YouTube Clips alternative · Free, no account

The YouTube Clips replacement YouTube told you to find

Mark in/out points, chain clips from any YouTube channel, share the mix as a single link. Free, no account, no download. The workflow YouTube retired on April 17, 2026 — back, on the same videos, at one URL.

Why now

YouTube retired viewer-side Clips on April 17, 2026 — losing end-time setting, multi-clip sequencing, and the dedicated /clip/<id> shareable player. The official replacement (Share-at-Timestamp) only sets a start time. The deprecation announcement itself said, verbatim:

“a number of third-party tools with advanced clipping features and authorized creator programs are now available.”

— YouTube, April 17, 2026 deprecation announcement

ClipMix is one of those tools — the workflow back, on the same videos, at a single URL. Free, browser-based, no account on the Free tier.

How it compares

  • Set end time: YT Old Clips ✓ · YT Share-at-Timestamp ✗ · ClipMix ✓
  • Multiple clips per share: YT Old Clips ✗ · YT Share-at-Timestamp ✗ · ClipMix ✓
  • Available today: YT Old Clips deprecated · YT Share-at-Timestamp start-time only · ClipMix ✓

For the deeper head-to-head, see ClipMix vs YouTube Clips and ClipMix vs Share-at-Timestamp.

Who it's for

  • Highlight-reel editors — chain the best moments from a creator's last six episodes into one share URL. The cross-video mixing Clips never offered, on the Pro tier.
  • Podcast clippers — drop a 90-second cut of a guest's best take into Discord or X without making your audience scrub a 2-hour episode. End times, custom start, no download.
  • Sports fans — that 30-second goal sequence becomes a single clean link with the source channel still getting the view credit. No screen-recording, no off-platform reuploads.
  • Music supervisors and reference-pullers — assemble a "this is the vibe" playlist of moments across multiple videos in one URL, share it as a brief.

Three steps. Under a minute.

  1. Paste a YouTube URL. The video loads in a browser-native player — no install, no account.
  2. Mark in and out points. Set start and end on the moments that matter. Add more clips from the same video; on Pro, add clips from a second video on the same channel.
  3. Share one link. Copy the /m/<slug> URL. Paste it wherever — Discord, X, Slack, Substack. Recipients click and the curated sequence plays.

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Frequently asked

What is ClipMix?

A free web tool for remixing the best moments from YouTube videos into a single shareable link. It replaces the discontinued YouTube Clips feature with a faster, cross-video, no-account-required workflow.

Do I need a YouTube channel or login?

No. ClipMix runs entirely in your browser and uses public YouTube embeds. You can create and share mixes anonymously; saving named mixes requires a free account.

How is this different from sharing a YouTube link with a timestamp?

Share-at-timestamp jumps to one moment; ClipMix sequences multiple clips with smooth transitions into one continuous viewing experience. You can also pull clips from different videos in the same mix on the Pro tier.

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