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Welcome to Reap

Reap helps you turn long-form videos into short, social-ready clips with AI. You can upload a file or paste a supported video link, generate clips automatically, refine them in the editor, and export ready-to-share content in just a few steps.

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What You’ll Do

1

Create your account

Sign up at reap.video with your email, or continue with Google.
2

Add a video

Upload a local video file or paste a supported video URL from platforms like YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, or X.
3

Generate clips

Let Reap analyze your content and find the most engaging moments automatically.
4

Refine your output

Open your clips in the editor to trim segments, update captions, add highlights, and adjust orientation.
5

Export and share

Export your finished clips, save drafts, or schedule content for publishing.

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Step 1: Sign Up And Log In

  • Create your account on reap.video.
  • Sign in with email and password, or use Google for passwordless login.
  • After login, you’ll land on your dashboard.
  • Click Generate Clips from the dashboard.
  • Upload your video file, or paste a supported source link.
  • Reap supports common long-form sources including YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, X, and local MP4 uploads.
Use dialogue-rich videos for the best AI clipping results, especially podcasts, interviews, commentary, tutorials, and talking-head content.

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Step 3: Generate Clips

Once your source video is added, Reap analyzes the content and identifies strong moments for short-form clips.
  • Use AI clipping to generate clips automatically.
  • Review the generated results before exporting.
  • If you want more control, continue editing the clips manually after generation.
For a deeper walkthrough, see How to Create Viral Clips.

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Step 4: Edit And Customize

Use the editor to fine-tune each clip before export.

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Common edits

  • Adjust clip start and end points.
  • Remove unwanted moments.
  • Add captions and change caption styling.
  • Add emojis and word highlights.
  • Add voice overs.
  • Add b-rolls and assets.
  • Change clip orientation to fit your target platform.

Add More Content

Extend AI-generated clips with additional segments.

Trim Unwanted Parts

Clean up clips by removing unnecessary sections.

More Caption Styles

Customize the look of your captions.

Change Orientation

Adapt clips for portrait, square, or other layouts.

Add Emoji And Highlights

Add emojis and highlights to make your captions and clips more expressive.

Add Voice Over

Add voice overs to enhance or localize your content.

Add B-Rolls

Add b-roll footage to support the main story of your clip.

Add Assets

Add images, videos, audio, and branded assets to your clips.

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Step 5: Review Virality Score

Each generated clip includes a virality score to help you evaluate its social media potential.
  • Use the score to compare clips quickly.
  • Prioritize the strongest options for export and publishing.
  • Combine the score with your own editorial judgment before sharing.

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Step 6: Export, Save Drafts, And Share

When your clip is ready:
  • Export it in HD.
  • Save a draft if you want to come back later.
  • Use Reap-generated social media descriptions to speed up publishing.

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More Ways To Get Started

Add Captions

Generate captions separately for any video.

Connect Social Accounts

Link your platforms for scheduling and publishing.

Use Social Calendar

Schedule posts or publish content directly from Reap.

AI Dubbing

Dub your videos into other languages with AI voice generation.

Auto Reframing

Automatically reframe videos for portrait, square, and other layouts.

Edit videos

Edit clips, captions, assets, and layouts directly inside the editor.

Transcription

Generate transcriptions to repurpose and review your video content.

Audiogram

Turn audio content into engaging visual posts for social media.

API

Automate clipping, captions, dubbing, and more with the Reap API.
You’re ready to create your first clips in Reap. If you want, I can continue migrating the next linked Help Center article and wire these internal links up one by one.