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 "goal": "A talking presenter",
 "count": 56,
 "last_updated": "2026-11-07",
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   "id": "make.avatar.digital_twin",
   "label": "A talking presenter, a digital twin of me",
   "entries": [
    "deepbrain-ai",
    "akool",
    "anam",
    "argil",
    "captions-app",
    "colossyan",
    "creatify",
    "d-id",
    "elai-io",
    "google-flow",
    "heygen",
    "jogg-ai",
    "kapwing",
    "synthesia",
    "tavus",
    "topview-ai",
    "vidnoz",
    "virbo"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "make.avatar.interactive",
   "label": "A talking presenter, a presenter people can talk to live",
   "entries": [
    "deepbrain-ai",
    "akool",
    "anam",
    "azure-ai-speech",
    "simli",
    "tavus"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "entries": [
    "deepbrain-ai",
    "akool",
    "arcads",
    "argil",
    "azure-ai-speech",
    "captions-app",
    "colossyan",
    "creatify",
    "d-id",
    "elai-io",
    "fliki",
    "heygen",
    "hour-one",
    "invideo-ai",
    "jogg-ai",
    "kapwing",
    "pictory",
    "pixelcut",
    "renderforest",
    "revid-ai",
    "steve-ai",
    "synthesia",
    "synthesys",
    "tavus",
    "topview-ai",
    "typecast",
    "veed",
    "vidnoz",
    "vyond",
    "virbo",
    "zebracat"
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "make.avatar.talking_photo",
   "label": "A talking presenter, a talking version of a photo",
   "entries": [
    "akool",
    "d-id",
    "deevid-ai",
    "domo-ai",
    "dreamina",
    "dzine",
    "echomimic",
    "elai-io",
    "fal",
    "fantasytalking",
    "hallo2",
    "hedra",
    "heygen",
    "hunyuanvideo-avatar",
    "infinitetalk",
    "jogg-ai",
    "liveportrait",
    "magic-hour",
    "musetalk",
    "omnihuman",
    "sadtalker",
    "veed",
    "vidnoz",
    "vozo",
    "wavespeed-ai"
   ]
  }
 ],
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  {
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   "name": "AI Studios by DeepBrain AI",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "DeepBrain AI's AI Studios turns a script into a video with a digital presenter, can dub videos into other languages, and offers presenters people can talk to live. A small free plan exists; paid plans allow longer videos.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.interactive",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.video.dub_lipsync"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Personal",
    "price_per_month": 24,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": null
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/deepbrain-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/deepbrain-ai.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "akool",
   "name": "Akool",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video",
    "image",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "A large web toolkit for AI video: talking presenters, talking photos, face swap (including live), video translation and voice cloning, plus picture and video makers that run many other companies' models. Paid by credits.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.avatar.interactive",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.video.dub_lipsync",
    "make.video.edit_video",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.motion_transfer",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.change_voice",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.picture.edit_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "with_conditions",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Starter (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 12,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/akool/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/akool.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "anam",
   "name": "Anam",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "Builds realistic AI faces that hold live video conversations, for example as a support agent or tutor on a website. Mainly used by developers through its API, with a browser lab for designing the character and its voice.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.interactive",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter people can talk to live",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.interactive",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Starter",
    "price_per_month": 12,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/anam/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/anam.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "arcads",
   "name": "Arcads",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video",
    "image",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes video adverts in the style of social-media testimonials, using a library of AI actors who read your script. It can also translate ads, lip-sync your own footage and make product images and videos with several other makers' models.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.video.dub_lipsync",
    "make.video.lipsync",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.picture.product_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "with_conditions",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/arcads/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/arcads.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "argil",
   "name": "Argil",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes short social-media videos with a digital copy of you, or a stock presenter, speaking your script. You record a short video of yourself and pass an identity check to make your copy. Paid plans use monthly credits.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.digital_twin",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a digital twin of me",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/argil/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/argil.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "azure-ai-speech",
   "name": "Azure AI Speech",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "voice",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "Microsoft's cloud speech service for developers and businesses. It reads text aloud in many neural voices, turns recordings into text, translates speech and can make a talking-avatar video. Custom voice copies need Microsoft's approval and the speaker's recorded consent.",
   "main_task": "make.voice.read_aloud",
   "main_task_label": "A voice or speech, read my text aloud",
   "tasks": [
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.transcribe",
    "make.voice.translate_audio",
    "make.voice.translate_to_text",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.interactive"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/azure-ai-speech/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/azure-ai-speech.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "captions-app",
   "name": "Captions",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "A phone and web video editor for talking-to-camera clips. It adds styled subtitles, cuts pauses, fixes eye contact and can make an AI version of you or a stock presenter to read a script. Its AI features run on monthly credits.",
   "main_task": "make.video.edit_video",
   "main_task_label": "A video, by editing a video I have",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.edit_video",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.voice.clean_up",
    "make.music.background",
