Whiteboard animation maker

Make a whiteboard animation in minutes. No drawing, no editing.

Type a topic, paste your script or upload a document. KolaVid writes the explanation, draws it on a whiteboard by hand and narrates it, ready to download.

  • How a vaccine trains the immune system
  • A two-minute explainer for my accounting app
  • Why the Roman Empire fell, as a whiteboard story

Make my video, free

Drawn as it is said

Every drawing and label appears on the board as the narrator says it, the classic whiteboard style.

Your script, word for word

Paste a script and it is narrated exactly as written, or let KolaVid write it for you.

Nothing to install

Works in your browser on a computer or phone. Landscape, vertical and square videos.

How to make a whiteboard animation in three steps

  1. Type a topic, paste your own script, upload a PDF, Word or PowerPoint file, or add a link to a web page.
  2. Choose the frame (landscape, vertical or square), a female or male voice, the narration language and the length.
  3. KolaVid writes the explanation, draws each idea on the whiteboard as the narrator says it and records the voice. Download the MP4 or share a link.

What a whiteboard animation is

A whiteboard animation explains an idea by drawing it while a narrator talks. The picture and the words arrive together, so the viewer never has to guess where to look.

Making one used to mean writing a script, choosing images, timing every drawing and recording a voice. KolaVid does all four from one sentence or one document, and puts one idea on each board.

What people make with it

  • Explainers for a product, a service or an app.
  • Lessons and revision videos for a class.
  • Training videos from a procedure or a policy.
  • Summaries of a report, a paper or a slide deck.
  • History and science stories for a YouTube channel.
  • Short vertical clips for Reels, TikTok and WhatsApp Status.

Tips for a clear whiteboard video

  • Say who is watching: customers, staff, children or experts.
  • Ask for one everyday example; it gives the board something concrete to draw.
  • Keep to one subject a video. Two to three minutes covers most ideas.
  • Paste your own script when every word matters. It is read word for word.
  • Name the brands that are part of the story. Brands named in a video are drawn with their own logo.

An AI maker or a drag-and-drop editor?

Tools such as VideoScribe and Doodly give you a canvas and a timeline, and you build each scene yourself. That suits people who want control over every frame.

KolaVid suits people who want the finished video. There is no editor, so to change a video you make it again with a fuller prompt or your own script.

Related guides

Do I need to draw anything?

No. KolaVid chooses the pictures, draws them on the board and records the narration for you.

Can I use my own script?

Yes. Paste it and the narration follows it word for word.

How is it different from VideoScribe or Doodly?

You don't place images or draw paths yourself: KolaVid makes the whole video, script, drawings and voice, from a sentence or a document, in your browser.

What does it cost?

One credit is one second of video. Free accounts get 2 minutes; Starter is $19.99 a month for 83 minutes.

Is it free to try?

Yes. A new account gets 120 free credits, enough for one two-minute video, with no card needed.

How long can a video be?

Free videos run up to 2 minutes; paid plans make videos up to 5 minutes.

Which voices and languages can I choose?

Pick a female or male voice and the narration language before you make the video. English and many other languages are available.

Can I use it for YouTube or social media?

Yes. Make it landscape (16:9) for YouTube and websites, vertical (9:16) for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, or square (1:1). Download the MP4 or share a link.