Clipkiln
Clipkiln is a web tool for turning longer videos into short vertical clips and creating narrated videos from a topic, prompt, or script.
What Clipkiln is
Clipkiln is a web tool for turning longer videos into short vertical clips and creating narrated videos from a topic, prompt, or script. For repurposing, it analyzes spoken words to select moments, then adds captions and hooks, reframes the video, and can include B-roll. It scores candidate clips on hook, emotional arousal, payoff, shareability, standalone clarity, and potential to start a conversation. Clips can be up to 35 seconds; compilations can combine up to 12 clips with a title band. Users can connect TikTok, YouTube, and Google Drive to publish or deliver finished clips. An MCP connector links with Claude and ChatGPT, but it is not a general-purpose API for services such as Zapier, Make, or n8n. The Free plan includes 30 minutes per month and watermarked clips; it needs no card. Base costs £4.99 a month. Pro costs £14.99 a month and includes a seven-day free trial and daily unattended automation. Uploads and associated clips are deleted five days after the user last touches them; saved clips remain until deleted or account closure.
Good
- Turns spoken content into captioned vertical clips
- Creates narrated videos from topics, prompts, or scripts
- Scores clips using six listed factors
- Connects with TikTok, YouTube, and Google Drive
- Free plan requires no card
Watch out
- Free clips have a watermark
- Free plan includes 30 minutes per month
- Spoken-word analysis cannot interpret on-screen content
- MCP connector is not a general-purpose API
Who it suits
Clipkiln suits podcasters, creators, story channels, businesses, and agencies looking to repurpose video or create narrated vertical videos. Its Pro plan may suit users who want daily unattended processing.
Verdict
Clipkiln combines video repurposing, idea-to-video creation, and clip scoring in a web service. Check the free plan's time and watermark limits, and note that unattended daily automation is reserved for Pro.
Plans and prices
From Clipkiln's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 30 minutes/month · watermarked clips · 512 MB/upload · up to 10 saved clips · YouTube links, no Twitch · no card required |
| Base | £4.99 a month | 400 minutes/month · no watermark · 1.5 GB/upload · up to 50 saved clips · YouTube and Twitch · clips and story videos · story API · Starts today — no trial, cancel any time |
| Pro | £14.99 a month | 1,200 minutes/month · unattended daily automation · sharper vertical clips up to 4K · 4 GB/upload · up to 200 saved clips · YouTube and Twitch · 7 days free — 350 minutes to try it, then £14.99/mo |
The facts
Each one read from Clipkiln's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistant integrations
- Clipkiln provides an MCP connector for Claude and ChatGPT; its page says it is not a general-purpose API for services such as Zapier, Make, or n8n.checked 30 Sep 2026
- AI data handling
- The privacy policy says video transcription and rendering run on Clipkiln's own machine, while transcript text is sent to its AI provider with a do-not-collect policy request.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Automation
- Daily unattended automation is a Pro feature and can process queued videos, create compilations, or generate story videos.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Compilation limit
- Compilations can join up to 12 clips into one video with a title band.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Idea to video
- Users can provide a topic, prompt, or script to create a narrated vertical video with captions and a background.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The site lists podcasters, creators, story channels, businesses, and agencies as audiences for the product.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Processing scope
- The MCP page says Clipkiln reads spoken words to find moments and cannot determine what people look like or what appears on screen.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Publishing integrations
- Users can connect TikTok, YouTube, and Google Drive to post or deliver finished clips.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy states passwords are bcrypt-hashed, connected social tokens and entered AI provider keys are encrypted at rest, the service uses HTTPS, and file access requires login.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Users can send bug reports, ideas, or feedback through the contact form; an email address is optional for direct replies.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Video repurposing
- Clipkiln analyzes long-form video and selects moments to turn into short vertical clips with captions, hooks, reframing, and optional B-roll.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Video retention
- The privacy policy says uploads and their associated clips are deleted five days after the user last touched them; saved clips remain until deleted or account closure.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Virality scoring
- Clipkiln scores candidate clips using six factors: hook, emotional arousal, payoff, shareability, standalone clarity, and conversation trigger.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Crowle, Worcestershire, United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The privacy policy identifies Charles Benjamin Towe, trading as Clipkiln, and gives a Worcestershire, United Kingdom address.checked 30 Sep 2026