    "make.music.sound_effects"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Max",
    "price_per_month": 24.99,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/captions-app/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/captions-app.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "colossyan",
   "name": "Colossyan",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "Turns a script into a video with a digital presenter, aimed at workplace training. Pick a stock presenter or make one of yourself, and clone your voice. A free plan exists but adds a watermark.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "with_conditions",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Professional (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 59,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/colossyan/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/colossyan.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "creatify",
   "name": "Creatify",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video",
    "image"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes short video and image adverts, often from a product link, using stock AI presenters reading a script. Higher plans let you add custom presenters, and it also runs other companies' video and image models. Paid by credits.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.picture.product_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Starter",
    "price_per_month": 39,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/creatify/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/creatify.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "d-id",
   "name": "D-ID",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes a photo or video of a face talk, reading your script or audio. Works in the browser and inside tools like PowerPoint and Canva. You can make a presenter from your own photo or video, and clone a voice after recording a consent statement.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.talking_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a talking version of a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/d-id/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/d-id.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "deevid-ai",
   "name": "DeeVid AI",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "image",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "A browser and phone app that makes short videos and pictures from a description or a photo, using a choice of other makers' video models. It also has effect templates, video ads, photo avatars, voice-over and music. Paid plans remove the watermark.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A video, by bringing a photo to life",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.picture.consistent_character",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.music.background",
    "make.video.edit_video"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Lite (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 10,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/deevid-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/deevid-ai.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "domo-ai",
   "name": "DomoAI",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "image",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "A browser app that turns photos, descriptions or existing clips into short animated videos, including anime-style restyling and talking avatars. It also makes and edits images. Paid monthly credit plans; no free plan was shown.",
   "main_task": "make.video.restyle",
   "main_task_label": "A video, a different look for a video I have",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.restyle",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.picture.edit_photo",
    "make.picture.upscale"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Basic (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 9,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/domo-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/domo-ai.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "dreamina",
   "name": "Dreamina",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "image",
    "video",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "A CapCut web app that makes pictures and short videos from a description or a photo, edits and upscales images, and creates talking avatars. Free daily credits; paid plans remove the watermark.",
   "main_task": "make.picture.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A picture, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.picture.edit_photo",
    "make.picture.upscale",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.picture.consistent_character"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Basic",
    "price_per_month": 15,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/dreamina/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/dreamina.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "dzine",
   "name": "Dzine",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "image",
    "video",
    "avatar",
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A browser app for making and editing pictures and short videos with AI, with a canvas for layered edits, consistent characters, lip sync and talking avatars. Runs its own tools plus models from other makers. Free daily credits; paid plans allow commercial use.",
   "main_task": "make.picture.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A picture, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.picture.edit_photo",
    "make.picture.consistent_character",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.lipsync",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Beginner",
    "price_per_month": 8.99,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/dzine/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/dzine.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "echomimic",
   "name": "EchoMimic",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "A free, downloadable model from Ant Group that makes a photo of a person talk or sing in time with an audio clip. Newer versions animate the upper body and hands too. Runs on a home graphics card with about 12 GB of memory; needs technical setup.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.talking_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a talking version of a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.lipsync"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/echomimic/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/echomimic.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "elai-io",
   "name": "Elai.io",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes training and explainer videos with a virtual presenter reading your script. You can start from text, a slide deck or a web page, pick a stock presenter, or pay extra to make one from your own face and voice.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Creator (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 23,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/elai-io/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/elai-io.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "fal",
   "name": "fal",
   "type": "host",
   "areas": [
    "image",
    "video",
    "voice",
    "avatar",
