Video & Animation AI Tools
SkyReels-A2
SkyReels-A2 is a free video tool that turns your reference pics and short descriptions into pro-looking clips. You can control who’s in it what they’re doing and where it’s all happening.
Artlist
A look at Artlist’s AI tools and creative assets for video makers. Includes voiceovers image generators stock footage and more.
Higgsfield AI
Try Higgsfield AI and make short videos from a photo using crazy camera tricks like Bullet Time and Zoom. Built by a former Snap exec. Starts free.
Video2X
Video2X is a free open-source tool that boosts video quality by increasing resolution and smoothing frame rates. It runs on Windows and Linux and gives you both a command-line and a graphical interface. The tool packs multiple AI-based upscaling engines letting you pick the best one for your needs.
LTX-Video by Lightricks
LTX-Video, developed by Lightricks, is an advanced AI-driven tool for generating and editing videos. It offers motion consistency, keyframe control, video extension, high resolution, and auto-prompt understanding. It integrates with LTX-Studio web app and ComfyUI and provides both open-source and commercially licensed checkpoints for flexibility.
HeyGen
HeyGen lets you make lifelike AI avatar videos fast No cameras No production crew Just type your script and customize your avatar
Wan by Alibaba
Wan2.1 by Alibaba’s Wan team is an open-source AI suite for generating videos from text and images. It handles motion physics, text rendering, and more—leading the VBench benchmark. Free to use under Apache 2.0.
Veo 2
Veo 2 is a cutting-edge Google DeepMind’s AI tool that turns text into videos. It makes realistic motion and works with different styles.
SkyReels-V1 (Fine-Tuned Hunyuan)
Created by Skywork SkyReels V1 is an open-source tool that fine-tunes Tencent's HunyuanVideo model.
SkyReels-A1
SkyReels-A1 is an AI tool that turns static portraits into expressive animated videos. Built by SkyWork AI it uses Video Diffusion Transformers (DiT) to improve facial motion smoothness, identity retention and animation stability.
StepFun AI (Step-Video-T2V & Step-Video-TI2V)
Step-Video-T2V is an open-source AI tool that turns text prompts into smooth videos up to 8 seconds long. The tech is impressive but requires serious hardware power.
Mochi (Genmo AI)
Mochi is an AI-powered video generator from Genmo. It turns text prompts into videos aiming for smooth motion and strong control over characters and settings.
ReelMagic (Higgsfield)
ReelMagic by Higgsfield AI turns ideas into full videos fast. It keeps scenes stable animates shots in bulk and supports voiceovers for better storytelling.
Icon
Icon is an AI-powered ad tool that writes scripts edits videos and organizes assets - helping brands make more ads in less time.
STAR
STAR is Bytedance's AI tool combining text-to-video models and smart fixes to enhance low-res videos. Great for restoring old footage, streaming, and more.
Hunyuan Video
Create pro-quality videos with Hunyuan Video, Tencent's free AI-powered tool that turns text into smooth, cinematic visuals. Explore its features and user feedback.
RepVideo
RepVideo transforms text into videos with sharp details and smooth transitions. It's an open-source tool using cutting-edge models for top-tier results.
SVFR (Video Face Restoration)
SVFR (Stable Video Face Restoration) is an advanced AI system for improving video face restoration by Tencent.
LatentSync
LatentSync by ByteDance is a tool for creating lifelike lip-synced videos directly from audio input.
SynCamMaster
SynCamMaster is a new tool for generating synchronized multi-view videos from diverse camera angles. Designed for applications like virtual filming, SynCamMaster expands video diffusion models to open-domain multi-camera scenarios.
Hedra
Hedra lets you turn photos and text into videos featuring talking or singing characters. Perfect for creators, educators, and marketers, it offers tools like voice cloning, style options, and platform-specific aspect ratios.
Pollo AI
Pollo AI lets you transform text and images into high-quality videos in minutes. Its user-friendly interface supports text-to-video, image-to-video, and the recently introduced video-to-video transformations, offering various styles like anime and pixel art. The platform is designed for speed, making it ideal for projects with tight deadlines.
FaceFusion
Industry leading face manipulation platform. Creators and designers love it for its high-quality face swaps, lip-syncing, and tools to enhance images or videos.
PixVerse
PixVerse AI is a freemium tool that turns text, images, and ideas into amazing videos with ease. Whether you’re making social media clips, ads, or educational materials, PixVerse has you covered.
Animaker
Animaker is a simple tool to create animated and live-action videos. Packed with templates, a character builder, and 4K support, it’s perfect for beginners and pros alike.
Sora
Sora from OpenAI is the long-awaited AI tool that turns your text into videos. You can also remix videos or blend multiple prompts.
InVideo AI
InVideo AI makes video creation simple and fun, no matter your experience. Type a prompt, pick a workflow, and let the AI handle the hard stuff—from scripts to subtitles, transitions, and voiceovers.
Dream Machine
Luma Labs' Dream Machine is an AI model that swiftly generates high-quality, realistic videos from text and images. Trained directly on videos, it produces physically accurate, consistent, and dynamic scenes.
AI Video Composer
This tool lets you use simple natural language to combine your video, image, and audio assets into new creations, powered by LLM and FFMPEG.
Pika
Pika is an AI-powered platform that converts ideas into engaging videos. With features like Pikaffects, cinematic camera controls, and enhanced animation realism, it offers a user-friendly experience for creating professional-quality videos.
Kling AI
Kling AI, developed by the Kuaishou team, is an advanced AI-based video generation platform that transforms text or images into lifelike videos. It offers high-quality 1080p videos with realistic movement, leveraging features like 3D face and body reconstruction, advanced diffusion transformers, and customizable camera movements to create cinematic experiences.
Runway
Runway is an AI-powered creative platform that enables users to generate and edit videos, images, and audio content. Its suite of tools includes text-to-video, image-to-video, and video editing features, facilitating efficient and innovative content creation.
Hailuo AI x Minimax
Hailuo AI Video by Minimax is an advanced AI-driven platform developed by the Chinese startup MiniMax. It enables users to generate high-quality videos from text prompts and images, offering realistic motion and cinematic camera movements.
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