German AI video generator
Turn a PDF, slide deck or notes into a narrated video lecture in German, with titles and captions in German too. Every scene is written from the files you upload.
Free to start, no credit card. The Free plan includes one lifetime AI Creation Credit.
Direct answer
Can AI make a video lecture in German from my documents?
Yes. Upload a PDF, deck or notes, set the output language to German, and Scholarly writes a script from your files, narrates it in German and renders chaptered scenes with German text on screen. The source can be in English or any other language.
- Free plan: One lifetime AI Creation Credit and one upload (up to 8 MB; the first 32 pages of a PDF are read), enough for one German video of about 2 minutes at up to 720p. It carries Scholarly branding and is watched and shared by link; MP4 download is paid. No credit card.
- Paid plans: Premium ($30/mo in US dollars, lower local prices in some countries) includes 15 AI Creation Credits a week, up to 10 sources per video, 1080p, target lengths up to 45 minutes and watermark-free MP4 downloads. A video over 15 minutes costs 1 extra credit, over 30 minutes 2. Laureate ($99/mo) includes 80 credits a week and 20 sources.
- What goes in: PDFs, slide decks, Word files, notes, images, YouTube links and recordings. Up to 10 files per video on Premium, 20 on Laureate, 1 on Free.
- What comes out: A chaptered video with diagrams, charts and illustrations, narration, captions and a transcript, shareable by link. Paid plans download a watermark-free MP4.
- How German is handled: Narration, scene text and captions all follow German. Built-in English scene labels are left out of non-English lectures instead of appearing untranslated. Narration is spoken by a multilingual voice that is told to speak German instead of guessing the language from the text, and asked to read numbers and units the way a native speaker says them.
Updated October 2026
Sample
How a lecture sounds in German
Narration
Zinseszins bedeutet, dass Sie Zinsen auf Ihre Zinsen erhalten: Jedes Jahr wird der Ertrag dem Guthaben gutgeschrieben, und die Zinsen des nächsten Jahres werden auf den höheren Betrag berechnet.
Illustrative sample written for this page to show the format. Your output is written from your own files.
How it works
From document to German video lecture
- 01
Upload the source
Add the PDF, deck or notes the lecture should teach. Combine several files when a topic is spread across them.
- 02
Choose German
Set the output language to German in the creation panel. If the source is already in German, Auto picks it up.
- 03
Generate and review
Scholarly scripts the lecture from your files, narrates it in German and renders the scenes. Watch it, check names and terms, then share the link.
Language details
How Scholarly handles German
What changes when the output language is German, taken from how the speech and rendering pipeline actually works.
Voice
Narration is spoken by a multilingual voice that is told to speak German instead of guessing the language from the text, and asked to read numbers and units the way a native speaker says them.
Script and layout
Latin script, left to right, including umlauts and ß. Titles, captions and the transcript are written in German along with the narration.
Variants in the picker
The picker lists German, Austrian German and Swiss German. The variant shapes the written script and is also named to the narrator, so listen to the first minute if you need standard German throughout.
Check before you share
Decide between Sie and du before you generate and say so in the instructions, so the whole module uses one form of address.
Where it is used
Who makes German material like this
Training for teams in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Onboarding, product and safety training for DACH teams from the same source documents as the English version.
Certification and IHK exam study
Turn regulations, course notes or textbook chapters into German flashcards and practice questions for professional exams.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can my source be in English and the output in German?
Yes. The source and the output do not have to share a language. Upload an English PDF, deck or recording, set the output language to German in the creation panel, and the script, text and narration are written in German. Leave the setting on Auto and Scholarly follows the language of the source instead.
Can I choose between formal and informal German?
Yes. Add a short instruction such as "address the viewer as Sie" or "use du" when you create, and the script follows it throughout.
Is the German AI video generator free?
You can try it free: the Free plan includes one lifetime AI Creation Credit, enough for one roughly 2-minute video at up to 720p in German, shared by link. Premium includes 15 AI Creation Credits a week, longer target lengths, 1080p and MP4 downloads.
Does the video show German on screen or only speak it?
Both. Titles, key points and diagram labels are written in German along with the narration, and the captions and transcript follow the same language. English product names or technical terms from your source can stay in English where that is how your audience says them.
Is Scholarly's interface available in German?
Yes. Scholarly's interface is available in German: choose Deutsch as your app language in Settings › Appearance › App language, and new accounts open in it when your browser asks for it. What you create has its own output language: pick German once as your default in Settings, or per creation in the language row of the creation panel.
Keep exploring
Other formats in German
Every format below is made from the same uploaded source, so a lecture, an episode and a quiz can share one document.
German: Training videos
Narrated, captioned training modules from SOPs, policies and onboarding handbooks, in German.
German: Podcasts
Three-speaker episodes from documents and recordings, spoken in German, with a transcript and citations.
German: Flashcards
Editable decks written in German from your material, with spaced-repetition review.
German: Quizzes
Multiple choice, true/false and short-answer questions in German, each with a cited explanation.
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The full guide to this format: limits, exports and examples.
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Everything Scholarly makes in German
Video lectures, training videos, podcasts, flashcards and quizzes in German, on one page.
Make your first German version from a file you already have
Upload a document, pick German, and review the result before you share it.
Free to start. No credit card required.