I built this for my own faceless brand. Now it's open to you.

I run a faceless social-media brand. It posts daily. I don't have an editor. I don't show my face on camera. I don't have a team.

I built Slidereel because at some point, two years ago, I couldn't keep up.

This is the writeup of what happened, what the tool does, and why I'm opening it to other faceless creators now.

The brand it was built for

The brand is Lingo Practice — a faceless language-learning page. Daily posts on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts. Lesson-shaped short video content: a hook slide, three or four content slides, a payoff slide. Voice-narrated. The kind of post that makes the algorithm reward dwell time because viewers actually pause to read each slide.

The format works. The format also takes ~45 minutes per post if you do it manually in CapCut. Multiply by daily, multiply by three platforms, and you're spending more time editing than thinking about what to teach. That's where I was in early 2024.

I tried the obvious tools. CapCut for editing — fast but everything is manual. Pictory for repurposing — great if you have long-form to start from, but I didn't. Crayo for single-shot AI video — wrong format; the slide structure was the whole point. ContentDrips for static carousels — got 50% of the use case but missed the video version.

So I built the tool I needed. Type a topic. AI writes the script. AI generates each slide image. AI voices each slide. Remotion renders it. Publishes directly to TikTok (draft inbox), Facebook, and YouTube Shorts; matching static carousels publish to Instagram and Facebook from the same prompt. About 25 seconds end-to-end.

That's what Slidereel is.

What two years of use looks like

Posting daily across three platforms for ~24 months adds up to thousands of published videos. Same person, same daily cadence, no editor. Lingo Practice grew. The tool didn't break.

A few things became obvious in year one and shaped what shipped:

• Multi-platform from one prompt. I needed both the 9:16 video for TikTok/Reels/Shorts AND a static-image carousel for Instagram (the swipeable kind). Doing the same content twice in two tools was the original pain. Slidereel ships both formats from one script — same prompt produces a voiced multi-slide MP4 AND a 6–10 slide static carousel sized for Instagram.
• Voice has to be good. Robotic TTS makes the algorithm punish your video before anyone sees it. Slidereel pairs Google Chirp 3 HD (9 languages, all plans) with ElevenLabs (32 languages, on Pro and Ultra). Both broadcast-quality.
• Series is the real time saver. Once you have 30 topics queued, a Slidereel Series will generate and publish one a day for a month, walk away. Up to 200 topics per series, 1 hour to 2 weeks between posts. This is what kept Lingo Practice running on weeks I didn't have time to even think about content.

The math became: 100 free credits on signup gets you one full 8-slide voiced carousel to test. Pro at $49/month gets ~33 carousels. Ultra at $89/month gets ~67. A daily-posting solo brand fits comfortably in the Pro tier.

Why open it up now

For most of those two years, this tool was just an internal thing I used. The decision to open it up came from realizing that the Lingo Practice cadence — daily posts on three platforms, no editor, no face — wasn't unique to language-learning content. Anyone running a faceless niche page (history facts, motivation, AI news, product tips, "did you know" content) is solving the same problem. They probably have a CapCut subscription, a ChatGPT subscription, a Canva subscription, and an editing-burnout problem.

Slidereel is built for that. The wedge is the format — slide-shaped voiced video — combined with the dual-output (video + matching static carousel from one prompt) and direct publishing.

If you want to see what comes out, the free tier is 100 credits with no card. That's enough for a full 8-slide voiced carousel to render and post. If it's not for you, no harm done.

Start free → 100 credits, no card

What I'd tell another faceless creator deciding

You don't need this tool if your content is single-shot meme-style (story-time POV, reaction). Crayo or Revid is what you want there.

You don't need it if you only post static carousels for LinkedIn. ContentDrips is cheaper and purpose-built for that.

You probably want it if your weekly mix is listicle, tutorial, "3 reasons why", before/after, or framework-explainer content AND you cross-post the carousel version to Instagram. That's exactly what Slidereel is built around. Two formats, one prompt, daily cadence, no editor.

