AI text-to-video
Turn any text into a video with AI in minutes. Paste your script or prompt, choose a presenter and create videos from text without filming or editing. Go straight from text to a video that is ready to share.
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Expand your video production with text-to-video AI
HeyGen turn your text into polished videos with AI avatars, voiceovers and captions, with no camera or production crew required. Paste in a script or describe your idea, then create a video ready to share in minutes. Choose an avatar and voice, customise your script and visuals, add your branding, resize for any platform and export – all in one place.
What You Can Create with Text-to-Video AI
Transform scripts into lifelike presenter-led videos
Paste in a script and the text-to-video generator will produce a finished take in minutes. Avatar V delivers full upper-body movement and a natural performance for long-form scripts. Choose from more than 700 avatars or create your own digital twin from a 15-second clip. Alternatively, leave out the presenter and produce a voice-over-only version, letting the visuals do the talking.
Multilingual voices and natural narration
Generate an AI voice-over that sounds human, or use AI voice cloning to retain one presenter across markets and campaigns. Dub a single script into more than 177 languages and dialects with lip-synchronised movement, so global teams can deliver the same message without re-recording any voice-overs.
Easily add AI B-roll, animations and visuals
Skip the search for stock footage. Choose the look – minimal, cartoon, cinematic or retro – and scene-matched B-roll is created using motion graphics, Veo 3.1 and Seedance 2.0 AI video, or stock footage, with no second subscription required. Every shot reflects your prompt.
Captions, subtitles and global delivery
Word-synchronised captions and subtitles are produced automatically with the AI subtitle generator. Localise captions in more than 177 languages within the same render, then add licensed music and sound effects from the library. Accessibility, sound and reach are delivered in a single pass.
High-quality export and 4K delivery
Export high-quality video in 4K MP4 (16:9, 9:16 or 1:1) from a single project, ready for YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn or your LMS. Brand kits keep typography, colours and logos consistent across every video edit, so one straightforward text prompt supplies content for every channel.
Practical applications of text-to-video AI
Marketing teams wait weeks for edits and translations. Paste in a campaign brief, choose a presenter and generate video content for promotions, products and demand generation.
L&D teams replace outdated modules and time-consuming reshoots with text-driven training videos. Update the script, regenerate the video, and publish it to your LMS or training workflow.
Creators rarely have a film crew. Paste in a script-to-video prompt, choose a presenter or opt for a faceless format, then publish vertical or horizontal clips for YouTube and TikTok.
Studios and filming can delay e-commerce launches. Add your product copy, generate a presenter-led explainer with automatic B-roll, and publish it to your online shop, adverts and social channels.
Course creators can publish lessons faster. Turn an outline into short videos, animated videos and a narrated lesson with captions and translations in minutes.
Generic sales emails can stall pipelines. Batch Mode turns a list of scripts into a clip for each prospect, greeting them by name, or you can automate the process through HubSpot.
Filmmakers spend days and budget filming scenes that a prompt can generate first. Write a script-to-video prompt and create cinematic AI B-roll with Seedance.
Paste in a brief, choose an approved presenter and generate on-brand video, with SSO, role-based access and SOC 2 Type II compliance built in.
How to turn any text into a video
Create a finished AI text-to-video clip in four steps, from a simple text prompt to a share-ready video in minutes.
Paste or enter a prompt
Add your script, brief or text prompt. Refine the tone and pacing in the text view.
Choose a presenter and voice
Select a presenter and a voice. Clone your own voice or choose from a library covering more than 177 languages.
Customise visuals
Add captions, B-roll, brand colours, music and animation. Swap any element without re-rendering.
Generate and export
Generate the final video and download it as a 4K MP4. Share it on YouTube or TikTok, or upload it to your LMS.
Flexible pricing options for every creator and team
HeyGen enable more than 100,000 businesses to create, localise and scale video content collaboratively, with no camera or crew required. Ranked by G2 as the fastest-growing product of 2025, we make professional video production more straightforward than ever.
Free
£0.00/month
An ideal starting point for creators and marketers who want to explore AI tools, such as HeyGen’s AI video maker.
- 3 videos per month
- Videos up to 1 minute
- Access to Avatar IV
- Standard video processing
- Over 500 stock video avatars
- 1 Bespoke Video Avatar
- More than 30 languages
Creator
£21 / month
Generative AI video creation for solo creators. Provides access to advanced features such as the AI video generator and AI voice-over.
- Videos up to 30 minutes
- 1080p video export
- Extended Avatar IV video generation
- Rapid video processing
- Unlimited Photo Avatars
- Watermark removal
- Voice cloning
- More than 175 languages and dialects
- Credit rollovers
Pro
£37 / month
Designed for advanced creators producing premium content at scale. Unlock flexible usage and export in high-quality 4K.
- Videos up to 30 minutes
- 4K video export
- Extended Avatar IV video generation
- Quicker video processing
- Unlimited Photo Avatars
- Watermark removal
- Customisable monthly usage
- Edit and proofread the translation script
- Access to all advanced AI models
Free
£0.00/month
An ideal starting point for creators and marketers who want to explore AI tools, such as HeyGen’s AI video maker.
