok clip; download the MP4, FastClip does not post to TikTok; with TikTok's originality and one-minute reward rules
- [Podcast to Reels](https://fastclips.app/podcast-to-reels): turn a podcast episode into an Instagram Reel and post it from FastClip (one direct post on the free plan), with Instagram's size, 3-minute and originality rules and Meta's safe-zone numbers
- [Podcast clip maker with captions](https://fastclips.app/podcast-clip-maker): free podcast clip maker with burned-in word-timed captions, six caption presets, exact cut, no watermark; what the free plan includes and excludes; caption readability rules from W3C, WCAG and the BBC
- [Interview to clips](https://fastclips.app/interview-to-clips): turn an interview into short clips, pick one complete answer, follow the speaker in 9:16 with keyframes or keep the wide shot
- [Webinar to Shorts](https://fastclips.app/webinar-to-shorts): turn a webinar recording into short clips; what a vertical crop does to slides; which platforms accept a landscape clip
- [Sermon clips](https://fastclips.app/sermon-clips): turn a recorded sermon into short captioned clips; how worship music and Content ID affect Shorts over one minute
- [YouTube chapters to clips](https://fastclips.app/youtube-chapters-to-clips): clip a YouTube video from its own chapters (the video's chapters, else the timestamps in its description, at least 3); one chapter at a time, up to 5 minutes a clip; not a bulk splitter or downloader
- [Add captions to video](https://fastclips.app/add-captions-to-video): upload a video file or paste a link, correct the transcript, and download an MP4 with word-timed captions burned in (six presets, language detected among 35); a clip is up to 5 minutes; no separate caption file, no translation; free, the small Made with FastClip credit can be switched off in Settings
- [Horizontal to vertical video](https://fastclips.app/horizontal-to-vertical-video): crop a horizontal video to 9:16 at 1080 x 1920, with the frame following faces automatically or moved by keyframes; a crop, not blurred bars; clips up to 5 minutes; free
- [Video to Shorts](https://fastclips.app/video-to-shorts): convert an uploaded video file (up to 5 GB) into a vertical captioned clip for YouTube Shorts; YouTube's rules for Shorts (up to 3 minutes, square or vertical); download and upload it yourself, FastClip does not post to YouTube; free
- [Video to Facebook Reels](https://fastclips.app/video-to-facebook-reels): turn a video file (up to 5 GB) into a vertical captioned clip for a Facebook Reel; what Meta says a Reel needs (at least 3 seconds, no maximum length, MP4, vertical or horizontal; its publishing documentation recommends 9:16 at 1080 x 1920 and lists 3 to 90 seconds); download and upload it yourself, FastClip does not post to Facebook; clips up to 5 minutes; free
- [Voice memo to video](https://fastclips.app/voice-memo-to-video): upload a voice memo or voice note as an audio file (on an iPhone share the recording from Voice Memos as Rendered, a single .m4a file; M4A, MP3, WAV, OGG, Opus and other formats up to 5 GB), pick the moment (up to 5 minutes), and download a vertical 1080 x 1920 MP4 with an animated waveform (23 styles) and word-timed captions; no audio-only export, no cover art in the video, no FastClip credit on audio clips; free
- [How to clip a podcast](https://fastclips.app/how-to-clip-a-podcast): what Spotify's podcast clips do (scissor icon in Now Playing, save or share inside Spotify, rolling out on mobile for some shows, announced 2026-05-27; creator clips on an episode are 15 to 90 seconds, up to 1 GB, MP4 or MOV) and how to make a captioned vertical video of a podcast moment in FastClip from an episode file or its YouTube link (not a Spotify or Apple Podcasts link); a clip is up to 5 minutes; download and upload it yourself; free
- [Audiogram maker](https://fastclips.app/audiogram-maker): upload audio with no video (MP3, M4A, M4B, WAV, FLAC and others, several files or a ZIP; a podcast episode, an audiobook, a voice memo), pick the moment yourself, and get a vertical 1080 × 1920 MP4 with an animated waveform and word-timed captions; free, no watermark, no audio-only export
- [FastClip for AI agents](https://fastclips.app/ai-agents): clip videos from an AI coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) through FastClip's hosted MCP server at https://api.fastclip.it/mcp with a sign-in (OAuth) or a personal token from Settings, Agents; tools: import_video, list_videos, get_transcript, get_moments, create_clip, get_clip, list_clips; the person picks the moment, the agent imports the video, searches the transcript by keyword (not by meaning) and makes a clip of 1 second to 5 minutes, original or vertical 9:16; a token or a connected app cannot post, change settings or delete; clips count toward the plan; Claude on the web and in the desktop app, ChatGPT in developer mode and Grok can add the server by its address as a custom connector and sign in with OAuth (FastClip tested the sign-in with a generic client, not yet from those apps, and is not in their directories yet); a personal token works for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and any client that sends a header
- [FastClip agent skill](https://fastclips.app/SKILL.md): Markdown instructions for an AI agent (Agent Skills format with name and description): how to connect to the MCP server with a sign-in or a token, the typical flow import_video, get_transcript with a query, create_clip, get_clip until finished, every tool with its arguments, the limits, what FastClip cannot do, and what to do when YouTube refuses a download. An agent can start from the prompt "Read https://fastclips.app/SKILL.md, then make a 45-second vertical clip with captions of the moment where (the moment) in (the link)"
- [Agent recipe: Clip YouTube videos with Claude](https://fastclips.app/ai-agents/clip-youtube-videos-with-claude): Name a quote. Claude finds it in the transcript and cuts it. Tool calls in order: import_video, get_transcript, get_transcript, create_clip, get_clip
- [Agent recipe: YouTube Shorts with Claude](https://fastclips.app/ai-agents/youtube-shorts-with-claude): Start from the part viewers replay most and cut a vertical Short. Tool calls in order: import_video, get_moments, get_transcript, create_clip, get_clip
- [Agent recipe: Video editing in Claude Code](https://fastclips.app/ai-agents/claude-code-video-editing): Claude Code reads the transcript and cuts the clip in your library. Tool calls in order: list_videos, list_clips, get_transcript, create_clip, get_clip
- [Agent recipe: YouTube transcript MCP](https://fastclips.app/ai-agents/youtube-transcript-mcp): The agent reads the whole transcript, finds the moment by meaning, cuts it. Tool calls in order: import_video, get_transcript, get_transcript, create_clip, get_clip
- [Agent recipe: Clip a podcast with an AI agent](https://fastclips.app/ai-agents/clip-podcast-with-ai-agent): Search one chapter of an episode and cut a vertical clip. Tool calls in order: import_video, get_moments, get_transcript, create_clip, get_clip
- [Agent recipe: Clip a chapter with an AI agent](https://fastclips.app/ai-agents/clip-youtube-chapters): Ask for a chapter by its name and get it as a clip. Tool calls in order: import_video, get_moments, get_transcript, create_clip, get_clip
- [Agent recipe: Timestamps to clips](https://fastclips.app/ai-agents/clip-timestamps): Paste timestamps from comments or notes and get one clip each. Tool calls in order: import_video, get_transcript, create_clip, get_transcript, create_clip, list_clips
- [Agent recipe: Clip your bookmarks](https://fastclips.app/ai-agents/clip-bookmarked-moments): Bookmark while you watch, let the agent cut the clips later. Tool calls in order: list_videos, get_moments, get_transcript, create_clip, get_clip
- [Agent recipe: Twitch VOD to clips](https://fastclips.app/ai-agents/twitch-vod-to-clips): Import a Twitch VOD, check the loud moments, cut vertical clips. Tool calls in order: import_video, get_moments, create_clip, get_clip
- [AI clip generator](https://fastclips.app/ai-clip-generator): what FastClip's AI does (transcript picks, captions, titles, face-following 9:16 crop) and does not do (no virality score, no automatic posting); free, no watermark

