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AI Clip Maker for Long Videos

shortshort is an AI clip maker for long videos. Upload a talk, podcast or course (MP4, MOV or WebM up to 2 GB, or the link of your own YouTube upload)…

In plain English

shortshort cuts long talks, podcasts and courses into up to 20 short vertical clips. Each clip starts and ends on full sentences. People pay a monthly plan. TrustMRR shows about $59 a month in recurring revenue. The AI picks the clips, while the owner grows the tool.

Automation80%
Startup costNot disclosed
Time to first $Not disclosed
Monthly range*$59 MRR

~$59 MRR; $66 verified revenue last 30 days (TrustMRR/Stripe, Oct 29, 2026)

DifficultyMedium
SourceTrustMRR - shortshort ↗

Operator: Not disclosed on TrustMRR

Verified

Revenue independently checked: documents reviewed by a publication, or a public dashboard.

Not disclosed.

The tool stack

Stripe ↗
2.9% + 30¢ per charge

Payments

 Whisper ↗
Pay per minute (API) or free self-hosted

Speech-to-text

 OpenAI API ↗
Pay per token

LLM / vision

Prices are the vendors' published list prices as researched in Oct 2026 and change often — always check the vendor's pricing page.

Step-by-step setup

  1. Transcribe long videos and find the strongest moments.
  2. Auto-crop to vertical with captions.
  3. Sell by upload minutes or as a done-for-you service.
  4. Target podcasters, streamers and brands.

What's automated vs. the human 20%

The machine does

  • Core AI generation/analysis
  • Billing and onboarding

You still do

  • Product quality and support
  • Distribution and marketing
  • Compliance and edge cases

Overview

shortshort is an AI clip maker for long videos. Upload a talk, podcast or course (MP4, MOV or WebM up to 2 GB, or the link of your own YouTube upload) and it cuts up to 20 vertical shorts that open and close on complete sentences. The crop follows the face on screen, every word is captioned in the language spoken (4 styles), and each short exports as an MP4 in 9:16 (1080x1920) or 4:5 for the Instagram feed, or is scheduled to YouTube. Billed by the minute of source video.

Operator: Not disclosed on TrustMRR. Category on TrustMRR: Artificial Intelligence. Founded: 2026-09-15. Website: https://www.shortshort.io/

Estimated split: about 80% of the work automated, 20% human.

Realistic income

TrustMRR (checked Oct 29, 2026) shows about $59 MRR and $66 in Stripe-verified revenue over the last 30 days, $98 verified over its tracked history. This is one operator’s result, often after months or years of work, and doesn’t predict yours. Check the live listing — numbers change.

Risks

  • Rights: only clip content you or your client own or license.
  • Competes with large clipping tools.
  • Startup cost and time to first dollar are not disclosed.

*Income figures are illustrative ranges based on public pricing and typical outcomes reported by practitioners, not guarantees. Most new online businesses earn little or nothing at first. Not financial, legal or tax advice.

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