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A pay-as-you-go service for running many AI models through code or a web playground: image, video, speech, 3D, and talking-avatar and lip-sync models from various makers. You pay per image, second or generation, or rent GPUs by the hour.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "depends_on_model",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/fal/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/fal.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "fantasytalking",
   "name": "FantasyTalking",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "A free research model that makes a portrait photo talk: give it a picture and a voice recording and it produces a video of the person speaking with matching lips and head movement. Built on Wan 2.1; needs a capable graphics card and some technical setup.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.talking_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a talking version of a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.video.lipsync"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/fantasytalking/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/fantasytalking.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "fliki",
   "name": "Fliki",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "voice",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "Turns a script, idea, blog post or slides into a narrated video with stock visuals, AI voices and optional avatars. You can also clone your own voice and translate videos. Free videos carry a watermark and can't be used commercially.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.voice.translate_audio"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/fliki/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/fliki.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "google-flow",
   "name": "Google Flow",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "image",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "Google's browser studio for making short video clips and pictures from a description, a photo or reference images, then editing and stitching them into scenes. Runs Google's own Veo, Gemini Omni and Nano Banana models. Needs a Google account; some daily credits are free.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.edit_video",
    "make.video.extend",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.picture.edit_photo",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/google-flow/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/google-flow.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hallo2",
   "name": "Hallo2",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "A free, downloadable research model that animates a front-facing portrait photo to speak along with an English audio track, including long clips and an optional sharper high-resolution mode. Needs a powerful graphics card and Linux.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.talking_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a talking version of a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.talking_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "open_weights",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/hallo2/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/hallo2.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hedra",
   "name": "Hedra",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes any face in a picture talk or sing along to an audio track, using its own Character 3 model or others it hosts. Also offers voice cloning and other image and video models. It does not check consent; you must have the right to use the face and voice.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.talking_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a talking version of a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice",
    "make.voice.read_aloud"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Basic",
    "price_per_month": 20,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/hedra/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/hedra.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "heygen",
   "name": "HeyGen",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes videos of a digital presenter reading your script, in your browser. You can pick a stock presenter, animate a photo, or train a copy of yourself and your voice. It can translate a video with matching lip movements, and since autumn 2026 runs its own video and voice models.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.video.dub_lipsync",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Creator (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 24,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/heygen/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/heygen.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hour-one",
   "name": "Hour One",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes videos of a virtual presenter reading your text or slides, in several languages. You pick a presenter, a voice and a layout in the browser. Aimed at training, HR and news-style videos for businesses.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/hour-one/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/hour-one.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hugging-face",
   "name": "Hugging Face",
   "type": "host",
   "areas": [
    "image",
    "video",
    "voice",
    "music",
    "avatar",
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "The main public library of AI models, where makers publish open models for pictures, video, speech, music and 3D. You can download them, try many in free browser demos (Spaces), or pay to run them on rented computers.",
   "main_task": "make.voice.transcribe",
   "main_task_label": "A voice or speech, text from a recording",
   "tasks": [
    "make.voice.transcribe",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": null,
   "open_source": null,
   "commercial_use": "depends_on_model",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "PRO",
    "price_per_month": 9,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/hugging-face/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/hugging-face.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hunyuanvideo-avatar",
   "name": "HunyuanVideo-Avatar",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "A free-to-download Tencent model that makes a still portrait talk or sing in time with an audio track, with control over emotion and support for more than one character. Needs a strong graphics card; its licence doesn't cover the EU, UK or South Korea.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.talking_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a talking version of a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.video.lipsync"
   ],
   "openness": "open_weights",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "with_conditions",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/hunyuanvideo-avatar/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/hunyuanvideo-avatar.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "infinitetalk",
   "name": "InfiniteTalk",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "A free, downloadable model that makes a person in a video or photo speak along to a new audio track, moving lips, head and body to match. It can run for long clips. Built on Wan 2.1; needs a powerful graphics card and some setup. Apache 2.0 licence.",
   "main_task": "make.video.lipsync",
   "main_task_label": "A video, lips that match new audio",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.lipsync",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.video.dub_lipsync"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/infinitetalk/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/infinitetalk.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "invideo-ai",
