The easy explainer video maker
Create an explainer video that helps people understand your product or service. Animoto's explainer video maker makes it easy to create a video using your own photos, video clips, and text.
Free explainer video maker
93% of marketers say they've landed a new customer thanks to a video on social media. So, don’t just write about your awesome products and services, show people how it works. Animoto's explainer video maker lets you create a professional explainer video in a matter of minutes. No video editing experience necessary.
Explainer video templates make it easy to get started
Share your expertise with your audience and provide interesting or useful advice about a trend in your field. Show your knowledge with informative text, video clips, and images.
Give your audience relevant information they can apply right away. Combine text and visuals that tell a story viewers will want to share and that'll increase the chances of your video going viral.
Win over prospective home buyers with a real estate explainer video that shows off how much you know about the industry. Add animated text effects to help your statistics stand out when you share them.
Explainer video maker features
See how one company's explainer video boosted sales
Fundy, a design software company, wanted to market their new program suite to professional photographers. With just a few stock photos and video clips, along with some footage of the software in action, Fundy quickly put together a Facebook ad describing their new product.
Using Animoto let the company cut their design time by 75% and the video itself netted more than 13k views. In the end, Fundy’s explainer video increased their video views by 65% and boosted the company’s sales and trial downloads.
How to make an explainer video with Animoto
- Select a storyboard template or start from scratch
- Upload your photos and video clips or select from our Getty Images stock library
- Personalize by changing colors, music, and text, and adding your logo
- Produce and share your explainer video
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We want to help you explain what you know
As you get begin making your own video tutorials, we're here to help along the way! Get started with Animoto and join others just like you in The Animoto Social Video Marketing Community on Facebook. Our team of video experts is ready to help you grow with tips, ideas, inspiration, and feedback on your videos.