What Is MoneyPrinterTurbo? GitHub Setup, Is It Free, API Keys, Turkish Voiceover and Copyright

You give MoneyPrinterTurbo a topic or keyword; it writes the script, finds matching footage, adds voiceover, captions and background music, and produces a short video. It's an open-source tool under the MIT license; it runs on your own computer, and there's a ready-made Windows package you open with a double-click, plus Docker and uv installs. The software is free, but the cloud language model for the script and some voice and AI video services come with your own API key and their own fees. Edge TTS voices are free, and the list includes Turkish voices. The music, footage and clips in the finished video are subject to other terms; the README doesn't explain them.

What it does: Turns a topic into a short video with script, voice and captions
Type: Open-source tool (GitHub, MIT)
Software price: Free; cloud services are separate
No-code: Partly; there's a ready-made Windows package
Turkish voice: Available in Edge TTS (no key)
Copyright: Rights to the video content are unclear
Latest release: v1.3.8 (October 3, 2026)

What does MoneyPrinterTurbo do? Can I use it without code?

You type a video topic or keyword. The tool writes the script with AI, finds matching footage, adds voiceover, captions and background music, and outputs a vertical (9:16), horizontal (16:9) or square (1:1) video. If you like, you supply the script and visuals yourself; you stay in control at every step. Ways to use it: an AI agent, the WebUI in the browser, the API and the command line.

Short video from a topicWhat you get: 9:16, 16:9 or 1:1 videoNeeds a separate setup Turkish voiceover (Edge TTS)What you get: MP3 voiceoverNeeds a separate setup Batch video from the command lineWhat you get: A video and JSON summary for each taskNeeds a separate setup

Can I use it without code?

Partly, yes. On Windows you download and unpack the ready-made package and double-click update.bat and start.bat; the WebUI opens in the browser and you don't type any commands. But the package is large (about 0.9 GB), and if you use a cloud language model for the script you need to get an API key and enter it in the settings. If you supply your own script and visuals, you may not need a key; the README doesn't walk through that combination end to end. macOS and Linux need terminal commands. The README also offers a way to have an AI agent install it, plus a Google Colab link.

Who it's for: content creators and developers who want to speed up making short, educational or explainer videos and don't mind running it on their own computer and dealing with API keys. The README promises no income or earnings; the tool makes videos.

How do you install MoneyPrinterTurbo from GitHub? What computer do you need?

System: Windows 10+, macOS 11+ or a common Linux; Python 3.11 or later for a local install. A GPU isn't required. If you rely on a cloud language model, cloud voiceover and online footage sources, CPU and RAM matter more than the GPU; for local faster-whisper captions, batch production or heavy local processing, a GPU speeds things up noticeably.

Component	Minimum	Recommended	Best
CPU	4 cores	6 to 8 cores	8+ cores
RAM	4 GB	8 GB	16+ GB
GPU	Not needed	4+ GB VRAM	8+ GB VRAM

On the GitHub Releases page, download MoneyPrinterTurbo-Portable-Windows-<version>.7z from the Assets section (about 0.9 GB for v1.3.8). The automatic "Source code" archives don't include start.bat.
Unpack the archive. The project path must not contain non-English characters, special characters or spaces (README).
For the latest code, double-click update.bat first, then start.bat. The browser opens by itself; if it opens blank, use Chrome or Edge.

Docker Desktop must be installed (on Windows, WSL is also needed). Before the first start, copy config.example.toml to config.toml.

Start with the prebuilt image

› cd MoneyPrinterTurbo
docker compose -f docker-compose.release.yml up

The WebUI is at http://127.0.0.1:8501, the API docs at http://127.0.0.1:8080/docs.

Clone the repo and set up the environment

› git clone https://github.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo.git
cd MoneyPrinterTurbo
uv python install 3.11
uv sync --frozen

Start the WebUI› sh webui.sh

If you don't use uv, there's also a venv route with pip install -r requirements.txt (the README treats it as the legacy route).

On first launch, config.toml is created from config.example.toml. Your API keys are stored in these settings; don't share the file, or the output of the settings-and-keys export feature the README describes, with anyone.

Installation steps from the README and the release notes (October 15, 2026). The README doesn't say whether the Python/ffmpeg components ship inside the package.

How do you use MoneyPrinterTurbo? WebUI, command line and API

In the WebUI you type your topic (or supply your own script), choose the voice provider and voice, set the caption style, pick the footage source and generate. For voiceover there's a sample preview and a full narration preview. Output sizes: vertical 1080×1920, horizontal 1920×1080, square 1080×1080.

Caption mode	How it works
`edge` (default)	Uses the voiceover's timestamps; needs no GPU and is fast.
`whisper`	More accurate timing with local `faster-whisper`. The model downloads on first use: the default `large-v3` is about 3 GB, the smaller `large-v3-turbo` about 1.6 GB.

Command line: one video (README example)› uv run python cli.py --video-subject "How AI is changing everyday life"

See all options› uv run python cli.py --help

Batch production: with a task file› uv run python cli.py --batch-file ./tasks.json --stop-at video

The task file is a JSON array (or JSONL); at most 100 tasks and 1 MiB. Sample content from the README: [{ "video_subject": "How solar panels work" }, { "video_subject": "How wind turbines work", "video_aspect": "16:9" }]. Even if one task fails, the rest continue; when it's done, a JSON summary with the total, succeeded and failed counts is written.

