Workflow · 8 steps · 23 tools
YouTube automation with AI: start a faceless channel
A faceless YouTube channel publishes videos without you on camera: a script, a voiceover, visuals and an edit. AI tools can handle each of these, so here is the chain step by step.
Write the script
Draft a script for each video, with a hook in the first seconds.
RytrAI writing assistant for original content, with templates, autocomplete, tone matching from a writing sample, and a Chrome extension. The free plan includes 10k characters per month.
JasperCopywriting workspace with 100+ marketing agents, brand voice and audience customization, and content pipelines for repeatable workflows. Free trial available; Pro is USD 69/month per user, billed monthly.
neuroflashBrand-voice copywriting paired with Digital Twins that give audience feedback on content, plus 100+ ready-made workflows including SEO/GEO. Essential plan from EUR 42/month billed annually; free trial.
Record a voiceover
Turn the script into natural-sounding narration without recording yourself.
Fish AudioText to speech and voice cloning platform with emotion tags, speech-to-text and avatar lipsync. Has a free tier and a pay-as-you-go TTS API, and clones voices from short audio samples.
ElevenLabsText to speech across 90+ languages with controllable voices, plus music, sound effects, speech-to-text with speaker diarization and conversational agents. Free plan and TTS APIs available.
Murf AIAI voice platform with 200+ expressive voices in 35+ languages, conversational voice agents for calls and a TTS API with sub-100ms time-to-first-audio. Also offers video dubbing in 40+ languages.
Create the visuals
Generate video scenes or b-roll that match the script.
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.
Edit the video
Put voice, visuals and music together and trim it into a finished video.
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.
Add captions
Add subtitles, which many viewers watch with and which help reach 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.
Design thumbnails
Create a clear, clickable thumbnail for every video.
KreaGenerates images with over 1000 styles and 20 models at native 4K, with upscaling up to 22K and LoRA fine-tuning on your own images. Has a free plan and an API.
RecraftGenerates and edits images, vectors and mockups using Recraft's own models and other frontier models. Offers a free plan, custom styles from uploaded images, design-ready typography, and API access for image and vector generation.
NovelAIGenerates anime-style art with inpainting, Director Tools for poses and lighting, and a built-in canvas. Also offers story generation, a free trial, and web and mobile apps.
Add background music
Create music you are allowed to use in your videos.
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.
Cut Shorts from long videos
Turn the best moments into Shorts to bring in new viewers.
VizardTurns long videos into short social-ready clips with AI, plus an editor for manual or AI-assisted edits. Offers a free plan (60 credits/month), text-based trimming, and API access.
quso.aiTurns long videos, podcasts and streams into captioned short clips and schedules posts from one calendar. Has a free plan with 75 credits monthly; paid plans start at USD 29/month.
KlapTurns long videos, podcasts and webinars into vertical clips for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts, with auto reframing, captions and a viral score per clip. Paid plans start at USD 14/month billed annually.