Free AI avatar generator
Free AI Avatar Maker
Try AI avatars free. Pick a presenter, add your script and Pictory builds the video, with a voice and captions. You get a presenter who speaks, in a video you can share.
- AI avatars that present your video
- Ready-made presenters and outfit looks
- A voice and captions added for you
- 50 free AI credits to start
4.6/5Trusted by over 20,000 teams and institutions worldwide.
What is a free AI avatar generator?
A free AI avatar generator lets you try a digital presenter before you pay. Pictory’s avatars are presenters for video: pick one, add your script and it speaks your words in a finished video, with a voice and captions. That is a different thing from an avatar profile picture.
Create an AI avatar free. The free trial gives you 50 AI credits, about 90 seconds of video with a ready-made avatar. Choose from the AI avatars, free to try, change the outfit and place the presenter anywhere in the scene. An AI avatar for free is the quickest way to see how your own script sounds.
Start in your browser. Free downloads carry a watermark. Paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
First script90 words · 3 scenes
Avatar addedFree trial · captions on
Your source, any format
Give your free avatar a script.
Bring any format.
Nothing written yet? Start from an idea, a link, slides or a PDF. The avatar presents it.
Idea to Video
One sentence in. Script and scenes out.
Script to Video
Paste it and keep every word, or let AI tighten it up.
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.
PPT to Video
Your slides and notes, narrated and on screen.
PDF to Video
Turn reports and guides into videos people actually finish.
Audio to Video
Give podcasts visuals and captions for YouTube.
Images to Video
Upload photos and clips. Get a story back.
Screen Recorder
Record, then edit it like a document.
Free trial
Which AI avatar tools offer free trials?
Pictory does: its free trial of the AI avatar generator comes with 50 AI credits to spend. A ready-made avatar uses 15 credits per 30 seconds of video, so that is about 90 seconds. Free downloads carry a watermark, and paid plans start at $25 a month.
How it works
How to make an AI avatar for free
To make an AI avatar for free, start a free Pictory trial and paste a short script. Open the Avatars tab, pick a presenter and an outfit look, and check the voice. Then download the video with the avatar speaking your words.
Start with a script
Sign up free and paste a few lines for the avatar to say.
Pick a free AI avatar
Open the Avatars tab and choose a presenter and an outfit look.
Check the voice
A voice is applied for you. Change it in the Audio tab if you like.
Place it and download
Set the shape, position and size, then download your video.
Features
Free AI avatar maker features: presenters, voices and placement
Presenters
Ready-made AI avatars to try
Browse the gallery, filter it by male or female and pick a presenter. Each one comes with outfit looks, so the same avatar can suit a lesson or a launch.
- Ready-made presenters, male and female
- Outfit looks for each avatar
- Change the avatar at any time
Avatar pickedCasual look · circle
Preview · scene 1
Voice and captions
A voice and captions added for you
The avatar arrives with an AI voice and speaks each scene of your script. Captions are timed to the voice, and you can swap it for any of 170+ voices.
- A voice applied with the avatar
- 170+ AI voices in 29+ languages
- Captions timed to every word
Placement
Place the avatar anywhere in the scene
Show the presenter in a circle or full frame, pick a background and outline color, and set it on a 9-point grid in small, medium or large.
- Circle or original shape
- A 9-point position grid and three sizes
- Apply to all scenes in one click
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
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 free AI avatars?
FreelancersA free AI avatar for client intros
Send a short presenter video with the proposal and stand out from the inbox.
- Tutors
AI avatars for lesson videos
Try a presenter on one lesson before you commit to the whole course.
- Small business
A presenter for your shop’s videos
Put a friendly face on the weekly offer, with nothing to film.
- Nonprofits
Volunteer updates with an AI avatar
Share the news in a short video the whole team will watch.
Why Pictory
Loved by creators, trusted by enterprise teams
From first-time creators to global training 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
Free AI avatar generator vs. video editing software
One 60-second presenter video, made two ways.
| Step | With Pictory | Traditional editing software |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | A free trial in your browser | A project set up before the first clip |
| The presenter | Pick an avatar from the gallery | Film a presenter and import the footage |
| Voiceover | A voice comes with the avatar | Recorded separately, then imported and synced |
| Captions | Automatic and timed to the voice | Added, then checked and styled on the timeline |
| Changing a line | Edit the text and download again | Re-film or re-record that part |
| Formats for each channel | Choose 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 per version | Re-edit each version |
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
Pictory does. Its free trial includes 50 AI credits, so you can paste a script, pick a presenter from the gallery and make a short avatar video. Paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
Yes. Pictory’s free trial lets you try its AI avatars with 50 AI credits. Pick a ready-made presenter and it speaks your script in a video, with a voice and captions.
50 AI credits to spend in the editor. A ready-made avatar uses 15 credits for every 30 seconds of video, so that is about 90 seconds of avatar video.
Yes. On the free trial the video downloads with a watermark. Paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
No. The presenter and the voice are generated from your text. Nobody has to stand in front of a camera or a microphone.
Yes. Record or upload a few minutes of footage, give your consent, and Pictory creates an avatar of you. Custom avatars are on the Pro, Teams and Enterprise plans, and creating one uses no credits. Using it costs 35 credits per 30 seconds of video.
Choose a plan to keep creating. Plans start at $25 a month, billed annually. The editor shows how many credits a video will use before you download it.
Yes. Your videos, including stock footage, images and music from the library, are cleared for commercial use.
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