Turn notes, an article or a document into an explainer video with a script, illustrated scenes, narration and captions you can review.
Free to preview and edit. You only pay when you export.
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Concept lessons, training clips and support answers built from a script with narration, captions and illustrations. Select a poster to play the video.
16:9 · 23s
One question, one illustrated example and a chart, ending with a single takeaway.
16:9 · 10s
Welcomes new users and guides them through their first three steps to a first result.
16:9 · 11s
Walks through an approved process in order and separates the normal path from the exceptions.
9:16 · 11s
Names one recurring question, shows the condition that changes the answer and points to the help page.
16:9 · 11s
Distills the central answer of an article, with its key points, into a visual summary.
1:1 · 11s
Defines two options, compares them side by side and ends with a decision rule instead of a winner.
Sample videos are arranged explanations built from supplied text and illustrations. They are not recordings of a real customer’s experience.
The same scene as a script row and as a video frame. The narration and the on-screen text come from the script, and the visual is added to show the relationship.
Scene 3 of 5 · 5s
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The storyboard row holds the narration and the on-screen text for the scene. Each factual statement should trace to a source, and the condition that changes the decision belongs in the row, not only in the source document.
The on-screen points as short labels that match the narration, with the qualification kept as readable scene text. The visual explains the relationship. It does not prove what a real customer experienced.
Listen for phrases such as “choose this one” while the viewer is looking at another scene, and confirm the captions keep the qualifier at the right moment. A missing condition can mislead even when the narration says it correctly.
Write the learning goal as a concrete outcome and name what the audience already knows. The goal decides the structure, the ratio and the length.
16:9 · 23s
Use visuals for the relationship that is hard to say in words: a sequence, a comparison or a change over time. Give each scene one explanatory job and keep one visual metaphor. Check arrows, labels and proportions, because they can change the meaning even when the narration is correct.
16:9 · 11s
Start from the approved steps of the process owner and separate the normal path from the exceptions. Use the same terms the audience will see in their tools, and show why each important step matters. Have the process owner review the finished video, and update it when the process changes.
9:16 · 11s
Address one recognizable question: the situation, the action or concept that resolves it, and where to go if the case differs. Use a current example with private account data removed, and state the plan, file type or workflow the answer applies to.
Three steps in the creator above. The project quote is shown before you export.
Describe the topic and the audience, or attach up to 8 images, documents or audio files and paste a URL. Put names, numbers, units and exceptions in the brief: the system does not fact-check them for you.
Check the spoken script against the source, then choose the voice that narration needs. Listen at normal speed for names, numbers and pauses, and read the captions separately for timing and position. Targets are 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 seconds; the default is 60.
Watch once for understanding and once for details, then export a 1080p MP4 in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1. The base rate is 5 credits per second, so 60 seconds starts at 300 credits before narration and illustrations. The project quote shows the exact amount. Play the downloaded file before you publish.
An explainer video starts from words, so the script comes first. Potto turns your notes into narration, visuals and captions, and you review each scene before you export.
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Describe the topic and the audience, or attach up to 8 images, documents or audio files and paste a URL. Potto drafts the narration scene by scene, so you read and correct the words before the visuals are rendered.
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Scenes use illustrations, lists, comparisons, charts and quotes to show the relationship that is hard to say in words: a sequence, a contrast or a change over time. Give each scene one explanatory job.
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Narration is on by default for an explainer video, so choose the voice it needs and listen at normal speed for names, numbers and pauses. Captions follow the spoken script and keep any qualifier that changes the meaning.
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Set a target length; the default is 60 seconds. The target is a budget, so narration and revisions can change the final length. Export a 1080p MP4 in the shape your channel needs.
An explainer video is script first. These pages cover the tasks around it, from showing a real feature to drawing the illustration.
What an explainer video is, how it differs from a product demo, and what to check before you publish it.
An explainer video combines words and visuals in a deliberate order to make one idea or process easier to understand. Potto AI makes it as motion graphics: animated text, source images or illustrations, narration and captions, rendered as an MP4. Check the facts behind it and the conditions that change the viewer's decision.
An explainer focuses on understanding an idea or process; a product demo focuses on what a product or feature does. They can share screenshots or motion treatments. Choose the brief according to the audience’s question, and use real product evidence when the claim concerns actual interface behavior.
Do not assume automatic fact verification. Supply reliable source material and check names, numbers, definitions, conditions, and exceptions in the draft and final file. A fluent script, clear voice, or polished illustration does not establish that the explanation is correct.
Notes, articles and reports are the usual starting point: add documents, images or audio files, or paste a webpage URL, with up to 8 attachments in one request. An existing video clip is not supported. The explainer is built from what your sources say, so put exact names, dates and numbers in the brief rather than expecting them to be looked up.
Do not paste a long article and expect every paragraph to be narrated. Choose its central answer and the few points that must appear on screen, in an order that works when heard once, and keep each qualification next to the claim it modifies. For a comparison, define both ideas, use one consistent scenario with stable labels, and end with a decision rule instead of an unsupported winner. State the learning goal as a concrete outcome, and link to the full source where the video is published.
Listen at normal playback speed. Product names, technical terms, abbreviations and numbers can be pronounced unexpectedly, and a language option does not guarantee every specialized term sounds correct. Then check the captions against the narration for names and numbers, and for timing and placement, so they do not cover the key label or chart value. Narration needs a voice to be selected, and music should stay below the information the viewer needs to hear.
Yes. The project develops through a brief, an outline with visual direction, and a storyboard. Review the brief for the audience and learning goal, the outline for the order of ideas, and the storyboard for the exact screen wording and narration. Ask for structural changes in the project conversation; the storyboard’s light text editing handles wording, and it is not a manual timeline with keyframe controls. After a revision, check the surrounding scenes, and note that the target length is 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 seconds.
You can write the topic, add a document or link and choose the format before signing in. Starting the explainer video opens the sign-in dialog, and your sources stay in the workspace.
The script, storyboard and edits can be redone without credits. If a render or export fails, the project shows the reason and offers a retry, and nothing is charged until an export finishes. Use the export cancel action to stop it.
Writing the script and storyboard is free. Exporting costs 5 credits per second plus narration and any illustrations, so the total depends on length; the export button shows it before you confirm.
Add your notes or a link, check the script and storyboard, and review the export quote before you render.