# ViCut

> ViCut (vicut.io) is an AI video generator for faceless YouTube channels. You type a video idea or upload your own voiceover; ViCut writes the script, narrates it with an AI voice (or uses your recording), finds licensed footage, cuts it to the narration with titles, maps, charts and subtitles, and renders a finished 8–35 minute documentary in 1080p. You review and change every shot in a storyboard before render. From $0.38 per finished minute.

Key facts:

- Made for long-form YouTube documentaries, 8 to 35 minutes, not Shorts.
- Two ways to start: an idea (ViCut researches the topic with web search and writes the script) or your own voiceover/script.
- Languages: English, Spanish and German — script, 36 AI narrator voices (26 English, 6 Spanish, 4 German), subtitles, chapter titles and YouTube details.
- Footage sources are shown, not hidden: stock and archive shots come from licensed sources (Wikimedia Commons, Openverse, Pexels, Pixabay, USGS historical maps), each with its license. Real photos of people and events can also come from news and reference sites; the storyboard marks each one "not licensed" and one click swaps them for licensed alternatives. Every shot keeps its source; the YouTube pack lists credits for the description.
- Unlike one-click generators that take clips from wherever they can be found online and render without showing you, ViCut shows every scene before render, so you decide what you publish and can prove where each shot came from if a claim arrives.
- Storyboard: every scene shows the chosen shot plus alternatives; replace a shot, search stock, archives or the whole web, upload your own photo or clip, change how a scene looks (full-frame photo, photo card, big number, chapter title, chart or map) before any render credits are spent.
- Output: MP4 1080p (H.264, 30 fps), .srt subtitles, a YouTube pack (title, description, tags, footage credits) and thumbnails. Videos are stored 30 days after render; videos nobody opens for 14 days are cleaned up (drafts deleted, rendered videos keep the MP4 but can’t be edited), with an email 3 days before.
- Themes: ready-made visual styles plus a theme editor for your own colors and fonts; subscribe banner with your channel name and avatar.
- Good fits: history, war, true crime, mysteries, biographies, space, nature, science and engineering, business, money and retirement, places and travel, faith and psychology. Not a fit yet: fiction stories, games and anime, factory "how it's made", reaction videos, kids videos.
- A failed render returns all its credits automatically.

## Pricing (monthly, billed in USD; yearly billing gives 2 months free)

- Starter: $25/month for 55 finished minutes. 1 project, 1 channel, theme editor, 1080p, licensed footage, subtitles, frame thumbnails, 36 AI voices or your recording, 2 GB for your uploads (voiceovers and own frames, up to 100 MB a file).
- Creator (most popular): from $55/month for 128 minutes up to $295/month for 700 minutes. Unlimited projects, 3 channels, 2 renders at once, 10 GB for uploads.
- Studio: from $249/month for 595 minutes up to $1,149/month for 2,740 minutes ($0.42 per minute). Priority rendering, unlimited channels, 4 renders at once, 30 GB for uploads.

