Best free AI tools for video creators and filmmakers in 2026

17 AI tools for video creators and filmmakers on Finder Atlas have a free plan. In 2026 the top of the list is Descript, Kling AI and Murf AI, ranked by reviews from people who use them.

Generation, editing, dubbing, effects and storyboards.

Across Video AI (9), Image & Visual AI (4), Audio & Speech AI (2), Productivity (1) and Sales & Marketing AI (1).

The list

  1. 1
    Descript logo

    Descript

    FreemiumRated4.0

    Video AI

    Edit video and podcasts by editing their transcript, with AI audio cleanup and clips

    Free plan, paid from $24/user/mo · Web, macOS, Windows · API

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    Kling AI logo

    Kling AI

    FreemiumRated4.0

    Video AI

    Generate AI video and images from text, photos and references in one studio

    Free plan, paid from $8.80/month · Web, iOS, Android · API · Mobile app

  3. 3
    Murf AI logo

    Murf AI

    FreemiumRated4.0

    Audio & Speech AI

    Studio-quality AI voiceovers and text-to-speech API for creators, teams and voice agents

    Free plan, paid from $29/month · Web, API · API

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    ElevenLabs

    Freemium

    Audio & Speech AI

    Text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing and voice agents built on in-house audio models

    Free plan, paid from $6/month · Web, iOS, Android · API · Mobile app

  5. 5
    Runway logo

    Runway

    Freemium

    Image & Visual AI

    AI video, image and audio creation suite with Gen-4.5, agents and an API

    Free plan, paid from $15/month · Web, iOS, Android · API · Mobile app

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    Krea logo

    Krea

    Freemium

    Image & Visual AI

    Generate and edit images, video and 3D with dozens of models in one workspace

    Free plan, paid from $9/month · Web, iOS, API · API · Mobile app

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    LTX Studio

    Freemium

    Video AI

    Script, storyboard, generate and edit AI video in one browser workspace

    Free plan, paid from $15/month · Web, API · API

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    Pika logo

    Pika

    Freemium

    Image & Visual AI

    Generate, edit and extend AI video, images and audio from one creative platform

    Free plan, paid from $10/month · Web, iOS, API · API · Mobile app

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    PixVerse

    Freemium

    Video AI

    Generate videos from text, images and prompts with AI models, agents and APIs

    Free plan, paid from $10/month · Web, iOS, Android · API · Mobile app

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    Viggle

    Freemium

    Video AI

    Animate any character from a photo using motion from video or text prompts

    Free plan, paid from $9.99/month · Web, iOS, Android · API · Mobile app

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    Vidu

    Freemium

    Video AI

    Generate consistent AI videos from text, images and reference characters in one workspace

    Free plan, paid from $9.99/month · Web, iOS, Android · API · Mobile app

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    VideoTextRemover logo

    Video AI

    Erase burned-in subtitles, captions and on-screen text from MP4 or MOV videos without blur

    Free plan, paid from $19.90/month · Web

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    Dzine

    Freemium

    Image & Visual AI

    AI creative workspace for generating, editing and designing images and videos with layer-level control

    Free plan, paid from $8.99/month · Web, API · API

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    VidDub

    Freemium

    Video AI

    Translate video speech into 17+ languages with burned-in subtitles and optional AI dubbing

    Free plan, paid from $3.90/one-time · Web, iOS, Android · Mobile app

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    ClipShrink

    Freemium

    Productivity

    Online video compressor and video-to-text transcription

    Free plan, paid from $9one-time · Web

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    Barz Studio logo

    Barz Studio

    Freemium

    Video AI

    AI-assisted rap lyric video maker in the browser

    Free plan, paid from $9.99/month · Web

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    SimilarTube

    Freemium

    Sales & Marketing AI

    Find similar YouTube channels with AI-powered look-alike search.

    Free plan, paid from $25.9/month · Web, Chrome Extension

Frequently asked questions

What is the best AI tool for video creators and filmmakers?

Descript tops this list. Edit video and podcasts by editing their transcript, with AI audio cleanup and clips. It is freemium (free plan, paid from $24/user/mo).

Which AI tools for video creators and filmmakers are free?

Descript, Kling AI, Murf AI, ElevenLabs and Runway have a free plan, among 17 in total.

Which AI tools for video creators and filmmakers have an API?

Descript, Kling AI, Murf AI, ElevenLabs and Runway offer an API, among 15 in total.

How is this list ranked?

Tools with reviews on Finder Atlas come first, by rating. Then listings claimed by their makers, then listings checked by our editors, then Finder Atlas's own 0 to 10 editorial score. Nothing on the list is paid placement.

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