Video AI tools

Make videos from a description, turn scripts into presenter videos, and edit faster.

ShipRadar tracks 42 video tools; the top-ranked right now is AI search for every photo and every frame of video on macOS. Sources: Hacker News (Show HN) (2), GitHub (16), Hugging Face Spaces (12), Editor's pick (9), Product Hunt (2), Company blog (1). Ranked by traction and freshness.

🎬 Video#1 · 183 pts

AI search for every photo and every frame of video on macOS

Search your Mac's photos and videos by describing what's in them, like 'dog on a beach'.

Beginner-friendlyFree & open-source · macOS
🎬 Video#2 · 2714★

reelmimic

Show it a video you love and it makes a new one in the same style. You'll run it through Claude Code or Codex, so some tech comfort helps.

TechnicalFree & open-source
🎬 Video#3 · 2174★

lemo-opuscar

43 film styles for making short films with Claude, with no video AI needed. Everything is drawn in code.

TechnicalFree & open-source
🎬 Video#4 · 3737 likes

Wan2.2 14B Fast

Free online demo of the Wan 2.2 video model: turn a picture plus a description into a short video, quickly. We list this one copy instead of the many look-alikes.

TechnicalMCP
🎬 Video#5 · 2465★

anything2explainer

Type a topic and get a narrated explainer video with subtitles. Runs as an add-on for Claude Code or Codex. English or Chinese.

TechnicalFree & open-source
🎬 Video#6

Runway

Make and edit short videos from text or images. Good for people who want lots of control over the final clip.

Beginner-friendlyFree plan
🎬 Video#7

HeyGen

Type a script and get a video of a realistic person (an 'AI avatar') saying it, in many languages.

Beginner-friendlyFree plan
🎬 Video#8

Synthesia

Make training and explainer videos with AI presenters. Built for companies.

Beginner-friendlyVideo
🎬 Video#9

Descript

Edit video and podcasts by editing the written transcript, like a document. Delete a word in the text and it's cut from the video.

Beginner-friendlyFree plan
🎬 Video#10

Pika

Quick, fun AI video effects for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.

Beginner-friendlyFree plan
🎬 Video#11

CapCut

A free, easy video editor for phone and computer, with auto-captions, templates, and effects for short videos.

Beginner-friendlyFree plan
🎬 Video#12

Google Veo 3.1

Google's video maker. Describe a scene and get a realistic video clip with sound and talking.

Beginner-friendlyVideo generation
🎬 Video#13

Kling 3.0

Makes realistic AI video clips up to 15 seconds long, with sound and multiple camera shots.

Beginner-friendlyVideo generation · Free plan
🎬 Video#14

Seedance 2.0

ByteDance's video maker. Turns a description into short videos with sound and several shots.

Some setupVideo generation
🎬 Video#15 · 1560 likes

Omni Video Factory

A copy of Omni Video Factory: text or picture to video, or extend a clip.

TechnicalHugging Face Space
🎬 Video#16 · 236 likes

Omni Video Factory

Free online demo that makes video from text or a picture, or makes an existing clip longer.

TechnicalHugging Face Space
🎬 Video#17 · 2022★

awesome-seedance

A big library of tested prompts for the Seedance video AI, with 600+ real examples and 25 copy-and-paste templates. Useful even if you don't code.

TechnicalFree & open-source
🎬 Video#18 · 1556★

video-talkcraft

Turns Claude Code or Codex into a little animation studio for narrated explainer videos, with the voiceover synced word by word.

TechnicalFree & open-source
🎬 Video#19 · 148 likes

KV Image to Clip

Free online demo that turns a still picture into a short clip.

TechnicalMCP
🎬 Video#20 · 551★

explainroo

Turns a script into a narrated explainer or product demo video, free and on your own computer.

TechnicalFree & open-source · Free plan
🎬 Video#21 · 525 likes

MiniMax H3 Turbo LoRA

MiniMax's own free online demo for making short videos with a matching soundtrack.

