AI video generator from text
AI Text to Video Generator
Paste a script, drop in a link or type an idea. Get a finished video with visuals, voiceover and captions in minutes.
- No filming: use stock footage or generate any shot with AI
- Realistic AI voices and automatic captions
- Your logo, fonts and colors 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 text to video generator?
An AI text to video generator is software that turns text, such as a script, prompt or blog post, into a finished video. Pictory’s AI video generator splits your text into scenes, matches visuals from 18M+ clips and images or generates new ones, then adds a voiceover and captions.
It does the production work for you. The storyboard, the voiceover and the afternoon in an editor are handled, so a blog post or training doc you already have becomes a video.
It works as a word to video converter for anything you can type: a script, notes, a prompt or a post. Change anything before you export, and when the facts change, edit the text instead of reshooting. It runs online in your browser and is free to try.
Your source, any format
Start with what you’ve got.
Pictory makes it a video.
Whatever you start with, you get a draft you can edit scene by scene.
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.
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.
Blog to Video
Turn a post into a video for social.
How it works
How to convert text to video using AI
To convert text to video using AI, paste your script into Pictory’s Text to Video tool, or describe an idea and let Pictory write one. Choose a format, brand kit and layout theme. Pictory builds the storyboard with visuals, voiceover and captions. Edit any scene, then download the MP4.
Add your script
Paste your script, or describe an idea and Pictory writes one. You can paste a script written with ChatGPT or any other GPT tool, and Pictory builds the video from it.
Polish it with AI
Ask AI to shorten, rephrase or change the tone. Pick 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1.
Pick a look
Apply your brand kit and a layout theme. Pictory builds the storyboard.
Edit and download
Swap visuals, change the voice or add an avatar. Download as MP4 or share a link.
Features
Text to video AI generator features
Scene builder and AI Studio
A storyboard built from your script
Pictory splits your text into scenes and matches each one with stock footage, including Getty Images. Can’t find the right shot? Describe it and AI Studio makes it.
- Scenes split by sentence or line break, your choice
- Generate or edit any visual from a text prompt
- Keep people and products consistent with reference images
AI voiceovers
170+ AI voices that sound human
Pick a voice by language and accent. Or clone your own and use it on every video.
- Filter voices by language and accent
- Voice clones of your own voice, saved to your brand kit
- Upload your own narration or music
Warm · English (US)
Your voice clone is readyUse it on every video, in any project
Brand kits
Your brand kit on every video
Paste your website and Pictory builds your brand kit. Apply it once and every video gets your logo, fonts and colors.
- Logos, colors, fonts, intros, outros, music and voices in one kit
- Build a brand kit from your website
- Share brand kits across your team
Best AI text to video platform
What is the best AI text to video generator?
The best AI text to video generator is the one that fits your work. AI text to video generators differ on four things: keeping your script, matching a visual to every scene, adding a voice and captions, and letting you edit. Pictory does all four.
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 the text to video generator?
MarketingMarketing videos from launch posts and briefs
Turn launch posts and briefs into ads and explainers for every channel.
- Training and L&D
Training videos from SOPs and policies
Turn SOPs and policies into training videos. Process changed? Edit the text and re-export.
- YouTube and social
Faceless YouTube videos, Shorts and Reels
Make faceless YouTube videos, Shorts and Reels from a script or article.
- Internal comms
Internal updates as short videos
Turn quarterly reviews and leadership updates into short, captioned videos.
Why Pictory
Loved by creators, trusted by enterprise teams
From solo YouTubers to global L&D 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 text to video generator vs. video editing software
One two-minute explainer, made two ways.
| Step | With Pictory | Traditional editing software |
|---|---|---|
| First draft | Minutes after you paste the text | Only once the footage and voiceover are ready |
| Skills needed | Writing | Timeline editing, plus footage and audio to edit |
| Voiceover | 170+ AI voices, or a clone of your own | Record it yourself or hire voice talent |
| Visuals | Matched automatically from 18M+ assets or generated in AI Studio | Shoot footage or search stock libraries yourself |
| Captions | Automatic and time-synced | Added, then checked and styled on the timeline |
| Updating the video | Edit the text and re-export | Re-record and re-edit on the timeline |
| Formats for each channel | Choose 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 per version | Re-edit each version |
Text to video API
Build text to video into your product
Send text, a link or slides to our API. Get a branded video back.
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. Paste a script, a link or an idea and it creates the scenes, visuals, voiceover and captions, using your script word for word if you want. AI Studio, built into the editor, also generates images and short clips from a text prompt.
It depends on what you start with. For a script, a blog post or an idea, pick a converter that builds the scenes, the voiceover and the captions for you and lets you edit them. Pictory is built for that, and you can test it on a free trial.
The one your team will keep using. Compare text to video AI generators on how close the video stays to your text, how easy it is to change a scene and whether your brand carries across. Pictory is a popular AI text to video app for creators and teams, rated 4.6 out of 5 on G2.
Yes. You can try Pictory’s AI text to video generator on a free trial, online in your browser. Videos downloaded on the free trial carry a watermark, and paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
Pictory can. Paste your text or upload images, choose 9:16 and it builds a short vertical video with visuals, a voiceover and captions, ready for Shorts, Reels and TikTok. See the AI YouTube Shorts generator.
Yes. Rewrite a line, swap a visual, change the voice or apply your brand kit, then export again. No starting over.
AI Studio has the image models Flux, Seedream, Nano Banana, Nano Banana Pro, Nova Canvas and Nano Banana Lite, plus the video models Pixverse, Veo 3.1 Fast, Veo 3.1 and Omni Flash. See what AI Studio can do.
Yes. Write in your language and pick from 170+ AI voices across 29+ languages. Premium voices speak all languages naturally, keeping their native accent. Captions are automatic and can be translated.
Yes. Your videos, including stock footage, images and music from the library, are cleared for commercial use.
Yes. The Pictory API generates branded videos from text, URLs and slides, so you can make video at scale inside your own product.
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