Create stronger short-form video privately in your browser · no generation API required · media stays on your device
01Clips
Drop videos here, or tap to choose
Add one clip or a whole batch — on a phone this opens your camera roll. Or build a slideshow from photos with the button below. Everything is set up automatically: framing, picture polish, recommended format. You just review.
ORIGINAL
drag to reframe
file —duration —source —size —
Slides
Drag photos to reorder (or use ◀ ▶). Tap a photo to see it big in the preview above. × removes it.
Tip: pick "Replace with a music track" in Sound — a slideshow with music is a finished Reel.
02Hook & reel plan — decide the opening before polishing
Start here: add media, choose the message, then generate a short opening hook. With several clips, drag thumbnails to set the story order or use the automatic reel tools.
A strong opening should communicate the idea immediately. The tool never invents reviews, statistics or guarantees.
03Frame for the platform
The app frames the crop around where the action is. If it misses, drag the video to reframe, or press Auto-frame to let it try again. Fit-with-blur shows the whole shot padded with a soft blur instead of cropping.
04Polish the picture
Auto-enhance
On by default — lifts exposure, adds gentle contrast and colour. Preview it live above.
Brightness100%
Contrast100%
Colour (saturation)100%
05Title & watermark — the title sits at the TOP of the frame
Opening title (the 3-second hook, top of screen)
Watermark (your handle or brand, in a corner)
Tap a preset to apply it to the current clip; × deletes it. Presets are remembered next time you open the app.
06Captions — run along the BOTTOM, for sound-off viewers
Textfrom (s)to (s)
Paste or import narration — reliable and free
💡 Caption ideas — pick a mood, tap a line to add it
Font and style preview live on the video above.
Text size (captions & title)100%
Type each caption line, set when it appears, or write all lines and press auto-time to spread them across the clip. Captions sit at the bottom, inside the safe zone, so they never collide with your title at the top.
07Smart tools — private, local and free
Caption workflow
For dependable captions without API cost, paste the voice-over or import an SRT/VTT file in the Captions step. Browser speech recognition was removed because availability, privacy and accuracy vary by browser.
Find the best moment private · on-device
Scans the whole clip for where the most action happens and sets your trim to the strongest segment — ideal for cutting a long recording down to a Reel.
Silence on-device
Reads the clip's audio, trims silent air off the start and end, and can skip long silent gaps in the middle while exporting.
Best thumbnail on-device
Scans the clip for the sharpest, best-lit frames and offers the top three — tap one to save it as a JPG cover image (great for YouTube custom thumbnails).
08Sound — applies to all exports
no track chosen
Music volume40%
Use only audio covered by a suitable commercial licence or a platform library that permits your intended use. ReadyReel records the confirmation locally; it does not validate licences.
09Review & export
Export readiness
Choose a clip to see the quality checks.
Finished files — press ▶ Preview to check, Save to download
Exports render in real time (a 60s clip ≈ 60s per format). Keep this tab in the foreground while rendering. Files save to Downloads (desktop) or Files/Downloads (phone) — share to any app from there.
Cheat sheet
Reels / Stories / Shorts — 9:16, under 90s, communicate the hook in the opening seconds. Instagram & Facebook feed — 4:5 takes the most screen space; 1:1 is the safe cross-platform choice. LinkedIn — 1:1 or 16:9; most viewers watch muted, so captions matter more than sound. YouTube — 16:9 for standard uploads, 9:16 for Shorts.
Keep faces and action inside the safe-zone guides — the amber dashed box on the preview.