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What is VideoScribe?

VideoScribe, made by Sparkol, is a whiteboard animation tool that turns scripts and images into hand-drawn style explainer videos. Users build scenes on a timeline, choose from a library of images, illustrations and characters, and apply drawing styles such as draw, pulse, spin and fade. AI features can help generate scripts, images and voiceovers, and finished videos export as 1080p MP4 or GIF. It is available as a browser app and a downloadable desktop app with projects synced across both.

Key Features

AI generation

Create scripts, source images and produce voiceovers with built-in AI tools.

Image library

Access thousands of royalty-free images, illustrations and customisable characters.

Animation styles

Apply draw, pulse, spin, shake, bounce and fade effects to elements.

Drawing hand options

Choose and customise the drawing hand that sketches content on screen.

Timeline and camera controls

Structure videos by scene with camera positioning and zoom on an advanced timeline.

Audio editing

Add music from the library and edit audio alongside the animation.

Export formats

Output videos as Full HD 1080p MP4 or GIF in square, landscape or portrait shapes.

Pros & Cons

Advantages

  • Designed for non-designers, so users can build animated videos without prior animation experience.
  • Large library of images, illustrations and characters reduces the need to source assets elsewhere.
  • Browser and desktop apps keep projects synced, allowing work across different devices.
  • A 7-day free trial is offered with no credit card required.
  • Pre-built templates across several industries give a starting point for common video types.

Limitations

  • The free trial limits output to 3 watermarked downloads and videos of up to 5 minutes.
  • Lower tiers cap monthly downloads and video length, and apply watermarks to premium images on the Lite plan.
  • AI image, script and voiceover allowances are metered per month and vary significantly by plan.
  • The hand-drawn whiteboard style is a specific aesthetic that may not suit every type of video project.

Use Cases

Marketers producing animated explainer videos to introduce products or services.

Trainers and educators creating lesson and training content with a hand-drawn visual style.

Businesses communicating ideas internally or externally through scripted animated videos.

Resellers on the Max plan creating videos for clients under reseller rights.

Content creators turning written scripts into short social videos in square, landscape or portrait formats.

Agencies needing multiple licences with quantity and volume discounts for teams.