# Turn a blog into a video ## Bottom line Pictory is our pick to turn a blog into a video. Catch: we haven't hand-tested it for this task. Best overall: Pictory Best free: Lumen5 Best on your phone: CapCut Use Pictory to turn a blog into a video. Start cost: [See pricing ↗](https://pictory.ai/) #1 · Our pick for your task ## Pictory Why it fits: Import your own article or paste approved text. Choose its main points, build short scenes and replace images that do not match the meaning. Watch out for: No hands-on test record. Cost: [See pricing ↗](https://pictory.ai/) ## Your task, in 3 steps - ### Choose one idea from material you own Highlight the three storage tips in your own kitchen blog post and set aside any product images you do not have rights to reuse. - ### Build scenes from your article Import your own article or paste approved text. Choose its main points, build short scenes and replace images that do not match the meaning. Use in: Pictory Turn [my article text] into a 45-second video outline with [key points from the article]. - ### Replace scenes that misrepresent the advice Preview the storage video and replace stock scenes that show a different method; verify every on-screen tip against the article. ## Ask about these tools Answers use our catalog notes and checked prices. Nothing here is a hands-on test. Enable JavaScript to ask a follow-up. ## Compare alternatives ### Lumen5 Lumen5 can arrange your article takeaway into short scenes with text and visuals; choose it as an alternative video builder to Pictory. [See pricing ↗](https://lumen5.com/) [Open Lumen5](/go/lumen5?from=%2Ft%2Fturn-a-blog-into-a-video) ### Opus Clip Pick this if you need a tool that turns your podcast into short social videos. [See pricing ↗](https://www.opus.pro/) [Open Opus Clip](/go/opus-clip?from=%2Ft%2Fturn-a-blog-into-a-video) Prices not recorded ## Compare tools for this task ### Matched to this task | Tool | Best for | Price | Free tier | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Pictory](/tools/pictory) | Import your own article or paste approved text. Choose its main points, build short scenes and replace images that do not match the meaning. | Price not recorded | Trial only | | [Lumen5](/tools/lumen5) | Lumen5 can arrange your article takeaway into short scenes with text and visuals; choose it as an alternative video builder to Pictory. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Opus Clip](/tools/opus-clip) | Pick this if you need a tool that turns your podcast into short social videos. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | Tool | Best for | Price | Free tier | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Pika](/tools/pika) | Pick this if you need a tool that makes a short surreal video. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Riverside](/tools/riverside) | Pick this if you need a tool that edits a podcast video. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Luma Dream Machine](/tools/luma-dream-machine) | Pick this if you need a tool that turns a landscape image into a video. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [InVideo](/tools/invideo) | Pick this if you need a tool that builds a video with stock footage. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Synthesia](/tools/synthesia) | Pick this if you need a tool that makes an employee training video. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [HeyGen](/tools/heygen) | Pick this if you need a tool that translates your presenter video. | Free · Creator $29/mo | Yes · limits apply | | [CapCut](/tools/capcut) | Pick this if you need a tool that makes a video for Instagram from phone clips. | Free · Pro $19.99/mo | Yes · limits apply | | [Kapwing](/tools/kapwing) | Pick this if you need a tool that adds subtitles to a shared video. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Captions](/tools/captions) | Pick this if you need a tool that helps with caption a talking-head video. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Runway](/tools/runway) | Pick this if you need a tool that generates background footage for a creative video. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Descript](/tools/descript) | Pick this if you need a tool that edits a video by changing its transcript. | Free · Hobbyist $24/mo ($16/mo yearly) | Yes · limits apply | | [Veed](/tools/veed) | Pick this if you need a tool that helps with subtitle a video in your browser. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Loom](/tools/loom) | Pick this if you need a tool that explains a bug with a video. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply | | [Predis.ai](/tools/predis-ai) | Pick this if you need a tool that creates a short product video draft. | Price not recorded | Trial only | ## Keep going [Next step ### Make a video for Instagram ](/t/make-a-video-for-instagram)[Also popular ### Write social media posts ](/t/write-social-media-posts)[Also popular ### Write a short story ](/t/write-a-short-story)[Adapt this ### Edit a podcast ](/t/edit-a-podcast)[Also popular ### Explain a medical term ](/t/explain-a-medical-term)[Also popular ### Make a flyer ](/t/make-a-flyer)