A podcast clip maker with captions, free and without a watermark

How to make a captioned podcast clip

1. 1. Add the episode

   Paste the episode’s YouTube link, upload a video file, or upload an audio file (up to 5 GB a file). FastClip keeps it in your library, so you can cut as many clips from it as you need.

2. 2. Pick the exact moment

   Take a suggested moment, select the exact words in the transcript, or type the start and end times. Start the clip on a full sentence.

3. 3. Style the captions

   Choose one of six presets, or set the size, position, colors, background, animation and words per line yourself. Correct any word in the transcript before you finish.

4. 4. Download or post

   FastClip makes an MP4 with the captions burned in. Download it for TikTok and YouTube Shorts, or post it to Instagram or X from FastClip.

What the free plan includes

Everything on this page works on the free plan, with no credit card:

• Limits: 100 finished clips and 50 YouTube or upload imports in total, and up to 30 finished clips a day.
• Clips: up to five minutes long, as MP4 up to 1080p, with no watermark.
• Captions: word-timed, in the language spoken, which FastClip detects among 35 languages.
• Publishing: one direct post each to Instagram and X. For TikTok and YouTube you download the file.
• Not included: FastClip does not cut a batch of clips for you, gives no virality score and does not post to TikTok or YouTube.

Looking at other tools? Our podcast clip maker comparison scores seven tools, FastClip included, on published criteria and says where FastClip falls short.

What makes captions easy to read

From the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (captions, read October 14, 2026), WCAG 2.2 (contrast) and the BBC Subtitle Guidelines (read September 28, 2026):

• Burned-in captions are open captions. They are “always displayed” and cannot be turned off. Closed captions can be hidden or shown by the viewer. The look of burned-in captions is the same on every app.
• Automatic captions need a check. W3C says automatic captions meet users’ needs only if they are confirmed to be fully accurate. Read the transcript, and fix names and numbers.
• Short lines. The BBC’s guide is about 25 characters a line and up to three lines on vertical video.
• Contrast. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 between the text and its background, and 3:1 for large text.

In practice: use few words a line, a strong background or outline, and a position above the bottom third. More in the captions guide and in our caption templates.

Which moment to clip

Start with the moment a listener would repeat to a friend. Start on the first sentence of the thought and end where it lands. Our guides on hooks, finding moments and clip length go deeper, and podcast clipping covers what campaigns expect.

Questions

Clip a podcast for one app

Making clips for one app? See podcast to Shorts, podcast to TikTok and podcast to Reels. Clipping an interview? See interview to clips.