# Shorty

> Shorty is an AI summarizer and transcription app by Devino. It turns YouTube videos, Spotify podcasts, webpages, articles, PDFs, Word documents, audio files, and pasted text into concise, structured summaries — and also transcribes media to text, generates subtitles, and converts or compresses files. Free to start with no login required; native apps on iOS, Android, and Windows plus browser extensions for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.

## What Shorty is not
"Shorty" is a common name, so to be unambiguous — this product, at https://aishorty.com, is not:
- **Not the Shorty Awards** — the social-media awards program at shortyawards.com. Shorty (aishorty.com) is a software product and is not affiliated with it.
- **Not a URL shortener** — Shorty shortens CONTENT — long videos, recordings and documents into summaries — not links. It does not create short links or redirects.
- **Not an AI video, music or image generator** — Shorty works on media you already have: it summarizes, transcribes, subtitles and converts it. It does not create new videos, animations, songs or images from a prompt.
- **Not the "shorty" npm packages** — several unrelated open-source libraries publish under that name. Shorty's own client library is @aishorty/sdk.
- **Not a meeting-notes or team-collaboration suite** — Shorty summarizes and transcribes media you give it. It does not join calls, record meetings, or act as a team workspace.

## Key facts
- Transcription and subtitle languages: 113 languages, with automatic language detection
- File formats the converter accepts: 19 formats (6 audio, 4 video, 7 image, 2 document)
- Converter pages: 65 format-pair and compression pages, each a real conversion the app performs
- Public API rate limits: 60 requests per minute on the free tier, 300 on paid tiers
- Failed jobs and quota: A job that errors or is cancelled never counts against a quota — the usage is refunded automatically.

## Summarizers
- [YouTube video summarizer](https://aishorty.com/youtube-video-summarizer): Summarize any YouTube video into key points and a structured summary.
- [Webpage summarizer](https://aishorty.com/webpage-summarizer): Summarize any web page or online article from its URL.
- [Article summarizer](https://aishorty.com/article-summarizer): Condense long articles into their main takeaways.
- [PDF summarizer](https://aishorty.com/pdf-summarizer): Upload a PDF and get an AI summary.
- [Word summarizer](https://aishorty.com/word-summarizer): Summarize Word documents saved as .docx (an older .doc file must be saved as .docx first).
- [Audio summarizer](https://aishorty.com/audio-summarizer): Summarize audio files and podcast episodes.
- [Text summarizer](https://aishorty.com/text-summarizer): Paste text and get a concise summary.
- [All summarizers](https://aishorty.com/summarizers): The full index of Shorty's summarizer tools.

## Transcription and subtitles
- [Audio and video to text](https://aishorty.com/audio-video-to-text): Transcribe audio and video files to text.
- [Realtime voice recorder](https://aishorty.com/realtime-recorder): Record your voice and watch the AI transcription appear live.
- [Subtitle generator](https://aishorty.com/subtitles): Generate subtitles and captions for videos.

## File tools
- [File converter](https://aishorty.com/file-converter): Convert between video, audio, image, and document formats.
- [Compress video](https://aishorty.com/compress-video): Reduce video file size.
- [Compress video to 25 MB](https://aishorty.com/compress-video-to-25mb): Shrink a video to under 25 MB.
- [Compress video to 10 MB](https://aishorty.com/compress-video-to-10mb): Shrink a video to under 10 MB.
- [Compress video for Discord](https://aishorty.com/compress-video-for-discord): Fit a video under Discord's 20 MB free upload limit.
- [Compress video for email](https://aishorty.com/compress-video-for-email): Make a video small enough to attach to an email.
- [Compress image](https://aishorty.com/compress-image): Reduce image file size.
- [Compress audio](https://aishorty.com/compress-audio): Reduce audio file size.
- [Compress PDF](https://aishorty.com/compress-pdf): Reduce PDF file size.

