Free faceless video generators October 2026
How many free videos, how long, how sharp and with a mark or not, read on the pages of 18 tools that turn a script or an idea into a video with stock footage, an AI voice and captions. Some make nothing until you pay.
Checked by hand on 9 October 2026, on each company’s own pages.All 125 quotes re-checked 21h ago and still there.
The short answer
If you read nothing else, read this.
- Free every month or week, no card: Lumen5 5 videos a month (up to 2 minutes, 720p, with a Lumen5 outro), Fliki 3 credits a month (its FAQ says 5 minutes of video, with a watermark), InVideo AI credits that come back every Monday (it does not say how many).
- Free to try, once: Zebracat 5 videos of up to 30 seconds, Pictory a 14-day trial with 15 video minutes, Kapwing 10 credits (about 1 minute of AI voice), MagicLight credits for 1 to 2 videos, AutoShorts 1 video.
- No watermark for free: CapCut says its script to video adds none. MoneyPrinterTurbo is open source and runs on your own computer, with free stock from Pexels and Pixabay and a free AI voice. Fliki, Kapwing, Pictory, VEED, Synthesia and Steve AI mark free videos.
- Nothing to export for free: StoryShort gives new accounts no credits, Faceless.video lists only paid plans from $20 a month, and Canva's "Create a video clip with Canva AI" is not on Free. Steve AI's own pages disagree on whether free users can download at all.
- Free means short and 720p: free videos stop at 30 seconds (Zebracat), 1 minute (HeyGen), 2 (Lumen5), 4 (Kapwing) or 5 minutes (Fliki, Pictory), and most free exports are 720p.
I read the pages of 18 faceless video tools. Most free videos stop at 720p, with a mark.
Quick picks
Most free videos a month
Lumen5
5 videos a month
Up to 2 minutes each, 720p, licensed stock, with a Lumen5 outro at the end. No card.
No watermark, free
CapCut
No watermark
Its script to video picks stock footage for your script. Needs a sign-up; it does not say how many videos.
No plan limits
MoneyPrinterTurbo
Open source
Runs on your own computer, with free stock from Pexels and Pixabay and a free AI voice. Needs Python 3.11.
Longest free trial
Pictory
14 days, 15 video minutes
Videos up to 5 minutes at 720p, with a watermark. No card.
Compare them all
All 18, side by side. Tap a name for the sentences behind it.
Free every month or week
Lumen55 videos a monthWatermark A Lumen5 outro at the end · Max length 2 minutes · Export 720p · Paid from $19 a month, billed yearlyTry free
Fliki3 credits a month, about 5 minutesWatermark Yes · Max length 5 minutes · Export 720p · Paid from $21 a month yearly, $28 monthlyTry freeInVideo AICredits every week, amount not statedWatermark Its pages disagree · Paid from $10 a month yearly, $20 monthlyTry free
Free to try, once
Zebracat5 videosMax length 30 seconds · Export 720p · Paid from $23 a month yearly, $39 monthlyTry free- Pictory14-day trial, 15 video minutesWatermark Yes · Max length 5 minutes · Export 720p · Paid from $25 a month yearly, $29 monthlyTry free
Kapwing10 credits, onceWatermark Yes · Max length 4 minutes · Export 720p · Paid from $16 a month yearly, $24 monthlyTry free
MagicLightCredits for 1 to 2 videosPaid from $7.50 a month, billed yearlyTry free
AutoShorts.ai1 videoExport HD · Paid from $19 a monthTry free
Revid AISign-up credits, amount not statedPaid from $32 a month yearly, $39 monthlyTry free
Free with no watermark
CapCut (script to video)Yes, limits not statedWatermark None, it says · Paid from $19.99 a month (Pro)Try free
- MoneyPrinterTurbo (open source)Open source, no plan limitsExport 1080p · Paid from Free (MIT license)Open
Talking-avatar videos
Free plan, but they don't say how much
VEED (text to video)AI credits, amount not statedWatermark Yes · Export 720p · Paid from Price changes by countryTry free
Steve AIFree plan, downloads in doubtWatermark Yes · Export 720p, says one page · Paid from $10 a month, billed yearlyTry free
Nothing free to export
StoryShortNo credits, no exportMax length 3 minutes on every paid plan · Export 1080p, paid plans only · Paid from $23 a month yearly, $39 monthlySee plans
Faceless.videoNo free plan listedPaid from $20 a month, up to 15 videosSee plansCanva (AI video)"Create a video clip" is not on FreePaid from US$144 a year (Pro)See plans
– means their own pages do not say.
Free every month or week
The free allowance comes back. Read on each company's own pages on 9 October 2026.
Lumen5
- Free
- 5 videos a month
- Watermark
- A Lumen5 outro at the end
- Max length
- 2 minutes
- Export
- 720p
- AI voice
- 24 minutes a year
- Stock footage
- Licensed stock library
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $19 a month, billed yearly
Lumen5 turns a blog post, a script or an idea into a video with stock clips. Free videos end with a Lumen5 branded outro; Basic removes the branding and the 5-video limit. Its page does not show a month-to-month price.
In their own words(9, checked 9 Oct)
“5 videos per month”
“Max 2-minute long videos”
“Contains Lumen5 branded outro”
“Resolution 720p 720p 1080p 1080p 1080p”
“AI voiceover minutes 24 mins/yr”
“Licensed stock library”
“You can sign up and start creating videos for free without entering any payment details.”
“$19 USD per month, billed yearly”
“No Lumen5 branding”
- Free
- 3 credits a month, about 5 minutes
- Watermark
- Yes
- Max length
- 5 minutes
- Export
- 720p
- AI voice
- 300 voices
- Stock footage
- Yes
- Card
- No card
- Commercial use
- Paid plans only
- Paid from
- $21 a month yearly, $28 monthly
The pricing table gives Free 3 credits; the FAQ on the same page says 5 minutes of free audio and video a month. Fliki gives the commercial license, which you need to earn money on YouTube, with its paid plans.
In their own words(12, checked 9 Oct)
“Free forever.”
“3 credits per month”
“You can generate 5 minutes of free audio and video content per month.”
“Includes Fliki watermark”
“HD - 720p videos”
“Export length 5 minutes 15 minutes 40 minutes”
“300 voices across 80+ languages”
“Stock images, video clips & music assets”
“No credit card required”
“Yes, with our subscription plans you get a commercial license to all the content you create.”
“$28$21 per user / month”
“$252 billed annually”
- Free
- Credits every week, amount not stated
- Watermark
- Its pages disagree
- Stock footage
- 16 million+ stock clips and photos
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $10 a month yearly, $20 monthly
InVideo AI writes the script, picks stock footage and reads it with an AI voice. The free quota resets every Monday at midnight UTC. A 2025 help article says videos exported before you pay keep their watermarks; a newer page about InVideo's editor says the free export is 1080p with no watermark. The pricing page shows 50% off at the moment.
In their own words(7, checked 9 Oct)
“Yes, you can use invideo AI for free without entering your card details.”
“This quota on the Free plan is reset weekly on Monday at 12 a.m. UTC.”
“Projects exported before subscribing to a paid plan will still contain watermarks.”
“invideo gives you a multitrack timeline in the browser with team access and a free 1080p export with no watermark.”
“It then sifts through 16m+ stock images and videos and selects relevant content for your video.”
“$20 $10 per seat/mo, billed annually”
“Save $120 per seat compared to monthly”
Free to try, once
A few videos or a trial to see what the tool does. When it runs out, it does not come back.
Zebracat
- Free
- 5 videos
- Max length
- 30 seconds
- Export
- 720p
- AI voice
- Standard voices
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $23 a month yearly, $39 monthly
Zebracat's FAQ calls it both a free trial and a free plan. It does not say if the 5 videos come back each month, or if they carry a watermark.
In their own words(4, checked 9 Oct)
“Our free plan allows you to create up to 5 videos with standard AI voices in 720p quality, with a maximum length of 30 seconds per video.”
“No credit card is required to sign up for the free plan.”
“Cat Mode $39 /mo Billed monthly”
“Cat Mode $39 $23 /mo Billed yearly”
- Free
- 14-day trial, 15 video minutes
- Watermark
- Yes
- Max length
- 5 minutes
- Export
- 720p
- AI voice
- 5 minutes of premium voices
- Stock footage
- Storyblocks and Getty
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $25 a month yearly, $29 monthly
The trial makes up to 3 video projects. When it ends you can still use the app, but downloads stop until you pay. Videos you downloaded during the trial keep the watermark: download them again after you subscribe. Pictory gives no refunds on paid plans.
In their own words(12, checked 9 Oct)
“Free Trial 14 Days Free Use”
“Number of videos minutes 15 video minutes 2,400 video minutes/yr”
“Max video length 5 minutes 30 minutes 30 minutes 30 minutes”
“Maximum Resolution 720p 1080p 1080p 1080p”
“Hyper-realistic AI voices 5 mins 120 mins 120 mins Up to 420 mins”
“Premium videos and images Storyblocks, Getty Storyblocks Storyblocks, Getty Storyblocks, Getty”
“With our free trial, you can create 3 video projects, giving you plenty of opportunities to see if Pictory is right for you before upgrading to a paid plan.”
“We currently don't offer refunds on paid subscriptions.”
“$ 25 $29 per month, billed annually”
“Get started FREE * No credit card required”
“The Pictory watermark/branding is visible on videos downloaded during the Free Trial.”
“At the end of your free trial, you will be able to use the app as usual but downloads will be restricted until you subscribe to a paid plan.”
- Free
- 10 credits, once
- Watermark
- Yes
- Max length
- 4 minutes
- Export
- 720p
- AI voice
- About 1 minute
- Stock footage
- Licensed stock, cleared for YouTube
- Paid from
- $16 a month yearly, $24 monthly
Kapwing's Script to Video matches your script with licensed stock clips, and you check the storyboard before any credits are used. Its AI voice costs 1 credit per 100 characters, so the 10 free credits read about 1,000 characters.
In their own words(9, checked 9 Oct)
“The Free Plan comes with 10 credits lifetime.”
“100 characters = 1 credit”
“Unlimited exports with a watermark”
“Export videos up to 4 minutes long”
“720p video quality”
“Text to speech (up to 1 mins)”
“Kapwing's AI analyzes your script and pulls from a library of licensed stock videos and images”
“Every clip is royalty-free and cleared for commercial use, including YouTube monetization”
“Kapwing workspaces on the Pro Plan are billed per member. Pricing starts at $16 per member per month when billed annually or $24 per member per month when billed monthly.”
MagicLight
- Free
- Credits for 1 to 2 videos
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $7.50 a month, billed yearly
MagicLight makes animated story videos that keep the same characters from scene to scene, up to 50 minutes on paid plans. Paid plans list 1080p and no watermark; its pages do not say what a free video looks like. The yearly price is a limited-time 50% off.
In their own words(6, checked 9 Oct)
“Yes. You can start creating AI story videos for free with limited credits, no card required.”
“Limited credits supporting 1-2 video generations”
“Standard $7.50 /month $15.00 $90 Billed annually”
“Limited Time: 50% OFF”
“Supports 50 min video generation”
“1080P HD Video, No Watermark”
AutoShorts.ai
- Free
- 1 video
- Export
- HD
- Paid from
- $19 a month
AutoShorts makes a series of short videos and posts them for you. Free makes 1 video with 0 motion credits. Its price list shows the same feature rows, No Watermark included, under every plan, so it is not clear which ones Free gets. Starter posts 3 times a week.
In their own words(3, checked 9 Oct)
“FREE $0 Creates 1 video 1 Series 0 Motion Credits”
“HD Video Resolution”
“STARTER $19/month Posts 3 times a week”
- Free
- Sign-up credits, amount not stated
- A 30-second video
- About 40 to 80 credits
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $32 a month yearly, $39 monthly
Revid says regular creation uses the credits of a paid plan. Its pages do not say how many free credits you get, or if free videos carry a watermark.
In their own words(4, checked 9 Oct)
“You can sign up without a credit card, and new accounts get free credits to try video generation.”
“Regular creation uses the monthly credits that come with a paid plan.”
“A typical 30-second video with Pro moving images and a voiceover costs about 40 to 80 credits”
“Growth is $39/month, or $32/month billed yearly, with 2,000 AI credits a month.”
Free with no watermark
No mark on the video, but each has its own catch.
- Free
- Yes, limits not stated
- Watermark
- None, it says
- Stock footage
- Yes
- Sign-up
- Needed
- Paid from
- $19.99 a month (Pro)
CapCut's script to video page does not say how many videos you can make or how long they can be. Pro prices change by country and show in the app; CapCut's own blog gives $19.99 a month or $179.99 a year. A 7-day Pro trial is offered in some countries.
In their own words(6, checked 9 Oct)
“Our free script-to-video converter uses relevant stock footage to create the perfect video in seconds.”
“Unlike most online video editors, our AI script to video maker does not stamp your work with unpleasant watermarks.”
“Sign up for our free script to video maker and experience seamless content creation.”
“Monthly plan: $19.99 per month for individual users.”
“Yearly plan: $179.99 per year, offering a lower overall cost compared to monthly payments.”
“CapCut Pro offers a 7-day free trial in select countries and regions.”
MoneyPrinterTurbo (open source)
- Free
- Open source, no plan limits
- Export
- 1080p
- AI voice
- Edge TTS, free
- Stock footage
- Pexels and Pixabay, free
- Runs on
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Needs
- Python 3.11 and some setup
- Paid from
- Free (MIT license)
You install it yourself. It writes the script with an AI model you connect (OpenAI, Claude, a local Ollama model and others), or uses your own script, then adds stock clips, voice, captions and music. Its README does not mention a watermark.
In their own words(7, checked 9 Oct)
“MIT license”
“Upload your own local images and videos, or get HD stock footage from Pexels (free), Pixabay (free), and Coverr”
“Use Edge TTS (free, no API key required)”
“or supply a complete custom script”
“Export portrait 9:16 (1080×1920)”
“Recommended platforms: Windows 10+, macOS 11+, or a mainstream Linux distribution”
“Local deployment requires Python 3.11 or later”
Talking-avatar videos
An AI presenter on screen reads your script. Faceless for you, but there is a face.
- Free
- 3 videos a month
- Watermark
- Removal starts on Creator
- Max length
- 1 minute
- Export
- 720p share link
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $24 a month yearly, $29 monthly
Free includes 3 Video Agent videos a month: you type a prompt and HeyGen makes the video. Its help center says the number of free videos depends on your region.
In their own words(8, checked 9 Oct)
“You can try HeyGen for free, no credit card required.”
“The Free plan includes up to 3 videos per month”
“Max duration per video 1 minute 30 minutes 30 minutes”
“Unlimited Photo Avatars Watermark removal Everything in Free, plus”
“For solo creators, the Creator plan costs $29/month (or $24/month if you pay annually).”
“3 Video Agent videos per month”
“720p video sharing link”
“free videos, depending on your region”
- Free
- 10 video minutes a month
- Watermark
- Yes
- Export
- Share link only, no download
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- $18 a month yearly, $29 monthly
On the free Basic plan you share videos by link; downloading and removing the logo start with Starter.
In their own words(7, checked 9 Oct)
“10 minutes of video creation or dubbing”
“Videos carry a Synthesia watermark”
“Share your content online via share link”
“Download your content”
“No credit card required”
“Starter $ 18 /mo billed yearly”
“Billed monthly. $ 29 per month”
Free plan, but they don't say how much
You can sign up for free. What the free plan makes is not on their pages, or the pages disagree.