That's the writeup. The tool exists. The free tier is real. If you want to come back next year and see whether I'm still here, fair — I'll still be here, still posting daily on Lingo Practice with this same tool. The difference is now you can too.

— Slidereel

Start free → 100 credits, no card · See pricing → · Compare to Crayo · Compare to ContentDrips

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IndieHackers variant intro

Title: I built a tool to run my own faceless brand. Two years in, opening it up.

Two years ago I was spending more time editing TikToks than thinking about what to post. Faceless niche page (language learning), daily cadence, three platforms. CapCut + Pictory + Canva didn't compose well, and ChatGPT wasn't enough on its own.

Built the tool I needed. Slidereel. Type a topic, get a voiced multi-slide video AND a matching static carousel. Direct video publish to TikTok / Facebook / YT Shorts; static carousels publish to IG and FB. Used it daily for thousands of published videos.

Just opened it. 100 free credits, no card. $19/$49/$89 paid tiers. Free tier is enough to render one full 8-slide voiced carousel — judge for yourself.

[link to homepage]

Happy to answer questions about the build (Next.js + Remotion + Cloud Run + Firebase) or the brand-side numbers from running Lingo Practice with it.

r/SideProject variant intro

Title: Built this for my own faceless brand 2 years ago. Just opened it for other creators.

Faceless brand owner here. Couldn't keep up with daily posting across TikTok / IG / YT Shorts using CapCut + Canva, so I built this. Type a topic → AI writes script + generates images + voices each slide + renders + publishes. 25 seconds end-to-end. Used it thousands of times for my own brand.

Today opening it up. Free tier is 100 credits (one full 8-slide carousel, no card). Paid tiers $19/$49/$89.

Tech: Next.js 14 + Remotion v4 (server-side render in Cloud Run) + Firebase + Anthropic Claude (script) + Gemini (images) + Google Chirp 3 HD or ElevenLabs (voice). Direct OAuth publishing to TikTok / Facebook / YouTube. Static carousel side posts to Instagram.

Honest comparison page for the closest competitor: [/compare/slidereel-vs-crayo]

[link]

r/Entrepreneur variant intro

Title: 2 years of using my own tool to run a faceless brand — what I learned and what's now open.

Solo operator. Built a tool to keep up with daily posting on a faceless niche page. Used it for ~24 months on my own brand before opening to other operators.

Three lessons from that period that shaped the product:

1. The format wins, not the volume. Slide-shaped voiced video reliably out-performs single-shot AI meme video on dwell-time-rewarded platforms (TikTok, IG, Shorts). The pause-on-slide-3-then-swipe-back behavior is the moat.
2. The bottleneck isn't generation. It's "now do the same content as a static carousel for IG." Slidereel ships both formats from one prompt — same script, video version + 6–10 slide swipeable carousel.
3. Series mode (queue 30 topics, auto-publish daily for a month) is the difference between "tool I used sometimes" and "tool I run my brand on."

100 free credits to try, no card. $19/$49/$89 tiers. AMA on the build or the operator side.

[link]

Twitter/X thread variant (10 tweets)

1/ I run a faceless brand. Daily posts. No editor. No team. No face on camera.

For 2 years I've used my own tool to keep it alive. Today I'm opening it up.

It's called Slidereel. Here's the writeup. 🧵

2/ The brand is faceless language-learning content. Lesson-shaped slides — hook, 3 content slides, payoff — voiced, 25 seconds.

The format works. Doing it manually in CapCut takes 45 min per video. ×3 platforms × daily = burnout in month two.

3/ I tried the obvious tools.

CapCut: manual.
Pictory: needs long-form input.
Crayo / Revid: wrong format (single-shot, not slide-shape).
ContentDrips: 50% of the use case (static carousels only).

So I built the missing one.

4/ What it does: type a topic.

→ AI writes the slide script
→ AI generates an image per slide
→ AI voices each slide
→ Remotion renders the MP4
→ Publishes direct to TikTok / FB / YT / IG

About 25 seconds end-to-end.