## Clip templates

- [Podcast clip templates with captions](https://fastclips.app/templates): six caption styles and audiogram looks, each shown as a real FastClip render with its exact preset values (words a line, colors, animation, background, size, position) and a 3-step way to make the same clip from your own podcast link; the examples are made from a public-domain LibriVox recording
- [Hormozi-style captions (FastClip preset Bold pop): large uppercase words, 3 a line, white with the spoken word in yellow #FFD60A, no background, pop animation](https://fastclips.app/templates/hormozi-style-captions)
- [Karaoke captions (preset Karaoke): grey words #8E8E8E fill with white from left to right while spoken, soft shade, up to 6 words a line](https://fastclips.app/templates/karaoke-captions)
- [Word-by-word captions (preset Classic, the default): light grey words #C8C8C8, the spoken word turns white and grows slightly, soft shade, up to 6 words a line](https://fastclips.app/templates/word-by-word-captions)
- [One word at a time captions (preset One word): one extra-large uppercase word in the middle of the frame](https://fastclips.app/templates/one-word-captions)
- [Boxed captions (preset Boxed): white words on a dark rounded box at 88 % opacity, words appear one by one, up to 5 words a line](https://fastclips.app/templates/boxed-captions)
- [Minimal captions (preset Minimal): small white text with a thin outline, no animation, up to 8 words a line](https://fastclips.app/templates/minimal-captions)
- [Podcast audiogram templates: vertical 1080 × 1920 video from audio only, one of 23 animated waveform looks with word-timed captions](https://fastclips.app/templates/podcast-audiogram-template)

