HookWise
For YouTubers

Long YouTube videos cut into Shorts that lead viewers back to your channel

Paste a link and HookWise downloads the video, transcribes it and prepares Shorts with a title, caption and hashtags. Add a "watch the full video" line on a text track.

Try Free for 7 Days From a long video to Shorts

Where Shorts fall through for YouTubers

The main video takes all the time

Editing a 20-minute video takes days. The short versions keep getting pushed to after the next upload.

The project files are gone

The old project was deleted from your laptop. All that is left is the published video on your channel.

Every Short needs its own text

One video can turn into five Shorts, and each one needs a different title, description and set of hashtags.

From a long video to Shorts

  1. 1

    Paste the YouTube link

    Choose Best, 1080p or 720p. One link brings in one video, since playlists are not supported.

  2. 2

    Reuse the captions you have

    Import YouTube auto-captions or an .srt file. If they are messy, Whisper re-transcribes offline with per-word timestamps.

  3. 3

    Pick moments and post copy

    Gemini proposes reels with a 2 to 6 second hook, then writes a title, caption and hashtags made for Shorts.

  4. 4

    Point to the full video

    Add "watch the full version on the channel" on a text track, apply a reel template, and export with the Shorts preset.

Shorts settings for a YouTube channel

Source
YouTube link at 1080p
Transcript
YouTube auto-captions, or Whisper Small
AI style
Educational for tutorials, Funny for vlogs
Reframe
Auto face for talking heads, fit + blur for screen recordings
Captions
Active word + pop in your channel font
Export
Shorts preset, 1080p 30 fps

Tools in this workflow

Import Video from a LinkPaste a YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X or Facebook link, or pick from DriveAI ClippingGemini reads the transcript and picks the strongest moments as reelsAuto CaptionsWord-by-word subtitles with 10 ready styles and keyword highlightsAI Titles, Captions & HashtagsPost copy for TikTok, Reels and Shorts written from what the video says

Other use cases

Podcasters Streamers & gamers TikTok creators Instagram Reels YouTube Shorts

Frequently asked questions

Yes, as long as the video is public. The downloader takes one video per link at Best, 1080p, 720p or audio only. Videos that are not public can come in from a local file or Google Drive.

No. HookWise adds no watermark to anything you export.

Not at the moment. HookWise does not post for you. You put Shorts on the calendar, get a desktop reminder, and the Upload Kit opens the file, copies the title and description, and opens the YouTube upload page.

Try it on one of your own long videos

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