Genuinely free. No card required.

The free AI video clipper that runs the whole pipeline.

LumiClip's free plan gives you 60 minutes of monthly processing — enough for a full long-form episode — the entire AI clipping pipeline, animated captions, vertical reframing, and brand templates. No credit card, no trial expiry. Free exports are 720p with a small LumiClip watermark; upgrade only when you're ready to publish at 1080p without it.

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Most 'free' tools aren't really free

A real free plan, not a 7-day trial in disguise.

The phrase 'free AI video clipper' usually means a watered-down preview: 30 seconds of output, a watermark the size of the clip itself, or a 7-day trial that demands a credit card up front. The free plan is a trap to pull you into a paid tier before you can evaluate whether the AI is any good at finding moments worth clipping in the first place.

LumiClip's free plan is the real product. The same multi-signal highlight detection, active-speaker reframing, and animated caption rendering that paid users get — running on 60 monthly minutes of source material, enough to clip a full podcast or webinar end-to-end. No credit card to start. No trial expiry. The only differences on free are 720p resolution and a small LumiClip watermark — you can clip every week and never need to upgrade if you don't want to.

Why the free plan actually works

Three reasons LumiClip free is genuinely usable

What makes a free AI video clipper worth using instead of just downloading.

The full AI pipeline on free, not a stripped trial

Multi-signal highlight detection, active-speaker reframing, animated captions, and brand templates all run on the free plan — the same code path as paid. You're evaluating the actual product, not a feature-gated demo.

60 monthly minutes is real episode-grade

Enough source material to clip a full one-hour podcast or a 60-minute webinar every month, with output sized for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Instagram feed, and LinkedIn. Most 'free' tools give you 30–60 seconds of output and call it a trial — LumiClip's free plan is a working tool, not a tease.

No credit card. No trial expiry.

Sign up with an email and start clipping. The free plan doesn't ask for a card on day one and doesn't quietly convert into a paid plan on day 8. Use it free forever if it fits your workflow.

How it works

Clip your first video free in three steps

Same pipeline as paid users, no credit card.

Upload a long-form source
Drop a podcast, webinar, interview, livestream, or any long-form video — paste a URL or upload directly. Audio MP3 sources work too. The free plan handles uploads up to one hour.
AI picks clips, reframes, and captions
Multi-signal scoring ranks the strongest moments. Active-speaker detection plans the vertical crop. Animated captions render in. Brand templates apply. All on the free plan, same code as paid.
Download free 720p clips
Export at 720p with a small LumiClip watermark — perfectly usable for testing, drafting, or social posting at small sizes. Upgrade to Starter at $9.99/mo only when you want 1080p without the watermark.

What's on the free plan

The free clipping pipeline, end to end

Every capability below works on the free plan — no upsell, no feature gates.

Multi-signal AI clip selection

Transcript + speaker energy + on-screen excitement scoring ranks moments by likely short-form performance. The same AI that paid users get, not a stripped-down free version.

Active-speaker vertical reframing

Per-frame active-speaker detection plans the 9:16 vertical crop for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts — single, split, or picture-in-picture per moment. Works on the free plan.

Animated word-by-word captions

Word-level captions with viral-style reveals, emoji emphasis, and dynamic colour highlights — built into the render pipeline, not a separate paid add-on.

60 minutes of monthly processing

Enough to clip a full hour-long episode every month. The processing pool resets monthly — use it, take a break, come back next month with a full budget.

What changes on a real free plan

$0 to start. Same AI. No card.

The practical outcomes of using a free plan that's actually usable.

To get clipping

Sign up with an email, upload, get clips. No credit card on day one. No surprise charge on day 8. The free plan is a working tool, not a trial gate.

Same

AI as paid users

Multi-signal highlight detection, active-speaker reframing, animated captions — all the same code paths and quality on free. You evaluate the real product, not a degraded version.

Optional

Upgrade

If you outgrow 60 monthly minutes or need 1080p watermark-free output, Starter is $9.99/mo. If you don't, stay on free — there's no nag, no forced upgrade.

Free plan capabilities

More that works on the free plan

What you actually get when 'free' isn't a marketing word.

Speaker-energy detection

LumiClip measures vocal intensity, laughter, and pause patterns to identify hook moments. Same signal on free as on paid.

On-screen excitement analysis

Per-frame facial expression, motion, and reaction cues feed into the clip score. Same model on free as on paid.

Active-speaker reframing

Vertical crop follows whoever is speaking — single, split, or picture-in-picture per moment. Same pipeline on free as on paid.

Animated viral-style captions

Word-by-word reveals, emoji emphasis, dynamic colour highlights. Included in the free render, not a paid add-on.

Multi-platform export

9:16, 1:1, and 4:5 produced from one source pass. Free plan exports at 720p with a small LumiClip watermark; paid exports at 1080p clean.

Audio-podcast support

Audio MP3 sources become visual clips with animated waveforms, cover art, and burned-in captions. Works on the free plan.

60 monthly processing minutes

Resets monthly, no rollover. Enough for one full episode every month — clip every week if your sources fit.

No credit card to sign up

Email-only sign-up. The free plan never asks for billing details until you choose to upgrade.

Free AI video clipper FAQ

Really free. The free plan is a permanent tier — no credit card to sign up, no trial expiry, no automatic conversion to paid. You can clip on the free plan for as long as it fits your workflow. If you want 1080p output without a watermark, Starter is $9.99/mo, but the free plan is a working tool indefinitely.

Two limits, both intentional and reasonable: free exports are 720p (paid is 1080p) and carry a small LumiClip watermark (paid is clean). The full AI clipping pipeline, animated captions, active-speaker reframing, and brand templates all work on free — there's no feature gating beyond resolution and watermark.

60 minutes of source material every month. That's enough for one full hour-long podcast episode, a 60-minute webinar, or several shorter videos. The pool resets monthly. If you need more, paid plans raise the cap significantly.

No. Sign up with an email address and you're in. The free plan never requires a card. We only ask for billing details if you choose to upgrade to Starter or Pro.

Yes. Upgrading from free to Starter ($9.99/mo) is a single step and unlocks 1080p output, watermark-free exports, the full brand kit, and direct social publishing. Your existing clip library and brand templates carry over.

Source files are retained while you actively work with them and removed on the schedule described in our privacy policy. The free plan storage is more limited than paid tiers, but it's enough to clip an episode end-to-end without losing access to your sources mid-workflow.