Get started
Getting started
Create your AutoReel account, set up your workspace and make, edit and download your first reel in a few minutes.
On this page
AutoReel turns an idea into a finished short-form video: an AI creator talking about your product, a slideshow people save, or an AI hook in front of your own demo. This page takes you from sign-up to your first downloaded reel.
Create your account
Go to sign up and pick how you want to sign in:
- Email and password. We send a link to confirm your address before you can create anything.
- Magic link. We email you a one-time sign-in link, no password needed.
- Google or Apple. One click with the account you already use.
Once you're in, you can add a passkey (Face ID, Touch ID, Windows Hello or a security key) and turn on two-factor authentication in your account's security settings.
New accounts get 100 free credits, enough to try every format. Credits are how AutoReel prices generations; see credits and billing.
Tell us what you make
A short welcome asks what describes you best (creator, brand or store, app, agency, local business) and what you want to make. Your answers shape the suggestions on your workspace overview; you can change everything later.
Your workspace
Everything you make lives in a workspace: reels, files, templates, brand kits, creators, automations and connected accounts. You start with a personal workspace. You can invite teammates by email from Settings → Members and give each one a role:
| Role | Can |
|---|---|
| Viewer | See and download everything in the workspace |
| Editor | Create and edit reels, templates, automations and schedules |
| Admin | Everything an editor can, plus members, social accounts, API keys, webhooks and brand settings |
| Owner | Everything, plus billing, deleting the workspace and transferring ownership |
How many people and workspaces you can have depends on your plan; see pricing.
The overview page shows a short checklist to get set up: your brand kit, your first reel, a connected social account, a teammate and your first automation.
Make your first reel
- Open Create in the sidebar and pick a format. If you're not sure, start with an AI UGC video or a slideshow. You can also start from a template.
- Fill in the page. Every field has a sensible default. Stuck on words? Write with AI drafts the script, hook or slides from a short brief.
- Check the credit estimate at the bottom. It updates as you change settings, and it's the most you'll pay for this build.
- Click Generate. The build runs in the background, so you can leave the page; longer builds send you a notification when they finish.
- When it's done, the reel opens in the editor. Tweak captions, text, music and scenes.
- Click Export, then download the MP4 from the editor or your library.
On the Free plan, exports are 720p with a small watermark. Paid plans export 1080p without a watermark.
What to read next
- Credits and billing: what things cost and how holds and refunds of failed generations work.
- Templates and brand kits: make every reel look and sound like you.
- Automations: get fresh reels on a schedule without opening the Studio.
Still stuck? Email [email protected] and a person will get back to you.