# What is clipping?

Clipping is posting short clips cut from a creator's or brand's footage, paid per view, a median $1 per 1,000 views at 11:18 UTC on 27 Oct 2026. 542 clipping campaigns are live on 5 clipping platforms. Checked 11:18 UTC

As of 11:18 UTC on 27 Oct 2026. Page: https://clippingalpha.com/learn/what-is-clipping

- **LIVE CAMPAIGNS**: 542
- **PLATFORMS**: 5
- **MEDIAN RATE**: $1 per 1K views

## How clipping works

A streamer, podcaster, musician or brand wants its videos seen on short-form feeds. It puts a budget on a clipping platform and sets a rate per 1,000 views. Clippers cut short clips from its footage, post them on their own accounts and are paid for the views. The brand pays only for views that happened, and the clipper is paid for reach, not for hours.

1. Join a campaign on its clipping platform.
2. Cut clips from the streams, podcasts or videos the campaign provides.
3. Post them on your own TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or X accounts, with the tags the campaign asks for.
4. Submit each post's link on the platform.
5. The platform counts the views and pays per 1,000 of them, out of the campaign's budget, until the budget is used.

## Who pays for clips

Creators with long videos, such as streamers and podcasters, pay to have their best moments cut and spread. Musicians pay for edits that use their track. Apps, games and brands pay for clips of their ads and for original posts about their product. Paying per view turns a budget into reach on feeds the creator could not cover alone.

## Four campaign types

- **Clipping.** Cut clips from the streams, podcasts and videos the campaign provides. [542 live campaigns](https://clippingalpha.com/)
- **UGC.** Film original content about the product. [133 live campaigns](https://clippingalpha.com/campaigns/ugc)
- **Logo.** Post your own niche content with the brand's logo on it. [25 live campaigns](https://clippingalpha.com/campaigns/logo)
- **Music.** Post edits that use the artist's track as the sound. [122 live campaigns](https://clippingalpha.com/campaigns/music)

Each type is its own market. A clipping campaign is ranked only against other clipping campaigns, because the work and the views behind each type differ.

## Where campaigns live

Campaigns are listed on clipping platforms, the marketplaces that hold the budget, check each post, count its views and pay the clipper. Each platform sets its own fees, payout methods and rules for joining. These platforms have live clipping campaigns now.

| Platform | Live | Rate per 1K |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Content Rewards](https://clippingalpha.com/boards/content-rewards) | 483 | $1 |
| [Clipster](https://clippingalpha.com/boards/clipster) | 33 | $1 |
| [Vyro](https://clippingalpha.com/boards/vyro) | 13 | $2 |
| [Promote.fun](https://clippingalpha.com/boards/promote-fun) | 11 | $1.75 |
| [Clipstake](https://clippingalpha.com/boards/clipstake) | 2 | $1 and $1.50 |

[Compare every clipping platform](https://clippingalpha.com/boards), with its fees and payout record.

## What decides pay

The rate is only the start. The views a clip gets, the minimum views, a cap per clip, the platform's fee, approval and the budget left all decide what a clip is paid. [How to make money clipping](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/how-to-make-money-clipping) walks through each one, and [Clipping CPM explained](https://clippingalpha.com/learn/clipping-cpm-explained) covers the rates.

## Other meanings

The word means other things too. A clipping path is the outline used to cut a product out of its photo background. Press clipping is collecting a company's media mentions. Audio clipping is the distortion of a signal pushed past its limit. This site covers paid clipping campaigns only.

## Common questions

### How much does clipping pay?

The median live clipping campaign pays $1 per 1,000 views at 11:18 UTC on 27 Oct 2026. Half pay between $1 and $2.

### How many clipping campaigns are live right now?

542 clipping campaigns are live on 5 clipping platforms at 11:18 UTC on 27 Oct 2026.

### Which apps count for clipping campaigns?

Of 534 live campaigns that pay per view, 475 count TikTok, 455 count Instagram, 342 count YouTube and 96 count X.

### Is clipping the same as UGC?

No. Clipping cuts footage the campaign provides. UGC means filming your own content about a product. Clipping, UGC, logo and music are 4 separate types of campaign, each ranked on its own.