What is Podcast Clip Maker?
Podcast Clip Maker is a feature of Recast Studio that turns long-form podcast audio or video into short captioned clips for social media. Users upload an episode, let AI suggest highlights, edit the clip via transcript, and export to vertical, square, or widescreen formats. A free tier is available with paid plans starting from 20 USD.
Why Podcast Clip Maker works
Producing a week's worth of social clips from one podcast episode usually means a video editor and several hours of timeline work. Recast's clip maker compresses that into minutes by suggesting moments, editing via transcript, and reframing for each platform, which removes the per-platform editing cost that keeps small shows from publishing clips at all.
Podcast Clip Maker features
- AI clip suggestions. Detects strong moments in an episode so creators do not have to scrub through the whole recording.
- Transcript-based editing. Edit clips by changing the text and let the captions stay in sync, instead of nudging waveform clips.
- Auto reframe. Automatically maintains framing as clips move between vertical, square, and widescreen aspect ratios.
- Filler word and pause removal. AI cleans up ums, ahs, and long pauses so clips sound tighter without manual cuts.
- Multi-platform exports. Outputs sized for Shorts, Reels, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube without separate render passes.
- Team workspace. Lets podcast teams collaborate on clip selection and review across multiple episodes.
Who Podcast Clip Maker is for
- Independent podcast hosts who want a weekly clip pipeline without hiring an editor.
- Branded podcast marketing teams cutting episodes into social distribution clips at scale.
- Agencies handling clip production for several podcast clients from one workspace.
- Interview show hosts who repurpose guest moments into LinkedIn-native short videos.
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