MoneyPrinterTurbo: One Keyword In, a Finished HD Short Video Out

Type a keyword, get a finished HD short video: script, royalty-free footage, subtitles, AI voiceover, and music — fully automated and open source.

What if creating a short-form video took exactly one input: a keyword? That's the entire premise of MoneyPrinterTurbo — an open-source tool that takes a topic and automatically handles everything else: writing the script, sourcing royalty-free HD footage, generating subtitles, adding an AI voiceover, and mixing in background music. The output is a finished, publish-ready video.

For anyone producing TikTok, Reels, or YouTube Shorts content at volume, this collapses a multi-hour editing workflow into a single prompt.

See It in Action: English Demos

The videos below were generated end-to-end by MoneyPrinterTurbo (via the community Extended fork) — script, footage selection, English AI voiceover, word-highlighted subtitles, and music, all automatic.

Landscape 16:9 — "Fitness Made Simple: Science-Backed Rules in Under 3 Minutes"

Shorts 9:16 — "Why You Can't Stop Scrolling"

Shorts 9:16 — "The Science of Sleep" (open-source Chatterbox TTS voice)

Key Features

1. Full automation — Enter a keyword and the AI generates the script (or write your own), then assembles the complete video end to end.

2. Both aspect ratios — Portrait 9:16 (1080x1920) for TikTok/Reels/Shorts, and landscape 16:9 (1920x1080) for YouTube.

3. Batch generation — Produce multiple video variants in one run, then pick the best version.

4. Flexible customization:

   • Video: Control clip duration (scene-change frequency). Footage comes from royalty-free HD sources, or use your own local video files.
   • Subtitles: Customize font, position, color, size, and outline.
   • Voice & music: Multiple AI voices with real-time preview, background music chosen randomly or from a specific file, with automatic volume balancing.

5. Multi-language scripts — Strong support for English and Chinese video scripts.

6. Bring your own LLM — Works with OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen, Moonshot, Ollama, Azure, and more. You're not locked into one provider.

7. WebUI + API — A friendly Streamlit web interface for creators, plus a clean MVC-architecture API for developers who want to integrate it programmatically.

System Requirements

• OS: Windows 10+, macOS 11+, or common Linux distributions.
• GPU: Not required — but strongly recommended for faster video processing, Whisper subtitle generation, and rendering.

Installation: Four Ways to Run It

Method 1: Google Colab (zero install)

Just want to try it? Run the project directly on Google Colab via the link in the project's README — nothing to install locally.

Method 2: 1-Click Windows Package

1. Download the package (v1.2.6) via the Google Drive link in the GitHub repository.
2. Extract the folder.
3. Double-click update.bat to pull the latest source code.
4. Double-click start.bat to launch. Your browser opens the WebUI automatically (Chrome or Edge recommended).

Method 3: Docker (recommended for stability)

The cleanest path if you have Docker installed — no environment headaches:

git clone https://github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo.git
cd MoneyPrinterTurbo
docker-compose up

Then open http://127.0.0.1:8501 in your browser.

Method 4: Manual Python Install

Requires Python 3.11 and uv (the fast Python package manager):

git clone https://github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo.git
cd MoneyPrinterTurbo
uv python install 3.11
uv sync --frozen

Install ImageMagick:

• Windows: Download the static .exe build from the ImageMagick website (note the install path — you'll need it for configuration).
• macOS: brew install imagemagick
• Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install imagemagick

Launch the WebUI:

• Windows: .\webui.bat
• macOS/Linux: uv run streamlit run ./webui/Main.py --browser.gatherUsageStats=False

Configuration

Before generating your first video, set up the required API keys:

1. Find config.example.toml in the project root.
2. Copy it and rename to config.toml.
3. Fill in the essentials:
   • pexels_api_keys — your Pexels API key (used to auto-download royalty-free footage).
   • llm_provider — your AI provider (e.g., openai, gemini, aihubmix...) plus its API key.
   • On Windows manual installs, set imagemagick_path to your actual install path (e.g., C:\\Program Files\\ImageMagick-7.1.1-Q16-HDRI\\magick.exe).

Voiceover & Subtitles: The Quality Trade-off

• Voiceover: Multiple AI voices are supported; the most realistic ones come from Azure (requires an Azure API key).
• Subtitles: Two engines to choose from:
  • edge — fast and lightweight, decent quality.
  • whisper — slower and resource-hungry, but highly accurate. First run downloads a ~3GB language model.

If you have the hardware, Whisper subtitles are worth it — subtitle accuracy is what makes or breaks short-form video retention.

The Bottom Line

MoneyPrinterTurbo isn't a video editor — it's a video factory. The batch generation feature combined with bring-your-own-LLM flexibility makes it especially compelling for creators testing content at volume: generate five variants of the same topic, post the best one, repeat. For developers, the API + MVC architecture means it can slot into a larger content automation pipeline.

Reference: MoneyPrinterTurbo on GitHub

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