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How to Turn YouTube Videos into Shorts

Make a Short from your own YouTube video in the mobile app or Studio, remix eligible content, or upload an edited vertical video—with the key duration and rights limits explained.

By VGSources Team 4 min read
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You can turn your own eligible YouTube video into a Short in the YouTube mobile app or YouTube Studio. On mobile, open the video’s watch page, tap Remix > Edit into a Short, choose up to 60 seconds, add any available edits, and upload. You can also make a Short from a transcript or timeline in Studio, or remix eligible content from another creator. These are different workflows with different limits and permissions.

Choose the right way to make your Short

Workflow Best for Where you start How you choose footage
Edit into a Short Your own eligible public long-form video YouTube mobile app, on the video’s watch page Select up to 60 seconds
Clips and Shorts Your own video when you want to find a moment by transcript or timeline YouTube Studio Select transcript text or set start and end points in the timeline
Remix Eligible content from another creator, or eligible sounds YouTube mobile app, on the source video’s watch page Options depend on the source and may include Cut, Green Screen, Collab, or Use this sound
Upload an edited video A Short you have already edited, including one made with optional editing software YouTube Studio on desktop, or a smartphone upload flow Edit before uploading; YouTube’s general Shorts guidance allows videos up to three minutes

Make a Short from your own video in the YouTube app

  1. In the YouTube mobile app, open the watch page for a public long-form video that you uploaded.
  2. Tap Remix, then Edit into a Short. This option is only available for eligible videos. Private or unlisted videos and videos with third-party copyright claims cannot be used this way.
  3. Select up to 60 seconds of the video and tap Next.
  4. Add any available creative touches, such as text or filters, then upload the Short.

YouTube says Shorts made from your videos link back to the original video, giving new viewers a way to discover it. In this workflow, you cannot add music or other sounds from YouTube’s Audio Library.

If “Edit into a Short” is missing

Check the video’s remix eligibility and the Shorts remixing setting in YouTube Studio. If the video is private or unlisted, or has a third-party copyright claim, it is not eligible for this workflow. Sampling may also be restricted by the setting.

Create a Short in YouTube Studio using a transcript or timeline

  1. Open YouTube Studio and go to Content > Videos.
  2. Select the video, then choose Clips and Shorts.
  3. Start creating a Short. Select transcript text to identify a passage, or set the start and end points in the timeline editor.
  4. Review and adjust the selection, then create the Short.

Studio may offer AI-powered suggestions and an AI-generated outline, but these features are not available everywhere. YouTube lists availability in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and for English, French, German, Hindi, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. Availability can vary by feature and may change.

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On an eligible source video’s watch page in the YouTube mobile app, tap Remix and choose from the options YouTube makes available. Depending on the source, these can include Cut, Green Screen, Collab, or Use this sound. YouTube attributes remixed audio or video to the original source.

Remix access depends on the source video’s settings and eligibility. A creator may restrict remixing, and privacy settings or copyright restrictions can make a video unavailable. Music licensing can also limit use or result in a block. Using YouTube’s remix tools does not grant unrestricted rights to every source or override copyright restrictions.

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If you make a Short elsewhere using protected material and upload it, YouTube says it may receive a Content ID claim or be removed after a valid copyright takedown. Use material you own or have permission to use, and check the rights and terms that apply to any music, footage, or other content.

Upload an edited Short from a computer or phone

YouTube’s general Shorts guidance allows Shorts up to three minutes and supports uploading vertical videos from a computer or smartphone. This is separate from the mobile Edit into a Short tool, whose documented selection limit is up to 60 seconds.

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  1. Prepare a vertical video that meets YouTube’s current Shorts requirements and that you have the right to upload.
  2. On a computer, in YouTube Studio, choose Create > Upload videos. On a phone, use the YouTube app’s upload flow.
  3. Complete the draft details, review the video and audience settings, and publish when ready.

External editing software is optional; YouTube’s app and Studio workflows can handle the native creation routes above. Check YouTube’s current upload guidance if your video is close to the duration limit or if the upload flow labels it differently.

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