Image & video
ngram
AI video generator that turns a prompt or screen recording into onboarding, training, demo and explainer videos for teams.
What ngram does
ngram is an AI video generator for teams. It makes onboarding, training, demo, explainer and launch videos from a text prompt or a screen recording, and the homepage also shows videos made from a PDF, a doc or a README.
The workflow runs in stages. You describe the video, its audience and tone, and ngram drafts a scene plan that waits for your approval before anything renders. It then produces narration, a soundtrack, visuals and animation. Once the video exists, you can click a frame and ask for a change in plain words, which creates a new version, or edit captions, music and scenes yourself on a timeline. Finished videos export as MP4, short ones as GIF, and can be shared by link or embedded. The product also offers AI presenters, custom voices and brand kits.
Developers get more than the web app. The docs describe a public API at https://www.ngram.com/api/v1 (opens in a new tab) with self-service bearer keys, plus a hosted MCP server at https://mcp.ngram.com (opens in a new tab) that works with Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP clients. Zapier and n8n integrations are documented too.
ngram suits sales, marketing, support, HR and product teams that need short explainer or training videos without a video editor on staff. Paid plans are metered in credits and in seconds of premium AI footage, so teams with high volume should read the plan limits closely.
- Onboarding videos for new hires
- Product demos and feature launch videos
- Training videos built from a screen recording
- Short explainers generated from a prompt
Who should use it
- Teams that need short training, demo or explainer videos without a dedicated editor
- Developers who want to create videos through an API or an MCP client
Who should look elsewhere
- High-volume production on the Free plan, which has 600 one-time credits
- Anyone who needs 1080p or 4K exports without a paid plan
Strengths
- Scene plan is shown for approval before rendering
- Edits by chat on a chosen frame, or by hand on a timeline
- Public API, hosted MCP server, Zapier and n8n integrations
- Exports MP4 and GIF, with link sharing and embedding
Limitations
- Free and Basic plans export at 720p
- Usage is capped by credits and seconds of premium AI footage per plan
- The API allows up to three video jobs processing per account at once
- The docs do not say which plans can use the API
Privacy notes
ngram's privacy policy says no ngram model is trained on your content and that it does not sell your personal information.
Sources
- AI Video Generator for Every Team | ngram.comOfficial sitePrimaryngram.com
- Pricing | ngram.comPricing pagePrimaryngram.com
- Docs to Video - Team Training | ngram.comOfficial docsPrimaryngram.com
- ngram.com/docs/getting-startedWeb
- ngram.com/docs/mcpWeb
- ngram.com/docsWeb
- ngram.com/privacyWeb
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