VEED (text to video)
- Free
- AI credits, amount not stated
- Watermark
- Yes
- Export
- 720p
- Card
- No card
- Paid from
- Price changes by country
VEED's text to video page says the tool runs on AI credits and tells you to sign up to see what your plan includes. The watermark is in the exported file: after upgrading you must export again. Its pricing page shows prices in your own currency, so they change by country.
In their own words(6, checked 9 Oct)
“The text-to-video AI generator runs on AI credits. Sign up to see what's available on your plan.”
“No credit card required”
“All projects exported while you weren't logged into an account or used a free account will have a VEED.IO watermark.”
“Export in 720p only.”
“If you later upgrade, you will have to export the original project again”
“Prices are listed in your local currency if available, and if not they are listed in USD.”
Steve AI
- Free
- Free plan, downloads in doubt
- Download
- Its pages disagree
- Watermark
- Yes
- Export
- 720p, says one page
- Stock footage
- Free stock library
- Paid from
- $10 a month, billed yearly
One Steve AI help article (April 29, 2026) says the free download option was removed. Another (April 30, 2026) lists HD exports with limited downloads, and a third says free users download at 720p. The plan table on its price page shows no export resolution for Free.
In their own words(7, checked 9 Oct)
“As a result, we have removed the free download option.”
“Kindly upgrade to download the video.”
“HD exports (with limited downloads)”
“Access to a free stock media library”
“For free plan you can download your video with default resolution of 720p HD”
“Kindly upgrade to any of our premium plans to remove the Steve AI watermark from your videos.”
“Basic $ 10 /Mo $120 / billed Yearly”
Nothing free to export
A free account, a "Free trial" button or a free editor, but no faceless video without paying.
StoryShort
- Free
- No credits, no export
- Max length
- 3 minutes on every paid plan
- Export
- 1080p, paid plans only
- Paid from
- $23 a month yearly, $39 monthly
StoryShort says there is no free trial at the moment. Starter makes about 26 videos of 30 seconds a month. It may refund a payment from the last 15 days if you used none of its credits.
In their own words(7, checked 9 Oct)
“New accounts do not get free credits right now, and exporting a video needs a paid plan.”
“There is no free trial at the moment, so a new account has no credits.”
“StoryShort exports MP4 videos in 1080p”
“Videos up to 3 minutes work on every paid plan.”
“Starter $39 $23/mo $279 billed yearly”
“About 26 videos of 30 seconds or 16 of 60 seconds a month”
“we may refund a payment made within the last 15 days if none of the credits granted by that payment have been used.”
Faceless.video
- Free
- No free plan listed
- Paid from
- $20 a month, up to 15 videos
The site has "Free trial" buttons, but its pricing page lists only paid plans and gives no trial terms. Monthly plans get no refund for part of a month; yearly plans can be refunded within 7 days.
In their own words(3, checked 9 Oct)
“Starter $ 20 / mo 30 credits / mo Up to 15 videos / month”
“We do not offer refunds for partial months of service.”
“If you cancel within 7 days of your initial purchase or annual renewal, you are eligible for a full refund.”
- Free
- "Create a video clip" is not on Free
- Free editor
- Yes, with free stock and 20 AI uses a month
- Paid from
- US$144 a year (Pro)
"Create a video clip with Canva AI" is one of Canva's Ultra AI tools, and Canva Free gets none of those. On Free you can still build a video by hand from its free stock, and turn a photo into a 5-second clip with no sound, which uses your AI allowance. Its page does not show a month-to-month price.
In their own words(8, checked 16 Oct)
“Ultra AI tools include: Conversational design with Canva AI 2.0 Create a video clip with Canva AI”
“No access to Ultra AI tools.”
“If you're on the Free plan, you can use Image to Video as long as you still have monthly AI allowance available.”
“Generated videos are fixed at 5 seconds.”
“Generated videos don't include audio.”
“Canva Free: Up to 20 uses of Standard AI tools, or Premium AI tools.”
