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24 alternatives to Shortcut

Create and share clips from This American Life

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shortcut launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Serial▲69

   Creators of This American Life. One story. Told week by week

   2014 · nytimes.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Present▲87

   Capture your life's journey

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Clip▲154

   Capture your own music moments

   2014 · clipapp.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Clipter▲93

   8 Second Video stories, together

   2015 · clipter.ai · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Whipclip▲71

   Clip your favorite TV and music moments

   2015 · app.appsflyer.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shortlister▲63

   Innovative video interviewing

   2014 · shortlister.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Clippet▲78

   One-minute audio clips to keep you interested & interesting

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Clips by Apple▲7

   make cool video clips

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wow Moments▲60

   Capture and Share the best moments in Videos

   2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Beet 2.0▲66

    Create a video montage of your life’s most authentic moments

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    OhLife▲85

    Write in private about your life

    2013 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sandwich Video▲107

    Great videos about great products.

    2014 · sandwich.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Reframed▲95

    Mark, discuss and share exact moments of video

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    StartupTalks▲176

    A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

    2014 · startuptalks.tv · its alternatives →

15. 15
    StoryTime.us▲87

    Create stories told one line at a time

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Heychat▲80

    Create a storyboard of your life

    2015 · heychatapp.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    News In Shorts▲106

    News in 60 words

    2015 · inshorts.group · its alternatives →

18. 18
    60dB▲94

    Brings you today's best short audio stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Storie▲100

    Easily create and share mobile videos

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ted-Ed▲16

    Short educational videos worth sharing

    2015 · ed.ted.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Taptalk▲133

    Personal video and photo messaging

    2014 · taptalk.me · its alternatives →

22. 22
    seenit▲79

    Co-Create Video

    2015 · seenit.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Stem▲62

    Talk in 12 second audio clips

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Vidja▲62

    Share your stories and thoughts with short video

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →