Workflow · 4 steps · 11 tools

Make a music video with AI

With AI you can go from a song to a finished music video without a camera crew. Here is the chain: the track, the visuals, the edit and the lyrics.

  1. Create or finish the song

    Generate a track or build on your own music.

    • SunoGenerates complete original songs with vocals, lyrics and production from a text prompt. Browser-based DAW on the Premier plan, stem separation on Pro and Premier, and a freemium model.
    • AIVAGenerates songs in more than 250 styles and lets users create their own style models. Has a free plan, with paid plans from €11/month billed annually.
    • SOUNDRAWCreates royalty free beats and tracks with an in-app mixer to toggle instruments, adjust intensity and set length. Stem downloads on Artist Pro and above; API access on Enterprise.
    All AI music generators
  2. Generate the visuals

    Create video scenes that match the mood of the song.

    • RunwayGenerates video, images and audio, with access to Gen-4.5 and Kling 3.0 models on Standard and higher plans. Includes a free plan with 125 one-time credits, plus mobile and API platforms.
    • FlikiTurns scripts, blog posts or one-line prompts into videos with AI voiceovers, music and subtitles. The free plan includes 3 credits per month, and a video clipper cuts long videos into captioned clips.
    • PictoryTurns text, scripts, blogs and URLs into edited videos with automatic captions, AI voiceovers and avatars. It offers a free trial, plus API access and Make and Zapier workflow integrations.
    All AI video generators
  3. Edit to the beat

    Cut the scenes together in time with the music.

    • KapwingWeb app for AI video creation and editing, with text-prompt video generation, automatic AI subtitles and Smart Cut to remove silences. Free plan includes 10 credits, with watermarked exports up to 4 minutes.
    • DescriptEdits video by editing its text, with Studio Sound noise removal and the Underlord AI co-editor on Hobbyist and above. Creates clips and highlights from long video. Free plan includes 100 one-time AI credits.
    • invideoAI agentic video editor on a multitrack timeline, with multiplayer editing and live cursors, storyboarding from a script, and search that finds footage moments by description. Basic annual plan from $4 per user.
    All AI video editors
  4. Add lyrics or subtitles

    Add on-screen lyrics or subtitles in other languages.

    • HeyGenOffers video translation with lip-sync across 175+ languages and dialects, alongside avatar video creation. Has a free plan with 3 videos per month and a free trial.
    • KapwingGenerates subtitles automatically with AI and turns text layers into speech in a web editor. The free plan exports up to 4 minutes with a watermark.
    • OpusClipOffers AI animated captions in 20+ languages. Video dubbing is included on the Pro plan, which is USD 14.5/month billed annually. The tool also turns long videos into short clips.
    All AI dubbing tools

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