APEX LEGENDS SHORTS MAKER

Apex Legends Clip Maker — Turn Gameplay into Vertical Shorts

Turn your Apex Legends gameplay into vertical clips for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels. Keep your minimap, squad status, weapons, ammo, and health visible with a customizable Gaming HUD layout.

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Game:Apex Legends
Active Preset4 Active HUD Widgets
Tactical Apex WidgetsRender Mode: Mask-Only & Feathered
Minimap RadarUpper Left

In-game radar & ring timer positioned in upper-left corner.

Squad StatusLeft Side

Teammate legend icons, health bars & shields below minimap.

Weapon & AmmoUpper Right

Active weapon, fire mode & ammo counter with 3 diamond cutouts.

Health & ShieldsUpper Right

Player health bar & armor shield pips nested below weapon.

Combat Loadout & Shield Block (Upper Right)Angled Diamond Masks

Captures your active gun, fire selector, remaining ammo, health bar, and armor shield cells using angled diamond masks, keeping gunfights centered and crosshairs clear.

Layer Order: Front / BackEdge Feathering: 1–8pxDiamond Masking: Angled cutoutsPrecision Steps: ±0.1%
Apex Legends Vertical Gaming HUD Layout Preview
Minimap & Ring
Squad HP & Shields
Weapon & Ammo
Player HP & Armor
Verified 1080×1920 Canvas Output
REAL GAMEPLAY COMPARISON

Keep Your Apex Legends HUD in Vertical Clips

Standard vertical cropping can cut off important gameplay information. Gameplay Shorts lets you reposition key HUD elements so your viewers can follow the action without losing the context.

Minimap & Ring Timer — Upper Left

In-game radar and ring closure timer repositioned cleanly to the upper-left corner for rotation awareness.

Squad Status & Shields — Left

Teammate health bars and shield tiers visible on the left side below the minimap.

Weapon & Ammo Counter — Upper Right

Active weapon, fire mode, and ammo counter anchored in the upper-right corner with angled cutouts.

Health & Shield Pips — Upper Right

Player health bar and armor shield pips nested neatly below weapon information.

Centered Gunplay Action — Frame Focus

High-speed movement, slide-jumps, and crosshair battles stay unobstructed in the center of the vertical frame.

AFTER: GAMING HUD LAYOUTTactical Battle Royale HUD Restored
Apex Legends Gaming HUD Layout After Preview

Minimap, squad health, weapon tier, and shield cells are repositioned cleanly while sliding and gunfights stay centered.

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BATTLE ROYALE HUD RETENTION

Keep Crucial Apex Legends Information in Every Clip

Apex Legends is built around intense speed, positioning, and squad survival. A standard vertical crop cuts off more than 60% of the widescreen monitor, discarding your squad status, ammo count, health, and minimap. Gameplay Shorts preserves the essential HUD context that makes high-skill Apex plays thrilling to watch.

Squad Survival & Teammate Status

Keep your teammates' legend portraits, health bars, and shield tiers visible on the left side below the minimap so viewers know who is still in the fight during 3v3 engagements.

Ring Positioning & Minimap Rotations

Reposition the in-game radar and ring closure timer cleanly to the upper-left corner of the vertical canvas so viewers can track choke points, storm movement, and rotations.

Weapon, Fire Mode & Ammo Reserves

Anchor your active weapon, fire selector, and remaining ammo counter in the upper-right corner using angled diamond masks, showing every clutch bullet during firefights.

Health Bar & Armor Shield Pips

Preserve your real-time health bar and armor shield segments in the upper right directly below weapon readouts so viewers can appreciate clutch armor swaps and low-HP survivals.

Centered Gunfights & Crosshair Action

Keep fast-paced movement, slide-jumps, zipline battles, and reticle tracking front and center without peripheral interface elements cluttering the middle of the frame.

Fine-Tune Coordinates (0.1% Steps)

Customize widget crop boundaries, canvas positions, and mask rotations in precise 0.1% increments to match your resolution, recording aspect ratio, or personal HUD scale.

SIMPLE THREE-STEP WORKFLOW

From 16:9 Apex Recording to Vertical Short in Minutes

01

Upload Video or Import VOD

Drag and drop your MP4, WebM, or MOV gameplay recording, or paste a Twitch stream link to review AI-surfaced high-energy moments.

02

Apply Apex Legends Preset

Select Gaming HUD layout mode. The Apex Legends Default preset automatically repositions your minimap, squad status, weapons, and health.

03

Add Captions & Export MP4

Generate animated subtitles from your voice comms, adjust styles, and download clean, watermark-free 1080×1920 MP4 vertical clips.

VERSATILE FRAMING MODES

Five Layout Options for Every Apex Highlight

Whether you need a full tactical HUD, facecam integration, or clean cinematic framing, Gameplay Shorts provides multiple layout modes for vertical publishing.

