html-video
html-video is a local tool that turns a prompt, article link, or GitHub repo into an animated MP4 video using a coding agent for creators and marketers.
What it is good for
- Turning an article or link into an explainer video
- Building animated video from HTML templates on your own computer
- Making data charts and product promo clips without paying per render
- Adding an AI-generated background soundtrack or narration to a video
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Windsurf CLI, MiniMax
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 4,795
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is html-video free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (Apache-2.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use html-video?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does html-video work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Windsurf CLI, and MiniMax.
- What is html-video good for?
- Turning an article or link into an explainer video, building animated video from HTML templates on your own computer, making data charts and product promo clips without paying per render, and adding an AI-generated background soundtrack or narration to a video.
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