short-video-maker

What it does

Give it a few lines and it assembles a short-form video: text-to-speech, auto captions, stock background footage and music. It composes existing material rather than generating frames, which is the point — no heavy GPU and no expensive third-party rendering. Unmaintained since June 2025, so setup may need patching. Each piece of stock footage and music carries its own terms, worth checking before commercial use, and a tool that produces at volume will happily publish something wrong if nobody reads the output. MIT.

Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.

Screenshots & visuals

Before you start

• Setup difficultyFor advanced users
• Command lineRequired
• API keyNot required
• Sends data onlineYes

Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.

short-video-maker FAQ

Is short-video-maker free?

Yes. It runs on your own machine, so there is no usage-based cost either.

Do I need to install anything or write code to use short-video-maker?

It connects to an MCP-capable AI app such as Claude. It does not run on its own.

Does short-video-maker work on a phone?

No. It needs a computer.

Can I use short-video-maker commercially?

The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.

How it compares

The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.

"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.

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