Faceless YouTube Channel Side Business

In the order I use them

Why each tool made the cut

1. 01
   

   Google Trends

   Marketing

   “Check a topic is rising before you script it.”

   Free: no paid tier.

   Visit Google Trends ↗
2. 02
   

   Perplexity

   Research

   “Get the facts for the video, with sources you can check.”

   Free plan: cited answers with basic AI models and limited daily usage.

   Visit Perplexity ↗
3. 03
   

   Claude

   Write

   “Turn the research into a hook, a script and the description.”

   Free plan: chat on web, desktop and mobile, web search, files, memory and Artifacts, with usage limits.

   Visit Claude ↗
4. 04
   

   Krea

   Design

   “AI images and clips to cover the voice. The free plan includes a commercial license.”

   Free plan: 100 compute units a day, all models, commercial license, no card needed.

   Visit Krea ↗
5. 05
   

   Adobe Podcast

   Audio

   “Record the script on your phone, then make it sound studio-clean. Faceless doesn't mean voiceless.”

   Visit Adobe Podcast ↗
6. 06
   

   Kokoro

   Audio

   “Rather not use your own voice? A free AI voice you're allowed to use on a monetized channel.”

   Free and open source (Apache 2.0): 54 voices in 8 languages. Browser demo or run it on your computer.

   Visit Kokoro ↗
7. 07
   

   CapCut

   Video

   “Edit, add auto captions, then cut the best minute into a Short.”

   Free plan: basic editing, free effects, text, captions and audio tools; no cloud storage.

   Visit CapCut ↗
8. 08
   

   Canva

   Design

   “Make the thumbnail and channel art from a template.”

   Free plan: 1.6M+ templates, 5GB storage, one brand kit, up to 20 AI uses a month.

   Visit Canva ↗
9. 09
   

   beehiiv

   Email

   “Link a free newsletter in every description. YouTube can take your channel, not your list.”

   Free plan: up to 2,500 subscribers, unlimited sends, 1 publication, 30-day analytics.

   Visit beehiiv ↗