Gaming HUD

Centers widescreen gameplay while overlaying repositioned minimap, squad, weapon, and shield widgets.

Split Screen

Stacks your streamer facecam webcam cleanly above vertical gameplay footage.

Blur Fill

Scales and pans the main action with a stylized blurred gameplay background fill.

Fit + Blur

Keeps the entire 16:9 gameplay frame intact with an ambient blurred background fill.

Fit

Centers the complete 16:9 frame with clean dark letterboxing above and below.

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TRANSCRIPTION & SUBTITLES

Add Captions to Your Best Apex Legends Moments

Fast-paced callouts, shield crack announcements, and champion voice lines deserve readable subtitles. Automatically transcribe your speech and burn animated captions into your MP4.

Clean Style
Cracked Wraith shields!

Minimalist white lettering with subtle drop shadow.

Bold Style
ONE SQUAD LEFT!

High-contrast stroke for immediate mobile impact.

Gaming Style
ARMOR SWAP NOW!

Tactical gaming font tuned for esports highlights.

Karaoke Style
CHAMPIONS! LET'S GO!

Word-by-word active highlighting as you speak.

Inline Transcript EditingAdjust positioning between Bottom and Center and edit words directly in your browser before rendering.
Synchronized Word Timestamps

Turn Your Apex Legends Highlights into Viral Shorts

Start with 2 free VOD hours. Paste your Apex Legends Twitch stream or upload gameplay, apply our verified 9:16 Gaming HUD layout, and export clean, watermark-free vertical Shorts in minutes.

Create Apex Legends Shorts

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Answers & Details

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I turn Apex Legends gameplay into YouTube Shorts?
Upload your recorded Apex Legends gameplay video (MP4, WebM, MOV) or import a Twitch stream by pasting the VOD link. Select the Gaming HUD layout mode, choose the Apex Legends Default preset to position your minimap, squad status, weapon loadout, and health/shields, add optional animated subtitles, and export a vertical 1080×1920 MP4 ready for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels.
Can I keep my Apex Legends minimap visible in vertical clips?
Yes. Standard vertical cropping cuts off the minimap located in the upper corner of widescreen Apex Legends gameplay. With the Gaming HUD layout, you can extract the minimap region and anchor it in the upper-left of your 9:16 vertical canvas so viewers can track ring timers, survey beacons, and rotation paths.
Can I keep my squad status and teammate health visible?
Yes. The Apex Legends Default preset includes a dedicated squad widget positioned on the left side below the minimap. This keeps your squadmates' legend icons, player names, and real-time health and shield status in view without blocking the central crosshair.
Does Gameplay Shorts support custom Apex Legends HUD scales?
Yes. The built-in Apex Legends Default preset is optimized for default in-game interface settings. If you adjust your HUD scale in Apex Legends, you can use our precision crop controls to adjust source crop coordinates, widget dimensions, and canvas positions in fine 0.1% increments to match your recording setup.
Where are the weapon and health bars positioned in vertical clips?
In the built-in Apex Legends Default preset, your active weapon and ammo counter are framed in the upper-right corner with angled diamond masks, while player health and shield pips sit directly below. This keeps your vital combat readouts clearly visible while keeping the entire central screen clear for sliding, wall-bouncing, and gunfights.
What is a Gaming HUD layout?
A Gaming HUD layout is a specialized vertical framing mode inside Gameplay Shorts. Instead of blindly center-cropping a widescreen 16:9 monitor, it centers your crosshair and character movement in the vertical frame while capturing key interface elements—such as minimap, squad status, weapons, and shields—and overlaying them crisply onto your 9:16 video.
Can I save my custom Apex Legends HUD layout?
Yes. Once you fine-tune your widget coordinates, dimensions, and feathering to match your preferred interface setup, you can save the layout directly to your account. When editing future Apex Legends highlights, you can reapply your saved layout in a single click.
Can Gameplay Shorts find exciting Apex Legends moments automatically?
Yes. When importing a Twitch stream, our multi-signal highlight engine evaluates audio dynamics, streamer vocal excitement, chat activity spikes, and visual motion to surface candidate high-energy moments like clutch squad wipes, intense ring escapes, and final ring showdowns. You retain full control to preview, adjust, and reframe every surfaced clip.
Can I add captions to Apex Legends clips?
Yes. Gameplay Shorts includes speech-to-text transcription for any selected clip. You can choose from Clean, Bold, Gaming, or Karaoke animated subtitle styles, adjust positioning between Bottom and Center, edit words directly in the browser, and export with subtitles burned into the MP4.
What video format can I export?
Gameplay Shorts exports clean, watermark-free 1080×1920 vertical MP4 videos optimized for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels. You can download the completed file immediately or preview it directly in your browser.

Gameplay Shorts is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Electronic Arts Inc. or Respawn Entertainment. Apex Legends and related trademarks belong to Electronic Arts Inc.