> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Shorts

> Turn the best part of your video into a short, upright video for phones.

**Shorts** are short, upright videos for phones, like YouTube Shorts, TikTok or Instagram Reels. Cutaway can find the best 30 to 60 seconds of your video and turn it into one.

Your main video is never changed.

![The Shorts page with a suggested short on the left, an upright preview in the middle, and frame and caption choices on the right](https://mintcdn.com/cutaway-docs/XxDikROkCqqX_dyv/images/screens/shorts-found.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=XxDikROkCqqX_dyv\&q=85\&s=768bbe7847da64c6d4d0b2510cd6500f)

## Make a short

**1. Open Shorts**

Click **Shorts** in the top bar.

**2. Press Find shorts**

Cutaway suggests the strongest moments. Each suggestion appears on the left. Want more ideas later? The same button then says **Find more**.

**3. Keep the ones you like**

Press **Keep** on a suggestion. Press **Dismiss** to drop it.

**4. Adjust it (optional)**

On the right you can change:

* **Title**: a name for the short.
* **Range**: where the short starts and ends. The minus and plus buttons under **Starts** and **Ends** move the start or end by one sentence, so a short never cuts you off mid-word.
* **Frame**: **Vertical 9:16** or **Square 1:1**. Choose **Face** to follow your face, **Stack** to put your screen above your face, **Screen follow** to follow your mouse, or **As edited** to keep the views from your main video, fitted into the new shape.
* **Captions**: pick a caption style. The word you're saying lights up. Use **Where** (**High**, **Middle** or **Low**) to move the captions, and **Size** to make them bigger or smaller.

You can only change a short after you press **Keep**.

**5. Export it**

Press **Export this short**. Each short is saved as its own video file. Made several? **Export all** saves them all at once.

> [!TIP]
>
> Want to pick the moment yourself? Press **By hand** instead of **Find shorts**.

## Keep everything on your Mac

If the AI helper is set up, **Find shorts** uses it to pick the best moments. Press **Rules only** instead to use Cutaway's built-in rules. Nothing leaves your Mac.

> [!NOTE]
>
> You only see **Face**, **Stack** and **Screen follow** when they make sense. For example, **Face** needs a camera recording in that part of your video.


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