5/ Wedge that mattered for my brand specifically:

The same prompt that produces the voiced video ALSO produces a matching swipeable static carousel for Instagram and LinkedIn.

One prompt → two formats → two posts. No doubled production.

6/ Voice quality is the silent killer of AI video. Robotic TTS gets you punished by the algorithm.

Pairing Google Chirp 3 HD (9 langs, every plan) with ElevenLabs (32 langs, Pro+) gets us broadcast-quality across the markets I cared about.

7/ Series mode is what kept the brand alive on bad weeks.

Queue 30 topics. Set cadence (1h–2 weeks between posts). Pick platforms. Walk away. Slidereel generates, voices, renders, publishes one a day for a month.

Up to 200 topics per series.

8/ Math:

Free tier: 100 credits, no card. ~1 full 8-slide voiced carousel.
Starter $19/mo: ~11 carousels/mo.
Pro $49/mo: ~33 carousels/mo. (Daily cadence fits here.)
Ultra $89/mo: ~67 carousels/mo.

9/ Who this isn't for:

If you post single-shot meme/story content → use Crayo.
If you only post static carousels for LinkedIn → ContentDrips is cheaper.

If you post listicle / tutorial / "3 reasons why" content AND cross-post to IG → this is built for you.

10/ Free tier is real. 100 credits, no card. Render a full carousel, judge for yourself.

[link]

If it works for you, hit reply with what you ship. If it doesn't, hit reply with why and I'll fix it.

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Posting checklist

• Master post published to /blog (move this file to marketing/blog/published/lingo-practice-launch-post.md once brand-reviewed)
• Lingo Practice cross-promotion (link from a Lingo Practice post or pinned bio link, NOT a takeover post)
• IndieHackers post — submit Tuesday or Wednesday morning ET for max IH front-page time
• r/SideProject post — Sunday or Monday morning ET (subreddit's most active window)
• r/Entrepreneur post — separate day from /r/SideProject to avoid thread fatigue
• Twitter thread — schedule for Tue/Wed 10 AM ET; pin at top of profile

Notes for editing pass

• The IndieHackers and Reddit variants are DRAFTS. Adapt the body to each platform's tone before sending — IndieHackers responds to honesty about numbers, Reddit responds to less marketing-y phrasing and a "here's the build" angle.
• Consider holding the Twitter thread until at least one community post (IH or Reddit) lands well — gives social proof to embed in the thread.
• The Lingo Practice tie-in is the most authentic angle. Don't dilute it across the variants. The one specific story (2 years, ~2,200 videos) is what makes this post different from every other "I built a tool" launch post.

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Change log

• 2026-05-10 (v1): Master long-form + 4 channel variants drafted. Brand-reviewer hook should fire on save.
• 2026-05-13 (v2): Fixed must-fix items: Instagram video claim corrected to static carousels only; CTA changed to brand-preferred "Start free → 100 credits, no card"; "~2,200 videos" softened to "thousands" across all variants.

must-fix

None.

should-fix

None.

nit

None.

Verdict

must-fix: 0 — cleared to publish.

Scan basis: brand-guide.md §3.1 (banned words: 0 hits), §4 (all verified numbers: 100 credits free, 8-slide ~63 credits per FEATURES.md §11.1, $19/$49/$89 plans verified in §11.2, render time 20–30s verified in §1.4, 9/32 voice-lang split verified in §1.3, 200 topics/1h–2w cadence verified in §6.1, TikTok (draft inbox) / Facebook / YouTube verified in §4.1 for video; Instagram static carousels only verified in §9c.5), §5 (founder-brand metrics softened to "thousands of videos" per hedging rule; no specific unverified claims), §7 (channel variants tone-appropriate), §8 (CTA "Start free → 100 credits, no card" is priority-1 per preferred list), §9 (no founder name/face, one emoji 🧵 in tweet acceptable, Instagram/TikTok/Facebook/YouTube video split is factually accurate per FEATURES.md).