## Comparisons

- [Best podcast clip maker](https://fastclips.app/best-podcast-clip-maker): seven podcast clip makers (Headliner, Vizard, FastClip, Riverside, OpusClip, Descript, Castmagic) scored 0 to 2 on seven published criteria (exact cut, free plan, lowest price, ways in, automatic clips, caption languages, direct posting), with each vendor's prices, free-plan limits and ratings and the date each was checked; FastClip publishes the page and is ranked on it; an unscored column says which tools document an MCP server for AI agents (OpusClip, Riverside, Descript, Castmagic and FastClip do; Headliner and Vizard: not found)
- [Best OpusClip alternatives](https://fastclips.app/best-opusclip-alternatives): eight OpusClip alternatives (Headliner, Vizard, FastClip, Choppity, Klap, Descript, Ssemble, Submagic) scored on the same seven criteria, with OpusClip scored for comparison; watermarks, credits per source minute, free plans and prices from each vendor's pages; an unscored column says which tools document an MCP server for AI agents and what it can do (Klap and FastClip let the agent cut any exact range, Ssemble ranges of 60 seconds or more)
- [Best audiogram maker](https://fastclips.app/best-audiogram-maker): eight audiogram makers for audio-only podcasts (Headliner, FastClip, Wavve, Descript, Castmagic, VEED, Recast Studio, Kapwing) scored on exact cut, free plan, lowest price, caption languages, waveform styles, RSS automation and direct posting, with each vendor's watermark rules and limits; an unscored column on MCP servers for AI agents
- [OpusClip alternative](https://fastclips.app/opusclip-alternative), [Vizard alternative](https://fastclips.app/vizard-alternative), [Klap alternative](https://fastclips.app/klap-alternative), [Submagic alternative](https://fastclips.app/submagic-alternative): FastClip compared with each tool from the tool's own pricing and help pages

## Languages

This file lists the English pages. The site is also published in these languages; a translated guide has the same path under the language prefix (for example /es/learn/clip-length) and its own Markdown twin (add .md).

- [Español](https://fastclips.app/es): guides at https://fastclips.app/es/learn
- [Português (Brasil)](https://fastclips.app/pt-br): guides at https://fastclips.app/pt-br/learn
- [हिन्दी](https://fastclips.app/hi): guides at https://fastclips.app/hi/learn
- [Bahasa Indonesia](https://fastclips.app/id): guides at https://fastclips.app/id/learn
- [Deutsch](https://fastclips.app/de): guides at https://fastclips.app/de/learn
- [Français](https://fastclips.app/fr): guides at https://fastclips.app/fr/learn
- [Русский](https://fastclips.app/ru): guides at https://fastclips.app/ru/learn
- [日本語](https://fastclips.app/ja): guides at https://fastclips.app/ja/learn
- [Tiếng Việt](https://fastclips.app/vi): guides at https://fastclips.app/vi/learn
- [Türkçe](https://fastclips.app/tr): guides at https://fastclips.app/tr/learn
- [العربية](https://fastclips.app/ar): guides at https://fastclips.app/ar/learn
- [اردو](https://fastclips.app/ur): guides at https://fastclips.app/ur/learn
- [한국어](https://fastclips.app/ko): guides at https://fastclips.app/ko/learn
- [ไทย](https://fastclips.app/th): guides at https://fastclips.app/th/learn
- [Italiano](https://fastclips.app/it): guides at https://fastclips.app/it/learn
- [বাংলা](https://fastclips.app/bn): guides at https://fastclips.app/bn/learn
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- [Filipino](https://fastclips.app/fil): guides at https://fastclips.app/fil/learn
- [Українська](https://fastclips.app/uk): guides at https://fastclips.app/uk/learn