Same-day explainers
Script in, narrated video with visuals and captions out.
Try this prompt
“4-minute explainer on today's rate decision: what happened, why, what it means for you.”
Use cases · News & commentary
AI video fornews & commentary
Be first with the explainer. Research the story, script it, and publish a narrated video with visuals and captions the same hour — then cut your takes into Shorts.
a headline + posts from Xone promptnarrated news video with captions
News & commentary use cases
In news and commentary, speed is the moat — the first good explainer gets the views. Shorz shortens the path from story to upload: an agent researches what's being said on X, you write or approve the script, and Shorz builds the narrated video with visuals, captions and music.
AI anchor segments
A consistent presenter delivering the daily recap.
Try this prompt
“Anchor reads today's 3 headlines in 60 seconds, serious but warm.”
Research on X
An agent summarises what's being said, with citations, before you write.
Try this prompt
“Summarise today's reaction on X to the chip export rules, with links.”
Shorts from your takes
Your long commentary cut into vertical clips.
Try this prompt
“Cut my 5 strongest opinions from this stream into vertical clips with captions.”
Visual explainers
Maps, timelines and stats as motion graphics.
Try this prompt
“Animated timeline of the last 6 months of the story, one event per beat.”
Multilingual editions
Publish the same explainer in other languages.
Try this prompt
“Dub today's explainer into Spanish and Hindi with captions.”
How it works
- 01
Research
Ask your agent what's being said, with citations.
- 02
Script
Write or approve the script — you own the angle.
- 03
Build
Narration, visuals, captions and music, generated around it.
- 04
Publish fast
Upload the long version and schedule the Shorts.
The AI models behind it
The models news and commentary creators lean on most in Shorz — all on one prepaid balance, no API keys.
Grok 4.3 X SearchxAILive X research with citations, via MCP.
Claude Opus 5.5AnthropicPlans the edit and the Shorts from your takes.
ElevenLabs v4ElevenLabsA steady narrator voice, or your own clone.
Nano Banana 2GoogleScene stills and B-roll for each beat.
Kling AvatarKling AIAn AI anchor for daily recaps.ElevenLabs Dubbing v2ElevenLabsMultilingual editions of each explainer.Why news and commentary creators pick Shorz
One desktop app for the edit, the generation and the upload — with one credit balance instead of a stack of subscriptions.
- Story to upload in an hour
- Research with citations before you write
- A consistent anchor without a studio
- Clipping includes 4 free videos a week
- Dub editions into around 108 languages
- No subscription, no watermark
Hand the whole job to your AI agent
Shorz speaks MCP. Connect it to Claude, Cursor, Codex or Gemini and one message runs the edit, the generation and the scheduling. You review before anything is published.
See every MCP toolYou say
“Research today's reaction on X to the merger, draft a 3-minute script for me to approve, then build the video.”
Shorz does
- 1Run x_search on the story
- 2Draft the script for review
- 3Build narration, scenes and captions
- 4Render and save the draft
News & commentary FAQ
Only what you have the rights to use. Shorz is built around generating visuals and editing your own footage — it doesn't clear third-party rights for you. Check fair-use and platform rules for commentary.
Through MCP. Your AI agent calls Grok X Search to summarise what's being said on X, with links to the posts, so you can check sources before you write.
Yes. Upload your photo and add your cloned voice, and the Avatar project presents the recap as you.
There's no subscription. Auto Edit and Clipping include 4 free videos a week; AI generation, avatars and dubbing run on prepaid credits (1 credit = €0.01) that never expire. No watermark on any tier.
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Localization & translation
Dub finished videos into ~108 languages, narrate natively in 90+, captions included.
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Vibe to video
First with the explainer
Research, script, narrate and publish — the same hour.
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