   "name": "invideo AI",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "image",
    "voice",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "A browser video editor where you describe changes in plain words and an AI agent makes them on a timeline. It can also generate clips, images and voices using several makers' models. Paid plans only; outputs can be used commercially.",
   "main_task": "make.video.edit_video",
   "main_task_label": "A video, by editing a video I have",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.edit_video",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Starter (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 10,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/invideo-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/invideo-ai.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "jogg-ai",
   "name": "Jogg AI",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes marketing and product videos with a digital presenter reading your script. You can make a presenter from a photo or of yourself and clone voices on paid plans. A one-off free allowance gives about a minute of video.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Starter (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 24,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/jogg-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/jogg-ai.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "kapwing",
   "name": "Kapwing",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "image",
    "voice",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "An online video editor that works in your browser. Adds subtitles, cuts long videos into short clips, dubs and translates, and can generate video clips and pictures with a range of other companies' AI models. Free version adds a watermark.",
   "main_task": "make.video.edit_video",
   "main_task_label": "A video, by editing a video I have",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.edit_video",
    "make.video.clips_from_long",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.dub_lipsync",
    "make.video.lipsync",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.clean_up",
    "make.voice.transcribe",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.picture.edit_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Pro (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 16,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/kapwing/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/kapwing.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "keenface",
   "name": "KeenFace",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "Turns a few photos of a person's head into a detailed 3D head model with 4K textures and 51 facial expression shapes, ready for games, VFX or virtual try-on (MetaHuman-compatible). Works in the browser or through an API; pay per head, about £15 each.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.rigged_character",
    "make.3d.textures"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-11-07",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/keenface/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/keenface.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "latentsync",
   "name": "LatentSync",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "A free, downloadable lip-sync model from ByteDance. Give it a video of someone talking and a new audio track, and it redraws the mouth to match the new words. Needs a graphics card with 8 to 18 GB of memory and some technical setup.",
   "main_task": "make.video.lipsync",
   "main_task_label": "A video, lips that match new audio",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.lipsync"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/latentsync/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/latentsync.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "liveportrait",
   "name": "LivePortrait",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "A free, downloadable model from Kuaishou that animates a still portrait by copying the head movements and expressions from another video. It can also edit the face in an existing video. Runs on a home graphics card; needs some technical setup.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.talking_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a talking version of a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.video.motion_transfer",
    "make.video.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/liveportrait/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/liveportrait.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "magic-hour",
   "name": "Magic Hour",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "image",
    "avatar",
    "voice",
    "music"
   ],
   "summary": "A web app with dozens of quick AI tools on one credit balance: make or restyle video clips, swap faces, sync lips to new audio, animate a photo, and make images, voices and music. Free use is personal only; any paid plan or credit pack allows commercial use.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.restyle",
    "make.video.lipsync",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.video.dub_lipsync",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.picture.edit_photo",
    "make.picture.portrait_of_me",
    "make.picture.upscale",
    "make.picture.remove_background",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice",
    "make.voice.change_voice",
    "make.voice.translate_audio",
    "make.music.background",
    "make.music.sound_effects",
    "make.video.add_sound"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Creator (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 12.0,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/magic-hour/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/magic-hour.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "musetalk",
   "name": "MuseTalk",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "A free, downloadable model that changes the lip movements of a face in a video to match new speech, fast enough to run in real time on a strong graphics card. MIT licence. Needs technical setup.",
   "main_task": "make.video.lipsync",
   "main_task_label": "A video, lips that match new audio",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.lipsync",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/musetalk/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/musetalk.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "omnihuman",
   "name": "OmniHuman",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "A ByteDance model that turns one photo plus a voice or music track into a video of that person talking, singing or moving, from head-and-shoulders up to full body. Not downloadable; businesses pay per second through ByteDance's BytePlus cloud.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.talking_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a talking version of a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.motion_transfer"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-11-07",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/omnihuman/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/omnihuman.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "pictory",
   "name": "Pictory",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "avatar",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "A browser video maker that turns an idea, script, web page, document, slide deck or recording into a narrated video with stock footage, captions and AI voices. Since Pictory 3 (October 2026) an AI agent drafts the script and scenes for you to review. Paid plans from $25 a month.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.clips_from_long",
