AI clip maker for gaming VODs
Your best plays are buried in a four-hour session. Paste the VOD link and OptimaClip finds the clutches, fails, rage moments and reactions, captions them, and hands back vertical clips ready for TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Reels.
What's the best way to make gaming clips with AI?
Use a clipping tool that reads both what you say and what happens on screen. OptimaClip transcribes your commentary and samples the video frames, so it can surface quiet clutch plays as well as loud reactions. You paste a Twitch, Kick or YouTube VOD link, describe what you want ("every ace", "funniest death") and review the scored clips it returns.
How it works
Paste the VOD
YouTube links and uploads work on every plan. Twitch and Kick VOD links work on Creator and up, so you don't need to download a 20 GB file first.
Describe the plays you want
Type what to hunt for: "clutch rounds", "jump scares", "when chat goes wild", a teammate's name. Moment search reads the transcript and watches the frames.
Get vertical, captioned clips
Each clip is reframed to 9:16, captioned for sound-off viewing and scored for how likely it is to perform. Export it, or schedule it to 8 platforms on Creator and up.
Built for gameplay, not just talking heads
Finds visual moments
Gaming highlights often happen in silence. A visual pass over sampled frames catches moments a transcript-only tool misses.
Smart Reframe follows the action
Instead of a fixed center crop, Smart Reframe with face tracking keeps the subject in frame when the image goes vertical (Creator plan and up).
Highlight Reels
Stitch every matching moment — every kill, every fail — into one compilation clip without assembling it by hand.
Clean for sponsors
One toggle masks profanity in captions and mutes it in the audio, so rage clips stay brand-safe.
Finish in Studio
Add music, sound effects, text and transitions with an editor you drive by chat, instead of round-tripping to CapCut.
Pick a clip length
Set a target length range before the search, so you get tight 20-second TikToks or longer 90-second breakdowns.
Publish everywhere, from the same dashboard
Gaming clip maker FAQ
Does it work with Twitch and Kick VODs?
Yes. Paste a finished Twitch or Kick VOD link on the Creator plan or higher. Starter supports YouTube links and direct uploads.
Can it find moments when I'm not talking?
Yes. Besides the transcript, OptimaClip samples video frames, so you can search for on-screen events in quiet footage.
How long can my VOD be?
Long streams are fine. You pay 1 credit per minute of source video, and every clip found is included.
Is there a free trial?
Yes, a 3-day trial with 30 credits, $0 today. Cancel within 72 hours and you pay nothing.
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The whole price list
1 credit = 1 minute of video.
Every clip and export is free.
A 10-minute video costs 10 credits — whether the AI finds 3 clips or 15, and however many formats you export. No per-clip fees, no caption fees, no surprise charges. Start with a 3-day free trial: 30 credits, $0 today.
✓ Unlimited AI clips
Every moment the AI finds — free
✓ Every export, free
9:16, 1:1, 16:9, 4:5 — first render of each
✓ Captions included
Animated, 21 languages + auto-detect, brand-styled
✓ Virality score + reasoning
Know why each clip should work
Everything the big tools have — for a fraction of the cost
Clipping, captions, reframing, scheduling and an editor, plus a few things you can't get at OpusClip's price.
AI clip finder with a virality score
Every clip gets a 0–100 score and a one-sentence reason it should work — no black-box guessing.
Animated captions in 21 languages
Brand-styled, single-word pop or classic, custom colors, fonts and positions. Included free on every export.
Curse-word censor
One toggle masks profanity in captions and silences it in the audio — brand-safe clips without an editor.
Find any moment by describing it
Type “the funniest fail” or “every mention of pricing” — search reads the transcript and watches the frames, even in silent video.
Twitch & Kick VOD import
Paste a VOD link and get the highlights. Streamers and clip channels are first-class here.
Highlight Reels
Auto-stitch every matching moment into one compilation clip. No manual stitching.
Studio: edit by chatting
A full timeline editor driven by AI chat — transitions, music, sound effects, text, your own footage, voice-over. Replaces the CapCut round-trip.
Smart Reframe with face tracking
The crop follows the main speaker's face across the clip, so wide video becomes vertical with the person always in frame.
Premiere Pro & DaVinci Resolve export
Download an edit list (EDL) and SRT captions for any clip and open the cut in your editor. Free on every plan.
AI voice-over
Type text, pick a voice, and drop natural narration onto your Studio timeline. 1 credit per voice-over, paid plans.
AI dubbing in 17 languages
Re-voice any finished clip in another language. 10 credits per minute of video, charged only when the dub finishes; paid plans.
Post everywhere, on a schedule
Built-in scheduling to YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Threads, LinkedIn and Bluesky.
Developer API on Creator
Automate clipping from Zapier, n8n or your own code — API access starts at $39/mo, not a custom enterprise quote.
Teams & client workspaces
Seats, roles, brand templates per client. Agency-ready without the enterprise price tag.