Here’s the best free content creation tools for social media video marketing for 2021! All of these tools will help you to create high-quality videos quickly and easily. Pick one and start creating engaging social media videos in minutes! It’s FREE!
Content creation tools are designed to help create some type of content for distribution across the web. Here, we’ve compiled and reviewed a list of the best free content creation tools, including content curation, email campaigns, graphic creation, social media sharing and others. Our editors have compared all of these platforms to find the best fit for your needs!
Prezi and Flipsnack
Prezi allows you to create stand-alone presentations, appear alongside a presentation, and design awesome interactive graphics and charts. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, presenting and collaborating from home has become hugely important and the platform has capitalized on its technology to make it seamless while looking good!
Check out this Coronavirus handbook for social media managers to get more insight.
Prezi can be integrated with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webdex and has an ‘Inspiration’ section where you can see what other brands have done to engage their audiences. You can also get reusable designs and templates so you don’t need to start from scratch. An individual subscription starts at $3 a month.
If you’re looking to take your PDFs or ebooks to the next level, look no further than Flipsnack (previously known as SlideSnack. This tool has a flip book maker that allows you to create, share and embed online flip page formats.
For your mobile visitors, you can convert PDFs to HTML5 to make a book that’s fully mobile responsive and create mobile friendly content that engages.
Grammarly
Grammarly is an all-in-one spellcheck and grammar tool. It helps users write error-free copy on Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and almost anywhere else on the web.
Grammarly works by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to scan your text for common and complex grammatical mistakes, including everything from subject-verb agreement to article use and modifier placement. It also goes beyond regular checking to provide users with explanations and helps them improve their writing skills. The plugin is free for individual users, with premium and business plans also available.
Typeform
Asking questions is a great way to prompt engagement on social media. But sometimes asking one question isn’t enough to get the response you want from your audience. That’s where Typeform comes in.
Typeform is a user-friendly quiz, form and survey builder that allows you to ask your audience questions in different formats, including image-based, multiple choice, short answer, yes or no, and more.
Once you have your quiz in place, you can share it across multiple social media networks in the formats that work best for your audience. 10 questions and 10 responses per month are free, and Basic, Plus, and Business versions with additional features are also available.
Anchor
Anchor is one of the most popular platforms for creating, distributing and monetizing your podcast. All for free! It integrates with all key podcasting outlets and free social media platforms for audio. Its easy distribution with Spotify – the great audio disruptor allows you to analyze podcast performance through analytics through engagement insights. We use it at the DMI for distributing our own digital marketing podcast, Ahead of the Game.
With the Anchor app, users can easily create videos and audio recordings that are perfect for sharing on social media.
Google Drive
Another great tool for storing and sharing media assets and documents with your team is Google Drive. Google’s cloud storage service, Drive allows users to save their documents, PDFs, videos, images, logos,- basically anything on the cloud.
No need to keep anything on your PC or pesky pen drives! You can access your files stored in Google Drive from anywhere around the world, and from any device, as long as you have an internet connection. Drive offers 15GB of free cloud storage but you can always upgrade to a paid account in case you need more.
Key Features
- Smartphone apps so you can access your files on the go
- Drag and drop file upload and one-click sharing
- Free 15 GB of storage capacity
Pricing:
- Free with limited functionality
- Paid plans start from: 100GB for $1.99, 200GB for $2.99, and 2TB for $9.99 per month.
BoostHQ
Another reliable content collaboration platform is BoostHQ. The tool allows users to create, store and share internal knowledge and content in one place for easy access. Users can organize content by categories, tags, or groups, making the process of storing and retrieving information, a breeze.
Share PDFs, images, videos, documents, and more into different employee groups and make information easily accessible to everyone in the organization. You can also see what’s the most popular piece of content in the organization and who are the most active members contributing to the space using analytics.
Key Features:
- Q&A feature for employee discussions in groups.
- Google Chrome extension to share stuff with a single click
- Comprehension checklists can be added to content
Pricing:
- Free trial
- Paid plans start at: Starter ($239 up to 100 users), Advanced($399 up to 250 users), Premium ($559 up to 500 users), Enterprise (contact sales)
Visme
First up is Visme, a great tool to create awesome looking presentations and infographics quickly. Apart from infographics, users can use Visme to create charts, reports, ad banners, web pages, and more. The tool is highly intuitive and simple to use.
It has over 500 templates in different formats, making sure that you never run out of creative ideas to showcase your content. Visme is currently being used by over 3 million marketers in over 100 countries, making it a great tool to design infographics and other visual content.
Key Features
- Thousands of free images, fonts, and clip art
- Ability to animate any design
- Analytics showing you who viewed your content, from where and for how long.
Pricing:
- Free with limited functionality
- Paid plans start from: Single ($25/month), Team($75/month), Enterp
Piktochart
Another cloud-based design tool, Piktochart is a beginner-friendly infographic creator tool. It’s easy to use with an intuitive interface that anyone can follow along and create stunning designs. Users can create flyers, posters, social media graphics, presentations, and more.
Simply select one of the hundreds of awesome pre-made templates and add elements like pictures, videos, icons, charts, maps, etc to it. A great feature is the ability to import Google Sheet data and instantly visualize it into an infographic.
Key Features
- Export infographic as a JPEG, PNG, or PDF file.
- Over 800 professionally designed infographics, presentations, and print templates.
- Password protect content to make it visible to only clients and colleagues.
Pricing:
- Free with limited functionality
- Paid plans start from: Pro ($24 per month), Pro Teams ($82 per month for 5 users)
Synthesia
Synthesia is an AI-powered tool that allows users to create up to 30-minute-long videos from any text. It has over 40 AI avatars and allows you to create custom ones too. You can add text, images, background music from the library, shapes, or even upload backgrounds and audio.
You can also duplicate videos or combine multiple ones to create new content. It supports over 50 languages. The results can be downloaded in Full HD quality or shared with clients and colleagues.
Synthesia Pricing: Starts at INR 2234.25 per month billed monthly. Custom pricing is also available.
Animoto
Animoto video maker enables users to make landscape, square, and vertical videos with fonts, transitions, colors, photos, video clips, and more of their choice. You can start from scratch or use one of the available templates. It has an in-built library consisting of multimedia from Getty Images.
You can also trim clips, crop photos, add your brand logo as a watermark, adjust media timing, etc. Downloading and sharing videos on social media platforms and websites are also possible. It works on both Mac and PC.
Animoto Price: The basic plan is free but the video download is not available. Paid pricing starts at INR 290 /month for an annual subscription.
Renderforest
Renderforest is a 2D and 3D animation tool that offers over 500 templates and several customization features. Users can browse scenes, add text in different fonts, select color themes, adjust voiceovers, and more.
AI-powered script to video tool suggests scenes depending on the project. You can also upload your videos for editing. With dynamic video animations, you can create eye-catching explainers, logos, and so on. Users can export the final project for sharing or downloading.
Renderforest Pricing: It offers a free plan with only 300 MB storage. Pricing for paid editions starts at INR 399 per month when billed annually.
Adobe Animate
Adobe Animate enables users to create cartoons, avatars, animated doodles, gaming animations, and the like. You can select backgrounds, characters, motion assets, sound clips, and more.
With frame-by-frame animation, characters can have more realistic features like talking, blinking, and so on. You can also share the animations in different formats on social media platforms like Twitter. Step-by-step tutorials are available to get started.
Adobe Animate Price: It offers a 30-day free trial. Pricing starts at INR 1,675.60/month (as part of Creative Cloud)
Conclusion
To grow your business, you need to produce fresh, high-quality content consistently. These free tools will help you get started no matter what your needs are.