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This open-source video tool turns your podcasts, webinars, or other long recordings into short, vertical clips ready for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts, complete with captions and voice dubbing. It can also generate original marketing videos featuring AI actors from nothing more than a product description or a website link, and it can write titles, descriptions, and thumbnails for YouTube, then publish everywhere at once. Works with ChatGPT and Cursor, needs a Google Gemini key at minimum, and additional keys unlock voice, actor, and social-posting features.

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Use This MCP server To

Turn a long podcast episode into several viral-ready short clips Add automatic subtitles and voice dubbing to my video clips Create a marketing video with an AI actor from a product link Generate catchy titles and thumbnails for my YouTube videos Publish a video to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube all at once Write a YouTube description with chapter timestamps automatically

README

OpenShorts.app

License: MIT Open Source PRs Welcome Docker GitHub stars Last Commit

Open source AI video platform with 3 tools in one: Clip Generator, AI Shorts (UGC videos with AI actors), and YouTube Studio.

Two ways to run it, same software either way:

Self-hosted (this repo) Hosted on openshorts.app
Price Free forever, MIT Free plan, paid from $12/mo
Speed 5 to 8 min per 8-min video on CPU About 50s on our NVIDIA GPU
API keys Bring your own Gemini, ElevenLabs, fal.ai Gemini included, nothing to set up
Watermark / limits None, ever Watermark and 20 min/mo on the free plan, neither on paid
Setup Docker, 8GB+ RAM, model downloads Sign in and paste a link
MCP / API for agents Same /mcp endpoint, but only while your machine is on Always-on endpoint at mcp.openshorts.app, API keys in one click
Your data Your server Ours

Self-hosting is genuinely free and always will be. It costs you a machine, your own API keys and the time to keep it running. The hosted plans exist to cover that hardware and those keys, not to unlock features.

demo-openshorts.mp4

openshorts FAQ

Can I use this to turn my podcast into short clips for social media?
Yes — it analyzes your video, finds the most engaging moments, and automatically crops them into vertical clips with captions for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
Can I use this to create a marketing video without hiring an actor or renting a studio?
Yes — describe your product or paste a website link, and it generates a complete video with an AI actor, a voiceover, and background footage.
Which apps does this work with?
It connects to ChatGPT and Cursor, so you can ask your assistant to generate clips or marketing videos right from a conversation.
Do I need an account or an API key to use it?
Yes — at minimum you need a free Google Gemini key, since it powers every AI feature in the tool no matter whether you're chatting through ChatGPT, Claude, or another assistant. Optional keys for ElevenLabs (voiceover), fal.ai (AI actors), and Upload-Post (auto-publishing) unlock the extra features.
How hard is it to set up?
The hosted version connects in one step with nothing to install, though you'll still need to add your own API keys to unlock the AI actor, voiceover, and publishing features.
Do I need to know how to code?
No — everything is driven through plain instructions to your AI assistant, and the hosted version requires no coding at all.
Will my finished videos have a watermark on them?
No — the hosted plan is watermark-free, and running it yourself is always free and watermark-free as well.
Can I publish directly to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube from here?
Yes — you can publish to all three at once, or schedule a post for a future date and time.