“4.7M+ photos, videos, graphics, and audio”
“US$144 /year for one person”
Read off each company's own page by our reader. Open a row for every fact and its sentence.
Video tools in our catalogue 12
AI video and avatars
14 days freeNo cardFree planthen $59/mo
AI video and avatars
Free trialNo cardFree planthen €8/mo
AI video and avatars
No cardFree planthen €24/mo
AI video and avatars
No cardFree planthen $29/mo
AI video and avatars
No cardFree planthen $20/mo
AI video and avatars
No cardFree planthen $29/mo
AI video and avatars
14 days freeNo cardthen $29/mo
AI image and design
Free planthen $144/yr
AI video and avatars
Free planthen $24/mo
AI video and avatars
Free trialNo cardthen $99/mo
AI video and avatars
No cardthen $39/mo
AI video and avatars
7 days freeNo card
Their own words, tool by tool (12)
- Colossyan: “No credit card required: simply go into the editor, and try out AI video completely free for 14 days.”
- Renderforest: “Try Renderforest free. Get test credits and start creating.”
- Fliki: “No credit card required”
- HeyGen: “You can try HeyGen for free, no credit card required.”
- InVideo: “Yes, you can use invideo AI for free without entering your card details.”
- Synthesia: “No credit card required”
- Pictory: “We also offer a 14-day trial to ensure you chose the best subscription for your needs.”
- Canva: “Canva Free is available to anyone.”
- Kapwing: “Kapwing’s tools are available for free.”
- Vyond: “Sign Up for a Free Trial”
- Revid AI: “You can sign up without a credit card, and new accounts get free credits to try video generation.”
- CapCut: “CapCut Pro offers a 7-day free trial in select countries and regions.”
Questions
Is there a free faceless video generator with no watermark?
Yes, a few. CapCut says its script to video maker adds no watermark, and MoneyPrinterTurbo is free open-source software for your own computer whose README mentions none. Lumen5's free videos end with a Lumen5 outro. Fliki, Kapwing, Pictory, VEED, Synthesia and Steve AI put a watermark on free videos.
Is there a free unlimited faceless video generator?
No, not online. Every free plan we read has a cap: Lumen5 5 videos a month, Fliki 3 credits, Zebracat 5 videos once. MoneyPrinterTurbo has no plan limits because it runs on your own computer; it needs Python 3.11, some setup, and an AI model for the script unless you write your own.
Can I make faceless YouTube videos for free?
Yes, a few a month. Lumen5 gives 5 videos a month of up to 2 minutes, and Fliki about 5 minutes a month, both at 720p. Before you earn money with them, check the license: Fliki gives the commercial license only with paid plans, while Kapwing says its stock clips are cleared for YouTube monetization.
Is InVideo AI free?
Yes. InVideo AI has a free plan with no card, and its credits reset every Monday at midnight UTC, but it does not say how many. Its pages disagree on whether free exports carry a watermark. Paid plans start at $10 a month billed yearly, or $20 monthly.
Is Pictory free?
No, but it has a 14-day free trial with no card: 15 video minutes, videos up to 5 minutes, 720p, with a Pictory watermark. After the trial, downloads stop until you pay $25 a month billed yearly, or $29 monthly.
Which faceless video tools have nothing free?
3 of the 18 we read. StoryShort gives new accounts no credits and needs a paid plan to export, from $23 a month billed yearly. Faceless.video lists only paid plans, from $20 a month. Canva's "Create a video clip with Canva AI" is for paid plans, from US$144 a year.
Which free plan makes the longest videos?
5 minutes: Fliki's free plan and Pictory's free trial both allow videos up to 5 minutes. Kapwing allows 4, Lumen5 2, HeyGen 1, and Zebracat 30 seconds.
How we checked
Every fact here comes from the company’s own page, with the sentence it is in. The facts checked for this guide show the day we read them. The tables come from our catalogue, which re-reads each price page on its own. When a page does not say something, we write that, and we never guess. How we check