Clear answers before
you make your first reel.
MakeAReel is intentionally focused: start with media you already have, choose the right path, and finish with something ready to post.
What MakeAReel is built to do.
It is a simpler way to get from your existing photo or clip to a reel with a clear purpose.
What is MakeAReel?
MakeAReel turns the photos and short clips you already have into focused, social-ready reels. Add purposeful motion, text, callouts, branding, and audio when they help tell the story.
Is MakeAReel a full video editor?
No. It is built for making a focused reel from media you already have, not for building a traditional multi-track video project from scratch.
How do I get started?
Start with a photo or short clip, choose the path that fits it, add the details that matter, preview the result, and export your reel. See the workflow step by step.
Choose the path that fits the media.
Each tool starts from a different kind of creative opportunity rather than forcing every idea into one editor.
What is Quick Reel?
Quick Reel is the core workflow for one strong photo or short clip. Choose how it moves, guide attention with focus points, add the reel contents you need, then preview and export.
What does Shot Builder do?
Shot Builder lets you save several meaningful frames from one image. Each saved frame becomes its own Quick Reel source, so a wide scene, hero detail, and supporting moment can become separate posts.
When should I use Subject Depth?
Use Subject Depth when a clear foreground subject and the background should not move as one flat image. It gives you more control over layered, dimensional movement.
What is Quick Stitch for?
Quick Stitch combines two to five finished clips into one reel. Arrange and trim the clips, choose transitions, then apply your brand, text, and audio across the finished sequence.
Your media stays yours.
The goal is a useful post, without losing the photo or clip you started with.
Does MakeAReel change my original photo or clip?
No. Your original source media stays intact. Quick Reel and the other reel tools use it as the source for the reel; they do not overwrite it.
What format do I get?
MakeAReel exports a social-ready MP4 for platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and wherever else you post.
How long can a Quick Stitch export be?
Quick Stitch can assemble a longer sequence in the editor. Current MP4 exports from Quick Stitch are up to 30 seconds.
Can I reuse my brand and audio?
Creator supports saved Brand Kit details and audio so repeatable creator work is easier. The specific options available are shown in the creator.
Start free. Add what helps you create more.
The core workflow is available from the start. Upgrade when clean exports or more Magic Photo variations are useful to you.
See full pricing →Is MakeAReel free?
Yes. The Free plan includes full reel creation tools and MP4 exports with MakeAReel branding, so you can try the standard workflow before paying.
What changes with Creator?
Creator is $9 per month. It includes everything in Free, clean exports with no watermark, saved Brand Kit and audio, Quick Stitch exports up to 30 seconds, and two Magic Photos per month.
What is Creator + Magic?
Creator + Magic is $12 per month. It includes everything in Creator and 20 Magic Photos every month. Those 20 monthly credits replace Creator's two; they do not stack to 22.
Does MakeAReel use AI to change my photos?
The core reel workflow works from the media you already have. Magic Photo is the optional AI feature: it creates a separate variation that you can review and choose to use. Your original photo remains untouched.
You already have something to post. Make the reel.
Start with one photo or short clip, then see how focused the process can be.