# How to turn an article into a short video

> Turn an article into a 30 to 90 second vertical video: paste the key paragraphs, pick a voice and style, and Faceless adds narration, captions and visuals.

Canonical: https://faceless.so/convert/article-to-short-video
Last updated: 2026-05-06

To turn an article into a short video, copy its key paragraphs into Faceless, cut them to about 150 words for a 60 second video, pick a voice and a visual style, and generate. Faceless reads the text with an AI voice, adds word-timed captions and a picture for each scene, and returns a vertical 9:16 video.

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Last updated May 6, 2026 by [the Faceless team](https://faceless.so/about)

## Try it: Article → Short Video

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Free to tryNo card requiredEditable after conversion

## Why convert article to short video?

Most of an article is context a short video does not need. The video carries the one finding, the number or the turn that makes someone stop scrolling, read aloud with something on screen every few seconds. Faceless makes that from the text you paste: narration in more than 90 languages, captions, and a generated picture per scene, in under 30, 30 to 60, or 60 to 90 seconds. The Storyboard style costs 20 credits a video.

## How the conversion works

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### Copy the paragraphs that carry the point

Faceless does not fetch the page, so copy the headline and the paragraphs you need. Leave out navigation, ads and comments. Paywalled articles you can read are fine, since you supply the text.

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### Cut it to your target length

Narration runs at about 150 words a minute: 75 words for 30 seconds, 150 for 60, 225 for 90. Open with the most surprising fact, then the explanation, then why it matters.

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### Pick a voice, a language and a visual style

Choose a voice and one of more than 90 languages. Storyboard (an AI picture per scene) costs 20 credits; the animated Motion styles are priced per second.

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### Generate and review

The AI voice reads your text, word-timed captions follow it, and each scene gets a picture that matches what is being said. Swap a scene or fix a caption in the editor.

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### Export or post

Download the vertical MP4, or post it to your connected YouTube, TikTok or Instagram account from Faceless.

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### Google Doc to video

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### Tweet to video

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### Reddit post to video

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FAQ

## Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about our platform

### Can Faceless turn an article URL into a video?

Not from the link. Faceless does not fetch web pages, so copy the article text into the script box. That also lets you choose which part of the article the video covers.

### How many words of an article fit in a short video?

About 150 spoken words fit in 60 seconds, 75 in 30 and 225 in 90. A 1,200-word article usually becomes one short on its strongest point, or several shorts, one per section.

### Which articles make the best short videos?

Explainers, how-tos, studies with one clear finding and articles built around a surprising number. Long investigations with many names and figures are harder: pick one thread from them rather than summarising the whole piece.

### Can I turn someone else's article into a video?

Summarise the facts in your own words and credit the publication on screen or in the caption. Facts are free to report; the article's exact wording belongs to its author, so do not narrate it word for word. Your own articles you can use as written.

### What does an article to short video conversion cost?

A video in the Storyboard style costs 20 credits; animated styles cost more per second. Plans start at $29/month with monthly credits, and credit packs start at $10 for 100 credits.

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