Faceless video generator for YouTube
Faceless YouTube videos, from a script you approve
Long videos come first: 8 to 30 minutes in 16:9, with chapters. 9:16 Shorts of up to 2 minutes too. Heady drafts the script, illustrates every scene, narrates it, captions it word by word and adds music. You edit and approve the script and the price before it renders.
- 8 to 30 min, with chapters
- Shorts up to 2 min
- No camera, no microphone, no face on screen.
Free to join. We'll email you when Heady opens.
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What you get
Every video comes finished
The MP4
The finished video in Full HD 1080p on paid plans, ready to download.
Chapters
Every long video comes in chapters, with the timestamps written into the description.
An SRT subtitle file
With every video, Shorts and long, alongside the word-by-word captions burned into the video.
3 thumbnail options
Three thumbnails at 1280×720 to pick from, and you can regenerate them.
Title, description and tags
Written for the video and ready to copy into YouTube.
Labelled as AI-made
A C2PA manifest that declares the video AI-generated, and the line “Made with AI using heady.video” in the description.
You upload to YouTube yourself. Direct upload is on the roadmap.
Two kinds of video
Long videos first. Shorts too.
16:9 · 8–30 min · Pro and Studio
Long videos
Long formats add chapter cards, a progress bar with chapter marks, lower thirds and an end card.
Motion mode adds animated chapter cards, counters, charts, timelines and quotes.
9:16 · up to 2 min · every plan
Shorts
Word-by-word captions, one narrator from start to finish and royalty-free background music, delivered as a 9:16 MP4.
How it works
Heady drafts it. You decide what it says.
- 1
Pick and brief
A long video or a Short, a format, a length, and your topic or notes (up to 4,000 characters).
- 2
Edit and approve the script
Heady drafts the script (for a long video, an outline in chapters first), and you change whatever you like. Drafting the script doesn't use credits.
- 3
Approve the price
The render dialog shows the price in credits and an estimated ready time, and nothing is charged until you confirm.
- 4
Download and upload
The MP4, the SRT, a thumbnail, the title, the description and the tags.
Straight answers
Four questions every faceless creator asks
Will YouTube monetise it?
YouTube decides, and no tool can promise it. YouTube doesn't ban AI; its policy excludes content that is "repetitive or mass-produced". Heady's workflow is one topic per video, from a script you edit and approve; long videos are written chapter by chapter.
Source: YouTube Help, channel monetization policies, checked 29 October 2026.
Will it look like AI slop?
Choose the look of your video; every scene follows it. Every scene in a chapter is drawn from the same reference image, so characters, places and style stay consistent. Each image is checked automatically and redrawn if it misses.
How much work is it?
You brief it, edit and approve the script and the price, then download the files. You see an estimated ready time before you render, and your place in the queue while it runs.
What does one video cost?
On Pro ($69 a month), a 10-minute video is 60 credits, so the plan makes up to ten a month: $6.47 a video when you use all your credits. You see the price before every render, and you never pay more than the quote.
Niches
Made for faceless niches
History documentaries
Explainer · 12 to 20 minutes · Pro and Studio
Science explainers
Explainer · 8 to 12 minutes · Pro and Studio
Top 10 countdowns
Top list · 8 to 12 minutes · Pro and Studio
Mystery and true crime
Story · 12 to 20 minutes · Pro and Studio
What-if Shorts
What-if Short · 30 seconds to 2 minutes · Every plan
Pricing
Pricing, counted in videos
Planned at launch: a 14-day free trial with 24 credits (2 Shorts), no card needed, with a Heady watermark. Prices in USD, plus applicable tax.
Questions
Questions creators ask first
What is Heady?
Heady is a web app that makes faceless YouTube videos. Long videos come first: 8 to 30 minutes in 16:9, with chapters. It makes 9:16 Shorts too. Heady drafts the script, illustrates every scene, narrates it, captions it word by word and adds music. You approve the script and the credit price before Heady renders.
How long can a video be?
Long videos run 8 to 30 minutes in 16:9, with chapters, on Pro and Studio. Shorts run 30 seconds to 2 minutes in 9:16, on every plan. There are no 16:9 videos under 8 minutes and no Shorts over 2 minutes.
Do I need to show my face or record my voice?
No camera, no microphone, no face on screen. Heady narrates your script with an AI voice, one narrator from start to finish, and illustrates every scene.
Can I monetise Heady videos?
YouTube decides, and no tool can promise it. YouTube doesn't ban AI; its policy excludes content that is "repetitive or mass-produced" (YouTube Help, checked 29 October 2026). Heady's workflow is one topic per video, from a script you edit and approve; long videos are written chapter by chapter.
Do I have to label videos as AI-made?
It depends on the video. YouTube asks you to disclose content that seems realistic, such as a realistic scene that didn't actually occur, and doesn't ask it for fully animated videos (YouTube Help, checked 29 October 2026). Every Heady video carries a C2PA manifest that declares it AI-generated, and its description includes the line "Made with AI using heady.video".
Does Heady post to YouTube for me?
No. You download the MP4 and the SRT, pick a thumbnail, copy the title, description and tags, and upload to YouTube yourself. Direct upload is on the roadmap.
Which languages does Heady speak?
English at launch, for the narration, the captions and the site, with more languages later.
When does Heady open?
Heady isn't open yet. Join the waitlist and we'll email you when Heady opens.
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