A playful text-to-video generator that turns ideas into short animated clips.
Runway Featured
A creative AI video suite for generating and editing footage with generative models.
Overview
Runway is a browser-based creative platform built around generative AI video, led by its Gen-series video models. Beyond text-to-video, it offers inpainting, background removal, and other AI editing tools in one workspace. It is popular with filmmakers, advertisers, and content creators experimenting with AI-assisted video.
Key features
- Text-to-video and image-to-video generation
- AI inpainting and object removal
- Green-screen style background tools
- Frame interpolation and slow motion
- Exports suitable for social and web video
Main use cases
- Generating short video clips from text prompts
- Stylizing existing footage with AI effects
- Removing backgrounds and objects from video
- Rapid prototyping of video concepts
- Creating b-roll and visual effects shots
Who is it best for?
Video creators, marketers, and filmmakers who want to generate or transform footage without heavy traditional editing.
Strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Combines generation and editing in one workspace
- Consistently among the leaders in AI video quality
- iOS app extends creation to mobile
Limitations
- Free credits run out quickly on real projects
- Generated clips are short and need editing into final work
- Rendering can take time during busy periods
Tags
Related AI Video Creation tools
AI avatar videos for training, onboarding, and corporate explainers โ no camera needed.
Related guides
Beginner's Guide to AI Video Tools: Create Videos Faster
New to AI video? Learn the three kinds of AI video tools โ text-to-video, AI presenters, and editing helpers โ plus a realistic beginner workflow and honest expectations.