AI tools for content creators

40 tools · prices checked Nov 9

Scripts, thumbnails, short-form edits, captions and background music. We note watermarks, export limits and whether you may monetize what you make.

Our top 3

Descript
Best overall
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript like a document.
Free$16/mo
CapCut
Best free
Free video editor with AI captions, effects and video generation.
Free$12.49/mo
OpusClip
Best for short clips
Cuts long videos into short clips ready for Reels, Shorts and TikTok.
Free$15/mo

Best overall
Descript
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript like a document.
Free$16/mo
Best free
CapCut
Free video editor with AI captions, effects and video generation.
Free$12.49/mo
Best for short clips
OpusClip
Cuts long videos into short clips ready for Reels, Shorts and TikTok.
Free$15/mo

Best overall
ChatGPT
OpenAI's general assistant for writing, questions, images and code.
Free$8/mo
Claude
Anthropic's assistant for long documents, careful writing and coding.
Free$20/mo
vidIQ
YouTube growth tool with AI keyword research and video ideas.
Free$19/mo
TubeBuddy
Browser extension and app for YouTube SEO, testing and channel tools.
Free$12/mo
Sudowrite
AI writing partner built for novelists and fiction writers.
$10/mo

Best free design tool
Canva
Design app with AI tools for posts, slides, flyers and video.
Free
Midjourney
Image generator known for its striking, art-directed look.
$10/mo
Ideogram
Image generator that is good at putting readable text into pictures.
Free
Leonardo.Ai
Image and video generator with style controls and custom models.
Free$12/mo
Photoroom
Product photo editor that removes backgrounds and makes listing images.
$12.99/mo
Adobe Firefly
Adobe's AI studio for images, video and audio, with many models in one place.
Free
Krea
Creative suite that runs many image and video models in one app.
Free$5.25/mo

invideo AI
Agent-style video editor that builds videos from a text prompt.
Free$10/mo
VEED
Online video editor with AI avatars, dubbing and auto subtitles.
Free$12/mo

Submagic
Adds animated captions, b-roll and quick edits to short videos.
$12/mo
Captions
AI video editor and generator with styled captions and AI actors.
Free$24.99/mo

Runway
AI video generation and editing tools used by creators and studios.
Free$12/mo
Google Flow
Google's AI studio for making video clips and images with Veo and other models.
Free$7.99/mo
Kling AI
Text-to-video and image-to-video generator with realistic motion.
Free
HeyGen
Makes talking-avatar videos with your own face and voice.
Free$29/mo
Luma Dream Machine
Luma's creative platform for AI video and images, with creative agents.
Free$30/mo
Pika
AI video, image and audio platform with its own fast models.
Free$10/mo
Higgsfield
AI creative suite for video, images and voice, with camera-motion presets.
$9/mo
Hailuo AI
MiniMax's video and image generator for creators and social posts.
Free$9.99/mo

ElevenLabs
Lifelike AI voices, voice cloning, dubbing and music.
Free$6/mo
Suno
Writes and sings complete songs from a short prompt or your lyrics.
Free$8/mo
Udio
AI music generator for songs in any genre, with fine-tuning tools.
Free$8/mo
Mubert
Generates royalty-free soundtracks to fit a video's mood and length.
Free$11.69/mo
SOUNDRAW
Royalty-free AI beats you can customize instrument by instrument.
$11.04/mo
AIVA
AI composer for instrumental music in hundreds of styles.
Free€11/mo

Beatoven.ai
Background music generator that fits tracks to your video's moods.
Free
Boomy
Make simple original songs and release them to streaming services.
Free$9.99/mo
Buffer
Plans and schedules social posts across networks, with an AI assistant.
Free$5/mo
Loudly
AI music platform to generate, remix, master and release tracks.
Free
PixVerse
Video generator for fast, effect-heavy clips from text or photos.
Free$8/mo
Soundful
Royalty-free AI music made with producers, from beats to brand tracks.
Free$4.99/mo
Stable Audio
Stability AI's music and sound generator, with a DAW plugin.
Free$12/mo