Descript is a versatile tool that allows you to effortlessly crop YouTube Shorts. Enhance your content by trimming unwanted sections, ensuring your videos are concise and engaging. Perfect for creators looking to optimize their short-form content with ease.
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Sign up for Descript and start a new project. Simply drag and drop your YouTube Short into the project window to begin. This intuitive interface makes it easy to get started with your video editing tasks right away.
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Once your upload is complete, double-click the video screen. Drag the corners to resize the video to your desired dimensions. This intuitive feature allows you to easily adjust the frame, ensuring your YouTube Short looks perfect before finalizing.
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Click 'Publish' and navigate to the 'Export' tab to share or download your resized YouTube Short. Adjust the export settings to your preference and click 'Export' to save the video to your chosen location. This ensures your content is ready for distribution or personal use.
Descript's non-destructive video cropping lets you trim your YouTube Shorts without losing the original footage. Easily adjust and refine your clips while preserving the full video, ensuring you can always revert to the original content if needed. Perfect for creating precise, engaging Shorts effortlessly.
Enhance your YouTube Shorts effortlessly with Descript. Add captions, crop, resize, and more to make your content stand out. Whether you're refining a quick clip or ensuring accessibility, Descript's versatile tools help you achieve professional results with ease.
With Descript, you can crop your YouTube Shorts and publish them directly to YouTube and other platforms. Streamline your workflow by editing and sharing your content seamlessly, ensuring your audience gets the best version of your videos without extra steps.
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Use Descript's templates to quickly crop YouTube Shorts, ensuring a consistent and professional appearance for all your videos.
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Effortlessly crop YouTube Shorts with Descript's intuitive video editing tools, ensuring your content is perfectly tailored for your audience.
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With a 4.6-out-of-5-star rating and a bunch of distinctions on G2, Descript’s users have declared it an industry standard in the video and podcasting world.
2025
“With Descript I'll be able to at least double my content output since editing is taking one-quarter the time it used to.”
Donna B.
“With Descript we can create videos for our YouTube channel and our LinkedIn page much faster and with high quality.”
Balázs N.
“Descript has made cleaning up and creating my educational videos into professional presentations [possible] without needing extensive technical computer skills.”
Barbara C.
“Descript makes recording and editing audio and video a breeze. It's advanced features have streamlined my workflows, saving me a lot of time usually spent editing.”
Roderick F.
“The collaborative tools streamline teamwork, allowing my team and me to work efficiently together on projects. Overall, Descript enhances productivity and simplifies the editing process.”
Aldrich M.
“Transcription-based editing makes the process much faster…All in all, a must have editor for most audiences, especially in SaaS marketing.”
Nidhin M.
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100 AI credits / month
Export 720p, watermark-free
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$16
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Elevate your projects, watermark-free
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400 AI credits / month
Export 1080p, watermark-free
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30 media hours / month
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800 AI credits / month
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