Resource Directory: learn the basics & explore advanced features
# Getting Started
Step-by-step Guides to help you create professional-looking videos in minutes!
December 20, 2024 · Last updated on June 12, 2025Need videos for your business but don't have the budget or the patience for traditional video production? HeyGen is the solution. To help you hit the ground running, we’ve curated a list of essential resources and demos to guide your journey and unlock the full potential of HeyGen.
What is HeyGen?
At HeyGen, our mission is to make visual storytelling accessible to all. We believe you shouldn't need fancy equipment or infinite resources to share your best ideas with the world.
Over 1 billion hours of videos are watched daily on YouTube, and the average person watches 17 hours of video each week.
If your business wants customers, it needs videos. But traditional video production can be a nightmare. Cameras, actors, locations, editing software, reshoots...it all adds up. The average cost? At least $1,000 per minute.
That's where HeyGen comes in. We've revolutionized video creation by using AI to remove the barriers. No camera, no budget, no headaches. Just write your script and let our AI do the rest!
HeyGen Academy
Visit our follow-along self-paced video courses for a guided tour through HeyGen's essentials and advanced features!
HeyGen Academy: 101
New to HeyGen? Visit our 101 course for a guided walkthrough of all of HeyGen's main features!
HeyGen Academy: AI Studio
Ready to up your editing game with advanced voice, design, and animation features?
Webinars and events
- product updates, use case showcases and more!
Making your first video
Get started with HeyGen by learning the basics of creating your first video. From selecting templates to adding your own media, we’ve got you covered.
Creating and editing videos in HeyGen: a step-by-step guide
Choosing a Public Avatar
Writing and using Scripts
How to add and customize captions in HeyGen
Polishing your videos with premium scene transitions and animations
Fine-tune your avatar’s speech with Voice Mirroring and Voice Director
Using Voices for high-quality narration
Choosing the right voice engine in HeyGen: ElevenLabs, Panda, or Starfish
Using Templates to streamline video creation
Video Assets: adding text, visual elements and music
Maintaining brand consistency with HeyGen's Brand Kit
Prefer to learn via video? Check out the beginner's guide demo below!
Custom Avatars
Bring your ideas to life with custom avatars! Discover how to create hyper-realistic or stylized avatars that perfectly match your vision.
Custom avatars: HeyGen's creation pathways explained
Hyper Realistic Avatars: creating your digital twin with a selfie video
Introducing Avatar IV: Create talking Avatars from a single photo
Photo Avatars: creating your digital twin with photos
Generate Avatars: from text prompts
Best Practices for creating high quality AI avatars
Generate Looks: change your avatar's outfits and surroundings with text
Prompting best practices for generating avatar looks
Gesture Control: adding gestures, realism and expression to your avatars
Prompting best practices for adding Motion to avatars
Prompt Like a Pro: How to Create Better AI Avatars, Voices & Motion in HeyGen
Interactive Avatars: creating a virtual assistant or customer support agent
Community Avatars: make your custom avatars available to all HeyGen users
Translation
Reach global audiences with ease using HeyGen’s AI-powered translation tools. Create multilingual content seamlessly.
Translating and localizing your videos to 175 languages and dialects
Brand Voice: maintaining consistent pronunciation across translated videos
Enterprise Plan translation features
Proofread: ensuring translation accuracy
Custom Voices
Add a unique voice to your videos with HeyGen’s custom voice feature. Learn how to upload, adjust, and fine-tune for the perfect sound.
Using custom and stock voices for high-quality narration
Best practices for creating lifelike voice clones & Custom Voices
Integrating third-party voices from ElevenLabs, LMNT, Play.ht, Cartesia and more
Customizing HeyGen Voices via API
Ultimate guide to hyper-realistic Custom Voice Cloning
Workspaces and Organization
Keep your projects streamlined and your team in sync. Master the art of organizing your HeyGen workspace.
Customizing roles, access, and space settings
Managing Projects and Drafts
Sub-spaces: managing multiple teams or projects
Video collaboration 101: Collaborate on video projects in real time
How To Guides by Use Case
Step-by-step tutorials tailored to your use case, from marketing to training, ads, product walkthroughs and more.
Product explainers
feature walkthroughs, user testimonials, demonstrations
Social media
product promotion, brand stories, education
E-learning courses
lectures, tutorials, motivational messages
Ads
brand awareness, lead generation, sales conversion
Personalized sales outreach
outbounding, lead followup, pre-call messages, post-meeting summaries
Event marketing
pre-event promotion, recaps, summaries, invites
Product announcements
new launches, service introductions, update releases)
Webinars and podcasts
video podcasts, webinars, promotions
How-to videos
getting started guides, step-by-step tutorials, tips and best practices
Corporate training
compliance and safety, diversity and inclusion, leadership skills, software
Skills-based training
sales, marketing, IT, corporate
Brand videos
company updates, content roundup, industry trends
Sales presentation
sales pitches, product demos, product launch
Newsletters & community updates
news, content roundups, industry trends
AI SDR with Interactive Avatars
automating sales interactions, engaging prospects, streamlining your business development efforts
Movie and Music Reviews
Produce avatar-led entertainment reviews
AI Music Videos & Short Films
Create dynamic visual stories powered by avatars
HR & Onboarding Training
Standardize onboarding with engaging video walkthroughs
Leadership Updates & Internal Comms
Share executive messaging company-wide
Success Stories & Testimonials
Turn written stories into visual proof
Safety Training
Deliver critical safety info with clarity and consistency
Compliance Training
Make mandatory content engaging and digestible
Language Learning
Teach vocabulary and pronunciation across languages
Historical Storytelling
Narrate events and bring history to life
Fortune Telling & Astrology
Add a mystical twist with AI-generated horoscopes
Documentary-Style Narratives
Craft informative, story-driven content
Product Reviews
Share customer reviews or influencer-style breakdowns
AI Tutorials
Guide users through AI tools or workflows
Religious Content
Share messages, teachings, or spiritual reflections
Financial Knowledge Sharing
Educate audiences on budgeting, investing, or fintech
Motivational Content
Inspire with avatar-driven pep talks and affirmations
Medical Knowledge Sharing
Explain health topics clearly and accurately
News Updates & Weather Forecasts
Deliver timely updates in a broadcast-style format
Advanced Tools & Features
Got the basics down and want to dive in deeper? Check out some of HeyGen's more in-depth tools and features below.
Interactive Avatars: create virtual assistants or support agents that engage in real-time
Product Placement: create avatars including products
URL-to-Video: generate a video ad from a link
Integrating ChatGPT with HeyGen to enhance scripts
Personalized Video: videos that address users by name and more
Personalized Video: HubSpot integration
Use HeyGen's API to send personalized messages
API
Ready to integrate HeyGen into your projects and existing workflows? Explore our API Docs site's documentation and discussions to discover how developers can leverage our powerful tools.
Don't see what you're looking for? Ask questions or make feature requests in our Forums or visit our Help Center for more support!
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