- 3 videos per month
- Videos up to 1 minute
- Access to Avatar IV
- Standard video processing
- Over 500 stock video avatars
- 1 Bespoke Video Avatar
- More than 30 languages
Creator
£21 / month
Generative AI video creation for solo creators. Provides access to advanced features such as the AI video generator and AI voice-over.
- Videos up to 30 minutes
- 1080p video export
- Extended Avatar IV video generation
- Rapid video processing
- Unlimited Photo Avatars
- Watermark removal
- Voice cloning
- More than 175 languages and dialects
- Credit rollovers
Pro
£37 / month
Designed for advanced creators producing premium content at scale. Unlock flexible usage and export in high-quality 4K.
- Videos up to 30 minutes
- 4K video export
- Extended Avatar IV video generation
- Quicker video processing
- Unlimited Photo Avatars
- Watermark removal
- Customisable monthly usage
- Edit and proofread the translation script
- Access to all advanced AI models
Business
£111 / month
Additional seats are $20 per seat. Secure, scalable video creation for teams and organisations
- Videos up to 60 minutes
- 4K video export
- Quicker video processing
- Twice the concurrency of Pro
- 5 bespoke video avatars
- Scale your brand and centralise assets
- SAML/ SSO
- Centralised billing
- Flexible top-up or automatic credit reloads
- Add team members for $20 per seat per month
- Workspace collaboration
- Video draft commenting and editing
- Invitations and team management
- Interactive video (quizzes, links and more)
- SCORM export
- LMS integrations
- Integrations with n8n, Make, HubSpot and Zapier
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Studio-quality video creation tailored to your business needs.
- Flexible video creation
- No maximum video duration
- 4K video export
- Rapid video processing
- Maximum concurrency
- Multi-workspace management
- Proofreader licences for video translation
- Centrally manage roles and access
- Enterprise-grade security and privacy
- SCIM User Provisioning
- Multi-factor authentication for team members
- Commercial terms
- Priority customer support
- Dedicated customer success manager
- Bespoke onboarding
- Enterprise community access
- Invoice billing
FAQs about text-to-video AI
How can I turn text into a video using AI?
Paste your script into the editor, choose a presenter and voice, then refine the visuals, captions and music. The AI text-to-video engine automatically creates videos from text prompts, turning your script into a finished video in minutes.
What types of text can I use to create videos?
Pretty much anything you have already written down. You can paste in a polished script, a product description, a blog post or even a few bullet points from a meeting, and HeyGen will interpret the context and create a video around it. The more detail you provide, the more tailored the result will be, but a rough idea is still enough to produce a solid first draft that you can refine.
How do I write an effective text-to-video prompt?
Start with the script or message, as the words matter most. Add a line describing the tone and a style descriptor, then specify which media to use: motion graphics for data, AI video for ideas and stock footage for locations.
Can I create videos in multiple languages with subtitles?
Yes. The AI video translator dubs your video into more than 177 languages with synchronised lip movements and automatically generated captions. Captions, subtitles and voiceovers are localised in the same render, enabling global teams to use one script across every market.
Which is the best AI text-to-video generator?
HeyGen offer a leading AI text-to-video generator for presenter-led videos, featuring G2's top-rated realistic avatars, Veo 3.1 and Seedance 2.0 B-roll, support for over 177 languages and videos of up to 30 minutes, all within one editor.
Can I use AI text-to-video videos for commercial purposes?
Yes. Videos generated on paid plans are licensed for commercial use across marketing, sales, training and product channels. Brand kits keep logos, typography and colours consistent, so every video is on-brand and ready for adverts, landing pages and outreach.
Can I edit parts of a generated text-to-video?
Yes. Update the script and the AI video editor will regenerate only the amended section, so there is no need to record it again or rebuild it from scratch. You can change the presenter, voice, captions or B-roll at any time without having to redo the entire video edit.
How long does it take to create a video using text-to-video AI?
A one-minute script is usually ready in 5 to 10 minutes. Video Agent renders in roughly 5 to 10 times the video's duration, including the voice-over, captions and B-roll, so longer scripts take proportionately longer.
Can I use my own voice or my own presenter avatar?
Yes. Record a 15-second clip and the platform will create a bespoke presenter and cloned voice. Reuse both across all your projects, so the same face and voice can deliver content in any language without the need to film again.
Can I choose a visual style, such as animated or cinematic?
Yes. Specify the look in your prompt – minimalist, cartoon, cinematic, flat design or retro – or attach a Brand System so Video Agent keeps colours, fonts and logos consistent across every scene.
What inputs can AI video generators use besides text?
There are plenty of options. Upload a PDF or PowerPoint, attach images, screenshots or video clips for reference, or start with an audio file. Video Agent extracts the script, selects the scenes and renders the complete video.
Which AI models power text-to-video generation on HeyGen?
Avatar V and Avatar IV render the presenter, Seedance 2.0 and Veo 3.1 generate B-roll, whilst Nano Banana and Seedream create still images. They all run within a single HeyGen subscription.
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