Create an explainer video

Producing a short video that explains an idea, a product or a process to an audience encountering it for the first time.

Tools that achieve this

HeyGen
by HeyGen
Core fitFree
Video Agent turns an idea/prompt into a finished explainer-style video with A-roll and motion graphics.
HeyGen brings
- Avatar Video
- Dubbing
- Image to Video
- Lip Sync
- Text to Speech
- Text to Video
- Translation
- Video Editing
- Voice Cloning
Last verified August 16, 2026
VEED
Core fitFree
Explainer Videos explicitly listed as a use case.
VEED brings
- Audio Cleanup and Separation
- Avatar Video
- Dubbing
- Image to Video
- Lip Sync
- Speech to Text
- Text to Speech
- Text to Video
- Translation
- Video Editing
- Video to Video
- Voice Cloning
Last verified September 9, 2026
Colossyan
by Colossyan Inc.
Strong fit
Product explainers listed as a key use case.
Colossyan brings
- Avatar Video
- Dubbing
- Lip Sync
- Sharing & Publishing
- Team Workspace
- Text to Speech
- Text to Video
- Translation
- Video Editing
- Voice Cloning
Last verified October 1, 2026
Elai
by Elai Inc.
Strong fit
Explicit use case listed for explainer videos and how-to/customer education videos.
Elai brings
- Avatar Video
- Dubbing
- Text to Speech
- Text to Video
- Translation
- Voice Cloning
Last verified October 1, 2026
Gemini Notebook
Strong fit
Video Overviews turn your sources into short videos that explain the material.
Gemini Notebook brings
- Document QA
- Presentation Generation
- Summarization
Last verified September 24, 2026
Hera
by Hera Video, Inc.
Strong fit
Motion graphics/animation generation fits explainer/product-style video creation use cases.
Hera brings
- Text to Video
- Tool Use
Last verified September 7, 2026
Kapwing
Strong fit
Training teams use Kapwing to create tutorials and instructional videos.
Kapwing brings
- Dubbing
- Speech to Text
- Team Workspace
- Text to Speech
- Text to Video
- Translation
- Video Editing
Last verified September 9, 2026
Runway
by Runway
Strong fitFree
General video generation capabilities support explainer-style content creation.
Runway brings
- Agent Creation
- Avatar Video
- Image Editing
- Image to Video
- Multimodal Input
- Text to Image
- Text to Speech
- Text to Video
- Video Editing
- Video to Video
- Workflow Automation
Last verified August 16, 2026
Swishy
Strong fit
Swishy animations can explain concepts visually.
Last verified September 20, 2026
Synthesia
by Synthesia Limited
Strong fitFree
Explainer Videos listed as a use case.
Synthesia brings
- Avatar Video
- Dubbing
- Sharing & Publishing
- Team Workspace
- Text to Speech
- Text to Video
- Translation
- Voice Cloning
Last verified September 8, 2026