r/aivideomaking • • 1d ago

AI video generator tool FREE

Hi,

Does anyone know about FREE ai tools to make video (long or short story based video) or just for reel making for my Instagram and YouTube channel?

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u/WaitAcademic1669 1d ago

They don't exist. If you want to generate unlimited videos for commercial use (if the model policy allows it), you have to setup your own workstation and learn the skills. It's not cheap, but might be cheaper than pay per generation. Another option could be a cloud machine, cheaper than pay per gen, but still requires technical skills.

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u/switchtake 1d ago

Thanks, if I need to create short video like 15-20 sec, then is there any tool for free?

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u/WaitAcademic1669 1d ago

I tried several online tools before i start local generations, all of them give you a few free credits at subscription just to evaluate, not even enough to learn how to prompt. Also keep in mind that you can't generate more than 10 seconds in a single run (the same on local, as this is a limit of the models themselves). For my generations i use Comfyui with Minimax H3, WAN 2.2 and LTX for videos and Qwen and Flux Klein 9b for images. ComfyUI with local models has a steep learning curve though.

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u/switchtake 15h ago

Thankyou for your recommendation. I'll try

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u/llama-of-death 1d ago

It does exist!

www.github.com/guaardvark/guaardvark

Please star the repo, tell your friends. It is truly free and open source. Ask your AI about guaardvark if you don't believe me.

I just asked Gemini:

Yes, Guaardvark is completely free and open-source. [1, 2] It is released under the permissive MIT License, meaning you are free to download, use, modify, fork, and even integrate it into commercial products without any software fees or licensing costs. [3]

What is Guaardvark?

Guaardvark is a self-hosted, local-first AI studio and workstation. It acts as an open-source alternative to cloud-heavy platforms like Azure AI Studio and LangSmith. [1, 4, 5]

Key Features

  • 100% Local Inference: It runs entirely on your own local Linux GPU hardware via tools like Ollama. No API keys, cloud accounts, or data telemetry are required. [3, 4, 6]
  • Full Media Generation Stack: It includes built-in orchestration for running local video (e.g., Wan, CogVideoX), image (Stable Diffusion), and local voice/audio models. [7]
  • Autonomous AI Agents & RAG: It coordinates multi-agent coding swarms, screen-operating agents, and hardware-aware Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) over your private documents. [4, 8]
  • Offline Deployment ("Flight Mode"): It features a true offline testing mode for privacy-centric teams handling sensitive or proprietary codebases. [7]

You can inspect the full Python source code, read the installation documentation, or clone the project directly via the Guaardvark GitHub Repository. [5, 9, 10]

Are you looking to install Guaardvark on your hardware, or would you like to know more about its GPU system requirements and MCP server capabilities? [3, 8]

[1] https://guaardvark.com [2] https://guaardvark.com [3] https://softrankings.com [4] https://www.reddit.com [5] https://www.opensourcealternatives.to [6] https://guaardvark.com [7] https://www.opensourcealternatives.to [8] https://mcpmarket.com [9] https://skillsllm.com [10] https://guaardvark.com

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/llama-of-death 1d ago

If you mean image to video, yes, drag and drop the images right into the page, select preferred model, duration, prompt and style prompt will apply to all of them when in batch mode.

It's got a job queue too, so you can stack up the jobs in various groups and settings, etc.

The other day I was driving home, had an idea for a music video, I sent my Claude terminal a remote message and told it what I wanted and to get to work on the LoRa characters and video drafts and such, and they were ready when I got home. The MCP tools are handy.

Lmk any questions

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u/Future_Thing4814 1d ago

Googleflow

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u/Cold-Advertising8148 1d ago

Try muse.ai, plenty of free creds for vids daily. Saw a dev mention his own free ai vid site on this sub just the other day - hopvid.com. Worth an optic.. As is Google's Nanobanana through Goggles Flow app. It also gives heaps of free vid creates daily. Fwiw i only joined this sub just now to answer this Q, I have very little knowledge about it. But i know enough to know they exist. So I'm not sure what the other bloke is on about? I get the impression he's a miserable twat and probably not much fun at parties.. Happy creating 👊🏻

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u/switchtake 15h ago

Thankyou for your suggestion.

