Piktostory turned long-form video into scroll-stopping social clips; no editing suite, no steep learning curve required. Built by the team behind Piktochart, Piktostory (now called Piktochart Video) was designed for content marketers, social media managers, and busy professionals who needed to repurpose Zoom recordings, webinars, and virtual presentations into polished, bite-size content within minutes.
Version 1.0 brought automatic captions, a built-in video recorder, and branding tools for customizing fonts, colors, and backgrounds. Five months of beta testing shaped every feature in this release.
Below is a detailed breakdown of what Piktostory 1.0 delivered, how the product has since evolved into Piktochart Video, and why thousands of creators chose it as their go-to repurposing tool.
What Is Piktostory (Now Piktochart Video)?
Piktostory is a browser-based video editing tool built for people who create content, not for people who edit video for a living. Think of it as having an editing team inside your browser tab: you upload a Zoom recording or webinar, highlight the segments you want, and the platform exports them as standalone, caption-ready clips sized for each social channel.
The core workflow is simple. Import a long-form video. Use the transcript to pinpoint the moments worth sharing. Trim, add automatic captions in over 60 languages, apply your brand fonts and colors, and export. The entire process takes minutes rather than hours.
Piktochart originally released Piktostory as a standalone product in 2021. After the 1.0 launch, the tool was folded into the broader Piktochart ecosystem and renamed Piktochart Video. Every feature from the original Piktostory release carries forward: the built-in screen recorder, automatic transcription, custom intro and outro uploads, and aspect-ratio presets for YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok.
Content marketers use it to turn a single 45-minute webinar into five or six short clips. Social media managers rely on it for consistent, branded video posts without opening a traditional editing suite. Coaches and consultants record quick screen walkthroughs and distribute them across platforms; the tool handles captioning and formatting automatically.
Whether you still search for “Piktostory” or you already use Piktochart Video, the purpose is the same: spend less time editing and more time reaching your audience.
Well, first, you can change text properties so you can better customize your videos and you can also change your view properties including the background color and aspect ratios.
Our mission is to make video editing and content repurposing accessible to everyone and we’re clearly not done yet. So be sure to keep an eye out for further developments.
In the meantime, we would love everyone’s feedback on Piktostory 1.0 so we can continue improving it for you. Try it out for free here.
Thank you!
Ai Ching Goh
CEO and co-founder of Piktochart and Piktostory
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