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
- Upload a long video or import from YouTube
- AI proposes clip-worthy windows
- You review / approve
- Fix captions
- 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
- Is the first-run flow obvious?
- Does the review/approve step feel valuable or like a chore?
- What would make you pay?
Brutal feedback welcome — that’s the point of posting here.
Top comments (1)
Happy to answer stack questions.