AI Explainer Video Maker
Turn any script, product or idea into an animated explainer video: script, voiceover, visuals and music, all in one chat. No editing software needed.
An explainer video is a short video, usually 30 seconds to 2 minutes, that shows what a product, idea, or process is and why it matters.
Glif builds the whole explainer video in one chat. It writes the script, generates the scenes, keeps your characters consistent, adds a voiceover and music, and stitches it together. Just describe what you want.
How to make an explainer video with AI
Glif's AI explainer video maker turns a script or product idea into a finished animated video in four steps. You stay in one chat the whole time.
- Share your idea or script. Paste a script, describe your product, or upload screenshots, reference images, video clips, or audio.
- Approve the plan. Glif proposes a storyboard, style, and voice, and asks before it spends credits on video generation.
- Generate the scenes. The agent picks the best model for each shot — image, video, voice, music — and keeps characters consistent across scenes.
- Edit and export. Ask for changes to any scene in plain English, then download your finished explainer video.
Animated explainer video styles
Pick a look, or describe your own. Glif matches the style to your script.
Balloon Puffy
Rounded, inflated shapes with a soft puffy finish — playful and eye-catching for product explainers.
Open-World Game Engine
A stylized in-game look, like a tutorial level — fits SaaS and app explainers that want to feel interactive.
Dark Romance Product Still
Moody, cinematic stills with dramatic lighting — strong for pitch and concept explainers.
90s Anime
Hand-drawn, sticker-style anime look with handwritten notes — great for educational explainers.
Soft Grain Animation Frame
Soft film grain with bold minimal text — built for short, punchy social explainers.
90s Warm Grain Film
Warm, nostalgic film grain — a natural fit for internal and training videos.
Explainer video examples
A few finished explainer videos made on Glif.
Synapse System — animated logo and title reveal
Welcome to Hive — 2D animated onboarding intro
Cosmos — cinematic title sequence with particle effects
Whiteboard sketch — hand-drawn diagram with two presenters
Stroke Reveal — kinetic typography effect
Talking head video
What you can make with an AI explainer video generator
Glif handles anything you'd otherwise script, storyboard, and cut by hand. Anything from a homepage hero to a slide in a pitch deck.
Product explainer video
Show how your product works right on your homepage or landing page. Describe the core workflow and Glif storyboards the walkthrough, animates it, and adds a voiceover that matches your brand's tone. For punchier, less narrative footage, try Glif's AI promo video maker instead.
SaaS explainer video and app explainer video
Turn app screenshots into a guided walkthrough. Upload a few screens and describe the flow — Glif turns them into an animated app explainer video, good for launches, onboarding emails, and release notes. If you want a shorter, more direct screen-recording style instead, see product demo videos.
Educational and medical explainers
Turn research, a lesson, or a newsletter into a 1-minute explainer. Doctors, teachers, and course creators use this to turn dense material into something a beginner can follow in a single watch.
Social explainers
30-second explainer videos sized for TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts, and LinkedIn. Ask for a vertical format and a shorter script, and Glif reframes the same idea for social. Pair it with faceless YouTube videos for a channel that never shows a face, and add captions to video so it plays back with the sound off.
Pitch and concept explainers
Visualise an idea for investors or clients before you build it. Start from Glif's AI storyboard generator to lock the sequence, then turn the storyboard into a narrated explainer in the same chat.
Internal and training videos
Explain a process to your team without booking a studio. Paste your existing documentation or a rough script, and Glif turns it into a video your team can watch instead of read.
Glif vs. template editors vs. an agency
| Glif AI explainer video maker | Template editors (e.g. Canva, Powtoon) | Explainer video agency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting point | A script or idea in chat | Pick a template, edit by hand | Brief and calls |
| Script & storyboard | Written for you | You write it | Included |
| Voiceover & music | Generated in the same chat | Separate upload or add-on | Included |
| Custom characters | Generated and kept consistent | Stock characters | Custom |
| Turnaround | Minutes to hours | Hours to days | Weeks |
| Cost | Pay-as-you-go credits | Subscription | Typically thousands of dollars per video |
How much does an explainer video cost?