TechnicalVideo generation · Hugging Face Space
🎬 Video#22 · 250★

ai-promo-video-maker

Give an AI coding tool your product's name or website and it makes a 4K promo video: research, screen captures, music cuts and narration.

TechnicalFree & open-source
🎬 Video#23 · 223 likes

LTX 2.3 10Eros Image-to-Video

Free online demo that turns a picture into a short video with sound.

TechnicalVideo generation · Hugging Face Space
🎬 Video#24 · 252★

showtime

Describe a video in one sentence and your AI coding tool directs it while your computer renders it. No uploads.

TechnicalMCP · Free & open-source
🎬 Video#25 · 23 likes

LTX-2.5 22B Alpha Gen · Video to Alpha Matte

Cuts the person or object out of every frame of a video, like a green screen without the green screen.

TechnicalMCP
🎬 Video#26 · 841★

ai-video-editor

A free video editor that runs on your own computer, where you and an AI can edit the same timeline together.

TechnicalFree & open-source · Self-hosted
🎬 Video#27 · 14 likes

PixelUMM

A research AI model that both understands and creates images and video.

TechnicalFree plan
🎬 Video#28 · 85 likes

MiniMax-H3 4-Step FlashGen LoRA

Fast text-to-video with sound, in just a few steps.

TechnicalVideo generation · Hugging Face Space
🎬 Video#29 · 749★

Maestro

A free AI studio on your own computer for video, images and music. It can plan a whole music video from one sentence. Needs a strong PC.

TechnicalFree & open-source · Self-hosted
🎬 Video#30 · 164★

html-explainer

Turns a topic into a narrated, subtitled explainer video, all on your own computer. AI coding tools build each scene.

TechnicalFree & open-source
🎬 Video#31 · 15 likes

Reachy Mini - Yo It's Your Boy

A goofy music video starring a small robot, all made with code.

TechnicalHugging Face Space
🎬 Video#32 · 12 likes

LTX 2.3 · 10Eros I2V · Shared lora library + CivitAI + scene continuation

Picture-to-video demo with sound, a shared style library, and the option to continue a scene.

TechnicalHugging Face Space
🎬 Video#33 · PH launch

Takes for Mac

Record yourself talking to the camera on your Mac, and Claude Code edits the video for you.

Beginner-friendlymacOS
🎬 Video#34 · New launch

Synthesia Syren

Describe a video or upload a document, and Synthesia's new Syren builds a finished video with graphics, a presenter, and voiceover. You can then refine it by chatting.

Beginner-friendlyFree trial
🎬 Video#35 · 10 likes

T3-Video 4K

Free online demo that makes sharp 4K videos from text.

TechnicalMCP
🎬 Video#36 · 19 pts

RxFilm Studio–Create and edit your product videos with AI agent

Make and edit product videos with an AI helper.

Some setupVideo
🎬 Video#37 · 54★

motion-graphics-skills

Teaches AI coding tools to make slick animated videos with an original soundtrack.

TechnicalFree & open-source
🎬 Video#38 · PH launch

ngram 2.0

Turns your product notes, screenshots, and recordings into polished explainer videos.

Beginner-friendlyVideo
🎬 Video#39 · 261★

ai-media-generator

A Claude Code add-on that writes pro-level prompts for image, video and music AIs, then runs them across 14+ sites for you.

TechnicalFree & open-source
🎬 Video#40 · 139★

vanta

A free, do-it-yourself alternative to Synthesia, HeyGen and CapCut: AI avatars, voice cloning, captions and text-to-video. Expect some setup.

TechnicalFree & open-source · Free plan
🎬 Video#41 · 134★

AIEV

Hand it raw footage and Claude edits it into a finished video with captions, animated text and sound effects. You'll need tech skills to set it up.

TechnicalFree & open-source · Self-hosted
🎬 Video#42 · 50★

studiomi300

A demo where an AI 'director' plans and makes images, video, music and voice on one big AMD server chip.

TechnicalFree & open-source

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