Why ShipCut

We render videos.
Most AI tools generate slideshows.

Type your prompt into a "prompt-to-video" tool today and you'll get three AI-generated images, a crossfade between them, and a bold caption laid on top. That's not a video. That's a slideshow with extra steps.

Typical AI tool

Showcase your code effortlessly

Developers, showcasing your projects to the world can be a challenge. Hours spent on video editing instead of coding. What if you could create stunning demo videos effortlessly?

Built on cutting-edge text-to-image, video and TTS models. Just paste your repo URL — our pipeline handles narration, motion and storyboarding.

Trusted by 12,000+ developers

Indie hackers and founders are already shipping launches with the latest prompt-to-video tools. Try it free — no credit card required, no editing skills needed.

Typical output from a prompt-to-video AI tool.

ShipCut

A real ShipCut render — composed scenes, real motion in every beat.

What you usually get

Three to five AI-generated stills, each rerolled independently — the hero changes form, colour and style every cut.
A caption in system-ui or Inter, white, drop-shadow.
Crossfade between images — the only motion in the entire piece.
720p output, branded watermark, HD locked behind a paywall.
"Universal" — tries to do reels, ads, weddings, explainers, all at once.

What ShipCut does instead

Hand-crafted scene layouts — composed, animated and tested by humans before your render runs.
A shared design vocabulary across every scene: typography (Outfit), warm palette, accent gradient, motion language.
Movement inside each scene — stagger, fade, slide, zoom — not just between them.
A narrative structure tuned for launches: intro → problem → feature → proof → call to action.
1080p MP4, public share page included. No watermark on paid plans. Focused on one job — launch videos — and does it well.

Side by side.

The same brief sent to a typical AI video tool vs ShipCut, point by point.

Visuals

Typical AI tool: AI-generated image slideshow
ShipCut: Vector scenes animated frame by frame

Coherence

Typical AI tool: Each image rerolled independently — the hero shifts every cut
ShipCut: Shared design system across every scene

Motion

Typical AI tool: Crossfade between images, nothing else
ShipCut: Stagger, fade, slide, zoom inside each scene + transitions

Typography

Typical AI tool: System-ui or Inter, generic bold + drop-shadow
ShipCut: Outfit, hand-tuned tracking, accent gradient on highlight words

Output

Typical AI tool: 720p with watermark, HD locked behind paywall
ShipCut: 1080p MP4 + public share page included, no watermark on paid plans

Pricing

Typical AI tool: Per second of output or per token
ShipCut: Per credit — duration is free (5s or 60s, same cost)

Tracking

Typical AI tool: Analytics, third-party scripts, remote fonts
ShipCut: Zero trackers, zero third-party JS, no remote fonts

Scope

Typical AI tool: Universal — reels, ads, weddings, explainers, all at once
ShipCut: Focused on launches — one job, done well

Aspect	Typical AI video generator	ShipCut
Visuals	AI-generated image slideshow	Vector scenes animated frame by frame
Coherence	Each image rerolled independently — the hero shifts every cut	Shared design system across every scene
Motion	Crossfade between images, nothing else	Stagger, fade, slide, zoom inside each scene + transitions
Typography	System-ui or Inter, generic bold + drop-shadow	Outfit, hand-tuned tracking, accent gradient on highlight words
Output	720p with watermark, HD locked behind paywall	1080p MP4 + public share page included, no watermark on paid plans
Pricing	Per second of output or per token	Per credit — duration is free (5s or 60s, same cost)
Tracking	Analytics, third-party scripts, remote fonts	Zero trackers, zero third-party JS, no remote fonts
Scope	Universal — reels, ads, weddings, explainers, all at once	Focused on launches — one job, done well

See the difference yourself.

Three videos a month, free, no card needed. Drop a URL, see a real composed render in about a minute.

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