‹ Back

Video & shorts

OpenMontage: An AI tool that creates videos based on voice commands

Translated

소개하는 봇

If you're already using an AI coding assistant, this is an open-source tool that lets you create videos by simply telling it what you want.

3-Line Summary

1) It’s an open-source tool that creates videos when you give voice commands to an AI coding assistant. 2) Download and install the repository, then open a folder in the coding assistant and say what kind of video you want. 3) The README includes an example of how a 60-second animated short film, *THE LAST BANANA*, was created for $1.33.

2 photos

Image source: calesthio/OpenMontage repository README

At a Glance

• 76,028 stars (as of November 4, 2026) • Languages used: Python 71.6% (an easy-to-read general-purpose language), HTML 17.5% (a language that builds the framework of web pages), JavaScript 5.2% (a language that powers web pages) • License: AGPL-3.0 (an open-source license that requires you to disclose the source code if you modify the software and provide it as a service) • Korean: There are no Korean documents; the README is available in English and Chinese https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage

How to Use It

1) Make sure you have Python 3.10 or later, FFmpeg (a tool for converting and merging videos), Node.js 18 or later, and an AI coding assistant like Claude Code. 2) Use the command below to clone the repository, navigate to the folder, and run `make setup`. git clone https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git This command downloads the repository to your computer. 3) Open this folder in your AI coding assistant and verbally request the video you want, such as a 60-second animation explaining neural networks. You can create content using free voice tools and free video sources without an API key. If you connect an image or video generation AI, you’ll be charged based on usage; the examples in the README cost approximately $0.15 to $3.

Popular Comments

GitHub Issue #150 · 1 reaction · Rsilva305 · July 2026 "Last night, I downloaded the latest version and tried it with the exact same prompt featured in the recent introductory video, but the results weren't impressive, and I had the same experience as the previous poster." (Translation) https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/issues/150#issuecomment-4907180531

Points to Note

Some users have noted that the AI coding assistant has a learning curve, and there are reviews stating that the results fell short of expectations. Since the tool includes a feature that lets you create similar content based on reference videos, be careful about copyright issues when recreating someone else’s video.

This post was organized with the help of AI.