Workflows
AI video workflows, step by step
Each workflow below makes one kind of video with AI, one tool per step, in the order that works.
AI video workflows show which AI tool to use at each step of making a video, in order: script, voice, visuals, edit and thumbnail. Each workflow names one tool per step plus alternatives, and lists the free plan and cheapest paid plan from the maker's own pricing page.
Pick the workflow that matches the video you want to make. The faceless workflow makes a 3 to 5 minute narrated explainer in 6 steps, and the avatar workflow puts a presenter on screen in 5. Neither needs a camera, a microphone or any code.
Choose a workflow
Pick the video you want to make.
Compare the tools behind each step
Rankings and shortlists for the tools these workflows use.
- Best AI video editing toolsCut, caption and generate video with AI doing the dull parts.
- Best AI audio and voice toolsVoiceovers, clean recordings, transcription and music.
- Best AI image generatorsTurn a written description into a picture.
- Best AI avatar video generatorsTurn a typed script into a presenter video, no camera needed.
- Best AI tools for studentsRevise from your own notes, research with sources and polish essays without cheating yourself.
- Best AI tools for content creatorsScript, voice, edit and package videos faster, without handing over your style.
- Best AI tools for small businessWrite, design and automate the admin that eats your week, for under the cost of one lunch a month.
- Best AI tools for teachersPlan lessons, adapt resources and make slides faster, so evenings go back to marking or rest.
- Best AI tools for marketingCopy, creative, research and reporting: the AI tools a small marketing team gets the most from.
- Best AI tools for developersCoding assistants, research and local models: the AI stack that makes a working developer faster.
- Best AI tools for writersEdit, check, research and hear your work, while the words stay yours.
Questions people ask
What is an AI video workflow?
An AI video workflow is the order of tools you use to make one kind of video, with one AI tool doing each step. Following a tested order saves you from making visuals that don't fit the voiceover, or scripts that don't fit the format.
Can I make videos with AI without showing my face?
Yes. The faceless video workflow uses an AI voiceover over generated images and clips, and the avatar workflow puts a digital presenter on screen instead of you.
Do these AI video workflows cost money?
You can start each one for free, because every main tool has a free plan. The limits are usually generated video credits and commercial licences, which each step lists from the maker's own pricing page.
Which tools appear in most AI video workflows?
A chat assistant for the script, a voice or avatar tool, an image generator, a video editor with captions and a design tool for thumbnails. The AI video editing tools ranking compares the editors in detail.
Last checked : each tool's free plan and price on the maker's own pricing page.
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