X (Twitter) has introduced a new video clipping feature that allows users to take their favourite moments from videos, add their own commentary, and publish them directly on the platform without downloading or editing the original video elsewhere.
X Creators announced the feature, with the company pitching it as a win for both sides of the screen. The feature gives creators another way to reach new audiences while making it easier for users to share interesting moments from longer videos, interviews, livestreams, and other content.
For creators, every clip credits the original video and links back to it, so anyone who likes a snippet can tap through and keep watching the full version. For clippers, it offers a native way to share favourite moments that previously meant screen recordings or third-party tools.
Both parties can earn from views on the clip through Original Content Rewards, with X stating:
“Everyone wins when great moments travel.”
There is a catch on earnings, though.
X’s help page says you need to be enrolled in Original Content Rewards to earn from clips, and that program, which replaced X’s old revenue sharing in September, excludes downloaded and re-uploaded video. A clip made through the new tool is the sanctioned route for reusing someone else’s footage.
How to Clip a Video on X
- Find the video you want to clip in your timeline.
- Tap the repost button under the video, then choose the clipping option.
- Select the passage you want to share. Clips run from 5 to 60 seconds, capped at 30% of the original video, so check the limits in the app.
- Add your take in the post box.
- Hit post. The clip carries a link back to the original, and your earnings depend on being enrolled in Original Content Rewards.
The feature is currently live on iOS and Android, so web users may have to wait. Livestreams are not supported yet.