## Guides and solutions

- [AI documentary maker for YouTube](https://vicut.io/solutions/ai-documentary-maker): how ViCut turns a topic or narration into an 8–35 minute documentary from real, licensed footage, with genres, examples and pricing.
- [AI history video maker for YouTube](https://vicut.io/solutions/ai-history-video-maker): 8–35 minute history documentaries from archive photos, old USGS maps and licensed footage, with a researched script and sources; covers disasters, the Cold War, industry, railroads, trials, cities and more.
- [AI true crime video maker for YouTube](https://vicut.io/solutions/ai-true-crime-video-maker): 8–35 minute true crime documentaries from period photos, maps and licensed footage, with a researched script that keeps a source for every claim; no AI-generated faces of real people; notes on ad limits for graphic content.
- [Faceless video generator for YouTube](https://vicut.io/solutions/faceless-video-generator): run a faceless YouTube channel without a camera or a recording: researched script, 36 AI voices or your own narration, 8–35 minutes of real, licensed footage; covers niches that suit faceless channels and what keeps them monetizable.
- [Script to video AI for YouTube](https://vicut.io/solutions/script-to-video): paste your own English script, pick and preview an AI voice, and ViCut finds a licensed photo, map or clip for every sentence; about 148 words per minute of narration, videos up to 35 minutes; your text is voiced as written.
- [Voiceover to video AI for YouTube](https://vicut.io/solutions/voiceover-to-video): upload your own narration (MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC or OGG, 3–35 minutes, English, Spanish or German detected automatically); ViCut transcribes it, cuts scenes to your voice, finds a licensed shot for every sentence and times subtitles to your words; your recording is not re-voiced.
- [AI video generator with licensed footage](https://vicut.io/solutions/ai-video-generator-licensed-footage): where every shot in a ViCut video comes from: licensed stock and archives (public domain, CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA; no NC or ND), news-site photos marked as not licensed with a one-click swap, your own uploads, credits in the YouTube pack, and every scene reviewed before render.
- [YouTube automation with AI, step by step](https://vicut.io/guides/youtube-automation-with-ai): starting a faceless YouTube channel with two prompts (ideas, titles) and ViCut; what it costs per month (3 videos a week of 20 minutes ≈ 260 minutes, Creator plan $129) and the monetization math (1,000 subscribers, 4,000 watch hours ≈ 34,000 views at 7 minutes per view).
- [How to write a YouTube script for a faceless documentary](https://vicut.io/guides/how-to-write-a-youtube-script): the 30-second hook, 3–5 chapters that each answer a question, writing for narration, about 140 words per minute (a 20-minute video ≈ 2,800 words), a copyable template and three prompts.
- [YouTube reused content: how to get monetized and stay monetized](https://vicut.io/guides/youtube-reused-content-monetization): reused vs inauthentic content (renamed from repetitious content in July 2025), what monetization reviewers check on a channel, eight steps to keep a faceless channel original, the altered or synthetic content label, and appeal (21 days) and reapply (30 or 90 days) timelines.
- [Where AI video generators get their footage](https://vicut.io/guides/where-ai-video-generators-get-footage): the four kinds of footage behind AI videos (generated, licensed stock, public domain and Creative Commons, clips found on the web), which Creative Commons licences fit a monetized channel, Content ID claims vs copyright strikes, and eight checks to run on a tool before you pay.

## Comparisons (prices checked September 29, 2026)

- [Best AI video generator for YouTube: 6 tools compared](https://vicut.io/compare): ViCut, InVideo AI, Pictory, VidRush, Kutly and Cliptude on video length, footage, review before render and cost per finished minute.
- [ViCut vs InVideo AI](https://vicut.io/compare/invideo): InVideo AI fits short promo and social videos with an AI editing agent, from $9/mo, credit-based; ViCut fits 8–35 minute documentaries.
- [ViCut vs Pictory](https://vicut.io/compare/pictory): Pictory turns scripts into videos from Getty Images and Storyblocks stock at $0.10–0.15 per created minute; ViCut is $0.42–0.45 per finished minute including script, narration and footage search.
- [ViCut vs VidRush](https://vicut.io/compare/vidrush): VidRush makes videos up to 60 minutes in English at $1.56–2.20 per finished minute; ViCut is up to 35 minutes at $0.42–0.45.
- [ViCut vs Kutly](https://vicut.io/compare/kutly): Kutly makes 8–30 minute videos with motion design at $0.48–0.50 per finished minute; ViCut makes 8–35 minute videos from licensed footage at $0.42–0.45.
- [ViCut vs Cliptude](https://vicut.io/compare/cliptude): Cliptude makes faceless documentaries, top-10s, 2D animation and avatar videos in 57 languages from web clips, stock and AI animation, at $0.43–0.45 per finished minute with Voicetory voices (about $0.68 with ElevenLabs); ViCut makes 8–35 minute documentaries from licensed footage with the source and licence on every shot, reviewed shot by shot, at $0.42–0.45.

