Get started with Google Vids

Feature availability

• This feature requires an eligible Google Workspace subscription. Learn about Gemini features and plans.
• Most AI features in Vids, such as 'Help me create', read-along teleprompter and AI voiceover, are only available in English at this time. Learn more about Vids availability.

Google Vids is an AI-powered video creation app for work. Use Vids to create, write, produce, edit, collaborate and share your videos. 

Click here to create a video

In this article, learn how to:

• Create a new video.
• Copy a video.
• Edit and format a video.
• Share and collaborate with Vids.
• Watch a video shared with you.

Important:

• New features for Vids are rolling out gradually and may not be available to you yet.
• Videos created with Google Vids have a maximum duration of 10 minutes. Limits are subject to change. Learn about limits for Google Vids.

Learn about Vids browser, media and file type compatibility

Learn about browser compatibility with Google Vids

You can use Vids on your computer with the two most recent versions of these browsers:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Windows only: Microsoft Edge

Other browsers may work, but you might not be able to use all of the features.

Tip: Currently, you can't edit or comment in Vids in Safari. You can use playback after a video has been processed.

Learn about media and file types compatible with Vids

The following types of media can be uploaded from your computer or from Google Drive.

Media type	File type	Compatible upload file types
Audio	Pre-recorded audio or voice-over Voice-over or audio recorded in Flix AI-generated voice-over Your own sounds or music Stock sound effects or music	Ogg, FLAC, M4A, MP3, MP4, MPEG, MPEG3, Ogg, WAV, X-FLAC, audio/X-M4A, audio/X-WAV
Static images and GIFs	Stickers Your own images Stock images (stock photography, illustrations)	PNG, JPEG or GIF
Videos	Your own video clips Videos made using the Vids recording studio Stock videos	MP4, Ogg, QuickTime, WebM

Create a new video

You can create a new video or make a new version of a video already created in Vids by copying and editing a video that's already been made.

1. On your computer, open a new video in Google Vids.
   • Tip: To quickly open a new video, type vids.new in your browser's address bar and press Enter.
2. Choose an option to create a new video:
   • Plan your video story*
     • Plan your video story with AI in Google Vids. Learn more about how to generate a video outline with a prompt with Gemini in Vids.
   • Generate video clips*
     • Enter a prompt to transform your ideas into custom video clips.
   • Record yourself, your screen or both
     • Build your video with a video, audio or screen recording. Learn more about adding video clips using the Vids recording studio.
   • Upload
     • Upload your own clips and images. Learn more about uploading video clips, GIFs or images.
   • Start with a template
     • Build your video based on a template that you have selected. Learn more about building a video from a template.
   • Import Slides
     • Create a video to read a Google Slides presentation. Each slide becomes a scene, and speaker notes are imported as the scripts for each scene. Learn how to use Google Slides with Google Vids.

Tip: To start a video from scratch, select 'Blank vid' or click close to close the window and open your new video.

*If your account doesn't have access to AI features in Google Vids, these options won't appear on the 'Getting started' screen. Learn about Google Vids availability.

Copy a video

You can copy an existing video in Google Vids to build a new or updated version.

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. Click File Make a copy .
   • Tips:
     • To make a copy of a video from Drive, right-click to open the menu bar click Make a copy .
     • You can copy the full video or selected scenes.

Edit and format a video

You can add, edit or format text, images or videos in each scene, as well as customise transitions between scenes.

• Upload and insert images
• Add audio
• Add stock media
• Add and customise text, shapes and lines
• Control timing with object tracks
• Customise transitions between scenes

Share and collaborate with Vids

You can share your videos and select whether collaborators can view, edit or comment on them.

You can choose to share videos created in Vids as:

• Google Vids files
• MP4s in Google Drive
• MP4s downloaded to your device

Tip: To collaborate with others on your video, share as a Google Vids file and choose an access level:

• Commenters: Can add comments to the video but can't make changes to the video.
• Editors: Can add comments and make changes to the video.

Share as a Vids file

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. In the top right-hand corner, click Share .
3. Add the people, groups or events that you want to share your file with.
4. Click the drop-down that appears after you've added people to select the access level:
   • Viewer
   • Commenter
   • Editor
5. Click Send.

Share as an MP4 in Drive

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. In the top right-hand corner next to Share , click Quick sharing options .
3. To export as an MP4 to Drive, click Export to Drive .
4. To open the MP4 file in Drive, click Open now.
5. To update access and find the link to your file:
   1. Open the MP4 file.
   2. In the top right-hand corner, click Share .

Share after you've downloaded as an MP4

1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
2. In the menu, click File Download as MP4.
   • The file will download as an MP4 file that you can share with others to watch.

Watch a video shared with you

Anyone with a Google Account can view a video shared with Google Vids.

Tip: To access Google Vids on your mobile device, you can use a compatible web browser. You can watch processed videos on your mobile device, but you can't edit or add comments to videos.

Related resources

• Create, view or download a file
• Use a template and add a background in Google Vids
• Add images, GIFs or video clips to a Vid