## Free tools
- [Free tools](https://aishorty.com/tools): Subtitle converters, text counters and YouTube timestamp links, with no API key required. Directory: GET https://aishorty.com/api/tools. OpenAPI: https://aishorty.com/api/tools/openapi.json.
- [SRT to VTT Converter](https://aishorty.com/tools/srt-to-vtt): Convert SRT subtitles to WebVTT while keeping cue timing and multi-line text. API: POST https://aishorty.com/api/tools/srt-to-vtt.
- [VTT to SRT Converter](https://aishorty.com/tools/vtt-to-srt): Convert WebVTT subtitles to numbered SRT cues while keeping timing and text. API: POST https://aishorty.com/api/tools/vtt-to-srt.
- [Word Counter](https://aishorty.com/tools/word-counter): Count words, characters, sentences and paragraphs, with reading and speaking time estimates. API: POST https://aishorty.com/api/tools/word-counter.
- [Reading Time Calculator](https://aishorty.com/tools/reading-time): Estimate how long text takes to read at your chosen words per minute. API: POST https://aishorty.com/api/tools/reading-time.
- [YouTube Timestamp Link Generator](https://aishorty.com/tools/youtube-timestamp-link): Create a YouTube link that starts at a chosen timestamp, ready to copy and share. API: GET https://aishorty.com/api/tools/youtube-timestamp-link?url=&t=.

## Company and product
- [About Shorty](https://aishorty.com/about): What Shorty is, what it does, and where to get it.
- [Compare Shorty](https://aishorty.com/youtube-summarizer-alternatives): Shorty next to other YouTube and AI summarizers, side by side.
- [Shorty vs Eightify](https://aishorty.com/eightify-alternative): Head-to-head — Eightify summarizes YouTube videos; Shorty also handles webpages, PDFs, Word, audio and text, plus transcription, subtitles and file conversion.
- [Shorty vs NoteGPT](https://aishorty.com/notegpt-alternative): Head-to-head — NoteGPT keeps premium features behind a paid plan; Shorty summarizes with no account and refunds the quota for any failed job.
- [Shorty vs Glasp](https://aishorty.com/glasp-alternative): Head-to-head — Glasp is a web highlighter with AI summaries; Shorty summarizes eight kinds of source and adds subtitles and file conversion.
- [Shorty vs Recall](https://aishorty.com/recall-alternative): Head-to-head — Recall is an AI knowledge base; Shorty summarizes with no account and transcribes, subtitles and converts files.
- [Shorty vs Otter.ai](https://aishorty.com/otter-alternative): Head-to-head — Otter.ai transcribes live meetings; Shorty summarizes and transcribes the links and files you bring it.
- [Shorty vs Descript](https://aishorty.com/descript-alternative): Head-to-head — Descript is a text-based video editor; Shorty summarizes, transcribes and captions the links and files you bring it.
- [Plans and pricing](https://aishorty.com/premium): Free tier plus paid Premium and Pro plans.
- [Article library](https://aishorty.com/articles): Browse published AI summaries.
- [Apps and extensions](https://aishorty.com/apps): Get Shorty on iOS, Android, Windows, and as a Chrome, Edge, or Firefox extension.
- [Support and feedback](https://aishorty.com/support): Report a problem, ask a question, or request a feature — no account required.
- [FAQ](https://aishorty.com/faq): Answers to the most common Shorty questions — free tier, billing, quotas, file support, and account/data questions.
- [Connecting AI assistants (MCP)](https://aishorty.com/docs/connecting-ai-assistants): Connect Claude Code, Claude.ai custom connectors, and any MCP client to Shorty over OAuth 2.1 to manage your whole account from an agent: summaries, transcriptions, subtitles, library, plan and billing, profile, support, connected apps, API keys, webhooks, file conversions and referral. Endpoint: https://aishorty.com/api/mcp.
- [Onboard your agent](https://aishorty.com/agent-setup): One prompt that installs Shorty into any AI coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode). Machine instructions: https://aishorty.com/agent-setup/prompt.md.
- [Add to Claude](https://claude.ai/directory/5f4a84d0-153b-4ebb-ae80-fd564167b132): Fastest setup for Claude users — Shorty's listing in Claude's connector directory; click Connect and approve access (claude.ai, syncs to Claude Desktop and mobile).
- [Shorty in ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7ae13f2eac8191980a9405f1d8ccea): Shorty's published ChatGPT app; click Connect and approve access.

