ShortGPT RayVentura/ShortGPT

Experimental Python framework that automates YouTube Shorts/TikTok creation and video dubbing with an LLM, stock footage and TTS.

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ShortGPT at a glance

Checked 15 Oct 2026

ShortGPT (v0.3.0, February 2025; little activity since) automates short and longer videos: script, Pexels footage, Edge TTS or ElevenLabs voiceover, captions, plus a translation engine that dubs an existing video into another language. Runs as a Gradio web app in Docker or Google Colab. MIT code. It needs a cloud LLM key: the code only accepts OpenAI or Google Gemini, with no local model option. No avatars.

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How much of InVideo AI does it replace?

4 of 5 jobs. Automated shorts from stock footage; needs an OpenAI or Gemini key; project is labelled experimental.

Script or prompt to video Partial replacement

Faceless short videos from a topic Partial replacement

AI voiceover Partial replacement

Automatic subtitles Partial replacement

AI-generated images and video clips Not covered

For AI-generated images and video clips, see other InVideo AI alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

How much of HeyGen does it replace?

1 of 3 jobs. Translates and re-voices a video with captions; no lip-sync and no avatars.

AI avatar (talking presenter) videos Not covered

Video translation and dubbing Partial replacement

Script or prompt to video Not covered

For AI avatar (talking presenter) videos, see other HeyGen alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

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Runs on my machine? Yes, Gradio web app in Docker on your machine (or Google Colab) To run ShortGPT locally, you need Docker. github.com · ShortGPT#readme ↗ 1d ago

Code licence MIT github.com · LICENSE ↗ 1d ago

Model weights licence No bundled weights; uses cloud LLM and TTS services github.com · ShortGPT#readme ↗ 1d ago

Commercial use Yes, MIT code; OpenAI/Gemini, ElevenLabs and Pexels terms also apply github.com · LICENSE ↗ 1d ago

Paid services needed? A cloud LLM API key is required (OpenAI or Google Gemini); no local model option. ElevenLabs optional, Edge TTS free raise Exception("No OpenAI or Gemini API Key found for LLM request") github.com · gpt_utils.py ↗ 1d ago

Hardware Not documented Know the answer? —

Operating systems Docker (any OS with Docker) or Google Colab; manual install documented for Debian 11 only Here are the steps to install it from scratch on Linux, Debian 11 x64 github.com · installation-notes.md ↗ 1d ago

Setup effort Medium, build and run the Docker image with an .env of API keys You now need Docker to now run ShortGPT. If you can't run it with docker, please use the Google Colab. github.com · installation-notes.md ↗ 1d ago