3-Minute YouTube Shorts Maker — AI Shorts Up to 3 Minutes Long

YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels can now run up to 3 minutes, but many AI shorts tools were built for the old 60-second limit. ClipNova writes, illustrates, narrates and captions a complete vertical story up to 3 minutes long from a single idea.

Why ClipNova for long videos

Shorts up to 3 minutes — Pick any length from 15 seconds to 3 minutes. A 3-minute Short gets up to 20 AI-illustrated scenes, so the picture keeps changing as the story moves forward.
A whole story, not a clip — ClipNova writes a structured script sized to the length you choose — a hook in the first seconds, a build-up and a payoff — then voices and captions every line.
The same characters in every scene — Recurring characters keep a consistent face and outfit from the first scene to the last, so a long Short still looks like one story instead of a slideshow of strangers.
Narrated in 15+ languages — Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and more, with natural AI voiceover and captions written in the right script.
Vertical or landscape — Make 9:16 vertical videos for Shorts, Reels and TikTok, or switch to 16:9 landscape when you want a regular YouTube video.
Publish straight to YouTube — Connect your channel once and ClipNova uploads with an AI-written title, description and tags — or download the MP4 and post it anywhere.

What you can make

Horror & mystery: Slow-burn scary stories and unsolved cases need time to build tension — a 2–3 minute Short gives the twist room to land.
History explained: Battles, empires and turning points told as a story, with every scene illustrated in the right era.
Mythology & devotional: Full tales from the Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas instead of a 30-second teaser.
True crime & cases: Walk viewers through the timeline, the clues and the outcome in one continuous video.
Facts & science: Explain one big idea properly — how black holes form, why the Roman Empire fell — with a visual for every step.
Motivation & success stories: Rise-from-nothing journeys and life lessons that need a beginning, a struggle and a win.

How it works

Type one idea — Write a topic in a line — or pick a category — and choose a length up to 3 minutes. Prefer your own words? Paste a script in My Script.
AI writes and illustrates — ClipNova writes the script for that exact length and creates an original AI image for every scene, keeping your characters consistent.
Voice, captions and music — A natural voiceover in your language, captions on the spoken words and background music are added automatically.
Download or publish — Download the MP4, or publish to your YouTube channel with an AI-written title and description in one tap.

Ideas to try

The last night on the Titanic, told minute by minute
A 3-minute horror story about a night-shift watchman in an empty mall
How a tiny village shop grew into a nationwide brand
The mystery of the Dyatlov Pass incident, explained
How Lord Ganesha got his elephant head
Five habits that quietly changed a struggling student's life

Frequently asked questions

How long can YouTube Shorts be now?: YouTube Shorts can be up to 3 minutes long (since October 2024), and Instagram Reels can be up to 3 minutes as well. ClipNova makes vertical videos at any length from 15 seconds up to 3 minutes.
Which ClipNova plan makes 3-minute videos?: Videos up to 3 minutes are part of the Ultra plan. The Free plan makes 30-second videos, Lite and Pro up to 60 seconds, and Premium up to 75 seconds. See Plans & Pricing for the current plans.
Is a 3-minute Short better than a 60-second one?: For stories, history, explainers and mysteries, a longer Short lets the narrative breathe and keeps viewers watching longer. For quick hooks, memes and quotes, 15–60 seconds still works best — ClipNova lets you choose the length for every video.
Will the visuals repeat in a long video?: No. Every scene gets its own original AI-generated image — a 3-minute video has up to 20 scenes — and recurring characters keep the same look across them.
Do I have to write the script?: No. Type one idea and ClipNova writes the script for the length you picked. If you already have a script, paste it in My Script and ClipNova illustrates and narrates your words.
Can I leave the page while a long video is being made?: Yes. A longer video takes a few minutes to create; you can leave the page and the finished video appears in My Videos when it is ready.
Can I monetize these videos?: You own the videos you create and can publish them on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook or TikTok; every visual is an original AI-generated scene. Monetization approval itself is decided by each platform.

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