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What ViCut makes best
The topics and languages ViCut is built for, and the kinds of videos it can’t make well yet — so you know before you spend credits.
Updated October 19, 2026
ViCut makes documentaries: a narrator tells a real story over real photos, archive images, stock video, maps and animated charts. It works in English, Spanish and German.
Works great
| Topic | What you’ll see on screen |
|---|---|
| History, ancient civilizations, everyday life in the past | Archive photos, paintings, museum objects, ruins, old maps |
| War and military history | Archive photos of battles, leaders and machines, memorials, maps |
| True crime and disappearances | Real photos of the places and people, moody night footage, case-file cards |
| Mysteries and legends | Real places and objects, atmospheric footage |
| Biographies | Portraits of the person, places of their life, timelines |
| Space | NASA imagery of planets, missions and telescopes |
| Nature and animals | Wildlife and landscape footage of the exact species and places |
| Science and engineering | Real machines, structures, experiments, cars, trains, ships |
| Business and brands | Stores, products, factories, founders, revenue charts |
| Money, retirement and the economy | Everyday money footage, charts, big-number cards |
| Places, travel and “best places to live” | Towns, streets, landscapes, maps, price charts, rankings |
| Faith and the Bible | Classic religious paintings, Holy Land landscapes |
| Psychology and philosophy | Statues, paintings, contemplative footage, quote cards |
| Health and everyday life | People like your audience cooking, walking, at the doctor |
Tell ViCut who the video is for in your brief — *“for young people in Mexico”*, *“für Rentner ab 60”* — and the script, footage and thumbnails follow that audience.
Not a good fit yet
ViCut doesn’t draw pictures, so topics without real photos end up illustrated by random stock:
- Made-up stories: drama, romance, revenge stories, fairy tales, sci-fi stories. Illustrated stories are on our roadmap.
- Games, anime and cartoons: we can’t show game or anime footage.
- “How it’s made” factory videos: stock libraries rarely have the exact machines and steps.
- Reactions and commentary on other people’s videos.
- Videos for children.
Note. You can still make such a video. In Idea mode ViCut warns you before Generate and lets you choose Make it anyway. With your own voiceover it stops before gathering footage — the first step that costs credits — and Try again continues.
Length and languages
Videos are 3 to 35 minutes. Narration can be in English, Spanish or German; more languages are coming.
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