Easily control the emotions and pacing of AI avatars and AI

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.

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

You can control the emotions, pacing, and sound effects of AI avatars and voiceovers in Google Vids using audio steering tags typed directly into your script. This feature provides precise, real-time creative direction over your digital presenter without requiring external audio editing tools. [1, 2]

Option 1: Directing Manually with Bracket Tags

You can guide the tone of your narration exactly where you want it by typing text cues inside brackets. [1, 3]

Open your project on your computer using Google Vids.
Click Voiceover on the right panel and select either Current scene or All scenes.
Type an open bracket [ directly into your script text.
A drop-down menu of steering tags will appear automatically.
Select a modifier from the options (e.g., [excitedly], [slowly], [calm], or specific sound effects).
Click Insert voiceover to finalize the track. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Option 2: Using the AI Auto-Tag Feature

If you have a long script or want a faster workflow, you can allow the AI to automatically analyze your context and insert appropriate tones. [2]

Type your script normally into the voiceover text box.
Click the “Apply audio tags” button near the script.
The platform will read your text and automatically populate relevant pacing and emotional tags.
Play back the draft and manually tweak any tags that require a different presentation style. [1, 2, 3, 4]