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Mahfuz Sakib
Mahfuz Sakib

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I built ShortMatic — an AI review queue for turning long videos into Shorts

I kept spending nights cutting long tutorials and podcasts into YouTube Shorts by hand. Existing tools were either too expensive, too “autopilot” (wrong clips), or both.

So I built ShortMatic — a small web app where AI suggests moments, but you still approve what gets published.

What it does

  1. Upload a long video or import from YouTube
  2. AI proposes clip-worthy windows
  3. You review / approve
  4. Fix captions
  5. Export vertical files for Shorts, TikTok, and Reels

It’s intentionally a review queue, not a CapCut replacement and not “guaranteed viral.”

Why this shape

Most clippers optimize for speed. I wanted control:

  • fewer wrong cuts published by accident
  • clearer expectations (“AI finds candidates; you decide”)
  • a workflow closer to how creators already work

Stack (high level)

  • React frontend
  • Laravel API
  • queue workers for transcription / clip jobs
  • object storage for media

Happy to go deeper in the comments if useful.

Try it

Live: https://shortmatic.app

Compare page (honest vs Opus Clip / CapCut): https://shortmatic.app/compare

Feedback I want

  1. Is the first-run flow obvious?
  2. Does the review/approve step feel valuable or like a chore?
  3. What would make you pay?

Brutal feedback welcome — that’s the point of posting here.

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Mahfuz Sakib

Happy to answer stack questions.