Start the API server› uv run python main.py

Have an AI agent make a video (README example)"Use this Skill: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo/main/docs/skill/SKILL.md Create a video with the topic "How AI is changing everyday life.""The prompt is verbatim from the README. The agent needs terminal access; it handles installation and setup and only asks for missing API keys.

Commands taken verbatim from the README (October 15, 2026). The README doesn't describe how it behaves when the topic sentence is written in Turkish.

Is MoneyPrinterTurbo free? Which API keys do you need?

The software is MIT-licensed and free. But the third-party services you use while making a video have their own account, key and fee. The software is free; the server or computer cost, electricity and updates (update.bat in the ready-made package) are on you. No server cost is given here because the official sources don't give one.

Component	Cost (README and config file)
MoneyPrinterTurbo software	Free (MIT).
Edge TTS voiceover	Free, no API key needed.
Pexels and Pixabay footage	The README marks them "free"; you enter your own API key in the settings.
Cloud language model (script, keywords)	The provider's fee; your own key for OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Qwen and others. The README gives no prices.
Paid voice services (such as Azure V2, ElevenLabs)	Each needs its own credentials and fee.
AI video sources	The config file says WaveSpeed and OFox generation is billed per request or per clip, and that loomloom is paid and asks for explicit confirmation before each generation.

The sponsor section at the top of the README carries price and discount claims (e.g. "from 1% of the official price"). These are sponsor ads and referral links; they are not MoneyPrinterTurbo's price or an official recommendation. Before getting a key, check the price and terms of service on the provider's own page.

Does MoneyPrinterTurbo work in Turkish? Turkish voiceover and captions

Turkish voiceover (Edge TTS)Yes	The voice list includes tr-TR-AhmetNeural and tr-TR-EmelNeural; no key needed.
Turkish interfaceYes	The repo has a Turkish WebUI translation file (tr.json). The README gives no language list, and how complete the translation is isn't stated.
Turkish scriptUnclear	The README mentions multilingual script generation; Turkish quality depends on the language model you choose, and no benchmark is given.
Turkish caption characters (ç, ş, ğ, ı)Unclear	The README doesn't say. Caption fonts are in the `resource/fonts` folder; you can add your own font. Check the letters yourself in the preview.

Can I use a video made with MoneyPrinterTurbo commercially? Copyright and terms of service

Allowed

Using, modifying, distributing and selling the software commercially under the MIT license (LICENSE)

Not allowed

Removing the copyright and permission notice from copies you distribute
Expecting a warranty for the software (it's provided "as is")

MIT is the license of the software. The music, footage and clips inside the video you make come from other sources, and the README doesn't cover their commercial use:

Background music

The README says the default music bundled with the project was taken from YouTube videos and should be removed if there's a copyright issue. For commercial publishing, you need your own music or licensed music.

Stock footage

Footage comes from providers such as Pexels, Pixabay or Coverr. Each provider's own terms of use apply; the README doesn't describe them, so check the provider's page.

API keys and terms of service

Language model, voice and AI video providers work with your account and under their own terms. Use and cost of the generated content depend on the provider; the README doesn't explain them one by one.

Direct publishing

The README says finished videos can be published directly to TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Shorts; there are no permission or setup details. Each platform's own rules apply.

This section is not legal advice. Before publishing for client work or ads, check the license of every piece of music, footage and clip you use.

MoneyPrinterTurbo common problems and fixes

What happens	What to do (README)
`RuntimeError: No ffmpeg exe could be found`	ffmpeg normally downloads by itself. If it didn't, download FFmpeg from gyan.dev, unpack it and write its full path as `ffmpeg_path` under `[app]` in `config.toml`.
`OSError: [Errno 24] Too many open files`	The system's open-file limit is low. Check it with `ulimit -n` and raise it, e.g. `ulimit -n 10240`.
The Whisper model won't download (`LocalEntryNotFoundError`)	Download the model manually from Hugging Face and put it in the `MoneyPrinterTurbo/models/whisper-large-v3` folder.
It won't start on Windows	The README asks that the project path contain no non-English characters, special characters or spaces; keep the path short and simple.
Another error	Check the open issues in the repo (GitHub Issues); there were 65 open issues on October 15, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What is MoneyPrinterTurbo and what does it do?

An MIT-licensed open-source short video tool that, given a topic or keyword, writes the script, finds footage and adds voiceover, captions and music. It runs on your own computer; there are WebUI, API and command-line routes.

How do you install MoneyPrinterTurbo from GitHub?

On Windows you unpack the ready-made .7z package from the Releases page and run update.bat and start.bat. On macOS and Linux you clone the repo and use uv sync --frozen and sh webui.sh; for Docker there's docker compose -f docker-compose.release.yml up. Python 3.11 or later is required.

What is the current version of MoneyPrinterTurbo, and is there a v2?

The latest release on GitHub is v1.3.8 (October 3, 2026); the previous releases are 1.3.7 and 1.3.6. No release named v2 appears in the official release list.

What is MoneyPrinterTurbo Extended?

No version called Extended appears in the official README. GitHub has many separate repos forked from this project; this guide covers only the harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo repo.

Where is the MoneyPrinterTurbo demo?

The README has a gallery of sample videos made with the tool and a link to run it in Google Colab. Colab is the official way to try it without installing.

Related guides

Sources

Not clear in the official sources: Commercial use rights for the music, stock footage and clips in the finished video (the README doesn't cover them) · Turkish script and caption quality · completeness of the Turkish interface translation · contents of the Windows ready-made package · cloud provider prices · setup details for direct social media publishing · server cost (the official sources don't give one). Each is covered in the relevant section along with what you can do.