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Kamply

Shorts and reels

A vertical short. The build we timed took about an hour

Kamply is an AI shorts generator for Mac.

The longer description

It locks a brief, generates the voice-over, and derives every cut from a Whisper transcript of the real audio. One timed build took about an hour of wall time, in June 2026.

Free. Keep the files. Akash replies with times.

Finished work, built in the app.

Every piece here was built in Kamply at the size it ships. Sample brands are labelled as such.

NutriScanA plate drawn in one line. Reel · 9:16
NutriScanTuesday’s energy, as a forecast. Reel · 9:16
NutriScanYour year, counted. Year in review · 9:16 reel
NutriScanKnow what dinner costs. Product story · 9:16 reel

Sample brands from the app’s library

Darnfold, Boxkin, Woofstead and Latelift are invented brands, so every figure in their work is fictional.

sample brand
Woofstead · sample brandWhere the dog goes on fireworks night. Reel · 9:16
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Latelift · sample brandA coach note, rep by rep. Reel · 9:16
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Boxkin · sample brandA box changes hands. Reel · 9:16
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Darnfold · sample brandBack again, patched again. Reel · 9:16
  1. BriefIt interviews you, then locks the brief in writing.
  2. VoiceVoice-over takes are recorded before anything renders.
  3. TimingCuts derive from a transcript of the real audio.
  4. BoardYou watch the whole thing as a sequence and approve.
  5. RenderOne full render, then the automated check on the file.

One timed build took about an hour end to end, in June 2026, per Kamply’s build ledger. The order is fixed on purpose: audio exists before timing, and timing exists before the expensive render.

What it actually does

Kamply builds vertical shorts on a Mac.

What it does, in detail

You approve a written brief, it generates the voice-over with ElevenLabs, derives every cut from a Whisper transcript of that take, renders a proxy for you to watch, then writes the 9:16 master. One timed build took about an hour of wall time, in June 2026. The file lands in your project folder.

What this is not

It does not publish to TikTok, Reels or Shorts, and it does not make talking avatars.

What it leaves to you

It does not publish to TikTok, Reels or Shorts, and it does not make talking avatars; it renders the 9:16 file and you upload it yourself.

How it runs, start to finish

Three steps, in the order the app actually does them.

  1. Brief, then voice-over

    The crew interviews you and locks a written brief, then ElevenLabs speaks the approved script. The audio exists before a single frame renders, so timing comes from real speech.

  2. Whisper sets the cuts

    Whisper transcribes the take and writes the timing file. Every cut and caption lands on a real word boundary, because nobody types timecodes by hand.

  3. Proxy, watch, render once

    A proxy pass renders first and you watch the whole short as a sequence. Only once you approve it does the 9:16 master render.

The numbers, and where they come from

Every figure on this page comes from Kamply's build log or a named published source. Nothing is modelled.

One reel
~1 hour wall time
Output
9:16 MP4
Agency video, for comparison
$300-$1,500 per video
What each number means
One reel
One timed build in Kamply's build ledger, June 2026
Output
Same brief also renders 4:5 1080x1350 and 1:1 stills
Agency video, for comparison
Published Vidico and D-MAK pricing

Questions people actually ask

If yours is not here, ask it in the walkthrough. The form below reaches a human.

Does Kamply post shorts to TikTok, Reels or YouTube?

No. There is no scheduler and there are no social integrations. Kamply renders a finished 9:16 MP4 into your project folder and you upload it yourself. If you want something that publishes on a calendar, this is the wrong tool.

How long does a short take?

About an hour on the one build Kamply has timed, logged in its build ledger in June 2026. That covers the whole path: brief, voice-over, timing, the proxy you watch, and the one full render at the end. Most of it is machine time you do not sit through.

Can it make an AI avatar or lip-sync a presenter?

No. There are no digital humans, no face swap and no lip-sync. Kamply builds motion graphics, typography, stock footage and real product shots on a 9:16 canvas with a voice-over on top. If your short needs a face, film it.

Where does the voice-over come from?

ElevenLabs generates it from the approved script, before any frame renders. Whisper then transcribes that take, so cuts and captions sit on the words the voice actually said. A short can also be timed to music instead of a voice-over.

What do I get at the end?

A finished MP4 at 9:16, plus the brief, the script, the voice take and the timing file that produced it. Those are plain files in a project folder, so another agent such as Codex can read them from outside the app.

What do I need to run it, and what does it cost?

An Apple silicon Mac on macOS 11 or later. Kamply ships as a signed and notarized DMG, not a web app and not a mobile app. There is one plan at $69 a month or $499 a year. Founding rates end 2026-10-15.

Bring one brief to the walkthrough.

We build the first direction with your brand during the walkthrough.

Akash, who built Kamply, replies with times. The walkthrough is free: he builds your first campaign direction on your brand, and you leave with the files.