Turn Long YouTube Podcasts into Viral Reels
Paste a YouTube URL. AI finds the most share-worthy moments, cuts them into 9:16 portrait clips with burned-in captions, and makes them ready to download in minutes.
AI Highlight Detection
Reads the transcript and picks the moments most likely to stop the scroll
9:16 Portrait Clips
Face-aware crop + burned-in captions, ready to post as-is
5 Virality Criteria
Pick emotional peaks, quotable moments, controversial takes, or let AI decide
Pod2Reels is an AI tool that turns long YouTube podcasts into short, vertical video clips for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and Facebook. Paste a YouTube URL, and AI identifies the most engaging moments, cuts them into 9:16 clips, crops to keep faces in frame, and burns in captions — ready to download in minutes.
One Podcast In. Viral Reels Out.
AI finds the top moments, cuts the clips, burns the captions, and crops for 9:16 — no editor needed.
Your 3-hour podcast episode
youtube.com/watch?v=…
"The truth about success that nobody tells you…"
"This one mindset shift changed everything for me."
"Most people get this completely backwards…"
"I lost everything. Then this happened."
"Done is better than perfect — always."
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One Episode into Viral Clips in Minutes
Paste Any YouTube URL
"Joe Rogan #2134" or your own 3-hour deep-dive—no upload needed"
AI Finds the Best Moments
Choose your criteria — emotional peaks, quotable lines, controversial takes, or let AI decide
Download & Post
Each clip is a 9:16 MP4 with captions burned in — play it, download it, post it
All in 9:16 portrait format
What Platforms Are Pod2Reels Clips Optimized For?
Instagram Reels, Facebook Videos, TikTok dances—one episode becomes native content for all three giants without extra editing.
9:16 portrait clips with burned-in captions — the exact format Instagram Reels expects.
Download your clip and post directly to Facebook Reels — no re-encoding or resizing needed.
TikTok
Portrait format with captions already on-screen — upload straight from the download.
Everything You Need for No-Edit Repurposing
AI Clip Selection
Reads the full transcript and identifies the moments with the strongest hooks — no manual scrubbing.
Burned-in Captions
Captions from the transcript are baked directly into the video — no separate file, no extra editing step.
Precise Range Selection
Process the full video or drag to select just the section you want — credits only used for what you pick.
Gameplay Templates
NewAdd Subway Surfers, Minecraft, or custom gameplay to the top half — the viral split-screen format used by top podcasters.
How Much Does Pod2Reels Cost?
Subscribe for watermark-free clips, or buy credit packs anytime.
How credits work
1 credit
= 30 seconds
of video
120 credits
= 1 full hour
podcast episode
50 free
credits on
signup (~25 min)
What 400 credits (Creator Pack) gets you
3+
podcast episodes
(60 min each)
15–30
viral clips
ready to post
3.3 hrs
total video
processing time
- No watermark on any clip
- 200 fresh credits every month
- Cancel anytime
Need more credits? Top up anytime.
= 75 min of video · ~1 podcast episode
150 credits · up to 5 clips per episode
- 75 min of video processed
- Up to 10 clips per job
- All AI selection criteria
- Email support
- Credits never expire
+ 50 free credits on signup
= 3.3 hrs of video · 3 full episodes
400 credits · 2.7× more than Starter
- 3+ full podcast episodes
- 15–30 clips ready to post
- Up to 10 clips per job
- All AI selection criteria
- Priority support
One-time · credits never expire
= 8+ hrs of video · 8 full episodes
1,000 credits · best cost per clip
- 8+ full podcast episodes
- 40–80 clips ready to post
- Up to 10 clips per job
- All AI selection criteria
- Priority support
Best for agencies & power users
Start with 50 free credits (25 min of video) when you sign up — no card required.
Credits never expire · Cancel Pro anytime · Secure checkout by Dodo Payments
How Do I Turn a Podcast into Short-Form Reels?
What happens behind the scenes
From URL to downloadable clip — here's exactly what Pod2Reels does, no magic hand-waving.
Fetch the transcript
Pulls the YouTube transcript (your chosen language) and filters it to the time range you selected
AI identifies the best moments
An AI model reads the transcript and picks the clips most likely to hook viewers based on your chosen criteria
Cut, crop, caption, deliver
The video is downloaded, trimmed to each clip, face-centered to 9:16, captions burned in, then uploaded for you to download
What You Actually Get
Forget features—here's the real-world payoff when you switch to Pod2Reels. Built for Ease.
Grow Without Extra Recording
One episode = up to 10 clips. That's a week of content without booking another guest or staring at a camera.
Feed the Algorithm Daily
Platforms reward consistency. Drop 3 reels/day from last week's interview and watch your reach compound overnight.
Save 4 Hours of Editing
No scrubbing timelines. AI finds the gold, adds captions, fits the frame—your part takes 30 seconds.
How It Works in 3 Simple Moves
From pods to reels with zero effort—here's the simple 3-step process that gets you there.
Copy paste the podcast
Select the podcast episode that you want to convert to reels.
AI finds moments
AI automatically identifies the most engaging moments from your podcast episodes, saving you time and effort.
Download and share
Download and share reels on different platforms like Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.
What Pod2Reels actually delivers
No inflated claims. These are the real numbers from the tool you're about to use.
From URL to 5 timestamped clips
Paste a YouTube link. The AI fetches the transcript, identifies the 5 highest-virality moments, and returns timestamped segments — while you make coffee.
The AI finds the hook, not you
It doesn't pick random chunks. It looks for strong openings, quotable moments, and opinion triggers — the stuff that makes people stop scrolling.
= A full week of content
Five clips per episode means five posts. Run a 4-episode backlog through it and you have a month of short-form content without recording anything new.
To start — no card required
50 credits on signup. That's enough to run several episodes and see exactly what the AI finds before you decide whether to top up.
Ready to Turn Podcasts into Viral reels?
Get started with your first 5 reels free—no credit card required.
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers about what Pod2Reels does and how it works.
What is Pod2Reels used for?
Pod2Reels turns long YouTube podcasts and interviews into short, vertical clips for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and Facebook Reels. It's built for podcasters and creators who want a week of short-form content from a single episode without manually scrubbing through the recording.
How do I convert a YouTube podcast into vertical reels?
Paste the YouTube URL into Pod2Reels, pick how many clips you want and what to optimize for — emotional peaks, quotable lines, controversial takes, or let AI decide. Pod2Reels fetches the transcript, has an AI model pick the best moments, then cuts, face-crops to 9:16, and burns in captions. Clips are ready to download a few minutes later.
Does Pod2Reels add captions automatically?
Yes. Captions are generated from the video's own transcript and burned directly into every clip, so there's no separate file to sync or extra editing step. You can choose whether captions sit at the top or bottom of the frame before generating clips.
What formats and platforms are the clips optimized for?
Every clip is exported as 9:16 vertical video with face-aware cropping, matching the native format Instagram Reels, TikTok, and Facebook Reels expect. Clips run roughly 30–50 seconds by default, which fits the length these platforms favor for short-form content.
Is there a free way to try Pod2Reels?
Yes. New accounts get 50 free credits — enough to generate several clips — with no credit card required. There's also a free YouTube transcript generator tool that works without signing up at all.
How is Pod2Reels different from tools like Opus Clip or Vizard?
Most repurposing tools apply one generic virality algorithm. Pod2Reels lets you choose the detection criteria — emotional peaks, quotable moments, controversial takes, storytelling arcs, or AI's choice — and offers an optional split-screen gameplay layout (Subway Surfers, Minecraft, and more) for the format many top podcast clips use. Pricing is credit-based by video length rather than a single flat subscription tier.