    "make.video.edit_video",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.voice.translate_audio"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Starter (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 25,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/pictory/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/pictory.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "pixelcut",
   "name": "Pixelcut",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "image",
    "video",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "A photo editor for sellers and small brands: remove backgrounds, sharpen and enlarge photos, and make product shots and short ad videos from a description. Works in the browser and on phones; paid plans add a commercial licence.",
   "main_task": "make.picture.remove_background",
   "main_task_label": "A picture, remove a background",
   "tasks": [
    "make.picture.remove_background",
    "make.picture.product_photo",
    "make.picture.upscale",
    "make.picture.edit_photo",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.picture.consistent_character",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Pro (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 8,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/pixelcut/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/pixelcut.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "renderforest",
   "name": "Renderforest",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "image",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "An online studio for making videos, animations, logos and mockups from templates, now with AI tools that turn a description or picture into a video using several AI video models. Free exports are low quality with a watermark.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.edit_video",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.picture.logo_graphic"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "with_conditions",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/renderforest/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/renderforest.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "revid-ai",
   "name": "Revid AI",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "avatar",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "A browser tool for making short social videos (TikTok, Reels, Shorts) from an idea, a web link or a script. It writes the script, adds visuals, voiceover and captions, and can post for you. Credit-based monthly plans; new accounts get a few free credits.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.edit_video",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Growth (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 32,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/revid-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/revid-ai.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "sadtalker",
   "name": "SadTalker",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "A free, downloadable research model that makes a single portrait photo talk in time with an audio clip. Licensed Apache 2.0, so commercial use is allowed. Needs a graphics card and some technical setup; unchanged since 2023.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.talking_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a talking version of a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.video.lipsync"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/sadtalker/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/sadtalker.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "simli",
   "name": "Simli",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "A developer service for adding a live, talking video face to an app or website, such as a support agent or tutor that answers out loud. It works through an API, so it needs coding. New accounts get a small free allowance.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.interactive",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter people can talk to live",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.interactive"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/simli/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/simli.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "steve-ai",
   "name": "Steve AI",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "Turns a script, blog post or idea into an animated or stock-footage video, with cartoon characters, AI presenters and computer voices. Has a limited free plan; paid plans remove the watermark.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Basic (monthly)",
    "price_per_month": 10,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/steve-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/steve-ai.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "synthesia",
   "name": "Synthesia",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "Turns a script into a video with a digital presenter, mainly for training and business videos. Choose a stock presenter or make one of yourself from a photo or video after a live consent recording. Can also dub videos into other languages.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.video.dub_lipsync",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "with_conditions",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Starter (monthly)",
    "price_per_month": 29,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/synthesia/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/synthesia.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "synthesys",
   "name": "Synthesys",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "avatar",
    "voice",
    "image"
   ],
   "summary": "A browser studio for making video adverts and explainer videos from a brief, a web link or your own footage, with stock AI presenters, AI voiceover, images and short AI clips. Paid credit plans only; no free plan shown.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.video.edit_video"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Starter (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 20,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/synthesys/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/synthesys.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "tavus",
   "name": "Tavus",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "Builds AI video presenters, mostly for developers: a lifelike face you can hold a live video conversation with, or videos read from a script. You can train a copy of yourself from a short recorded video. Free tier for testing.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.interactive",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter people can talk to live",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.interactive",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "PALs Plus",
    "price_per_month": 20,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/tavus/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/tavus.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "topview-ai",
   "name": "TopView",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video",
