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Article to Short

Turn Articles Into Shorts

Paste a link to an article and Jellypod narrates its key points over drawn scenes, with captions and music.

Turn an article into a short

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Jellypod Article to Short workflow with an article link, a narrator, the style picker, and a 30-second 9:16 format.
  • Up to 1 Minute
  • 9:16 for Every Feed
  • 28 Visual Styles
  • Captions and Music

Watch one of our posts as a short

1Your article

jellypod.com/blog/caption-styles
Top of the Jellypod blog post Choose a Caption Style.
  • Marcus Hayes
  • Paper Mache
  • 30 seconds
  • 9:16

2Jellypod made

A 33-second vertical short of the post’s key points, narrated by Marcus Hayes over Paper Mache scenes, with captions and music.

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Real Jellypod output.

How to turn an article into a short

  1. 1

    Paste the article link

    Any public post you published.

  2. 2

    Pick a narrator and style

    Choose the narrator, a visual style, and the length.

  3. 3

    Download and post

    Jellypod writes, narrates, and draws the short. Post the MP4.

Only the key points

Jellypod picks what a viewer needs from the article and leaves the rest on your blog.

  • Steer it with an angle
  • One to four narrators
Jellypod Add Sources dialog with uploaded files, a link option, and pasted text.

Drawn in one consistent style

Every shot is drawn in one of 28 styles, from Paper Mache to Claymation.

  • No stock footage and no avatars
  • Your brand kit on every frame
Three Paper Mache shots from the sample short made from the Choose a Caption Style post.

Captions and music built in

Captions follow the narration word by word under an original score.

  • Pick a look from the caption gallery
  • Download the MP4 and post it
Two frames of the Paper Mache sample short with its word-by-word captions.

4.7out of 5 on G2

  • Zendesk
  • Salesforce
  • Columbia University
  • Virgin Voyages
  • Xerox
  • Penn State University
  • JetBrains
  • Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
  • Ohio State University
  • Healthee
  • Virgin Media
  • Kaishan USA

Article to Short FAQ

How do I turn an article into a short?
Paste the article link and pick a narrator, a style, and 30 seconds or 1 minute. Jellypod writes the narration from the key points, draws each shot, and adds captions and music.
What size is the short?
Portrait (9:16), sized for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. You can switch to landscape or square before you create it.
Can I choose what the short focuses on?
Yes. Add an angle, such as "the three mistakes to avoid", and the narration focuses on that part of the article.
Can I make a longer video from an article?
Yes. Add the link to Idea to Video for a landscape explainer that covers the whole argument.
What if the article is behind a login or paywall?
No, a login or a paywall cannot be read from the link. Paste the text into Script to Video instead.
Can I use any article I find?
Use an article you wrote or have permission to repurpose. The right to publish the short stays with the owner of the writing.

Last updated November 9, 2026

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