🚀 Viral Shorts Creator - The Ultimate Commentary Video Generator!

Welcome to Viral Shorts Creator, the revolutionary tool that lets you create highly engaging YouTube Shorts featuring viral content from Reddit, X (Twitter), and YouTube! 🎥🔥

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🛠️ Requirements

Before you start, make sure you have the following installed:

• Node.js LTS 🟢
• Python 🐍 + yt_dlp 📥
• FFMPEG 🎬
• Gemini API Key 🔑 (For generating video scripts)
• ElevenLabs API Key 🎤 (For high-quality voice generation)

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🌍 Environment Variables Setup

Set up your API keys as environment variables:

Mac and Linux

export GEMINI_API_KEY=your_gemini_api_key_here
export EL_KEY=your_elevenlabs_api_key_here

Windows

setx GEMINI_API_KEY "your_gemini_api_key_here"
setx EL_KEY "your_elevenlabs_api_key_here"

📝 Important: Make sure to update the ElevenLabs Voice ID in ./util/speech.js, as every account has a different voice ID!

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🚀 How It Works

1️⃣ Fetch trending content from Reddit, X (Twitter), and YouTube 📊 2️⃣ Generate a script using Gemini AI ✍️ 3️⃣ Convert the script into a voiceover using ElevenLabs 🎙️ 4️⃣ Merge voiceover with visuals using FFMPEG 🎞️ 5️⃣ Boom! Your viral-ready YouTube Shorts is created! ⚡

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🔧 Installation & Usage

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/riasatsk/viral-shorts-creator.git
cd viral-shorts-creator

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install  # Install Node.js dependencies
pip install yt-dlp  # Install Python dependencies

3️⃣ Run the Script

npm start

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🎬 Example Video

🔥 Why Use This?

✅ Automates the entire Shorts creation process 🚀 ✅ Uses AI to generate scripts 📜 ✅ High-quality voiceover generation with ElevenLabs 🎙️ ✅ Fetches real-time trending content 📈 ✅ Fast & efficient - Save hours of editing! ⏳

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💡 Future Updates

✅ Support for more platforms 🌎 ✅ Advanced voice modulation 🎭 ✅ Customizable video templates 🎨 ✅ Automated social media posting 📢

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🎯 Contribute

Want to improve this project? Fork it, make changes, and submit a PR! Contributions are welcome! 🤝

⚡ Start creating viral YouTube Shorts now! 🚀