Google Vids adds AI video generation to Slides with Gemini, Omni and Lyria
Google Vids is an AI-powered video generator integrated with Google Workspace, combining tools like Gemini, Omni 1.1 Flash, Imagen, and Lyria to create videos from text prompts. Users can generate videos with narration (via AI avatars or voiceovers), music, and dynamic slides, or convert existing Google Slides or Docs into video format. The tool is free for personal accounts with limited AI…
What you can do with it
AI at Work →Create product demos with Google Vids
What you get You can make lecture recaps and generate meeting recaps.
Converts Slides or Docs into videos.
- Who for
- marketers
- Cost
- free
- Effort
- minutes
Use it for
- Create product demos
- Make lecture recaps
- Generate meeting recaps
How to set it up · From the article
- Go to vids.new and select 'Create AI videos'
- Enter your prompt in the right-hand panel and add images if needed
- Click 'Insert' to add the video to your canvas and edit scenes as required
- Export the video to YouTube or Drive when finished
Watch out Free tier has limited AI credits
Key points from the news
- Google Vids merges Gemini, Omni 1.1 Flash, Imagen, and Lyria to generate videos from text prompts with narration, music, and animations
- Free for personal accounts with limited AI credits; Google AI Pro ($19.99/month) and Workspace plans offer expanded access
- Videos up to 30 minutes long, with AI avatars, voiceovers, and custom music, but no mobile creation or offline editing
Videos can be up to 30 minutes long, with advanced features like AI avatars, voiceovers, custom music, and captions. Users can edit scenes, adjust audio, and loop videos. While not designed for professional filmmaking, it excels at informational content like product demos or onboarding videos. Google Vids requires an internet connection and lacks mobile creation tools, though exported videos can be edited offline.
The story so far
4 episodes →- Google Vids adds AI video generation to Slides with Gemini, Omni and Lyriathis story
What is Google Vids? And how to use it
Zapier Blog · 16 October 2026
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