Tool · Video

Animoto

A long-running browser video maker: drop your photos and clips into ready-made templates, add licensed music and text, and export. Newer AI helpers can draft a script and pick media from a link you give. Free videos carry a watermark.

Go to Animoto’s website

At a glance

Open or closed
Closed
Only usable through the maker's app or API
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Licence
Animoto Terms of Service (The maker's own terms)
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Can I sell what I make?
Yes, on paid plans (from the Basic plan)
  • Can't resell the output on its own
Free: watermarked preview only, no download. Basic and up: commercial use; only Professional Plus lets people you share with use it commercially. Animoto owns the videos and grants you a licence. Music and stock only inside an Animoto video. No broadcast/TV use.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page
Cost
Free option: Unlimited video creation at 720p with an Animoto watermark; no downloads
Plans below.
How you use it
In your browser
Phone apps not checked.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial
Skill needed
No setup
Our judgement.
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Made by
Animoto Inc. (CA)
Terms give a Victoria, BC, Canada address for legal notices; California law governs. Pricing page says Animoto is part of the Redbrick family of brands.
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Status
Available
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What you can make with it

image to videovideo to videotext to video

Template-based video maker from your own photos and clips. Terms describe AI features that write scripts, select media and generate videos from your content or URLs.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked, but the page was unclear or partial

Plans and prices

PlanPriceIncludes
FreeFree
Commercial use: No

Some plans are not listed here; see the source for the full list.

Prices rendered by script; not readable. Plans: Free, Basic (1080p, no watermark), Professional (4K, Getty stock), Professional Plus (3 users, team features). Page says save up to 50% on annual plans. Free plan currency assumed.
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Rights and safety

Watermark
Visible watermark
Free plan only; paid plans have no watermark.
source · checked 12 Oct 2026 · checked on the maker's own page

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About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.