Repurpose YouTube Videos for TikTok

This article teaches you how to:

• Convert
• Repurpose
• Turn…

Long-form YouTube videos into viral TikToks.

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How to Turn a YouTube Video into a TikTok

Short Answer: You can turn YouTube videos into TikToks with SendShort. Create a free account, add your long video, edit a segment, then export it as a Short.

But that’s just the short story. Let’s dig deeper!

1. Go to SendShort

Go to SendShort.ai and create a free account → select which type of video you want to make.

Pro Tip: Select “Long videos to Short” in case you don’t have a cropped clip out of your long YouTube video.

So, click the button in the middle.

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2. Import a YouTube Video

Either paste your video’s link or upload it as a file.

• In this example, we chose to add a link.
• It’s just much easier.

However, both options work just fine!

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3. Clip it

Two options: Clip yourself, or let our AI do the job:

1. Click “Chapters” to do it manually
2. Click “AI Moments” to let our AI do it for you.

At the bottom you’ll see the timeline with each clip detected by our AI.

When you’re done:

1. Click “Clip one Short” in the top-right corner
2. Name your video (so you can find it with ease in the dashboard)
3. Wait about 2-3 minutes
   • If waited: Click “Edit this clipped Short in a new tab“
   • If skipped: Find the clip in your dashboard

Yet again, both options are fine.

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4. Edit the Clip

1. Open the clip
2. Edit subtitles (add, remove, change)
3. Add other elements: B-Roll, GIF, Text, Audio
4. Export & Download video

Processing time (after export) shouldn’t take long — no more than 2 minutes on average.

However, this will depend on your video’s length.

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5. Upload to TikTok

Now that your edited short is finished and downloaded:

1. Open the TikTok app
2. Upload your repurposed video
3. Add a description
4. Post it

Alternatively, read our guide on how to upload to TikTok.

And that’s it!

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How to Repurpose YouTube Shorts for TikTok

Answer: Simply upload a YouTube Shorts video in SendShort, and our AI will take care of the editing. You can then schedule & post the video for TikTok.

1. Go to your SendShort dashboard
2. Choose a video
3. Optional: Open and Edit it
4. When finished, go to “Publish & Schedule“

Clicking there will further take you to the scheduling system.

Super simple — just a few clicks and you’re done.

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FAQ

1. Can you convert a YouTube video to TikTok?

Yes, you can convert a YouTube video to TikTok using SendShort: simply paste a video’s link, edit it, then download and upload to TikTok.

2. Can you take videos from YouTube and put them on TikTok?

Answer: Yes, with SendShort.

Import any YouTube video into SendShort and the AI will turn it into a TikTok.

3. Are you allowed to upload clips from YouTube to TikTok?

Answer: Yes, but only if you’re not breaking copyright laws.

SendShort lets you do it as long as you’re authorized to use that video.

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Thanks a lot for reading this,
David Ch
Head of the Editing Team at SendShort