# Placid

> Template-based image, PDF and video generation via API

Placid is a creative automation tool that fills design templates with data to produce images, PDFs and videos. Marketers and developers run it through an API, nocode integrations or a web app.

- Website: https://placid.app
- Page: https://another.directory/tools/placid
- Category: [Design](https://another.directory/categories/design)
- Pricing: Free trial
- Tags: creative automation, image api, pdf generation, video generation, og images, design templates
- Listed: 23 Oct 2026
- Updated: 23 Oct 2026

## What is Placid?

Placid starts with a template built in its drag and drop editor, or from a preset design. Layers in the template are dynamic, so text, images and video can be replaced with structured data. Each run produces a consistent variation of the same design.

Templates can be filled through a URL API or REST API for images, PDFs and videos. Nocode routes include Airtable, Make, n8n, Zapier, Webflow, WordPress, Ghost and ChatGPT. An MCP connection lets AI agents use templates, and an Editor SDK embeds the editor in other apps. Studio offers shareable forms for generating visuals on demand. Previews are free and watermarked, so automations can be tested without spending credits.

## Who is Placid for?

Suited to marketers, developers and product teams that need many variations of the same visual, such as social images, Open Graph images, ad creatives, certificates or localized graphics. Developers can call the APIs, while non-coders can use the integrations or Studio. It is less relevant for one-off, hand-crafted design work.

## Highlights

- Image, PDF and video generation from templates
- Drag and drop template editor with dynamic layers
- URL API and REST API plus an Editor SDK and MCP
- Integrations with Airtable, Make, n8n, Zapier, Webflow, WordPress and Ghost
- Canvas sizes up to 16k pixels, video up to 1920 x 1080
- Unlimited free watermarked previews for testing

## How much does Placid cost?

Free trial. Four plans are listed: Basic with 500 monthly credits, Pro with 2,500, Business with 25,000 and VIP with 100,000. One image costs 1 credit, a PDF page 2 credits and 10 seconds of video 10 credits. A free trial needs no credit card.

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