--- title: "AI Text to Video for YouTube Shorts | ReelsMakerAI" url: "https://reelsmakerai.com/text-to-video" description: "Turn a topic, script or article link into a YouTube Short with AI voice, visuals and captions. Vertical HD, posted for you. Start free, no card." --- # AI Text to Video for YouTube Shorts | ReelsMakerAI Text to video # AI text to video for YouTube Shorts Type a sentence, paste a script, or drop in an article link. ReelsMakerAI turns that text into a finished vertical Short: it writes or tightens the script, adds an AI voiceover, generates a visual for every line and burns in captions. Then it posts the Short to YouTube or sends it to your TikTok drafts. [Turn your text into a Short — free](https://reelsmakerai.com/register)[See how it works](#how-it-works) ## Three kinds of text, one finished Short Most text-to-video tools assume you already have a polished script. Most creators don't. So ReelsMakerAI accepts text at three stages. | You have | What you paste | What ReelsMakerAI does | | ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | Just an idea | A topic, e.g. "why octopuses have three hearts" | Writes a 30–60 second script, then voices and illustrates it | | A finished script | Your own words, line by line | Keeps your wording, adds voice, visuals, captions and music | | An article or blog post | The URL | Pulls out the key points and condenses them into a Short | ## What each kind of text turns into ### From a topic **Typed in:** Why the Eiffel Tower grows in summer. **Script (sample):** Every summer, the Eiffel Tower gets taller. Heat makes its iron expand, and the top can rise by up to 15 centimetres. In winter it shrinks back. So the tower you visit in July isn't quite the tower you'd see in January. Follow for one strange fact a day. ### From your own script **Pasted in:** a 90-word script about a budgeting tip, written by you. **What changes:** nothing in the wording. ReelsMakerAI splits it into scenes, matches a visual to each line, voices it and adds word-by-word captions. ### From an article link **Pasted in:** the URL of a 1,500-word blog post. **What you get:** a 45-second Short covering the post's main points. Add a closing line that sends viewers to the full article. See [link to video](https://reelsmakerai.com/link-to-video). ## How to turn text into a YouTube Short 1 ### Paste your text A topic, a script, or an article URL. Not sure what to say? Draft one with the free [script generator](https://reelsmakerai.com/script-generator). 2 ### Pick a look Choose one of 12 visual styles (realistic, anime, cinematic, comic and more), a voice, and a caption style. Add your logo, fonts and colors if you have a brand. 3 ### Render ReelsMakerAI builds the scenes, voiceover, captions and background music in a few minutes. 4 ### Post or download Download a vertical 1080p MP4, post it to YouTube from ReelsMakerAI, or send it to your TikTok drafts. ## Write text that works as a Short Text-to-video is only as good as the text. These rules fix most weak Shorts before you render. ### Put the surprise first "The Eiffel Tower grows every summer" beats "Today we're talking about the Eiffel Tower." Viewers decide in the first seconds. Need options? Try the [reel hook generator](https://reelsmakerai.com/reel-hook-generator). ### Write for the ear Short sentences, one idea each. If a line is hard to say out loud, it's hard to follow. ### Aim for 75–150 words At a normal narration pace that's roughly 30–60 seconds. YouTube now accepts Shorts [up to three minutes](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15424877), but most faceless Shorts stay under a minute. ### One line, one picture Every sentence becomes a scene. A sentence that names something visual ("iron expands in the heat") gets a better image than an abstract one. ### End with a reason to follow Promise the next video: "one strange fact a day." ## Text to video vs. the alternatives There are good tools for this. They're built for different jobs. | | ReelsMakerAI | Pictory | InVideo | | ------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | | Built for | Faceless Shorts and series | Turning scripts, blogs and long videos into marketing videos | Generative video and editing for teams | | Visuals | AI-generated in 12 styles | Stock (Getty, Storyblocks) plus AI | AI models plus stock | | Posts for you | YouTube on a schedule; TikTok to drafts | Not on its pricing page | Not on its pricing page | | Entry price | $19/mo, or $16/mo yearly | $29/mo, or $25/mo yearly | $20/mo per seat, or $10/mo yearly | ## Where these prices come from Prices from [ReelsMakerAI pricing](https://reelsmakerai.com/pricing), [Pictory pricing](https://pictory.ai/pricing) and [InVideo pricing](https://invideo.io/pricing), checked October 20, 2026\. Comparing in more depth? See our [Pictory alternative](https://reelsmakerai.com/pictory-alternative) and [InVideo alternative](https://reelsmakerai.com/invideo-alternative) pages, or [InVideo vs Pictory](https://reelsmakerai.com/invideo-vs-pictory). ## Turn one text into a channel that posts itself One Short is a test. A channel needs one every day. With automated series, you set a topic once, such as "daily space facts", and ReelsMakerAI keeps writing, rendering and posting new Shorts. | Plan | Price | Credits / month | 1-minute Shorts | Series | Posting | | ------- | ---------------------- | --------------- | --------------- | ------ | ----------- | | Starter | $19/mo ($16/mo yearly) | 400 | about 25 | 1 | 3× a week | | Growth | $39/mo ($33/mo yearly) | 900 | about 56 | 2 | Daily | | Pro | $79/mo ($66/mo yearly) | 1,800 | about 112 | 3 | Twice a day | ## How credits work A 1-minute Short uses 16 credits: 10 to generate and 6 to export. A 30-second Short uses 9\. Failed renders are refunded. Every paid plan includes 1080p export with no watermark, auto captions, background music and your own branding. Details on the [pricing page](https://reelsmakerai.com/pricing). ## Who uses text to video ### Faceless channels Channels that publish facts, history or stories every day. See the [faceless video maker](https://reelsmakerai.com/faceless-video-maker). ### Bloggers and newsletter writers Turn each post into a Short that points back to the article. ### Small businesses Product tips and FAQs as video, without filming. ### Teachers and coaches Turn one lesson point into a 45-second clip. ## Already have a finished script? [Script to video](https://reelsmakerai.com/script-to-video) is built for exactly that. To learn more about how it all works, read our [complete guide to text-to-video AI](https://reelsmakerai.com/blog/text-to-video-ai-complete-guide). FAQ ## FAQ Yes. The free plan makes one AI video of up to 30 seconds, exported in 720p with a watermark, and needs no credit card. Paid plans start at $19 a month. ## Your next Short is already written Paste a topic, a script or a link and get a captioned, voiced Short in minutes. [Turn text into video free](https://reelsmakerai.com/register) ## Explore Related Tools Discover more AI-powered tools to supercharge your content creation workflow [Text & Script BasedScript to VideoConvert scripts and text into professional videos with AI voiceover.Try Now](https://reelsmakerai.com/script-to-video)[Video CreationImage to Video AIConvert photos to videos with AI. 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