How to do text to video in CapCut, Canva or Filmora — and a faster way
CapCut and Canva both have AI text to video features, but you still assemble and edit the result yourself. Below: where to find them, how to simply add text to a video (iPhone too), and how JajaVideo (jajavideo.com) gives you a finished video from one line of text instead.
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Last updated: 2026-11-15
A step-by-step guide for each tool
Where is text to video in CapCut?
In CapCut (desktop and web) look among the AI tools on the home screen for the script-to-video / AI video maker. You paste or generate a script and CapCut builds a draft with stock clips, a voice and captions, which you then edit on the timeline. Menu names change between versions, and some features and assets need CapCut Pro.
What is Canva text to video — and where is it?
Canva's text to video lives in its AI tools (Magic Media / Canva AI). You describe a scene and it generates a short video clip, which you place in a Canva video design and combine with text, music and other clips. Free accounts get a limited number of generations; more come with Canva Pro.
How to do text to video in Filmora
Wondershare Filmora has AI text-to-video and AI copywriting tools: you enter a prompt or a script, Filmora generates a draft, and you finish it in the editor. The AI features use credits that depend on your plan.
Where to add text to a video — and how on iPhone
If you just want words on top of a clip: in CapCut tap Text, then Add text; in Canva open your video and choose Text in the side panel; on iPhone use iMovie — tap the clip, tap the T (Titles) button and pick a style — or Apple's free Clips app. That adds text to an existing video; it does not make a video from text.
A faster way: a finished video from one line
With jajavideo you skip the timeline. Type one line — “3 tips for better sleep” or “a promo for my bakery” — and get a complete vertical video with a script, a visual for every sentence, voice-over in 74 languages, music and animated captions. Unlimited videos are free, and the first 5 videos every day have no watermark at all.
Free text to video vs CapCut and Canva — an honest comparison
All three are useful. They do different jobs.
| jajavideo | CapCut | Canva | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you start with | One line of text, or your own script | A script or clips, then the editing timeline | A prompt for a clip, then a design you assemble |
| What you get | A finished video: script, visuals, voice-over, music and captions | An editable draft you finish yourself | Short AI clips you combine with text and music yourself |
| Voice-over languages | 74 languages, 300+ natural voices | AI voices in several languages | Varies by feature and app |
| Free plan | Unlimited videos free; the first 5 videos every day have no watermark at all | Free editor; some AI features and assets need Pro | Limited free AI generations; more with Pro |
| Best for | Publishing many faceless shorts fast, in many languages | Hands-on editing, effects and transitions | Designs, templates and brand assets |
Based on the public product pages of CapCut and Canva as of November 2026. Their features and free limits change often, so check their sites. CapCut and Canva are trademarks of their owners.
How to make a video from text — step by step
- 01
Type one line or paste your script.
- 02
Choose the language, the voice and a caption style.
- 03
Download the MP4 — no editing needed.
What JajaVideo does — and what it doesn't do
- Does: turns one line of text or your script into a finished vertical short (1080×1920) with script, visuals, voice-over, music and captions.
- Does: 74 voice-over languages with 300+ natural voices, right-to-left languages included.
- Does: unlimited videos free, no credit card (the first 5 videos every day have no watermark at all); no watermark on any video for $27/month.
- Doesn't: film you, show an avatar or clone your own voice — videos are faceless by design.
- Doesn't: transcribe video or speech to text, or replace a full manual editor for effects and transitions.
Who it's for: creators, small businesses, agencies and marketers who need many short videos for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Reels and Facebook without filming or editing.
Real shorts, made on this system
Every one of these came out of a script and nothing else — no camera, no editing. Press play and judge for yourself.