ReelShiftYouTube Live
to Shorts. Live.
Your live stream is already on YouTube. ReelShift makes sure the best moments are on Shorts, TikTok and Reels too, captioned, vertical and ready, before the stream is even over.
Twitch · YouTube · Kick · TikTok + uploads & URLs on Creator Plus
How do you turn a YouTube live stream into Shorts automatically? Connect your YouTube channel to ReelShift and go live. The AI watches the live stream, detects the moments where audio, emotion and chat spike, cuts them, burns in word-synced captions and reframes them to 9:16. Clips land in your library minutes after the moment, while you are still live. Nothing needs to finish processing on YouTube first.
Live moment.
Short in seconds.
A real moment, auto-detected during a live stream, word-captioned and reframed vertical for Shorts, TikTok and Reels. Clipped while the stream was still going.
Stream in.
CLIPS out.
Add your YouTube channel
ReelShift watches the public live stream. No plugin, no chat bot, nothing to install in OBS or Streamlabs.
Moments cut in seconds
Audio spikes, emotion, gameplay highs and chat velocity trigger the cut. Say "clip that" to grab the last 60 seconds on demand.
Shorts-ready, captioned
Vertical clips with burned-in captions land in your library. Post them to Shorts, TikTok and Reels, or schedule them on Creator Plus.
Built to make
clips go viral.
No waiting for processing.
Long YouTube live streams take time to become editable VODs. ReelShift clips from the live signal, so your Short exists before the archive does.
Captions burned in.
Word-synced animated captions are added automatically. Most Shorts get watched on mute; yours read anyway.
Reframed for 9:16.
Smart cropping tracks the action and keeps you centered, face-cam, gameplay or both.
Say "clip that."
Call the moment yourself. Say "clip it", "clip this" or "clip that" and the last 60 seconds get cut, captioned and tagged in your library.
Podcasts and talk shows too.
Detection runs on audio and emotion, not just gameplay, so live podcasts, reaction streams and talk formats get clipped as well.
Unlimited clips.
Every plan includes unlimited clips. Streaming hours are what is metered, and extra hours never expire.
Your Short is ready before the VOD finishes.
Upload-based tools want a finished video or a link to a processed VOD. ReelShift works from the live stream itself, so the clip exists while you are still on air.
Pick your plan.
Good to know.
Does it work with YouTube live streams, not just uploaded videos?
Yes. Live clipping from YouTube is what ReelShift is built for, and it is included on every plan. Creator Plus also lets you paste a video URL or upload a file for recordings.
Do clips post to YouTube Shorts automatically?
Only if you tell us to. Clips come back captioned and ready. You review them, pick the keepers and post when you want. On Creator Plus you can schedule approved clips.
Will it clip a live podcast or a talk show?
Yes. Detection uses audio spikes, emotion and chat velocity, so conversation-driven streams get clipped, not only gameplay.
How long do clips stay in my library?
30 days. Download the ones you want to keep, or let ReelShift post them to your accounts; posted clips live on the platform.
Can I run YouTube and Twitch at the same time?
Creator covers one channel. Creator Plus covers up to three, Agency up to ten, across Twitch, Kick, YouTube and TikTok.
Last updated 2026-09-12