Pictory

Free tier

Turn text, scripts, blogs, and ideas into professional videos in minutes with AI

Free tier available·All audiences·API available

Key strengths

Multi-format input support (text, URL, PPT, audio, image, script)AI avatars and realistic AI voiceover narrationAutomatic captions, highlights, and clip extractionBrand kit support with custom fonts, colors, and logosDedicated Video API for programmatic video generation

Free tier + paid plans

Bellevue, United States

Founded 2019

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Pictory is a cloud-based AI video generation platform built around a scene-based editing engine that automatically decomposes input content (text, URLs, audio, PPT files, or images) into structured video storyboards. It integrates generative AI capabilities through an AI Studio for text-to-image and text-to-video clip generation, and supports realistic AI avatars and multi-language AI voiceovers. The platform exposes a dedicated Video API, enabling developers and enterprise teams to programmatically generate, customize, and render videos at scale. Key integrations include brand kit management, stock media libraries, subtitle/caption engines, and team collaboration workflows.

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