Free AI Explainer Video Generator
Turn a prompt, PDF, or link into a finished explainer video with motion graphics and voiceover. No editing skills, no timeline.
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What is an AI explainer video generator?
An AI explainer video generator turns a written idea into a finished explainer video automatically. Instead of storyboarding, animating, and editing by hand, you give it a prompt, a script, a PDF, or a link, and it produces a structured video with motion graphics, on-screen text, and voiceover-ready narration. TapVid handles the parts that normally need a designer and an editor, so a marketer, founder, or product manager can ship an explainer without a production team.
Explainer videos work because they compress a complex idea into something a viewer understands in under two minutes. The hard part has always been making them: scripting the story, designing the visuals, timing the animation, and recording narration. TapVid collapses that pipeline into a single pass and then lets you revise in plain language, so the bottleneck moves from production back to your message.
Because every video is generated from your own source material, the output reflects your product and your wording rather than a generic template. You stay in control of the script, the visual style, and the level of detail, and you can regenerate any scene until it says what you mean.
From source to finished explainer
Start from a prompt, script, PDF, or link
Drop in what you already have. TapVid reads your source, pulls out the key points, and structures them into a scene-by-scene explainer outline.
- Prompt, script, PDF, or URL
- Automatic scene and narration outline
AI builds the animated explainer
TapVid generates motion graphics, on-screen text, and voiceover-ready narration for each scene, paced so the explanation actually lands.
- Animated diagrams and typography
- Synced voiceover and captions
Refine by prompt, then export
Change the style, pacing, or wording by describing it in plain language. No timeline, no keyframes. Export an MP4 or share a link when it is ready.
- Edit with words, not a timeline
- Export MP4 or share a link
How it works
Paste or upload
Paste a prompt, script, or link, or upload a PDF or doc as your source.
AI builds your video
TapVid structures the scenes, writes narration, and generates motion graphics automatically.
Refine and export
Adjust anything with a prompt, then export an MP4 or share a link.
What you can make with the explainer video generator
One generator covers the explainer formats teams actually ship, from a 60-second product overview to a full onboarding series.
Product explainer videos
Show what your product does and why it matters in a tight, animated walkthrough for your homepage or sales deck.
How-to and tutorial videos
Turn a help doc or SOP into a step-by-step explainer that customers can follow without reading a wall of text.
Onboarding videos
Walk new users or employees through setup, first actions, and key concepts, the same way every time.
Concept and "what is" explainers
Break down an abstract idea, framework, or industry concept into a visual story a non-expert can follow.
Feature announcement videos
Explain a new release in the time it takes to read the changelog, ready for launch day and email.
Pitch and investor explainers
Turn your narrative into a crisp animated overview of the problem, the solution, and the traction.
Why make explainer videos with TapVid
From source to draft in minutes
Go from a script, PDF, or prompt to a watchable explainer draft in minutes, not the days a storyboard-to-edit cycle usually takes.
Motion graphics built for clarity
Animated diagrams, callouts, and typography are generated to carry the explanation, not just to decorate the screen.
Edit by prompt, not timeline
Change pacing, tone, visuals, or wording by describing the change in a sentence. No keyframes, no scrubbing, no re-render queue.
Voiceover and captions included
Narration and synced captions are generated with the video, so it is publish-ready and accessible without extra tools.
On-brand and consistent
Reuse a style across every explainer so a series looks like it came from the same team, because it did.
Built to iterate
Regenerate a single scene or the whole video as your product and messaging change, without starting over.
Explainer videos made with TapVid
Real motion-graphics output generated from prompts and documents.
Built for Marketing, Onboarding, and Product
Marketing
Launch features and campaigns with explainer videos that make the value obvious in seconds.
Onboarding
Turn help docs and SOPs into onboarding explainers that cut support tickets and speed up time-to-value.
Product
Explain how your product works to prospects, investors, and new users without a video crew.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Yes. You can start creating explainer videos with TapVid for free. Paste a prompt, upload a PDF, or drop in a link, and the AI generates a first draft with motion graphics and voiceover. No credit card is required to begin.
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Simple, credit-based pricing
3 credits = 1 second, so you only pay for what actually renders. Start free, upgrade anytime.
Basic
$19/mo
900 credits / mo
Pro
$39/mo
2,000 credits / mo
Max
$99/mo
6,000 credits / mo
Ultra
$199/mo
14,000 credits / mo
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