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.”
From YouTube's April 17, 2026 deprecation announcement
Segue 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.
The tool that keeps the view on the creator
Editors and auto-clippers re-host the video as a brand-new upload: the original gets nothing. Segue never does.
| Segue | Old YT Clips | Editors | Auto-clippers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plays count as views for the original creator | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No download or re-hosting: stays on YouTube | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Set both a start and an end point | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple clips in one shareable link | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chain clips across videos (same channel) | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Crossfade transitions | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| No editor or install: works in the browser | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Human-picked moments (not AI guesses) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Available today | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Old YT Clips: retired April 2026 · Editors: CapCut, Premiere · Auto-clippers: Opus, etc.
For the deeper head-to-head, see Segue vs YouTube Clips and Segue vs Share-at-Timestamp.
Who it's for
- Creators & highlight makers: podcast clips, gaming montages, sports highlight reels (World Cup goals, match moments), etc, pulled from a YouTube channel.
- Communities, reaction video creators, and fans: favourite moments from a creator you follow, music and performance highlights, sermon or teaching clips from a church's channel.
- Schools, Educators & families: teachers building clean, distraction-free clips for classrooms. Also, for parents saving a recital, game, or graduation from the school's YouTube stream.
Three steps, no editor
- Paste YouTube link. Drop in any YouTube URL. No download, no upload, no install. It plays straight from YouTube.
- Mark your clips. Add clips across multiple videos from the same YouTube channel. Set the exact start and end time of each moment.
- Share a Segue link. Get a single segue.video link with optional crossfade transitions. Share it anywhere.
Built to keep creators on your side. Every clip streams from the source video, so every play on a Segue mix counts as a real view for the original YouTube video. Mixes stay within a single channel because you’re always amplifying one creator.
Frequently asked
What is Segue?
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, multi-video, no-account-required workflow.
Do I need a YouTube channel or login?
No. Segue runs entirely in your browser and uses public YouTube APIs. You can create and share mixes anonymously. Saving and revisiting named mixes requires a Pro plan.
How is this different from sharing a YouTube link with a timestamp?
Share-at-timestamp jumps to one moment, but Segue sequences multiple clips with smooth transitions into one continuous viewing experience. You can also pull clips from different videos on the same channel into one mix on the Pro plan.
Do views still count for the original creator?
Yes. As long as embedding is enabled on the source video. Segue streams via YouTube's API, so each play registers as a normal embed view. Some music labels and sports rights-holders disable embedding, in which case the video can't be loaded at all.
Is Segue free?
Yes, for the core workflow. The Free tier supports up to 3 clips per mix, with only 5 of 14 transition presets. Pro Monthly ($5/month) and Pro Annual ($29/year) unlock unlimited clips, multi-video mixing, and all 14 presets. There's also a launch-window Pro Lifetime at $59.
What is the difference between a clip and a mix?
When you drop a YouTube video into your Segue Studio, the portions that you mark (with a start and end time) are called clips. A mix is the final video you get from merging your marked clips. Mixes are only shareable, and not downloadable.
What is multi-video mix?
This is a mix containing clips from multiple YouTube videos. But note that these multiple videos can only be from the same YouTube channel.
Read more
- YouTube killed Clips: here's what to use instead in 2026: the full post-mortem with four ranked alternatives.
- How to share part of a YouTube video in 2026: link to a specific moment with a start and end time.
- Share multiple parts of a YouTube video as one link: chain several moments into a single share.
- All Segue alternatives comparisons: head-to-head pages for each tool that targets the same job.
- Blog index: articles and guides.
- About Segue: created by Nkemdilim Odili. Self-funded, bootstrapped, no VC.