Video
Clipwing
Human video editors turn your long-form content into clips — managed through one app
Clipwing is a video clipping service built around real human editors, not AI clip generation — it markets itself explicitly as an alternative to AI clippers, which it argues pick random moments and miss the key idea. Send a YouTube or Loom link through the app, get matched with a hand-picked human editor, and receive vertical clips with captions and your brand kit within 3 days. Clips are reviewed, approved, and can be published directly to social from the same app, and the Studio tier adds full-length episode production, thumbnail design, and custom branding via a dedicated Slack channel.
- Best for
- Creators and brands who want consistently high-quality short-form clips from long videos without the editing quality issues of AI clippers, and without the hassle of hiring and managing a freelance editor themselves.
- Pricing
- Autopilot $499.99/mo (promotional price, regularly $999.99/mo — unlimited requests, clips ready in 3 days, brand kit applied, post directly from the app); Studio from $2,999.99/mo (full-length episode production, thumbnail design, custom branding, dedicated Slack channel) — no credit card required to get started
Core features
- • Human editor matched to every submitted video
- • Vertical clips with captions delivered in 3 days
- • In-app review, comment, and approval workflow
- • Direct publishing to social platforms from the app
- • Automatic brand kit application on every clip
- • Studio tier: full-length episode editing and thumbnail design
- • Custom fonts, captions, and branding (Studio)
Use cases
- 1. Turn a long YouTube video or podcast into vertical short clips without editing it yourself
- 2. Get consistent, on-brand clips without hiring and managing a freelance editor
- 3. Review and approve clips from a team without exchanging raw files
- 4. Produce full-length edited episodes plus thumbnails for a YouTube channel (Studio)
- 5. Publish approved clips straight to social accounts from one app
How to use
Paste a YouTube or Loom link into the Clipwing app, get matched with a hand-picked human editor who cuts and captions the video, review the delivered clips in the app within 3 days, then approve and publish them directly to your social accounts.
Pricing plans
Autopilot
$499.99/mo (promo, regularly $999.99/mo)
- • Unlimited clip requests
- • Vertical clips with captions, ready in 3 days
- • Review, comment, and approve in the app
- • Post to your socials directly from the app
Studio
From $2,999.99/mo
- • Everything in Autopilot
- • Full-length episode production (video + audio)
- • YouTube thumbnail design
- • Custom fonts, captions, and branding via Slack
Where it holds up
- Real human editors produce more consistent, on-brand cuts than automated AI clippers
- One app handles the whole loop: send a link, review clips, approve, and publish
- Brand kit is applied automatically to every clip, not something you set up each time
- Studio tier scales to full episode production, not just short clips
Where it falls short
- No AI automation or free tier — Autopilot alone starts at $499.99/mo
- 3-day turnaround per video is slower than an instant AI clipping tool
- Studio tier's $2,999.99/mo starting price is priced for funded teams, not solo creators
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