HookWise
For YouTube Shorts

Older videos that still hold up become new YouTube Shorts

The tutorial you uploaded last year still answers questions people search today. HookWise cuts it into Shorts and helps you spread out when they go live.

Try Free for 7 Days From channel archive to a Shorts schedule

Why channel archives sit unused

A sleeping archive

Dozens of older videos on your channel barely get views now, even though what they say is still right.

One at a time is too slow

Open the old project, find the moment, crop, type subtitles, then repeat for the next video.

Uploads come in bursts

Five Shorts in one day, then nothing for two weeks.

From channel archive to a Shorts schedule

  1. 1

    Pull from your channel

    Paste the link to a public video, one link per video, at Best or 1080p.

  2. 2

    Reuse existing text

    Import the YouTube auto-captions as your transcript, or run Whisper offline if the auto-captions are messy.

  3. 3

    Cut many at once

    Gemini proposes several reels per video, each with a 0 to 100 score. Bulk clip creates many reels together, and batch export renders them all in one queue.

  4. 4

    Spread them on the calendar

    Drag each Short to its date in month or week view. Reminders missed while the laptop was off show up again when the app opens.

Settings for Shorts from older videos

Source
YouTube link at 1080p
Transcript
YouTube auto-captions or Whisper Small
AI style
Educational
Reels per video
3 to 5
Export
Shorts preset, batch export
Schedule
Week view, reminder 30 minutes ahead

Tools in this workflow

AI ClippingGemini reads the transcript and picks the strongest moments as reelsAuto Reframe 9:16Vertical crop that follows faces, split screen for two people4K 60 fps ExportH.264 or HEVC on hardware encoders, saved locally or to DriveUpload Schedule & Upload KitContent calendar with desktop reminders and copy-ready text

Other use cases

Podcasters YouTubers Streamers & gamers TikTok creators Instagram Reels

Frequently asked questions

Yes, as long as the video is public on YouTube. Paste its link and HookWise downloads one video per link. Videos that are not public can be imported from a local file or Google Drive.

Only for the AI features, such as proposed moments, titles and hashtags. Those need the Pro or Studio plan and your own Gemini API key. Manual cutting, reframing, captions and export work without a key.

No. HookWise reminds you on schedule, and the Upload Kit copies the title and description and opens the YouTube Shorts upload page.

Try it on one of your own long videos

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