Whiteboard Animation Software: Make a Hand-Drawn Explainer Without Drawing
Write the idea. Get a narrated, hand-drawn explainer back.
Whiteboard animation software turns a written script into a video of a hand sketching your idea while a voice narrates it. The good ones do the drawing, the timing and the narration for you, so the only skill you need is being able to explain your point in writing. Older tools give you a drag-and-drop canvas and a library of clip art, and you build every scene yourself. Newer ones read your script and produce the finished film.
What you actually get
A finished MP4 you can watch, download and share. Narration is spoken over the drawing, the pacing matches the words, and the film is built to the length you chose: 30, 60 or 120 seconds.
- A narrated, hand-drawn explainer in portrait, landscape or square
- A voice you choose: two female, two male
- Your own script, or one written for you from a short brief
- Your logo included when you want it
- One-click download, private share links and email sharing
Three ways people get a whiteboard video made
Most people are choosing between doing it themselves, hiring it out, or generating it. Here is the honest comparison, based on how each route actually runs.
| Route | Skill needed | Realistic time | Typical cost | Best when |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw it yourself in a canvas tool | Storyboarding, timing, voice recording | A full day or two for 60 seconds | Monthly tool subscription plus your time | You want frame-level control and enjoy the craft |
| Commission an agency or freelancer | Briefing and review only | One to three weeks including revisions | Hundreds to thousands per minute, quoted per project | It is a flagship film and the budget exists |
| Generate it from a script | Writing a clear paragraph | Minutes to write, around ten minutes to render | 100 credits per finished minute with AutoScribble | You need it now, and you need more than one |
A finished film and the script behind it
This is the kind of script that produces a clean 60-second whiteboard explainer. Roughly 150 spoken words fills a minute, so length is really a word count decision.
Most small teams lose an hour a day to status updates. Someone asks where a job is up to. Someone else digs through messages to answer. Nothing moves forward. A shared board fixes it. Every job has one card. The card shows who has it, what stage it is at, and what happens next. No meeting needed. No chasing. Anyone can look and see. Start with one board and five cards this week. If it saves you an hour, keep it.
How it works, briefly
Four steps from idea to finished film.
- Write or paste your idea. A paragraph is enough; a full script works too.
- Read the script. Edit it yourself, or ask for a rewrite until it says what you mean.
- Pick four things: orientation, voice, length and whether to include your logo.
- Press create. The film renders in around ten minutes and lands in your library.
What it costs
AutoScribble runs on credits. 100 credits is one minute of finished video, so a 30-second film is 50 credits, a minute is 100 and two minutes is 200. New accounts start with 100 credits, which is a free first minute. If a finished film comes back shorter than you ordered, you are billed for the seconds you actually got and the difference is returned. Writing and rewriting scripts costs nothing; credits are only used when you generate.
- 30 seconds: 50 credits
- 60 seconds: 100 credits
- 120 seconds: 200 credits
- 100 welcome credits on every new account, no expiry
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Free to write and rewrite. Credits are only used when you generate.
Common questions
- Do I need to be able to draw?
- No. You write the words. The drawing, the timing and the narration are produced for you.
- How long does a whiteboard video take to make?
- Writing the script is the part that takes you time, usually ten to twenty minutes. Rendering takes around ten minutes, and you get an email when it is ready.
- Can I use my own script?
- Yes. Type it, paste it, or upload a plain text or markdown file. You can also edit it right up until you press create.
- Can I use the video commercially?
- Yes. Paid plans include commercial use, and you download the MP4 to use wherever you need it.