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Best 12 Open Source Tools (2026)
Updated July 2026
MoneyPrinterTurbo, ComfyUI, ShortGPT are among the best Open Source tools for short drama in 2026. Technical teams self-host these to control cost and customize the script-to-video pipeline end to end. Below are 12 hand-picked, verified tools, updated July 2026.
| Tool | Pricing | 9:16 | Traffic rank | What it does | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MoneyPrinterTurbo★ | Free | ✓ | ★ 96.1k | Topic to a finished vertical short: script, TTS, subtitles and stock footage. | View → |
| ComfyUI★ | Free | ✓ | ★ 119.8k | Node-based pipeline backbone for running open video models in custom workflows. | View → |
| ShortGPT | Free | ✓ | ★ 7.7k | Framework automating shorts end-to-end with 30+ language voiceover and captions. | View → |
| AI Shorts Generator | Free | ✓ | ★ 4.1k | Long to 9:16 shorts via LLM highlight detection, Whisper and auto vertical crop. | View → |
| Wan 2.1 | Free | ✓ | ★ 16.5k | Alibaba's open-weights text/image-to-video; runs the 1.3B model on ~8GB VRAM. | View → |
| HunyuanVideo | Free | ✓ | ★ 12.3k | Tencent's 13B+ open text-to-video with explicit 9:16 support. | View → |
| LTX-Video | Free | ✓ | ★ 10.6k | Lightricks' DiT text/image-to-video, real-time oriented (LTX-2 adds synced audio). | View → |
| Toonflow | Free | — | ★ 11.2k | Desktop tool turning novels and scripts into animated short dramas, runs locally. | View → |
| Jellyfish | Free | — | ★ 5.1k | End-to-end short-drama workspace: script, storyboard, consistency and shots. | View → |
| LumenX | Free | — | ★ 812 | Alibaba's AI-native motion-comic and short-drama platform with 10+ models. | View → |
| MoneyPrinter | Free | ✓ | ★ 13.7k | Automates Shorts from a topic (MoviePy + Ollama-first) with a restart-safe queue. | View → |
| CogVideoX | Free | — | ★ 12.9k | THUDM/Zhipu open text and image to video (2B/5B). | View → |
All open source tools
Topic to a finished vertical short: script, TTS, subtitles and stock footage.
Node-based pipeline backbone for running open video models in custom workflows.
Framework automating shorts end-to-end with 30+ language voiceover and captions.
Long to 9:16 shorts via LLM highlight detection, Whisper and auto vertical crop.
Alibaba's open-weights text/image-to-video; runs the 1.3B model on ~8GB VRAM.
Tencent's 13B+ open text-to-video with explicit 9:16 support.
Lightricks' DiT text/image-to-video, real-time oriented (LTX-2 adds synced audio).
Desktop tool turning novels and scripts into animated short dramas, runs locally.
End-to-end short-drama workspace: script, storyboard, consistency and shots.
Alibaba's AI-native motion-comic and short-drama platform with 10+ models.
Automates Shorts from a topic (MoviePy + Ollama-first) with a restart-safe queue.
THUDM/Zhipu open text and image to video (2B/5B).
FAQ
What is the best open source tool for short drama in 2026?
MoneyPrinterTurbo leads this list; ComfyUI and ShortGPT are strong alternatives. The right pick depends on budget, language coverage and whether you need vertical output.
Are there free open source tools?
Yes. Free or freemium options include MoneyPrinterTurbo, ComfyUI, ShortGPT, AI Shorts Generator, Wan 2.1, HunyuanVideo.
Which open source tools support vertical 9:16?
MoneyPrinterTurbo, ComfyUI, ShortGPT, AI Shorts Generator, Wan 2.1, HunyuanVideo export vertical 9:16.