How do I create a Short?

Tap + and choose Clip. Record or pick a video, edit it, add a title, caption and sound, choose who can watch, and post.

Tap + on Home, then Clip.
Record (you can pause and carry on, use the flash, and record with a sound playing) or pick a video from your phone.
Edit it: Trim, Text, Stickers, Filters, Speed, Volume and Cover.
Add a title (up to 100 characters), a caption, hashtags and up to 5 mentions.
Pick a sound from the music library, one you saved or uploaded, or keep your video's own. Choose which part of a song plays.
Choose who can watch (Everyone, Followers or Only me) and who can comment, then post.

Auto captions are made on your phone (Android 13 or newer).
Turn Allow duet and stitch on or off.
Also share to feed puts it in Home's clip rows and on your profile. Off keeps it in Shorts only.
On Lite and Pro you can schedule it for later.
You can leave while it uploads. A bar shows the progress and it finishes in the background.

Open the create window and click Clip.
Upload or drag in a video, or record one. While recording you can pause and carry on, and record with a sound playing.
Edit it: Trim, Filters, Text, Stickers, Speed, Volume and Cover.
Add a title, a caption, hashtags and mentions.
Pick a sound from the music library or your own, and choose which part of a song plays.
Choose who can watch (Everyone, Followers or Only me) and who can comment, then click Post.

Auto captions are made on your computer. The first time downloads about 40 MB.
Turn Allow duet and stitch on or off.
On Lite and Pro you can schedule it for later.
You can carry on using Vergr while it posts. Progress shows at the top of Home. Keep the tab open until it finishes.
Leaving the editor? Choose Save draft to carry on later in this browser.

Vertical (9:16) video fills the screen best. Quality follows your plan: 480p on Free, 720p on Lite, 1080p on Pro.