An explainer video agency typically charges thousands of dollars per video. A template editor needs a monthly subscription plus your own time to write, edit, and voice it. Glif uses credits, so you only pay for what you generate — cheaper models for a rough draft, premium models once you know the cut you want to keep. Glif shows an estimated credit cost and asks you to approve it before it starts an expensive step like video generation.
| Tier | What's used | Typical cost (60s video) |
|---|---|---|
| Ultra-budget draft | P-Video draft animation, low-cost stills, and text-to-speech voiceover | ~150–250 credits |
| Solid budget | Hailuo H3 Max Turbo video, GPT Image 2.5 stills, and music | ~300–500 credits |
| Premium | Seedance or Kling V3 Pro with native audio | ~800–1,500+ credits |
AI explainer video FAQ
An explainer video is a short video, usually 30 seconds to 2 minutes, that explains a product, idea, or process in simple terms. Most are animated and use a voiceover to walk viewers through what something is, how it works, and why it matters. You'll typically see them on a homepage, in an ad, or during onboarding.
Share your idea or script, then approve the storyboard and voice Glif proposes. The agent generates each scene with the right model, and you can ask for changes to any scene in plain English before you export. The whole process happens in one chat.
Most explainer videos run 60 to 90 seconds, long enough to explain the problem and the solution without losing attention. A 30-second explainer video works better for social platforms like TikTok or Reels, and complex topics, like a detailed product or a medical explainer, can run up to 2 minutes.
A typical explainer video script moves from problem, to solution, to how it works, to a call to action, at roughly 150 words per minute of voiceover. You can write your own script and paste it in, or describe what you're explaining and let Glif draft one first.
An explainer video agency typically charges thousands of dollars per video. On Glif, a 60-second AI explainer video costs roughly 150 to 250 credits as a budget draft, 300 to 500 credits at solid-budget quality, and 800 to 1,500+ credits for premium quality with native audio (Seedance or Kling V3 Pro). You see an estimate before anything is generated.
Yes. Paste your script into the chat, or upload text, images, video, and audio from your device or your Glif library, and reference any asset with @. Screenshots, logos, product photos, reference videos, and your own voiceover all work as inputs.
Yes. The agent builds a character reference and reuses it across every scene in the video. Upload a reference image for the most reliable results. For more on how this works outside of explainer videos, see Glif's consistent AI characters.
70+ languages. Glif's voiceover models include ElevenLabs v3 and Google Gemini TTS, both covering 70+ languages, plus Fish Audio, Seed Audio, and Zonos for multilingual voices including English, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese. The agent plays you voice samples to choose from before adding the voiceover.
Yes. Upload a short voice sample and Glif can clone it with Zonos in any language, or use ElevenLabs speech-to-speech to re-voice your own recording in a different tone or language.
Yes. Ask for the edit in chat, describing what should change in that scene, and only that scene gets regenerated. The rest of your explainer video stays as it was.
The agent picks the best model for each shot, though you can always ask for a specific one. For video: Kling (2.5 Pro, 2.6 Pro, V3, O3 Pro), Seedance (1.5 Pro, 2.0, 2.5), Hailuo H3 Max, Grok Imagine, PixVerse V6, Wan 3.0, and more. For images: GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana Pro, Flux 2, Seedream 5. For voice: ElevenLabs v3, Gemini TTS. For music: ElevenLabs Music, Lyria 3, MiniMax Music. See all models.
No. Glif stitches the scenes, voiceover, music, and captions together for you, so there's no separate timeline editor to learn. Export the finished explainer video and post it.
Yes. Purchasing credits, through a subscription or a credit pack, unlocks commercial usage rights for the content you generate on Glif, subject to the underlying model licenses. Attribution follows each model provider's guidelines, so check Glif's terms for details. This isn't legal advice, so check your own use case if you need certainty.
Yes. Glif's explainer video templates aren't saved video files. They're Skills: a saved recipe of the prompt structure, model choices, and settings that made your last explainer work. Ask the agent to "Create a personal skill from this workflow so I can reuse it," then run the skill again with a new script to get the same style, voice, and format. For lighter reuse, like a brand color, a favourite voice, or a house style, just ask Glif to "Store this in your memory for future sessions" instead. Your finished videos and other assets stay in your Library, and you can reference any of them in a new chat with @.
Make your first explainer video
Describe your product, idea, or script. Glif writes it, voices it, animates it, and scores it in one chat.
