Shortsly
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Create shorts in minutes.

Give Shortsly a script or a voiceover. It builds the scenes, characters and captions, then hands it all back as a timeline you can still edit.

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Edit your video before you export

Open any panel to adjust the timeline, media, sound, motion, or captions.

The Shortsly timeline: video clips with thumbnails, a caption track, the voiceover waveform, placed sound effects and the background lane.

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Start with what you have

Four ways in. Any of them works.

  1. 01

    Upload a voiceover

    Drop in audio you already recorded. Captions are timed to it, word by word.

  2. 02

    Reuse one you made before

    Pull one from a past project. Nothing is generated again, so it costs no credits.

  3. 03

    Write a script

    Type it and pick a voice. The director plans the scenes and generates any prop you are missing.

  4. 04

    Bring your own media

    Start from your own footage and photos. A silent video works, no script needed.

Fine-tune every detail

Adjust clips, captions, sound, and backgrounds directly in the timeline before you export.

The Shortsly editor with a generated short open: the media panel, the preview, and the multi-track timeline below it.

  • Three video tracks

    Clips snap to each other, so a cut lands where you meant it.

  • Any caption word

    Retype one word. The timing holds, so the line stays in sync.

  • Position, size, rotation

    Drag the handles on the preview itself, not in a properties panel.

  • Sound effects

    Move any cue the director placed, or trim it.

  • Backgrounds

    Presets or your own. Background removal and chroma keying, on images and video.

Create characters. Reuse them anywhere.

Save any character as an avatar and bring the same look into every project.

The cast includes 50 characters across five style families: Cartoon-realistic, Bold cartoon, Anime, 3D cartoon, Ink sketch.

Plans and credits

What a video costs depends on the script length, the photos you attach, and whether the voiceover is new or reused. You buy a monthly allowance, and reusing anything is free.

  • Free

    $0forever

    300 credits a month

    The whole product, before you pay anything.

    • Every feature on this page
    • The full editor
    • Word-synced captions
    • Videos carry a Shortsly mark
    Start free

  • Starter

    $10a month

    1,000 credits a month

    For a first handful of videos a month.

    • No watermark
    • 1,000 credits a month
    Choose Starter

  • Plus

    Most picked

    $24a month

    2,500 credits a month

    For creators publishing every week.

    • No watermark
    • 2,500 credits a month
    Choose Plus

  • Pro

    $49a month

    5,000 credits a month

    For publishing on more than one channel.

    • No watermark
    • 5,000 credits a month
    Choose Pro

  • Max

    $99a month

    10,000 credits a month

    For heavy use, teams and client work.

    • No watermark
    • 10,000 credits a month
    Choose Max

Questions people ask

How long does a short take?

Minutes, not an afternoon. It depends on your script length and how many images have to be generated.

How many credits does a video cost?

There is no fixed rate. More photos and a longer script cost more. Anything you reuse from your library is free.

What do I get back?

A project on a timeline, not a finished file. Tracks, captions and sound effects stay separate. You render an MP4 when you want one.

What size are the videos?

Vertical 9:16, 1080×1920, 30fps, h264. That is the only size today.

Can I reuse the same character?

Yes. Save it as an avatar and use the same face in any project. Styles work the same way.

Why the magenta screen?

They are keyed out afterwards. Green would eat into food and nature footage; magenta almost never appears in it.