About Short Bytes
Built editor-first. On purpose.
Repurposing long video should not mean juggling five apps or accepting clips you cannot fix. One studio—automate when you want speed, edit when you want control.
AI should get you to a strong first cut faster. It should never be the reason you cannot fix pacing, framing, or the hook before you post.
Why we started
Creators were exporting the same short three times—once from a clip bot, again for captions, again for scheduling. The workflow was broken, not the content.
Who we build for
Interview and education YouTubers, podcasters, and founders who publish weekly—and still hop to CapCut just to fix AI endings. Teams are welcome on paid plans; solo finish-loop creators are the focus.
How we ship
Small releases, tested in the editor we ship. If a feature does not help you decide what stays in the final cut, it does not ship.
What we believe
Three principles behind every release
- 01
The timeline is non-negotiable
Every capability—AI highlights, reframe, captions—feeds an edit you can change. No black-box exports.
- 02
Automation is opt-in
Hands-free pipelines use rules you set. Titles, visibility, and channels stay under your control before anything goes live.
- 03
Pricing stays transparent
Browse and edit for free. Processing time applies when you process (1 min of source video = 1 min)—and you see the cost before you start.
Our stance
Better shorts, not more clips.
Optimize for volume—ten mediocre clips from one upload.
Optimize for shorts you would post under your own name.
AI decides; you download.
AI suggests; you accept, reject, or rework on the timeline.
Feature checklists over editing fundamentals.
Tools that make editing faster—never tools that replace it.
About Short Bytes
Got questions?
No. It is a full shorts studio. AI can surface moments and reframe for vertical, but the timeline is always there—automate the pipeline or edit every segment yourself.
The timeline is the source of truth. Highlights, captions, music, and publish settings all live in one project you control—not a single take-it-or-leave-it download.
A small team building the tool we wanted for our own long-to-short workflow. We ship what we use.
Exploring and editing is free. You spend processing minutes when you process (1 min of source = 1 min)—shown as Uses ~X · Y left before you start. Cancel anytime via the Stripe customer portal from billing.
The Features page walks through AI highlights, reframe, timeline, captions, music, publishing, and automation with product demos. About is the why; Features is the what.