Short clips of your song for TikTok, Reels and Shorts
Whether you have a full music video or just the audio and the cover, TONTRIA turns your song into vertical clips: lyric snippets of the hook, sung clips from a performance and animated out-now pieces with the song.
The free plan includes 30 credits to start, no card needed.
Start from whatever you have
You don’t need a music video to post your song on vertical platforms.
Only the audio and the cover
Make a vertical lyric video with Video Lyrics: the cover animated as a vinyl, CD or floating cover and the lyrics synced line by line. Trim the hook in the editor for a 15–30 second snippet.
A performance or a music video
Paste the link in AI Clips with “viral – sung”: the crop follows the singer and karaoke captions follow every word.
The release itself
Animated out-now pieces with a fragment of the song, from release assets, for stories and reels.
A session or rehearsal
Film the hook once on your phone and let TONTRIA make the vertical clip with captions.
Lyrics on screen
Every option can show the lyrics, so people learn the line and sing it back.
Every format
9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts; 4:5 and 1:1 for the feed.
Why one song needs many clips
On TikTok, Reels and Shorts a song usually spreads through repetition: people hear the same hook several times, in different videos, before they look it up. One post on release day rarely does that. Several short clips — the hook with the lyrics, a live version, the story behind it, an out-now piece — give the song more chances to stick.
A simple plan for one song
- Before release: one teaser with the first line of the hook (see pre-release teasers).
- Release day: the out-now piece with the song and a vertical lyric snippet of the chorus.
- The first week: one clip a day — live version, opening line, story behind the song, bridge.
- The second week: re-post the clip that worked best with a new hook or caption style.
Tip: post the same file to TikTok, Reels and Shorts instead of downloading from one app to re-upload to another. Re-uploads lose quality and can carry a watermark.
For the full promotion plan, read how to promote a song.
Song clips: questions
Which app makes clips of my song for TikTok and Reels?
TONTRIA Clips. Paste the Spotify or YouTube link of the song (or upload the audio and the cover if it isn't out yet) and it makes vertical lyric snippets of the hook and animated out-now pieces with the song. Upload a performance or the music video and it also cuts sung clips in 9:16 with karaoke captions. 30 credits to start, one time, no card needed (1 credit = 1 minute processed); paid plans from USD 10 a month. See pricing.
How long should a song clip be?
For a song, 15 to 30 seconds around the hook is a good starting point: long enough to remember the line, short enough to watch twice. Longer clips can work for live performances where the energy builds.
Can I make a clip of my song without a video?
Yes. A vertical lyric video made from the audio and the cover works as a clip, and so do the animated out-now pieces with the song.
Which part of the song should I clip?
Start with the hook or the line people will repeat. Then try the opening line, the bridge and the final chorus on other days, and keep posting the part that gets the most saves and shares.
How many credits does it use?
1 credit is 1 minute of audio or video processed, so a 3-minute song uses about 3 credits. Editing and exporting again is free.
Keep exploring
Video Lyrics
Lyric videos from a Spotify or YouTube link.
Learn more →Music video to Shorts
Vertical cut-downs of your music video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Learn more →Live show clips
Concerts, live sessions and livestreams turned into vertical clips that follow the singer.
Learn more →Promote a song on TikTok and Reels
How to promote one specific song on TikTok, Reels and Shorts: the sound, the clips and the schedule.
Learn more →Turn your song into a week of clips
Start from the Spotify or YouTube link.
The free plan includes 30 credits to start, no card needed.