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title: AI Reels Maker
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sdk: gradio
sdk_version: 6.10.0
app_file: app.py
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license: mit
🎬 AI Reels Maker
Turn any URL or topic into a viral vertical video reel — free, no watermark, no sign-up required.
✨ Features
🎬 Reel Generator
- Paste any news article / blog post URL or type a topic
- 10+ reel types: Top 5 · Fact · Ranking · Step-by-Step Guide · Statistics · Quiz · Famous Quotes · Product Demo · Joke · Blog to Reel · Custom Prompt
- AI script powered by Llama 3.3-70B via Groq (free)
- Two voice engines: Edge TTS (Microsoft, 10 voices) OR Kokoro TTS (open-source, 8 voices)
- Background video auto-fetched from Pexels based on topic
- Logo overlay — upload your PNG/JPG logo, choose position
- Custom accent color for brand consistency
- No watermark · Download as MP4
📺 News Anchor Mode
- Upload your own anchor / presenter video
- Replace background: Blur · News Studio (dark/light) · Pexels video · Solid color
- Add professional lower-third (name + title bar)
- Add scrolling gold news ticker at bottom
- Overlay channel logo
- Custom accent / brand color
🔑 Free API Keys You Need
| Service | Purpose | Get it free |
|---|---|---|
| Groq (required) | AI script generation (Llama 3.3-70B) | console.groq.com |
| Pexels (optional) | Free HD stock video backgrounds | pexels.com/api |
Both are completely free — no credit card needed.
🚀 How to Use
- Go to the Reel Generator tab
- Paste a URL (e.g. a BBC article) or type a topic like "Top 5 AI tools 2025"
- Choose a Reel Type (Top 5, Fact, Quiz, etc.)
- Enter your Groq API key
- Optionally enter your Pexels API key for background video
- Pick a voice and click Generate Reel 🚀
- Download your MP4!
For News Anchor Mode:
- Go to the News Anchor Mode tab
- Upload your anchor/presenter video
- Choose a background style
- Add your name, title, ticker text, and logo
- Click Process Anchor Video 📺
🛠️ Tech Stack
- Gradio — UI
- Groq + Llama 3.3-70B — script generation
- Edge TTS — Microsoft neural TTS (free, no key needed)
- Kokoro TTS — open-source neural TTS
- MoviePy + Pillow — video assembly and text rendering
- Pexels API — free stock videos
- Trafilatura — URL content extraction