Faceless video generator
Faceless AI Video Generator
Make a video from a script or an idea and stay off camera. Pictory adds the visuals, an AI voiceover and captions.
- Stock and AI visuals for every line
- 170+ AI voices in 29+ languages
- Captions timed to the voice
- Free to try, online in your browser
4.6/5Trusted by over 20,000 teams and institutions worldwide.
What is a faceless AI video generator?
A faceless AI video generator makes a video from text, with visuals and a voiceover in place of a person on camera. In Pictory you write or paste the script, pick an AI voice and a format, and download the video with captions already timed to the voice.
The script does the talking. Each line becomes a scene with a stock clip or an AI Studio image behind it. One of 170+ AI voices reads the words, so the video has a narrator from the first draft.
Use it as a faceless video generator for a channel, a course or a brand account. It runs in your browser and is free to try. For short vertical videos, see the AI YouTube Shorts generator.
Script · 180 words12 scenes
Video readyAI voice on · captions on
Your source, any format
Start with what you’ve got
A script, an idea, an article or a recording of your voice. Each one can become a video without a camera.
Text to Video
Paste any text and get a finished video.
Idea to Video
One sentence in. Script and scenes out.
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.
PDF to Video
Turn reports and guides into videos people actually finish.
PPT to Video
Your slides and notes, narrated and on screen.
Images to Video
Upload photos and clips. Get a story back.
Screen Recorder
Record, then edit it like a document.
How it works
How to make a faceless video
To make a faceless video, paste your script into Text to Video in Pictory, or describe the topic in Idea to Video and let the AI write it. Choose the platform and length, pick an AI voice and check the visuals. Add captions, then download the MP4.
Write or paste your script
Open Text to Video and paste the script. Or start from an idea and let the AI write it.
Refine it and pick a format
Shorten or rephrase with Ask AI. Pick 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1.
Choose an AI voice
Pick a voice by language and accent and preview it on your script.
Check the visuals and download
Swap any visual, style the captions, then download the MP4.
Features
Faceless AI video generator features: visuals, voices and captions
Visuals
Stock and AI visuals for every line
Pictory matches a visual to each line from 18M+ stock assets. Swap it for another, upload your own footage or describe a picture and generate it in AI Studio.
- 18M+ stock videos and images
- AI Studio images and clips from a prompt
- Your own uploads
Voices
170+ AI voices to narrate your videos
Pick a voice by language and accent, preview it on your own script and set the speed. Keep the same voice across a series so the channel sounds like one narrator.
- 170+ AI voices in 29+ languages
- Preview on your own script
- One voice across a series
Captions and formats
Captions and a format for every platform
Captions are timed to the voice and styled in one click. Download the same video in 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for Shorts and TikTok or 1:1 for feeds.
- Captions timed to the voice
- A choice of caption styles
- 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1
episode-12.mp48:20 · 16:9
Captions onSleek style · AI voice
Ideas
Faceless video ideas
Faceless video ideas suit any topic where the information is the point. Try a YouTube channel on history, money or science, narrated over stock footage. Make tutorials that show the steps, explainers for one concept at a time, or short clips for Shorts, Reels and TikTok.
More AI video features
Your complete AI video generation tool
Brand kits
Your logo, fonts and colors on every video.
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
Your brand kit’s colors guide every generation.
✓
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 faceless AI video generators?
- Tutorials
Faceless tutorials and how-to videos
Show the steps over visuals, with a voice that reads them out.
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
Faceless AI video generator vs. video editing software
One eight-minute narrated video, made two ways.
| Step | With Pictory | Traditional editing software |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | A script or an idea | Footage and a recorded voiceover |
| The script | Pasted, or drafted for you and edited like a doc | Written separately, before the edit |
| Narration | An AI voice applied in the editor | Recorded, cleaned up and synced |
| Visuals | Matched to every line, then swapped where you like | Sourced and cut to the narration |
| Captions | Automatic and timed to the voice | Added, then styled on the timeline |
| Formats | Switch between 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 | A new sequence and reframing for each |
| The next episode | Paste the next script | A new project from the first clip |
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
Paste your script into Text to Video in Pictory, or describe the topic and let the AI write it. Pick a format and an AI voice, check the visuals Pictory matched to each line, then download the MP4 with captions.
There are 170+ AI voices in 29+ languages, with a choice of accents. Preview a voice on your own script, set its speed and use the same one across a series.
Yes. Choose 16:9 for YouTube and 9:16 for Shorts, TikTok and Reels. You can download both from the same video.
Yes. You can try Pictory’s faceless video generator 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.
Yes. Upload a recording of your narration and Pictory lines it up with the scenes, or use a clone of your voice. You stay off camera either way.
From a library of 18M+ stock videos and images, from AI Studio, which generates images and clips from a text prompt, and from anything you upload yourself.
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