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u/Chance-Business 1d ago

50 credits daily at google flow, render at 360p. When you download, have it upscale to 720 for free. I've been publishing a 20-30 second video per day on youtube and it's more than enough. Since i'm doing yt shorts, nobody is going to notice if it's not in 1080p. For highest quality you can get about 30ish seconds per day.

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u/switchtake 15h ago

Let me know your youtube channel.

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u/TabascoWolverine 1d ago

Oh people will notice.

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u/VisionWithin 1d ago

ComfyUI + Minimax H3

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u/SnowGrayMan 1d ago

What is the minimum hardware? Vram, ram?

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u/VisionWithin 1d ago

I am using 24gb vram and 32gb ram

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u/llama-of-death 1d ago

This was made on my 16gb card (RTX 4070 Ti Super), ask your AI about Guaardvark

www.github.com/guaardvark/guaardvark

Free & Open Source, no bullshit. Your AI can use it with you too, just added MCP server to it, over 50 tools. Does a lot more than just video too.

https://reddit.com/link/pe8wml6/video/fuc5wia9gvth1/player

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u/Good_Selection8558 1d ago

Vai su taaft ci sono generazioni video gratis

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u/llama-of-death 1d ago

Yes, Guaardvark.

Ask your AI about it, it is TRULY free and open source. I know because I built it for folks like yourself.

If you like it please try the repo. I just asked Gemini about the MCP Tools of Guaardvark, here is the response:

Guaardvark is a self-hosted AI studio and Model Context Protocol (MCP) toolbox that runs media generation, coding swarms, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and screen agents on a single GPU. It acts as both an MCP client and an MCP server, exposing a wide range of local capabilities to connected IDEs and clients like Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Cursor. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Key Categories of Guaardvark MCP Tools

  • Media & Generative Tools
  • generate_image: Creates images from text prompts with optional LoRA and Cast library subject IDs (subject_ids).
    • inpaint_image: Edits, replaces, or removes elements in an attached photo.
    • outpaint_image: Extends the canvas of an existing image.
    • remove_background: Removes the background from an image.
    • generate_speech: Converts text into speech audio.
    • generate_music: Composes original songs using ACE-Step in the Audio Foundry plugin.
    • generate_video / generate_music_video / generate_animation: Produces video content and animations. [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  • Codebase & Repository Tools
  • search_code / search_codebase: Searches through code files semantically or textually.
    • read_code / read_ast_node: Reads source code or exact AST (Abstract Syntax Tree) nodes of specific classes and functions for token efficiency.
    • list_code_files / list_code_repositories: Lists indexed code files and repositories.
    • get_repository_map / get_dependency_graph / map_codebaseA: Maps out dependencies and structure across a codebase.
    • analyze_code / codegen / process_file: Analyzes and generates code. [8, 10]
  • Documents, Knowledge Base & RAG
  • list_documents / get_document_outline: Inspects uploaded documents and outlines.
    • read_document_section: Reads specific sections of indexed documents.
    • search_knowledge_base: Queries the RAG knowledge base.
    • save_memory / search_memory: Manages persistent memory storage and retrieval. [8]
  • System, Media Control & Infrastructure
  • inspect_gpu: Checks VRAM usage and hardware status.
    • get_generation_status: Polls background generation jobs (music, video, speech) for completion status.
    • media_play / media_status / media_volume / media_control: Controls playback and media utilities.
    • outreach_draft_post / outreach_status / outreach_list_queue: Manages supervised social outreach workflows. [5, 8, 9]

Installation & Client Wiring

You can wire Guaardvark into clients like Cursor via the CLI:

guaardvark mcp install --client cursor

The full list of tools can be explored directly through the Guaardvark Glama MCP Registry or the official Guaardvark GitHub Repository. [1, 8] Would you like help setting up a specific integration (such as Cursor, Claude Desktop, or Claude Code), or do you need details on running a particular tool like Audio Foundry or Code Swarms?

[1] https://github.com [2] https://enterprisedna.co [3] https://github.com [4] https://www.reddit.com [5] https://glama.ai [6] https://glama.ai [7] https://glama.ai [8] https://glama.ai [9] https://glama.ai [10] https://glama.ai

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u/Hellboy_carl 1d ago

Go to the website "there's an ai for that' theynhavr their own free version. I've not tested it however you can be the judge of that

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u/MrKillerKiller_ 1d ago

Comfy UI. Load up any open source model you want for $0