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Dora AI Video plugin for ChatGPT: how to install and use (2026)

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Short answer: Yes, Dora AI Video is a ChatGPT plugin. Saga Labs published it in ChatGPT Plugins (the plugin directory) on October 24, 2026, and its public listing is at https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6ac7e595853c8191baefac6a3a2b9c24. You open the listing, click Install plugin, sign in with your Dora account, and then ask for a video or an image in a chat.

What the Dora AI Video plugin is

The listing describes it as "Dora AI Video, by Saga Labs: turn a photo into a video". It is filed under the Creativity category, the developer is Saga Labs, and the version shown is 1.0.0. It has one skill, called get-started.

Behind the plugin is the same Dora service you can use on the iPhone and at doravideo.com. ChatGPT has no video model of its own since OpenAI closed Sora, so the plugin is how ChatGPT hands the work to Dora's video and image models and gets the finished file back. The background is in how to make videos in ChatGPT now that Sora is gone.

How to install it

  1. Open the Dora AI Video listing in ChatGPT Plugins, or search for Dora AI Video under Plugins in the ChatGPT sidebar.
  2. Click Install plugin.
  3. Sign in with your Dora account when asked: the same Apple, Google or email account you use in the app or on doravideo.com. If you do not have one yet, create one.
  4. In a chat, describe what you want. The plugin sends the request to Dora and the result comes back in the conversation.

Whether you can install a given plugin depends on your ChatGPT plan, workspace, role and region, which OpenAI controls. In a company workspace, an administrator may have to allow it.

Three prompts to start with

These are the example prompts shown on the listing:

  • "Make an 8 second vertical video of a golden retriever running on a beach at sunset"
  • "Turn this product photo into a slow rotating video on a white background"
  • "Create a square image of a cozy coffee shop on a rainy evening"

You can also say how you want it made: the shape (vertical, horizontal or square), the length, and whether to ask you before it starts.

What it can do

According to the listing, the plugin can:

  • Bring a photo to life as a short video.
  • Make images from text or from a reference photo.
  • Keep the same character across several clips.
  • Choose the shape: vertical, horizontal or square.
  • Copy dance moves from a reference clip onto a person in a photo.

Dora's connector exposes 13 of its models to ChatGPT (7 video and 6 image), and if you ask, the assistant can compare them and tell you the cost in coins before it generates. If you do not ask, it starts with the default settings and tells you the cost in the result. The full list is on the models page.

Where your results are saved

Everything you make through the plugin is saved to your Dora account, so you find it in the gallery at doravideo.com and in the Dora iPhone app, with the same sign-in.

Limits and plan caveats

  • You need a paid Dora account to generate. Connecting the plugin does not replace that; the video is made by Dora and paid with Dora coins, not with your ChatGPT subscription. See pricing.
  • ChatGPT availability varies. OpenAI decides which plans, workspaces and regions can install and use a plugin. If it does not appear for you, check those requirements or use the manual route below.
  • Videos take time. A clip is made in the background and the assistant checks on it; longer, higher-resolution clips take longer.
  • Photos should be reachable. If a photo does not come through from the chat, give the assistant a public link to the image.

What happens if you have no coins

Nothing is generated and nothing is charged. The plugin tells ChatGPT there are not enough coins, and ChatGPT should tell you that generating needs coins and link to the page with your balance and the plans. Once you have coins, go back to the same chat and ask again. This comes from the plugin's code, read on November 2, 2026.

What it will not make

The listing says it does not make sexual content, content involving minors, or graphic violence.

Alternative: add Dora manually by URL

If plugins are not allowed in your ChatGPT workspace, Dora also works as a custom app with its MCP address. On ChatGPT on the web, open Settings > Apps, turn on developer mode if your workspace requires it, choose to create a custom app, and paste:

https://doravideo.com/mcp

Sign in to Dora when asked. OpenAI says custom MCP apps that create content, such as generating a video, are available on ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and Edu on the web, so this route depends on your plan. The same address also works in Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients; the steps are on our ChatGPT page and in how to make a video with ChatGPT or Claude.

No ChatGPT? Use Dora directly

The plugin is one way in. You can make the same videos at doravideo.com or in the iPhone app, with the same account, and paste a prompt written in ChatGPT if you like.

Frequently asked questions

Is Dora a ChatGPT plugin?

Yes. Dora AI Video is a plugin published by Saga Labs in ChatGPT Plugins: https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6ac7e595853c8191baefac6a3a2b9c24. Open the listing, click Install plugin and sign in with your Dora account. Whether you can install it depends on your ChatGPT plan, workspace, role and region.

How do I install the Dora plugin in ChatGPT?

Open the Dora AI Video listing in ChatGPT Plugins (or search for it under Plugins in the ChatGPT sidebar), click Install plugin, and sign in with your Dora account when asked. Then describe the video or image you want in a chat.

What can the Dora AI Video plugin do?

According to its listing it can bring a photo to life as a video, make images from text or a reference photo, keep the same character across clips, produce vertical, horizontal or square results, and copy dance moves onto a person in a photo.

Where do my videos go?

They are saved to your Dora account, so you can find them in the gallery at doravideo.com and in the Dora iPhone app with the same sign-in.

Do I need a Dora account?

Yes. The plugin asks you to sign in with your Dora account (Apple, Google or email), and generating uses Dora coins from a Dora plan or credit pack, not your ChatGPT subscription.

What happens if I have no coins?

Nothing is generated and nothing is charged. ChatGPT tells you that generating needs coins and links to the page with your balance and the plans. Once you have coins, ask again in the same chat.

What will the plugin not make?

Its listing says it does not make sexual content, content involving minors, or graphic violence.

What if plugins are not allowed in my ChatGPT workspace?

You can add Dora manually as a custom app with the MCP address https://doravideo.com/mcp, on a ChatGPT plan that allows custom apps with actions (Business, Enterprise or Edu on the web, according to OpenAI). Or use Dora directly at doravideo.com or in the iPhone app.

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