Make Viral YouTube Shorts from Your Streams

Import any Twitch, Kick, or YouTube clip. Add vertical layouts, animated captions, and effects. Export or schedule directly to YouTube Shorts - all in your browser.

YouTube Clip Maker

Turn stream highlights into YouTube Shorts

You already have the content - your streams are packed with highlight-reel moments. Clip a moment on YouTube first, then paste that clip URL into StreamLadder's Clip Editor to turn it into a vertical Short. You can also paste Twitch or Kick clip URLs, or upload any video file. Pick a vertical layout and add animated captions synced to your voice.

Layer in stickers, Twitch emotes, and zoom effects to make Shorts pop. Remove silences to keep clips tight and censor words before they hit YouTube's filters.

When your Shorts are ready, schedule them from the same dashboard. Set the time, add a title and description, and StreamLadder uploads for you.

Let ClipGPT find the best moments first - it analyzes your entire VOD and ranks highlights by virality score. Clips come out fully edited and cropped to vertical. Fine-tune in the editor or post them straight. You can also combine your top clips into a highlight reel for long-form YouTube.

YouTube Clip Maker

How to make YouTube Shorts from your streams

Import, edit, and publish - three steps from stream to Shorts.

Import your clip

01

Import your clip

Clip a moment on YouTube, then paste that URL into StreamLadder. Twitch and Kick clip URLs work too, or upload a file.

Edit for Shorts

02

Edit for Shorts

Pick a vertical layout, add animated captions and stickers, trim the clip to the best moment.

Publish to YouTube

03

Publish to YouTube

Export the MP4 and upload manually, or schedule directly to YouTube Shorts from the Content Publisher.

Clip Editor

Stream to YouTube Shorts in minutes, not hours

Vertical layouts, animated captions, and direct YouTube publishing - all from your browser.

Vertical layouts that show facecam and gameplay

Choose from pre-made 9:16 layouts designed for streaming content. Stack your facecam above gameplay, go side-by-side, or build a custom layout and reuse it for every future clip.

Vertical layouts for YouTube Shorts

Animated captions for maximum reach

AI generates captions synced word-by-word to your audio. Pick from multiple styles. Captions help your Shorts reach viewers who browse with sound off - and YouTube rewards the accessibility.

Animated captions for YouTube Shorts

Schedule to YouTube from one dashboard

Connect your YouTube channel once. Schedule Shorts with titles, descriptions, and tags - StreamLadder uploads on time. Post to TikTok and Instagram Reels from the same queue.

Schedule to YouTube Shorts

11 million clips made by 1 million streamers

Real clips made by real creators using StreamLadder - totalling over a hundred million views.

Analytics screenshot from TanisAtTheDisco
"StreamLadder's ClipGPT actually knows what clips will go viral. 48% of my sub growth from shorts was within just the last 2 weeks."
TanisAtTheDisco
TanisAtTheDisco

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes - it's built for streamers. Import clips from Twitch, Kick, or YouTube, convert to vertical with gaming layouts, add captions, and publish directly to YouTube Shorts.

Yes - the core editor is free with no watermarks on basic edits. Premium features like 1080p export and extra caption styles are on the Gold plan.

Shorts are vertical (9:16) and under 60 seconds. StreamLadder exports in exactly this format. For longer highlight reels, use the Montage Maker.

Yes - the Content Publisher lets you schedule YouTube Shorts, TikToks, and Instagram Reels from one dashboard.

Clip a moment directly on YouTube first - click the clip icon under any live stream or VOD. YouTube gives you a shareable URL that you paste into StreamLadder. Twitch and Kick clip URLs work the same way.

Your stream highlights deserve a second life on YouTube.

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