    "image",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes marketing and product videos, including AI presenters that hold or show your product, lip-sync, and voice clones. It also runs other companies' video and image models. Paid by credits on yearly plans.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.video.lipsync",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.motion_transfer",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.picture.product_photo",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Plus (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 36,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/topview-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/topview-ai.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "typecast",
   "name": "Typecast",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "voice",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "Type a script and pick from a library of AI voices to have it read aloud with adjustable emotion, or turn it into a talking-avatar video. Paid plans add voice cloning and commercial rights; free downloads need a credit to Typecast.",
   "main_task": "make.voice.read_aloud",
   "main_task_label": "A voice or speech, read my text aloud",
   "tasks": [
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Basic (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 4.5,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/typecast/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/typecast.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "veed",
   "name": "VEED",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "avatar",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "An online video editor aimed at social media. Besides normal editing it adds subtitles, translates and dubs videos, makes AI presenters and voices, and can generate clips with several makers' video models. Free to start; paid plans use AI credits.",
   "main_task": "make.video.edit_video",
   "main_task_label": "A video, by editing a video I have",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.edit_video",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.voice.transcribe",
    "make.video.dub_lipsync",
    "make.video.lipsync",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/veed/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/veed.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "vidnoz",
   "name": "Vidnoz AI",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "A browser tool for making presenter videos from a script with stock AI avatars, making a photo talk, cloning your voice and translating videos with lip-sync. The free plan gives a few minutes a day with a Vidnoz watermark.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice",
    "make.video.dub_lipsync"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/vidnoz/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/vidnoz.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "vozo",
   "name": "Vozo",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "voice",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "Translates and dubs videos into other languages, can match lip movements to the new audio, and translates subtitles and on-screen text. It also makes talking photos, edits voice by editing text, and cuts long videos into shorts.",
   "main_task": "make.video.dub_lipsync",
   "main_task_label": "A video, in another language (dubbing with lip-sync)",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.dub_lipsync",
    "make.video.lipsync",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.edit_audio",
    "make.video.clips_from_long"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Creator",
    "price_per_month": 29,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/vozo/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/vozo.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "vyond",
   "name": "Vyond",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "avatar",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "A browser app for making animated explainer and training videos with cartoon-style characters, AI presenters and text-to-speech voices. It can draft a video from a script, document or web page. Aimed at businesses; yearly plans are cheaper.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice",
    "make.voice.translate_audio"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Starter (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 58.25,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/vyond/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/vyond.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "wav2lip",
   "name": "Wav2Lip",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "An older, free research model that makes the lips in any video match a new audio track. Widely copied and easy to try, but the results are low resolution and the licence allows only personal, research and non-commercial use.",
   "main_task": "make.video.lipsync",
   "main_task_label": "A video, lips that match new audio",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.lipsync"
   ],
   "openness": "open_weights",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "no",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/wav2lip/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/wav2lip.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "wavespeed-ai",
   "name": "WaveSpeedAI",
   "type": "host",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "image",
    "voice",
    "music",
    "avatar",
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A pay-as-you-go service for running many makers' AI models: video (Seedance, Wan, Kling, Veo and others), images, speech and music, lip-sync avatars and 3D. You top up credit and pay per image or per second of video.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.music.song_with_vocals",
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "depends_on_model",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/wavespeed-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/wavespeed-ai.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "virbo",
   "name": "Wondershare Virbo",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "avatar",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "Wondershare's app for making presenter videos: pick an AI avatar and voice, type a script or paste a product link, and it makes a talking-presenter video. Works in the browser and on phones. The cheapest paid tier is for personal use only.",
   "main_task": "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
   "main_task_label": "A talking presenter, a presenter video from a script",
   "tasks": [
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.avatar.digital_twin"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/virbo/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/virbo.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "zebracat",
   "name": "Zebracat",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "avatar",
    "voice"
   ],
   "summary": "Turns a prompt, script or blog post into a finished short video with AI clips, stock footage, a voiceover and captions. You can add AI presenters or clone your voice on higher plans. Small free plan; paid plans remove the watermark.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.avatar.presenter_from_script",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.voice.clone_my_voice",
    "make.video.dub_lipsync"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Cat Mode (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 23,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/zebracat/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/zebracat.json"
  }
 ],
 "attribution": "Data from Plainly Guide (https://plainly.guide). Please credit Plainly with a link to the entry page when you use it."
}
