There are 135 tools in this catalogue for generating or editing video without a camera. This guide is about how to narrow that down, not about which one is best — that depends on work only you can see.
What the catalogue actually holds
As of August 2026, the 135 listings in this category break down like this:
- 0 are free with no paid tier at all.
- 55 have a free tier alongside paid plans — worth checking what the free tier removes, because for several of them it is the thing you wanted.
- 80 are paid only, though most of those offer a trial.
Those numbers move. Tools in this space are launched and abandoned quickly, and every listing here is checked automatically for a site that still answers — the ones that stop answering are removed rather than left as dead links.
The mistake worth avoiding
Judging by the showreel. Generated video is convincing for four seconds and starts to drift after ten; the honest question is whether the clip length you need is inside the range where the tool holds together.
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What to check before you pay
Render credits, which run out far faster than they appear to, and export resolution on the cheaper tiers.
Two more that apply to everything in this category: what happens to your work if you stop paying, and whether there is an export that another tool can read. Both are answered on the vendor's own pages, and both are the questions people wish they had asked.
Where to start looking
These are the most-viewed listings in this category on this site. That is a measure of what readers here look at — it is not a ranking, and it is not a recommendation:
- Runway — Runway is at the forefront of AI video generation with Gen-3 Alpha, enabling creation of professional-quality video content from text or images. Beyon…
- move.ai — AI-powered markerless motion capture from video. Speed up production, reduce costs with high-fidelity 3D animation.
- Flawless AI — Pioneering assistive AI tools for the film and TV industries. Built to protect artistic rights, real performances, and human authorship.
- Deepfakes Web — Our easy to use deepfake app uses AI and Deep Learning to generate amazing face swap videos. Make your own deepfake video today.
- Type Studio — Streamlabs Podcast Editor is a text-based video editor. Instead of editing in the classic video timeline, you simply edit your video by editing the tr…
- Keywords Everwhere — Transform casual browsing into Marketing wins! SEO, PPC, YouTube, GEO, LLM, social media, eCommerce, content marketing & competitor research, all at y…
- Scenario — Build custom workflows across image, video, audio and 3D. Train on your art bible so every asset is unmistakably yours. One platform for creatives, on…
- BHuman — Foster human connections at scale with customers with groundbreaking AI that enables you to make personalized videos at scale that look real.
How this guide was put together
The counts come from the catalogue as this page was generated, and the descriptions come from each vendor's own published summary. Nothing here is a hands-on test: where a judgement is offered above, it is offered as a judgement. How the catalogue is built sets out what is checked and what is not.
