# ShortGPT

> 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.

- Repository: https://github.com/RayVentura/ShortGPT
- Official docs: https://github.com/RayVentura/ShortGPT#readme
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- InVideo AI: Script or prompt to video, Faceless short videos from a topic, AI voiceover, Automatic subtitles (partial). Automated shorts from stock footage; needs an OpenAI or Gemini key; project is labelled experimental.
- HeyGen: Video translation and dubbing (partial). Translates and re-voices a video with captions; no lip-sync and no avatars.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes, Gradio web app in Docker on your machine (or Google Colab) | https://github.com/RayVentura/ShortGPT#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | MIT | https://github.com/RayVentura/ShortGPT/blob/stable/LICENSE | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No bundled weights; uses cloud LLM and TTS services | https://github.com/RayVentura/ShortGPT#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Confirmed | Yes, MIT code; OpenAI/Gemini, ElevenLabs and Pexels terms also apply | https://github.com/RayVentura/ShortGPT/blob/stable/LICENSE | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | No | A cloud LLM API key is required (OpenAI or Google Gemini); no local model option. ElevenLabs optional, Edge TTS free | https://github.com/RayVentura/ShortGPT/blob/stable/shortGPT/gpt/gpt_utils.py | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Partial | Docker (any OS with Docker) or Google Colab; manual install documented for Debian 11 only | https://github.com/RayVentura/ShortGPT/blob/stable/installation-notes.md | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Medium, build and run the Docker image with an .env of API keys | https://github.com/RayVentura/ShortGPT/blob/stable/installation-notes.md | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 8035 stars, 1161 forks, last push 2025-02-10, archived: no.
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