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Heady

Faceless YouTube videos, made for you

Topic in. Finished YouTube video out.

Heady turns one idea into an 8 to 30 minute video with chapters, or a stack of shorts. It writes, draws, narrates and edits. You approve the script and press publish.

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  • Free plan
  • 1 credit = 1 finished minute
  • No camera, no mic

Three ways to make a video

Long videos, shorts, and the motion graphics between

One topic can become a 20-minute deep dive and the shorts that point to it. The same look, voice and facts run through both.

  • 16:9 · 8 to 30 min

    Long video

    A full YouTube video with chapters, narration, subtitles and music, drawn in one consistent look from the first scene to the last.

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  • 9:16 · 30 to 120 s

    Shorts

    Vertical shorts with a hook in the first second, word-by-word captions and a loop that sends viewers back to the start.

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  • Charts · titles · timelines

    Motion

    Animated chapter cards, counters, charts, timelines and quotes, placed by the script where a picture alone can't explain it.

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How it works

Four steps from topic to upload

  1. 1

    Give it a topic

    A question, a title or your own notes. Pick long video or short, the length, the look and the voice.

  2. 2

    Approve the script

    Heady drafts the outline, chapters and narration. Change any line, move chapters around, then approve.

  3. 3

    Heady makes it

    Every scene is drawn in one style, narrated, captioned, scored and cut together while you do something else.

  4. 4

    Download and publish

    Get the MP4, SRT subtitles and a description with the chapter timestamps to paste into YouTube.

A 15-minute video is a lot of scenes. Heady renders long videos in two-minute pieces that run side by side, instead of one long render.

Samples

What comes out the other end

The shorts below are real renders from the open-source engine Heady runs on. The long-video samples are mock-ups until the first Heady renders are out.

  • 15 min · 7 chapters

  • 11 min · 6 chapters

  • 11 min · 8 chapters

Formats and looks

Pick a format. Pick a look. Keep it for the whole channel.

Formats decide the structure: an explainer with chapters, a what-if short with a counter. Looks decide the art. Your channel stays recognisable from video to video.
Long · 16:9

Explainer

4 to 16 chapters, a cold open, chapter cards, charts and timelines where the facts need them, and an ending that sends viewers to the next video.

Short · 9:16

What if

A hook on the first screen, a counter that ticks forward (DAY 1, YEAR 100, MINUTE 3), and a loop back to the start. Made for Shorts, Reels and TikTok.

  • A sample frame in the Toon 3D look
    Toon 3D
  • A sample frame in the Low-poly City look
    Low-poly City
  • A sample frame in the Pixel Art look
    Pixel Art
  • A sample frame in the Space Epic look
    Space Epic
  • A sample frame in the Cutaway look
    Cutaway
  • A sample frame in the Haze City look
    Haze City

Creators

Made with Heady

Heady is not open yet, so there is nothing to quote. These cards are placeholders, marked as such, until real creators share their videos.
  • Placeholder
    “A sentence from one of the first creators on Heady will go here, with their name and channel.”

    Creator nameHistory channel

  • Placeholder
    “Quotes appear only once real people have used Heady and agreed to be quoted. No made-up praise.”

    Creator nameScience channel

  • Placeholder
    “Until then, this space shows exactly what it is: a placeholder.”

    Creator nameShorts channel

Pricing

Pay for finished minutes, not for tries

One credit is one finished minute of video. Start free with shorts; long videos with chapters come with Pro.
Free$0 /mo3 shorts a monthShorts, 720pCreator$29 /mo40 credits a monthShorts up to 2 minProPopular$69 /mo120 credits a monthLong videos up to 30 minStudio$149 /mo320 credits a monthLong videos up to 30 min
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Questions

Good questions, straight answers

What is Heady?

Heady is a web app that turns a topic into a finished faceless video. It drafts the outline and script, draws every scene in one style, narrates it, adds subtitles and music, and renders a long YouTube video with chapters or a vertical short. You approve the script before anything renders.

How long can a video be?

Long videos run from 8 to 30 minutes in 16:9 with chapters, on the Pro and Studio plans. Shorts are vertical (9:16), usually 30 to 120 seconds. The Creator plan also makes videos up to 5 minutes.

Do I need to show my face or record my voice?

No. Heady narrates with AI voices and draws every scene, so you never appear on camera or at the microphone.

Can I monetise Heady videos on YouTube?

YouTube decides that, and nobody can promise it. YouTube does not monetise mass-produced or repetitive videos, so Heady is built for authored ones: you pick the topic, approve a sourced script, and every video is its own. Label realistic synthetic content when YouTube asks you to.

What does a credit buy?

One finished minute of video. A 12-minute video uses 12 credits, whichever plan you are on.

Is Heady open source?

Heady is built on Content Factory, an open-source (MIT) video engine. Heady adds the hosted web app, long videos, Motion and the voices, so you need neither a powerful computer nor your own API keys.

Which languages does Heady speak?

Heady launches in English. More narration languages will follow.

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