Turn Any Story Into a 60-Second Short-Video Script — Free
OfTale reads your story, splits it into narration beats, times each beat at 150 words per minute, and hands you a ready-to-record 60-second script with subtitles. No signup. No watermark. Everything runs in your browser.
Paste your story — it's free and takes about a minute.
Free forever · No signup · Runs in your browser · .srt subtitle export · Voiceover preview
What the free generator does
60-second scripts from any story
Paste a chapter, folk tale, Reddit post, or rough draft. The studio splits it into about five narration beats along sentence boundaries — plain prose needs no reformatting into scene headers.
Timing built in
Every beat is timed at 150 words per minute, the average English narration speed, so you know before recording whether the script fits 60 seconds.
Voiceover preview in your browser
Hear the pacing before you commit. Tweak a word, hear the timing change instantly — no recording equipment needed to test a draft.
One-click script + .srt download
Export the finished script and a subtitle file, ready to drop into CapCut or any editor. Subtitles are non-negotiable for retention — most short-video views happen on mute.
Who is this for?
Faceless channel owners. Publish daily story shorts without filming or showing your face.
Teachers. Turn a reading passage into a 60-second explainer students actually rewatch.
Children's story creators. Convert bedtime tales into captioned shorts parents finish.
Marketers. Turn founder stories and testimonials into 60-second ads that hold attention.
How it works
1. Paste the story. Drop in a chapter, folk tale, Reddit post, or rough draft. Plain text is fine — nothing needs reformatting.
2. Get beats + timing. The studio splits the story into narration beats and times each one at 150 words per minute.
3. Preview the voiceover. Listen in your browser and tweak wording until the pacing feels right.
4. Download script + subtitles. Export the script and the .srt file, then assemble in CapCut.
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Learn the craft
New to short-video scripts? These free guides cover the workflow end to end:
Is the story-to-script generator really free? Yes. OfTale Studio is free forever with no account. A Pro tier with heavier features is planned, but the core script workflow stays free.
Do I need to sign up? No. Paste your story and everything runs in your browser — no account, no email, no watermark.
How long a story can I paste? A chapter, folk tale, or Reddit post works best. The studio splits it into about five narration beats along sentence boundaries, so plain prose needs no reformatting.
What do I get out? A structured 60-second script — hook, beats, timing — plus an .srt subtitle file, ready to drop into CapCut or any editor.
Does it generate the video too? No — and that's the point. OfTale perfects the script; you render it in CapCut or your editor of choice. Script-first beats one-click AI video on retention.
Can I use the scripts commercially? Yes. Scripts you create in the free studio are yours to publish and monetize.
How to turn a story into a script? Extract the story’s key beats, assign each beat a time slot (~150 words per minute of narration), rewrite everything in short spoken sentences, and format the result with timing notes. Our step-by-step guide walks through the full 4-step method.
How do I turn my script into a video? Export the timed script from OfTale, then assemble: generate or record the voiceover, add captions, layer it over footage in CapCut or Premiere — or feed the validated script to an AI video tool like VEED. The script is the hard part; assembly is mechanical.