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Focal
San Francisco, California, United States
What it is
Focal is a web-based AI video creation tool with a slideshow maker that turns a topic or idea into a presentation containing text, visuals, layouts, narration, and transitions. Users can replace images, revise copy, adjust tone, or regenerate a slideshow by changing the prompt. Exports support landscape, portrait, and square aspect ratios, with AI voiceovers, background music, and ambient sound. Focal supports named video, image, and voice models and allows users to generate and reuse consistent characters and locations across projects. The free plan has no listed price, begins with zero credits, and is limited to personal use; paid plans allow commercial use. Starter costs $10 a month, Standard costs $30 a month, and Pro costs $100 a month. Exporting all projects takes place in the browser and requires a Chromium-based browser such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. Focal says it is working on a text-to-video API, so that API is not described as available. It does not currently offer video-to-text transcription or YouTube-video summarization. The company has announced that the existing product is being wound down: new project creation is disabled after subscriptions expire, and the website is scheduled to go offline on September 1, 2026.
For and against
For
- Creates structured slideshows from a topic or idea
- Supports landscape, portrait, and square exports
- Includes AI voiceovers, music, and ambient sound
- Paid-plan outputs can be used commercially
- Supports reuse of consistent characters and locations
Against
- Existing product is being wound down
- Website is scheduled to go offline September 1, 2026
- All-project exports require a Chromium-based browser
- Free plan is limited to personal use
The verdict
Focal offers prompt-based slideshow creation with editing, audio, and multiple export formats. Its announced wind-down makes the timing of any use or project export especially important.
Who it suits
It may suit marketers, educators, content creators, indie creators, and businesses seeking web-based slideshow and video creation. Its announced wind-down and the browser requirement for exporting all projects are important considerations.
Plans and prices
Starter
1000 monthly credits · 50 daily credits · Veo and Seedance models · Up to 1000 seconds of video/month
Read 1 Oct 2026 · focalml.com
Standard
3900 monthly credits · 50 daily credits · Veo and Seedance models · Up to 3900 seconds of video/month
Read 1 Oct 2026 · focalml.com
Pro
15000 monthly credits · 50 daily credits · Veo and Seedance models · Up to 15000 seconds of video/month
Read 1 Oct 2026 · focalml.com
Free
0 starting credits · No monthly or daily credits · Basic image/video models · Slower generations
Read 1 Oct 2026 · focalml.com
On the record
- API status
- Focal says it is working on a text-to-video API for integrating with other workflows.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Character consistency
- Users can generate and reuse consistent characters and locations across projects.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Commercial rights
- Outputs made on paid plans can be used commercially, while the free plan is for personal use only.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Editing workflow
- Users can swap images, change copy, adjust tone, and regenerate a slideshow by rephrasing the prompt.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Export requirement
- Exporting all projects runs in the browser and requires a Chromium-based browser such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Model integrations
- Focal says it supports Veo, Seedance, Kling, and Hailuo for video; GPT Image, Nano Banana Pro, Z-Image, Flux Klein, and Seedream for images; and ElevenLabs, InWorld, and OpenAI for voices.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- Focal says it does not currently provide video-to-text transcription or YouTube-video summarization.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- Slideshows can be exported in landscape, portrait, or square aspect ratios.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Product scope
- Focal describes itself as an AI-powered video creation tool for marketers, educators, content creators, indie creators, and businesses.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Product sunset
- Focal announced that the existing product is being wound down, with new project creation disabled after subscriptions expire and the website scheduled to go offline on September 1, 2026.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Security
- Its privacy policy says it implements technical, organizational, and physical safeguards for personal information but cannot guarantee absolute security.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Slideshow creation
- Its AI slideshow maker turns a topic or idea into a structured presentation with text, visuals, layouts, narration, and transitions.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can contact support through the in-product Support button or by emailing [email protected].focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Voice and audio
- Focal supports AI voiceovers, background music, and ambient sound for slideshows.focalml.com · read 1 Oct 2026
