CDesign platform with built-in AI tools
Canva is an online design platform with templates for social posts, thumbnails, presentations and video, plus AI features for generating images, text and quick edits.
Best for: Creators who need fast, template-based graphics
ERealistic AI voices, cloning and dubbing
ElevenLabs generates natural-sounding speech from text, clones voices, dubs video into other languages and offers sound effects and an API for developers.
Best for: Voiceovers, narration and dubbing
HAI avatars and video translation
HeyGen generates talking-avatar videos from scripts, lets you create a digital twin of yourself and translates videos into other languages with lip-sync.
Best for: Creators and marketers localising videos into other languages
MHigh-aesthetic AI image generation
Midjourney is an AI image generator known for its distinctive, high-quality aesthetic, used through its web app and Discord for concept art, illustration and visual exploration.
Best for: Designers and artists exploring visual concepts
DEdit video and podcasts by editing the transcript
Descript transcribes your recordings so you can edit audio and video like a document, with AI tools for filler-word removal, studio-quality sound and clip creation.
Best for: Podcasters and talking-head YouTubers
CGeneral-purpose AI assistant from OpenAI
ChatGPT is OpenAI's conversational assistant for writing, brainstorming, research, image generation and data analysis, available on web, desktop and mobile.
Best for: Everyday scripting, ideation and research
OTurn long videos into short viral clips
OpusClip analyses long-form videos, picks highlight moments and reframes them into vertical short clips with captions, ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Best for: Repurposing podcasts and long videos into shorts
RGenerative video models and AI editing tools
Runway offers text-to-video and image-to-video generation alongside AI editing tools such as background removal and motion tracking, used by filmmakers and creators.
Best for: Filmmakers and editors who want generated shots and AI effects
CAll-in-one video editor with AI captions and effects
CapCut is a video editor for mobile, desktop and web with templates, auto-captions, background removal and other AI features geared to short-form social video.
Best for: Short-form creators editing on phone or desktop