AI YouTube video generator
AI YouTube Video Maker
Turn a script, an idea, a blog post or a YouTube link into a video for your channel. Pictory adds visuals, a voiceover and captions. You download it and upload it.
- 16:9 for long videos, 9:16 for vertical
- A voiceover from 170+ AI voices
- Your brand on every video
- Free to try, online in your browser
4.6/5Trusted by over 20,000 teams and institutions worldwide.
What is an AI YouTube video maker?
An AI YouTube video maker turns a script, an idea, a web page or a video link into a YouTube video. In Pictory you paste the text or link, pick 16:9 or 9:16, and it builds scenes with visuals, a voiceover and captions. You download the MP4 and upload it.
A script first, then the video. Idea to Video writes the script for YouTube and the length you choose. You edit it like a doc, so every video sounds like your channel.
Pictory is an AI content generator for YouTube and a YouTube video editor in one, in your browser. For short vertical clips, see the YouTube Shorts generator.
Idea to VideoPlatform: YouTube · 5 min
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Your source, any format
Start with what you’ve got
An idea, a script, a post, a link or a recording. Use URL to video for a web page or a YouTube link.
Idea to Video
One sentence in. Script and scenes out.
Text to Video
Paste any text and get a finished video.
URL to Video
Drop in a link. Pictory turns the page into a video script.
Blog to Video
Turn a post into a video for social.
Audio to Video
Give podcasts visuals and captions for YouTube.
AI Video Editor
Upload a video and edit it by editing the text.
How it works
How to make a YouTube video with AI
To make a YouTube video with AI, open Idea to Video in Pictory, type the topic and choose YouTube and the length, or paste a script into Text to Video. Edit the scenes, add a voiceover, captions and your brand kit, choose 16:9, then download.
Type the idea
Or paste your own script into Text to Video.
Choose YouTube and the length
Pictory writes the script. Edit it like a doc.
Add a voice and captions
Pick one of 170+ AI voices. Captions follow the voice.
Edit and download
Choose 16:9, swap any visual, then download the MP4 and upload it.
Links
Turn a YouTube link into a video
URL to Video accepts a YouTube video link as well as a web page. Paste the link and Pictory transcribes the video into a script. Edit the script, and the AI video generator turns it into a new video with visuals, a voiceover and captions, ready to download.
Features
AI YouTube video generator features
Visuals
A visual for every line, or one made in AI Studio
As a YouTube video generator, Pictory matches a visual to each scene from 18M+ stock assets. Keep it, swap it, or describe the shot you need and generate it in AI Studio.
- 18M+ stock videos and images
- AI Studio images and clips
- Your own uploads
Voices
A voiceover for every video on the channel
Choose one of 170+ AI voices in 29+ languages, or upload your own recording. Keep the same voice across a series.
- 170+ AI voices in 29+ languages
- Your own voiceover, uploaded
- The same voice across a series
Captions and formats
Captions, your brand and the right format
Captions are timed to the voice. Apply your brand kit and choose 16:9 for long videos or 9:16 for vertical ones, from the same YouTube video creator project.
- Caption styles, timed to the voice
- Logo, fonts and colors
- 16:9 and 9:16
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Captions onBrand kit applied
Channels
YouTube channel ideas that work with AI video
An AI YouTube channel works best on topics you can explain with a script and visuals: explainers, history, tips, book summaries or news roundups. Pictory writes and builds each video, and a voiceover means you never need to be on camera.
More AI video features
Your complete AI video generation tool
AI avatars
Add a talking presenter, or a digital twin of you.
Captions
Accurate, synced captions in your brand style.
Translation
Captions and voiceover for every market.
Text editing
Edit the transcript to edit the video.
Team workspaces
Share projects and brand kits with your team.
API
Generate branded videos from your own product.
AI Studio
Create any image or video you need with generative AI
The latest image and video models, built into the editor. Generate it, then drop it straight into your scene.
Generate and edit images
Describe it, or edit an existing image with a prompt.
Keep characters consistent
Use reference images to keep the same person or product in every scene.
