Pictory

What it does

Pictory accepts a brief as a text prompt, script, article or blog URL, PowerPoint file, images, audio or voice file, or screen recording. Its AI video agent asks setup questions, then prepares a script, scenes and a preview. You review and refine by chat or in the editor before generating the final video, exported in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1 at up to 1080p on paid plans.

Pictory suits turning written or slide-based material into narrated, captioned video without filming or timeline editing. Notable features include AI Studio for generating and editing images and short clips with sound, character consistency from reference images, stock and avatar presenters, automatic captions exported as .srt, .vtt or txt, translation, and transcript-based editing. Make and Zapier can move finished videos into other systems.

It fits marketers, educators, trainers and creators producing recurring explainer or social video. Access is through the web app after sign-up, with a 14-day trial that includes 300 credits and no credit card required. Paid plans are billed per month, with credit allowances and minute limits that vary by tier. AI features draw from a shared credit pool, paid subscriptions are not refunded, and project videos are deleted when an account is cancelled.

What it can do

• Generate a video from a text prompt, script, article or blog URL
• Convert PowerPoint presentations into video with slides as scenes
• Create narrated videos from audio files and podcasts
• Generate and edit images and short video clips with AI models in AI Studio
• Add automatic captions and translate videos into other languages
• Edit the video by editing its transcript and remove filler words

Works with

• Make
• Zapier

Example workflows

Blog post to explainer video

Input: a blog post URL and a short brief such as length and tone. Steps: paste the URL into the agent, answer setup questions, review the generated script and scene preview, edit scenes in the editor, then generate and download. Output: a captioned narrated video in the chosen aspect ratio.

Slide deck to narrated video

Input: a PowerPoint (.pptx) file and an optional voice-over. Steps: import the deck, review slides mapped to scenes, choose AI voices or add your own voice-over, add captions, and generate. Output: a video with captions and exported subtitle files (.srt, .vtt or txt).

Before you choose

• AI features draw from a shared credit pool, and video cost in credits varies by model, resolution, duration and whether audio is included.
• Paid plans are not refundable, and project videos are permanently deleted from the platform when an account is cancelled, so download first.
• Language support depends on plan: Professional and Teams support 29 languages and Starter supports seven. The Pictory watermark is not included on paid plans.

Listed under

• Creative
• Marketing
• Presentations
• Social and video
• Video editing
• Video generation
• AI avatars
• Captions
• Educators
• Explainer videos
• Marketers
• Marketing videos

Get started

14-day free trial with 300 credits; no credit card required.

1. Create an account at app.pictory.ai and start the free trial to receive 300 credits.
2. Choose a source: paste a script, URL, PowerPoint file, audio file or text brief into the agent.
3. Review the generated script and scene preview, then refine by chat or in the editor before generating the final video.

Prices are per month. Annual plans grant all credits upfront; monthly plans refresh monthly. The 14-day free trial with 300 credits is time-limited and is not a permanent free tier. Paid subscriptions are not refundable. Prices in USD.

14-day free trial.

Source: pictory.ai/pricing, checked 29 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 29 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• Pictory: Your AI Video Agent and AI Video Generator ↗pictory.ai
• Pictory Pricing | From $25 per Month ↗pictory.ai

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