The fast way (no app, about 5 minutes)
- Open aicrying.org on your phone or computer.
- Upload one clear selfie, choose a scene — Night Street, Window Tears or Neon Rain — and full tears or holding it in.
- Download the 10-second 9:16 MP4 when it's ready (we also email you the link).
Night Street · Full tears
Step by step: do it yourself
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Pick the right selfie
Front-facing, sharp, even light, both eyes visible, no sunglasses or heavy filters. A soft natural smile gives the tears something to break.
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Choose a scene
Night street (the original walk-away), a close-up by a window, or rain. The setting sets the mood more than the tears do.
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Write the tears explicitly
Say what the face does, in order: smile fades → eyes turn red and glassy → tears spill and run down both cheeks. “Sad” alone gives dry, frowning faces.
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Generate 2–3 takes
Image-to-video in CapCut, Dreamina, Kling or similar, 8–12 seconds, 9:16. Keep the take where the face still looks like you.
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Add the sound and post
Add a slow sad piano or a trending heartbreak sound in TikTok or CapCut, write a short POV caption, and post with #aicrying #cryingtrend.
The prompt that forces real tears
This is the prompt for the original night-street version. Attach your selfie as the reference/start image and paste it in:
Use my photo as the person — keep my face, hair and outfit exactly the same. Vertical 9:16, one continuous cinematic shot, 10 seconds. A quiet city street at night after rain, warm amber street lamps, wet pavement reflecting the lights, blurred strangers far behind. I look just past the camera with a soft hopeful smile. Slowly the smile breaks: my chin trembles, my eyes turn red and glassy and fill with water, and real tears spill over and run down both cheeks. Then I turn away and walk slowly down the street, back to the camera. Slow push-in, 35mm film look, shallow depth of field, subtle realistic acting, no text.
Five more — close-up, holding back tears, rain, car, train station — plus a builder are on the AI crying template page.
Which tool to use
CapCut (AI crying template)
Visit ↗The app most viral clips came from
Search “AI crying” in CapCut templates or AI effects, pick the crying template, upload one clear selfie and export. Template availability differs by country and app version.
Free tier with limits; some AI effects need Pro.
Dreamina (Seedance)
Visit ↗Custom prompts, more control
Image-to-video: upload your selfie as the start frame and paste a crying prompt (see our templates). Generate 2–3 takes and keep the best.
Free daily credits; watermark rules depend on plan.
Kling / Hailuo / Veo
Visit ↗Trying other models with the same prompt
Use image-to-video with your photo as the first frame. Name the tears explicitly — vague “sad” prompts give dry, frowning faces.
Free credits with queues; paid plans are faster.
aicrying.org
Try it →No app, no prompt writing
Upload one selfie, pick a scene and how hard you cry. The trend's three beats are already written and tuned for real tears.
From $5.99, no subscription, no watermark.
Add the sound and the caption
- Sound: add it inside TikTok, Reels or CapCut — a slow sad piano or a trending heartbreak sound. That keeps it licensed for the platform.
- Caption: undercut the drama. A tiny tragedy (“when they reply ‘k’”) or a flex (“how I look crying is illegal”) beats a sincere caption.
- Hashtags: #aicrying #cryingtrend #aicryingtrend #capcut.
- Label it: turn on the AI-generated content label.
Common mistakes
- A “sad” prompt with no tears. You'll get a frown. Name the tears and where they run.
- A low-quality selfie. Dark, blurry, side-on or heavily filtered photos make the face drift.
- Asking for cuts. One continuous shot keeps your face stable.
- Overacting. Screaming, wide-open mouths and shaking heads look fake. Ask for subtle, realistic acting.
- Burning in music. Generated audio fights the platform sound — keep the clip silent and add sound when posting.
FAQ
How do I make the AI crying video on CapCut?
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Search “AI crying” in CapCut Templates or AI effects, choose a crying template, add one clear selfie and export. If the template isn't available in your region, use Dreamina's image-to-video with a crying prompt instead.
Can I make the AI crying video on iPhone or Android?
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Yes. CapCut and Dreamina have apps for both, and aicrying.org works in any phone browser — no app to install.
Can I make it without an app?
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Yes: aicrying.org runs in the browser. Upload a selfie, pick a scene and mood, and download the MP4 a few minutes later.
How long should the AI crying video be?
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8–12 seconds. That's enough for the smile, the tears and the walk away; longer clips tend to drag or drift.
My AI crying video doesn't look like me. What can I fix?
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Use a sharper, front-facing selfie with both eyes visible and no filter, mention details to keep (glasses, hijab, piercings), and avoid prompts with cuts. Generate a few takes and keep the best one.
Skip the prompts
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