# A highlight reel maker that finds the moments for you

> Nova is an AI highlight reel maker: it finds the best moments in any video, reframes to vertical, and captions them automatically. Try free — no card.

*For Every Creator*

Canonical: https://novaclipper.com/for/highlight-reel-maker

Making a highlight reel by hand means scrubbing the whole recording for the good bits. Nova does that part — it transcribes, ranks every moment by impact, and pulls the highlights into captioned vertical clips you can post or stitch into a reel.

## What you get

### AI finds the highlights

Moment detection scores the entire video so the best bits surface automatically instead of you hunting for them on a timeline.

### Any source

Streams, podcasts, games, calls, webinars — paste a link from 1,800+ sites or upload a file and Nova reels the highlights out.

### Post-ready clips

Each highlight comes reframed to 9:16 with word-by-word captions, ready to post solo or export to your editor to assemble a longer reel.

## Platform guides

- [Highlight reel maker for TikTok](https://novaclipper.com/for/highlight-reel-maker/tiktok)
- [Highlight reel maker for YouTube Shorts](https://novaclipper.com/for/highlight-reel-maker/youtube-shorts)
- [Highlight reel maker for Instagram Reels](https://novaclipper.com/for/highlight-reel-maker/instagram-reels)

## FAQ

### How does Nova pick the highlights?

It transcribes the video and ranks every segment with AI virality scoring, surfacing the most impactful moments so the highlight selection is done before you start.

### Can I make a reel from a stream or a game?

Yes — Nova handles streams, gameplay, podcasts, calls, and more. It even stacks facecam over gameplay automatically for gaming highlight reels.

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Nova turns long-form video into vertical short-form clips with AI moment detection, face-aware 9:16 reframing, and word-by-word captions — and makes faceless videos from a script or a Reddit thread. Free tier: 30 minutes/month, no card. [Start free](https://novaclipper.com/signup) · [All use cases](https://novaclipper.com/for) · [Free tools](https://novaclipper.com/tools)