Create video clips with sound
Generate clips with audio. Yes, characters can talk.
Extend any clip
Keep any clip going with a new prompt, even one you uploaded.
✓Get four options at once
Generate up to four versions and keep the best one.
Stay on brand
Bring in your brand from a website, a document or a logo, and it is applied to every scene.
✓
Choose your model
Pick a model for stills or 5 to 10-second clips.
Also in AI Studio: Nano Banana Lite for images and Omni Flash for video.
Use cases
Who is using AI YouTube video makers?
Why Pictory
Loved by creators, trusted by enterprise teams
From solo creators to global marketing teams. Read the case studies
4.6 / 5
Average rating on G2, plus Capterra’s Best Ease of Use award for 2025.
20,000+
companies and institutions creating video with Pictory.
SOC 2
and GDPR compliant, ready for enterprise security reviews
GDPR
Case studies
Teams that scaled video with Pictory
“Pictory is the easiest, most efficient way to get from an idea in text to multimedia imagery on the screen. It’s the critical component to get us out of death by PowerPoint.”
Read the Whirlybird Labs case study“Pictory helps us consistently deliver the high-quality videos we’re known for, content we’re proud of and our clients are proud to use. They always get a five-star response.”
Read the VRC case study“82% of our 10,000+ partners keep coming back to our training videos even though they aren’t mandatory courses. That’s how we know the content’s working.”
Read the AppDirect case study“It increased subscriber growth by 78% and cut my video creation time from a couple of hours to a few minutes. It’s been a godsend.”
Read the NetRock case study“Through Pictory videos, leads up by 500%, video production costs are down 90%.”
Read the Online Super Tutors case study“We only launched our new app a few months ago and already have over 500 subscribers. People come back regularly to watch more videos made with Pictory.”
Read the Game of Yield case study
Compare
AI YouTube video maker vs. video editing software
One five-minute YouTube video, made two ways.
| Step | With Pictory | Traditional editing software |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | An idea, a script, a post or a link | Footage you have filmed or collected |
| The script | Written or drafted for you, then edited like a doc | Written separately, before the edit |
| Visuals | Matched to every line, then swapped where you like | Sourced and placed on a timeline |
| Voiceover | An AI voice applied in the editor | Recorded, then synced on the timeline |
| Captions | Automatic and timed to the voice | A separate step, styled on the timeline |
| Another format | Switch between 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 | A new sequence and reframing for each |
Video API
Make video at scale from your own product
Send text, links or slides to the Pictory API and get branded videos back, automatically.
POST /v1/video/storyboard
{
"videoName": "q3-update",
"scenes": [{ "text": "Q3 in 90 seconds..." }]
}Enterprise
Enterprise video at scale
Custom plans, onboarding and support for company-wide rollouts.
- SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
- Custom plans and personalized onboarding
- Shared brand kits and team workspaces
- Dedicated support
Open Idea to Video in Pictory, type the topic and choose YouTube and the length, or paste a script into Text to Video. Edit the scenes, add a voiceover and captions, choose 16:9, then download the MP4 and upload it to YouTube.
Pick a topic you can explain with a script and visuals, then make each video in Pictory: type the idea, check the script, and let it build the scenes with a voiceover and captions. Keep the same voice and brand kit across the series, and upload each video yourself.
Pictory makes the video: script, visuals from licensed stock or AI Studio, a voiceover and captions. Whether a channel can earn money is decided by YouTube under its own policies, so check those for your channel.
It depends on how you work. If you start from a script, an idea or a blog post and want visuals, a voiceover and captions built for you, Pictory does that in the browser, with 16:9 and 9:16 from one project.
Yes. Paste a YouTube video link into URL to Video and Pictory transcribes the video into a script. Edit the script, and Pictory generates a new AI video from it with visuals, a voiceover and captions.
Yes. Pictory builds each video from visuals and an AI voice, so you never appear on screen. See the faceless video generator for more on that.
Yes. You can try Pictory’s AI YouTube video maker on a free trial, online in your browser. The trial includes 50 AI credits, and videos downloaded on it carry a watermark. Paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
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