# Clip from your own file not from a YouTube link.

> Every AI clipper compared here takes an uploaded file. Everpop clips the file you add — an upload, a Google Drive folder or the API — and never downloads from YouTube.

HTML version: https://everpop.app/ai-clipper-from-uploaded-file

Yes. All eight AI clippers compared here take an uploaded file, and the other seven also take a pasted link. Everpop works from the file you add — an upload, a linked Google Drive folder or the API — and never downloads from YouTube, so a pasted YouTube link is refused by design.

## Where each tool's video comes from.

Based on each product’s public pricing pages and documentation, checked 30 October 2026. A “—” means not advertised on the product’s public pages. Trademarks belong to their owners. OpusClip, Klap, Vizard, Ssemble, Choppity, quso.ai and Submagic are not affiliated with and do not endorse Everpop.

- **Everpop** — Your own file, official API
- **OpusClip** — Pasted link or upload
- **Klap** — Pasted link or upload
- **Vizard** — Pasted link or upload
- **Ssemble** — Pasted link or upload
- **Choppity** — Pasted link or upload
- **quso.ai** — Pasted link or upload
- **Submagic** — Pasted link or upload

[Every comparison, cell by cell](https://everpop.app/compare)

## Upload it, drop it in a folder, or send it through the API.

- **Upload** — Any MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV or M4V file within your plan's upload limit, shown on the pricing page.
- **A Google Drive folder** — Drop the file in a linked Google Drive folder instead of uploading it.
- **The API** — On Pro and Scale, an agent or a script can send the file through Everpop's API.

## Everpop notices, then asks for the file.

Connect your YouTube channel and Everpop checks it for new uploads at least daily and emails you to upload the file. It never downloads from YouTube, so the clips are cut from the file you add.

## Publishing, then a receipt for each eligible Short.

Everpop publishes to YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and Facebook Reels: you review each post, or switch on auto-post for Shorts and Reels on Pro and Scale. TikTok gets a ready-to-post draft in your inbox, and going public on TikTok stays your tap.

Eligible YouTube Shorts come back with 48-hour and 7-day numbers from the YouTube Analytics API — views, average view percentage, subscribers gained — and, once your channel has measured history, the prediction Everpop recorded before publishing.

Your first video is free — up to 3 clips, no card.

[See a sample receipt](https://everpop.app/r/sample)

## Questions, answered

### Is there an AI video clipper that works from a file I upload instead of a YouTube link?

Yes. All eight AI clippers compared here take an uploaded file, and the other seven also take a pasted link. Everpop works from the file you add — an upload, a linked Google Drive folder or the API — and never downloads from YouTube. Read from each product's public pages on 30 October 2026.

### Can I paste a YouTube link into Everpop?

No. Everpop never downloads from YouTube, so a pasted YouTube link is refused by design. Upload the file, drop it in a linked Google Drive folder, or send it through the API.

### Which files does Everpop take?

Any MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV or M4V file within your plan's upload limit, shown on the pricing page.

### Does Everpop notice when I post a new video on YouTube?

Connect your YouTube channel and Everpop checks it for new uploads at least daily and emails you to upload the file. It never downloads the video from YouTube, so the upload stays your step.

## Related

- [Stream VODs to Shorts](https://everpop.app/streamer-vods-to-shorts)
- [Podcast to Shorts](https://everpop.app/podcast-to-shorts)
- [Every comparison, cell by cell](https://everpop.app/compare)
- [Send finished videos for clipping from Google Drive](https://everpop.app/blog/send-finished-videos-for-clipping-google-drive)
- [Channel-safe clipping](https://everpop.app/blog/channel-safe-clipping)

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