Make an Explainer Video With AI

Type what needs explaining; the pipeline scripts it, voices it, illustrates it and captions it — screen-ready in minutes.

An explainer video teaches one thing clearly in 60-120 seconds — how a product works, why a concept matters, what a process looks like — and it's the format businesses request most and produce slowest, because traditional production quotes start at four figures. ViralMint runs the whole build as one pipeline: the script step structures your topic into hook → problem → mechanism → payoff; an AI voice (or your clone) narrates; visuals come from AI-generated b-roll, stock, or motion-graphics stat cards and kinetic text for the abstract parts; and word-by-word captions keep it comprehensible on mute. The Website-to-Video tool covers the commonest case — 'explain what this company does' — straight from a URL for about nine cents.

How to make a explainer video with AI

  1. Structure the script

    Give the script step your topic and audience; it returns hook → problem → mechanism → payoff. Edit for accuracy — you know the subject; the AI knows the structure.

  2. Mix the visual modes

    Concrete steps get b-roll (generated or stock); abstract ideas get motion-graphics treatment — stat cards, kinetic emphasis, diagrams. Mixing modes is what keeps explainers watchable.

  3. Voice, caption, ship

    Narration in a clear instructional voice, captions burned for sound-off viewers, exports for landing page (16:9) and social cutdowns (9:16) from the same project.

Example prompts to start from

From ViralMint's free prompt libraries — click any card for the full prompt and recommended settings.

Frequently asked questions

Can it explain MY product accurately?

The pipeline structures and produces; the facts come from you. Feed it your actual copy (or let Website-to-Video read your site), then edit the script before rendering — the review takes two minutes and is where accuracy lives.

How does this compare to hiring an explainer studio?

Studios deliver higher polish at $1,500-10,000 and 2-6 weeks; this delivers a solid, accurate, on-brand explainer in an afternoon for a few dollars. Many teams draft with AI, validate the message, then commission the studio version of what worked.

What length should an explainer be?

60-90 seconds for social and landing pages; under 3 minutes even for complex products. If it needs more, that's two explainers — the pipeline makes splitting topics cheap.

Make your first explainer video today

ViralMint is a free, open-source desktop app. No subscription — top up credits and pay cents per generation.

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