Lumen5

Turn blogs and documents into business videos

Last verified: 22 Oct 2026

Lumen5 turns blogs, articles, PDFs and bullet points into videos for marketing, comms and education, with a drag-and-drop editor. It has been running since 2017.

Key facts

Runs on	Web
What it does	Text and documents to video

Sources: lumen5.com, checked 22 Oct 2026. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

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Details

Pricing model	Freemium or paid
Platforms	Web
Category	Clips and repurposing
Website	lumen5.com

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