By job / Video

Make and edit video

21 tools for video, in the order I'd try them.

1. 1.

   ElevenLabs in video

   The voices are good enough that clients don't ask. Great for dubbing into Japanese, Korean or Bahasa.

   Free tier; Starter from $5/mo

2. 2.

   Descript in video

   Edit video like a doc; the best podcast-to-clips workflow.

   Free tier; paid plans available

3. 3.

   Runway in video

   Where people go for short generated clips. Expect to throw away a lot of takes.

   Free tier; Standard from $12/mo

4. 4.

   HeyGen in video

   Avatar videos and translation with convincing lip-sync.

   Free tier; paid plans available

5. 5.

   CapCut in video

   What half of Southeast Asia already edits Reels on. Free does most of it.

   Free; Pro available

6. 6.

   Synthesia in video

   Talking-head training videos without a camera. Viewers can tell, but for internal onboarding nobody minds.

   Paid from ~$29/mo

7. 7.

   Fish Audio in video

   Drama 3 lets you direct AI voice with plain-language tags, sounds, pauses and word-level control — closer to directing a performance than flat TTS. Strong for creators and marketers who need expressive multi-speaker audio.

   Free tier plus paid TTS/API credits; Drama 3 available in product and API

8. 8.

   Kling AI in video

   Kuaishou's text-to-video model. Motion looks more natural than most cheap generators I've tried, but expect to burn credits on failed takes. Free is personal-use only.

   Free tier; Standard from about $7/mo

9. 9.

   OpusClip in video

   Chops long videos into shorts automatically; review captions before posting.

   Free tier; paid plans available

10. 10.

    Clueso in video

    Turns a rough screen recording into a polished product video with voiceover and captions. Built for demos and how-tos, not vlogs.

    Free tier; paid from $40/mo (annual)

11. 11.

    Rushilo in video

    Desktop video editor your own Claude Code or Codex drives via MCP, with on-device Whisper captions and undoable agent turns. Ideal for founders who already pay for an agent and need demos without a cloud credit meter.

    $99 one-time licence (up to 3 computers); AI usage billed to your Claude/Codex or API keys

12. 12.

    VEED in video

    Browser editor with auto-subtitles that teams pick up in minutes.

    Free tier; paid plans available

13. 13.

    Pika in video

    Fun for a meme or a teaser. Not something I'd build a client deliverable on.

    Free tier; paid plans available

14. 14.

    VN Studio in video

    Turns a brief into a shot plan, generates video, then tracks every human edit so you can claim authorship. Stronger on provenance and copyright checks than on being the prettiest generator.

    Free to start; credit-based Studio plans (see vn.ai/pricing)

15. 15.

    ngram in video

    Turns a prompt or a screen recording into a product demo, onboarding or explainer, with a plan you approve before it builds and a timeline you can edit after. Downloads need a paid plan; Free is for trying and sharing a watch link.

    Free (600 one-time credits, share links only); Basic from $23.20/mo billed yearly; Premium $47.20/mo; Ultimate $239.20/mo

16. 16.

    AdAnt in video

    A small team of agents for short-form video: one studies what works in your niche, one turns it into batches of TikTok, Reels and Shorts ads, one plans and posts. Version 2.0 shipped in October 2026.

    Free trial (50 credits); paid from $15/mo

17. 17.

    Onepin in video

    Routes a script across 30+ TTS models, cleans names, prices and dates, then scores and re-runs bad lines so you get shippable voice without marrying one provider. Seats are free; you pay for validated minutes.

    Free (1,000 one-time credits); Creator $16/mo billed yearly; Studio $80/mo; Scale $240/mo

18. 18.

    Skreno in video

    Browser screen recorder and editor with instant share links, AI transcripts and summaries, step-by-step guides, a meeting notetaker and console/network logs for bug reports. The free plan is real and has no watermark on recordings.

    Free (30 recordings, 15 min each, 720p); Pro $10/mo billed yearly; Max $15/mo billed yearly; lifetime Pro $499 / Max $799

19. 19.

    Shhots AI in video

    Upload one product photo and get UGC-style, cinematic and static ads sized for Meta, TikTok and Shopify, with no prompt writing. Built for sellers who need volume of ad variants, not a film studio.

    Starter $19/month (2,000 credits) or $199/year; higher tiers add Real Estate Studio and MCP server

20. 20.

    Inwista in video

    Transcribes video and audio in 70+ languages with speaker ID, translated subtitles, AI summaries and an editor, plus an API to plug captions into your own pipeline.

    Free (45 min/month); Lite €19/month; Pro €39/month; API access

21. 21.

    ReelHive in video

    Turns listing photos into a finished 9:16 or 16:9 property video with AI camera motion, music, captions and your branding, without writing a prompt. Unused videos roll over, which suits agents with uneven listing months.

    Free: 2 trial videos (watermarked, 720p); Essential $49/month (3 videos), Growth $119/month (10), Pro $219/month (20); about 20% off yearly; one-time packs available

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