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OpusClip

AI picks the strongest moments from a long video, like the sermon, and turns them into captioned vertical clips for Reels, Shorts and TikTok.

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Price
Free plan; Starter $15/mo; Pro $29/mo or $174/yr (Oct 2026)
Free option
Yes
Works on
Web, iOS
Learning curve
Easy

The short answer: is OpusClip right for your church?

OpusClip uses AI to scan a long video, pick likely highlights and turn them into captioned vertical clips. It's best for churches that want sermon clips on social every week without a dedicated editor. The catch: the AI doesn't know your message, so someone still has to review every clip, and free clips carry a watermark.

Is it right for you?

Who OpusClip is for

Great for

  • Churches that want weekly sermon clips but have no editor
  • Social volunteers who can review clips but not cut them from scratch
  • Teams already posting to YouTube Shorts, Reels and TikTok

Skip it if

  • Churches that want to control every cut. A text-based or timeline editor gives you that.
  • Churches clipping long services on the free plan. Sixty credits covers about an hour of video a month.
In real life

How churches use OpusClip

  1. Monday sermon clips

    Upload Sunday's message and get a batch of captioned vertical clips to review on Monday morning.

  2. Posting through the week

    Paid plans post clips straight to Shorts, Reels and TikTok, so the message keeps going past Sunday.

  3. Finishing in your editor

    On Pro, export a clip to Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve when it needs a human touch.

This week

Getting started with OpusClip

  1. 1

    Create a free account and upload one recent sermon.

  2. 2

    Use the processing timeframe to skip worship and announcements and save credits.

  3. 3

    Watch every clip for context before you post it.

The honest take

Pros and watch-outs

What we like

  • Finds and captions clips with little effort
  • Free plan to test it on a real sermon
  • Paid plans post to Shorts, Reels and TikTok
  • Pro exports to Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve

Watch out for

  • AI picks can pull a line out of context
  • Free clips have a watermark and expire after 3 days
  • Credits are spent per minute of video you process
From our team · Extend the Sermon

Want a week of content from one sermon?

OpusClip helps you cut clips. Extend the Sermon starts from the sermon itself: upload it or paste a YouTube link and get 5 to 7 captioned vertical clips, 9 social graphics, a carousel, a blog post, an email and a small-group guide, usually within an hour.

Try a sermon free ↗

Made by Church Media Squad, who also run Pro Church Media.

Questions churches ask

OpusClip FAQ

Is OpusClip free for churches?

There's a free plan with 60 credits a month, about 60 minutes of video. Free clips carry a watermark, can't be edited and stop being exportable after three days.

Does OpusClip have a church or nonprofit discount?

Not a published one. OpusClip has a page for churches, but its pricing page lists the same plans for everyone.

How many sermons can we clip each month?

Each credit covers one minute of video processed. Starter's 150 credits cover about two and a half hours a month, and Pro's 300 cover about five.

Can we edit the clips OpusClip makes?

On paid plans, yes. The free plan has no editing. Paid plans include the editor, and Pro can export to Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.

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