Sora
OpenAI's video generator that turns text prompts into short, realistic or animated video scenes.
What is Sora?
Sora is OpenAI's AI video generator. Describe a scene in words and it creates a short video clip, realistic or animated, with sound. It's useful for illustrating concepts and storytelling.
Think of it as describing a movie scene and watching it appear.
What you can do with it
- Text to video: short clips from a description
- Animate images: bring pictures to life
- Storytelling: visual scenes for stories and ideas
- Remix: change and build on existing clips
Get started in 3 steps
- Go to sora.com or the Sora app and sign in with an OpenAI account
- Describe your scene in detail
- Generate, review and download
Try this today
- "A time-lapse of a seed growing into a sunflower"
- "The water cycle shown as a colourful animation"
- Animate a still image
Good to know
- Availability varies: access depends on your country and plan
- Don't mislead: never create fake videos of real people or events
- Watermarked: Sora videos are labelled as AI-generated
Quick challenge
Describe a scene from your favourite story and turn it into a short clip!
Picked by the Scrollwell team · updated 25 Oct 2026. Sora is run by its own company — read its privacy terms before you add learners' names or marks.