## Links

- [Home and pricing](https://vicut.io/)
- [Help center](https://vicut.io/help)
- [Contact](https://vicut.io/contact): support@vicut.io
- [Partner program](https://vicut.io/partners): for YouTube creators, faceless channel owners and AI writers — 25% of every payment a referred customer makes in their first 3 months, a free month of the Starter plan for approved partners, payouts through Creem on the 1st and 15th from $50.
- [Full help text for AI assistants](https://vicut.io/llms-full.txt)

## Help: Getting started

- [How ViCut works](https://vicut.io/help/how-vicut-works): The four steps from an idea or a voiceover to a finished YouTube documentary, and what each step costs.
- [What ViCut makes best](https://vicut.io/help/what-vicut-makes): 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.
- [Make your first video](https://vicut.io/help/first-video): Sign in, add your channel and get from an empty account to a downloaded MP4, step by step.
- [Start from an idea](https://vicut.io/help/start-from-idea): Describe a documentary in a sentence or a detailed brief. ViCut researches the facts, writes the script with sources, voices it and builds the storyboard.
- [Start from your own voiceover](https://vicut.io/help/start-from-voiceover): Upload a narration you recorded. ViCut times every word, splits it into scenes and finds footage for each one.
- [Length, voice, style and other settings](https://vicut.io/help/video-settings): What each chip under the composer does, what is free, and how to save settings you use for every video.

## Help: Storyboard

- [While the storyboard is prepared](https://vicut.io/help/preparing): The five preparation stages, how long they take, what credits are spent, and what to do if preparation waits or stops.
- [Check the storyboard](https://vicut.io/help/storyboard): How the storyboard is laid out, how to play it, and how to find the scenes that need your attention before rendering.
- [Replace a photo or clip](https://vicut.io/help/replace-footage): Pick one of the alternatives, search the footage libraries yourself or upload your own photo or video for any scene.
- [Change how a scene looks](https://vicut.io/help/scene-look): Switch a scene between a full-screen photo, a photo card, a big number or a story graphic, and merge or split scenes.
- [Timeline: banners, voiceover and music](https://vicut.io/help/timeline): Move and add subscribe banners, find long pauses in the voiceover, and pick or change the background music.
- [Replace or re-voice the narration](https://vicut.io/help/replace-voiceover): Upload a new recording of the same script, or voice the script again with another AI narrator. Scenes are re-timed and your frame picks are kept.

## Help: Render and publish

- [Render the video](https://vicut.io/help/render): What happens when you press Render, what it costs, how long it takes and what to do if it waits in a queue or stops.
- [Download and publish](https://vicut.io/help/finished-video): The finished video page — downloads, how long files are kept, re-rendering after changes, and the actions in the … menu.
- [Thumbnails and YouTube details](https://vicut.io/help/thumbnails-and-youtube): Make and pick a thumbnail, preview it in a YouTube feed, write the title, description with chapters and tags, and copy the footage credits.

## Help: Styles

- [Themes and your own styles](https://vicut.io/help/themes): Pick a theme, change it for one video, and make your own style with your colors, fonts and photo treatment.

## Help: Account and billing

- [Projects and channels](https://vicut.io/help/projects-and-channels): Group videos into projects, add your YouTube channels and choose which one appears on the subscribe banner.
- [Credits and plans](https://vicut.io/help/credits-and-plans): How credits work, what each part of a video costs, the plans, and changing or cancelling your plan.
- [Account, sign-in and settings](https://vicut.io/help/account-settings): Signing in with a magic link, changing your email, appearance, stored videos, sessions, data export and deleting your account.
- [Common problems](https://vicut.io/help/troubleshooting): What error messages mean and how to fix them — sign-in, uploads, credits, footage and rendering.

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- [Terms of Service](https://vicut.io/terms)