July 16, 2026
Easily control the emotions and pacing of AI avatars and AI voiceovers in Google Vids
Users can now easily steer voiceover and avatar speaking in Google Vids by typing content within brackets like “[excitedly]”.
When typing open brackets (“[“) Vids will offer a menu of steering tags to customize pacing, emotional delivery, and sound effects. These cues empower you to guide the voiceover or avatar’s response to specific moments within your script.
If you’re short on time, just click "Apply audio tags" for Vids to automatically populate your script with tags based on the content.
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Steering suggestions in Vids scripts |
Getting started
- Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
- End users: Visit the Help Center to learn more about creating voiceovers with AI and using AI avatars in Google Vids.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) started on July 15, 2026
Availability
- Business: Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
- Enterprise: Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
- Education: Education Plus
- Consumer: All users with personal Google accounts, including Google AI Pro and Ultra
- Other Editions: Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus; Nonprofits; Individual
- Education Add-ons: Teaching and Learning; Google AI Pro for Education
- Other Add-ons: AI Expanded Access*
*Users with AI Expanded Access add-on licenses have higher limits on usage of AI features in Vids.
Resources
- Google Docs Editors Help: Use AI avatars in Google Vids
- Google Docs Editors Help: Create voiceovers with AI in Google Vids