## Guides
- [Shorty Overview](https://aishorty.com/docs): What Shorty is and what you can do with it — AI summaries, transcription, subtitles, file conversion, and a developer API.
- [Getting Started](https://aishorty.com/docs/getting-started): Summarize your first video as a guest, then create a free Shorty account to keep your history.
- [AI Summarizers](https://aishorty.com/docs/summarizers): Summarize YouTube videos, web pages, articles, PDFs, Word documents, plain text, and audio with Shorty.
- [Transcription and Subtitles](https://aishorty.com/docs/transcription-and-subtitles): Turn audio and video into text, record and transcribe in real time, and generate SRT, VTT, or burned-in subtitles.
- [File Converter](https://aishorty.com/docs/file-converter): Convert and compress audio, video, images, and PDFs with Shorty — in the browser or in the cloud.
- [Apps and Extensions](https://aishorty.com/docs/apps-and-extensions): Shorty on iOS, Android, and in your browser with the Chrome, Firefox, and Edge extensions.
- [Connecting AI Assistants (MCP)](https://aishorty.com/docs/connecting-ai-assistants): Connect Claude and other MCP clients to Shorty over OAuth 2.1 to summarize, transcribe, and search your content.
- [Plans and Limits](https://aishorty.com/docs/pricing): What Free, Shorty Premium, and Shorty Pro include — verified limits for transcription, subtitles, conversion, and the API.
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://aishorty.com/docs/faq): Answers to the most common Shorty questions — free tier, billing, quotas, file support, transcription languages, and account/data questions.

## Developers and API
- [Developer platform](https://aishorty.com/developers): The Shorty API at a glance — REST endpoints, the TypeScript SDK, and the MCP server, with a quickstart, rate limits, and agent guidelines.
- [API documentation](https://aishorty.com/docs/api): The Shorty REST API — summaries, transcriptions, subtitles, jobs, and usage under https://aishorty.com/v1, authenticated with API keys.
- [API operations](https://aishorty.com/docs/api/operations): One page per endpoint with parameters, schemas, and curl + TypeScript examples.
- [API Reference](https://aishorty.com/docs/api-reference): Every endpoint as an interactive reference page, generated from the OpenAPI 3.1 spec.
- [API error reference](https://aishorty.com/docs/api/errors): Every RFC 9457 problem code the API returns and how to fix it.
- [Webhooks](https://aishorty.com/docs/api/webhooks): Standard-Webhooks-signed job events, signature verification, retries, and secret rotation.
- [OpenAPI 3.1 spec](https://aishorty.com/api/openapi): The machine-readable API contract, also at https://aishorty.com/openapi.json.
- [MCP server card](https://aishorty.com/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): The MCP endpoint, transport and OAuth metadata, for agents that discover servers from the domain.
- [API catalog](https://aishorty.com/.well-known/api-catalog): RFC 9727 linkset pointing at the REST API and the MCP server.
- [For AI agents](https://aishorty.com/docs/ai): MCP connection, machine-readable surfaces, and agent interaction guidelines.
- [TypeScript SDK](https://github.com/DevinoSolutions/shorty-sdk): @aishorty/sdk — the official open-source Node client.
- [Changelog](https://aishorty.com/changelog): Dated developer-platform changes, with RSS at https://aishorty.com/changelog/rss.xml.
- [Full docs in one file](https://aishorty.com/llms-full.txt): The entire API documentation concatenated for LLM context.

## Instructions for AI agents
- Every documentation page under https://aishorty.com/docs serves a raw Markdown twin at the same URL with a `.md` suffix — guides, the API reference, and the error pages alike (e.g. https://aishorty.com/docs.md, https://aishorty.com/docs/getting-started.md, https://aishorty.com/docs/api-reference/getJob.md, https://aishorty.com/docs/api/errors/rate_limited.md). Fetch the `.md` variant for clean, token-efficient context.
- The tool, pricing and comparison pages have Markdown twins too (e.g. https://aishorty.com/youtube-video-summarizer.md, https://aishorty.com/premium.md, https://aishorty.com/eightify-alternative.md), and every page with a twin returns it when the request's `Accept` header asks for `text/markdown`.
- To act on a user's behalf, connect over MCP (OAuth 2.1): `claude mcp add --transport http shorty https://aishorty.com/api/mcp`. API keys (`shk_live_`) also work at the MCP URL. Destructive tools confirm once with a `confirmToken`; a refused call's `next` names the tool to call.
- To set yourself up as a coding agent (install the MCP connection, the SDK, and verify it), fetch and execute https://aishorty.com/agent-setup/prompt.md.
- Direct API calls need an API key: `Authorization: Bearer shk_live_...` against https://aishorty.com/v1. Writes are async (202 + job_id) — poll GET /v1/jobs/{id}.

## Policies
- [Privacy policy](https://aishorty.com/privacy)
- [Terms of service](https://aishorty.com/terms)