Lumen5
Video maker for content creators
Lumen5 is an AI-powered video creation platform that transforms text content into videos. It uses AI to match text with relevant stock footage, images, and music. Originally popular for blog-to-video conversion, it's evolved into a broader video creation tool used by marketing teams to produce social media videos, internal communications, and branded content at scale.
- Category: Video & Visual Content
- HQ: Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Founded: 2017
- CEO: Michael Cheng (Co-founder & CEO)
- Pricing: freemium
- Starting at: Free
Tags: AI video, text to video, social media video, content repurposing, video maker, blog to video
Key Features
- AI-powered text-to-video conversion
- Blog URL to video in minutes
- Extensive stock footage/image/music library
- Brand kit — custom colors, fonts, logos, watermarks
- AI scene matching — auto-selects relevant visuals
- Social media format presets (16:9, 1:1, 9:16)
- Template library
- Team collaboration (higher tiers)
Best For
Marketing teams who want to quickly turn blog posts into social video clips with access to premium stock footage.