Highlights
- Users can clip 5 to 60-second highlights from 2-minute videos.
- Every clip has a clickable “Clip from” label that returns viewers to the original video.
- X’s Original Content Rewards program pays both video creators and the person who makes the clip for views.
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has launched a new native video clipping tool, enabling users and creators on iOS and Android to easily trim and share their favourite moments from longer videos. In the past, users had to download videos, edit them somewhere else, and then reupload them. This lengthy process often left the original creators without proper credit or money. Now anyone watching a pre-recorded video of at least two minutes can use the built-in tool to clip a 5- to 60-second highlight, add their thoughts and post it to their feed.
Users can use the new feature by tapping the repost button on a video, choosing “Clip video,” trimming the desired section and publishing it. X built this update to keep the discussions going on the app and to help original video creators get discovered through automatic “Clip from” links that go straight back to the full video. Even better, both the clip maker and the original creator can earn money from the views through X’s Original Content Rewards program, if their accounts comply with the platform’s monetisation rules.
X Video Clipping Feature Launched: What’s New
X Clipping Video tool
X has made it easier to share video highlights through its own built-in clipping tool for mobile users. Users now do not need to use third-party video editors or leave manual timestamps in the replies. They can now edit and post 5- to 60-second snippets of longer videos right in the app. Every clip users share includes a clickable credit label that links back to the original creator, automatically allowing great video moments to travel across timelines without stripping away credit.
How to Create and Share 60-Second Video Clips on X
Clip video tab on X
Making a video clip on X requires only a few taps with no editing experience. A new option is hidden inside the repost menu, and if you are using the mobile app, you can highlight a specific scene from a longer video, write a quick caption and post it straight to your feed.
X Video Clipping Tool: How It Works
Clip editing on X
The new clipping tool is easy to use, but X has set some clear rules to protect original content. Whether it is minimum video lengths or a strict cap on how much of a video you can trim, knowing how the tool functions behind the scenes helps both viewers and creators get the most out of it.
Clips can be anywhere from 5 to 60 seconds long, but a clip cannot be more than 30% of the total length of the original video, meaning a video has to be at least 3 minutes and 20 seconds long to unlock the full 60-second limit. For now, there is no support for livestreams. If the original creator deletes their main video, all clips made from it will also be deleted automatically.
How Video Clips Could Help Creators Boost Engagement
It is always a tough ask to get people to stop scrolling and watch a 20-minute upload for long-form video creators. X’s native clipping solves that problem by letting users be the promoters, taking out the funniest, smartest or most exciting moments to share with new audiences. Because each clip has a direct link that opens the full video at that exact timestamp, users who like a short clip are far more likely to click through and watch the whole video.
Does X’s Video Clipping Feature Help Creators Earn More?
While X’s new tool opens up a new way to make money on the platform, the payouts are not automatic for every viral clip. If both the original creator and the clipper have an eligible X Premium subscription, at least 500 verified followers and 500,000 verified Home Timeline impressions in the last 90 days, they can earn revenue through X’s Original Content Rewards program. Clippers will also need to provide meaningful commentary, not merely post raw footage, to be eligible for a share of ad revenue generated by their clips.
