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Quick answer: write scripts with ChatGPT or Claude, record your screen or use stock footage, make the few shots you can't film with Google Vids, then edit and caption in CapCut. That costs $0.
The free faceless stack
- Script: ChatGPT or Claude. Ask for a hook under 10 words, 3 quick points, one line to end on.
- Visuals: screen recordings (the easiest faceless format), Pexels stock clips, or Google Vids (10 free AI clips a month).
- Voice: your own voice works better than AI voices. If you won't use it, CapCut has built-in text-to-speech.
- Captions and editing: CapCut's auto captions, or Clipchamp.
What gets faceless videos buried
- Same robotic AI voice as a thousand other accounts
- Reposted clips with nothing added
- Slow first 2 seconds. Put the point on screen right away.
Formats that work without a face
- Screen recordings: "watch me do X in 30 seconds"
- Tool swaps: "stop paying for this, use this" (we keep a list on the free stack)
- Text-on-screen stories over simple b-roll
If you want a community and training
Media Metas ($40/mo) is training and a community for growing faceless pages, including getting paid to clip. To be straight with you, it's rated 4.3 from 805 Whop reviews, and some reviewers complain about billing and support. It renews monthly, so cancel on Whop if it isn't for you. For better scripts, the $17 prompts pack includes hook prompts.
Also read best free AI video generators.