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Turn your Boring Text into Video in 3 Easy Steps
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Select your AI presenter
Choose from 40+ video avatars or create you own custom avatar. No actors or cameras needed.
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Type in your script
Just type in your text or simply paste it. We support 60+ languages. No microphone or voiceover needed.
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Get your AI video
Your AI video will be produced in just a few minutes. Translate, download or stream it after.
How to Make a How-to Video in 5 Easy Steps
Step 1: Choose a how-to video template
Templates are a great way to find inspiration and tell a story in a creative way. Browse our awesome video templates to get started with your first video.
Step 2: Pick an AI avatar
It's easier to follow the steps of a how-to video with a human guide. Why not use an (almost) human AI presenter to narrate your video?
Step 3: Type in your text
Find your video script and paste it into Synthesia. Our text-to-speech tool will transform it into speech in any of our 60+ supported languages.
Step 4: Personalize and edit your video
Play around with the tool and add animations, transitions, sound effects, music, graphics, photos, videos, screen recordings, and more to customize your video.
Step 5: Generate and download
That's it! Share videos with your audience on your landing page, blog, social media, and more. Watch, download, and embed at the click of a button.
Before
Text-heavy- Difficult to read
- Basic format
After
Interactive- Engaging
- Professional-looking video
How-to Video Creation, Simplified
Your brain processes information faster than text. In fact, 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual, and visuals are processed 60,000X faster than text.
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Video is memorable
Viewers retain 95% of a video’s message as compared to 10% if reading text.
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Video grabs attention
78% of people watch online videos weekly, and 55% watch videos daily.
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Video drives action
Including videos on your website can increase conversion rates by 80%.
Key Features of our Online Video Maker
60+ languages
Create how-to videos in 60+ languages using our text-to-speech software. All you need to do is add text in the target language, and we'll do the rest.
All features
See the overview of all features available in Synthesia STUDIO.
Text to video
Transform simple text into professional-looking video for the first time ever. Videos can be up to 30 minutes long.
60+ Languages
We currently support 60+ different languages. We are constantly adding more accents and voices to the platform. See languages here.
60+ AI avatars
With Synthesia you have out-of-the-box access to 40+ avatars. We are always adding more presenters to the platform. See them here.
Custom avatars
You can easily create your own presenter. It takes only 5 minutes. This is a paid add-on feature. Read more about it here.
Custom backgrounds
Easily upload any image or video as a background to your videos. Ideal resolution is 1920x1080.
Audio uploads
Record real voice clips and upload them to create video clips with your AI presenter. Only available in the corporate version.
Background music
We have prepared a selection of background music that you can freely add as a background sound to your videos.
MP4 downloads
Each video comes in Full HD (1920x1080) resolution and you can freely download them from the platform.
Video sharing pages
Each video gets a dedicated video sharing page. Easily share the video with your colleagues or clients or embed it on your website.
Multi-slide videos
Combine several Synthesia videos into one video. Now you can create rich slide deck video experiences in just a few minutes.
Update video content
With Synthesia, you can simply duplicate the video, change the text and have an updated version of a video in just a few minutes.
Add text, images, shapes
Add additional text, image or shape elements to your videos directly in Synthesia. No more annoying switching between different tools.
Synthesia Avatars
Below you can demo the avatars currently available on Synthesia.
Explore our Text-to-speech range
Looking for text-to-speech in different languages? Browse through some of our supported TTS languages.
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Read what our customers say
Rated 4.8
Sergio V
“A great tool to any business”
The fact that you can create a video in multiple languages and change it in a sec after you found a mistake or the information changed is a breeze. We stopped hassling around with making videos, having to take care of background, lighting, multiple runs, editing, etc. This is our way to go now, and we have already had clients wanting to use it for their own business.
Sergio V
“A great tool to any business”
The fact that you can create a video in multiple languages and change it in a sec after you found a mistake or the information changed is a breeze. We stopped hassling around with making videos, having to take care of background, lighting, multiple runs, editing, etc. This is our way to go now, and we have already had clients wanting to use it for their own business.
Sergio V
“A great tool to any business”
The fact that you can create a video in multiple languages and change it in a sec after you found a mistake or the information changed is a breeze. We stopped hassling around with making videos, having to take care of background, lighting, multiple runs, editing, etc. This is our way to go now, and we have already had clients wanting to use it for their own business.
Sergio V
“A great tool to any business”
The fact that you can create a video in multiple languages and change it in a sec after you found a mistake or the information changed is a breeze. We stopped hassling around with making videos, having to take care of background, lighting, multiple runs, editing, etc. This is our way to go now, and we have already had clients wanting to use it for their own business.
Sergio V
“A great tool to any business”
The fact that you can create a video in multiple languages and change it in a sec after you found a mistake or the information changed is a breeze. We stopped hassling around with making videos, having to take care of background, lighting, multiple runs, editing, etc. This is our way to go now, and we have already had clients wanting to use it for their own business.
Sergio V
“A great tool to any business”
The fact that you can create a video in multiple languages and change it in a sec after you found a mistake or the information changed is a breeze. We stopped hassling around with making videos, having to take care of background, lighting, multiple runs, editing, etc. This is our way to go now, and we have already had clients wanting to use it for their own business.
Sergio V
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Sergio V
“A great tool to any business”
The fact that you can create a video in multiple languages and change it in a sec after you found a mistake or the information changed is a breeze. We stopped hassling around with making videos, having to take care of background, lighting, multiple runs, editing, etc. This is our way to go now, and we have already had clients wanting to use it for their own business.
Sergio V
“A great tool to any business”
The fact that you can create a video in multiple languages and change it in a sec after you found a mistake or the information changed is a breeze. We stopped hassling around with making videos, having to take care of background, lighting, multiple runs, editing, etc. This is our way to go now, and we have already had clients wanting to use it for their own business.
Sergio V
“A great tool to any business”
The fact that you can create a video in multiple languages and change it in a sec after you found a mistake or the information changed is a breeze. We stopped hassling around with making videos, having to take care of background, lighting, multiple runs, editing, etc. This is our way to go now, and we have already had clients wanting to use it for their own business.
Jana M
Digital Learning Designer
"Great product with even greater customer support"
Synthesia allows us fast video productions with impressive results. It´s a great problem solver for our internal communication as well as for our training products. Incredibly excited about the excellent customer care.
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Jeroen N
CEO
"Easy-to-use and immediate wow-effect"
The fact that you can create a video in multiple languages and change it in a sec after you found a mistake or the information changed is a breeze. We stopped hassling around with making videos, having to take care of background, lighting, multiple runs, editing, etc. This is our way to go now, and we have already had clients wanting to use it for their own business.
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Tue S
VP of Customer Experience
"Beautiful and powerful results with little effort"
We have built a training academy for our SaaS product with Synthesia. It currently consist of 39 videos over nine courses. Synthesia has enabled us to iterate extremely quickly on our customer onboarding videos. We even managed to produce 20 professional-looking training videos in just three weeks.
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Juri P
Portfolio consultant
"Amazing product for super fast high quality video creation without the hassle of hiring a studio"
Synthesia helps us to create high-quality video's in record-breaking time. With its easy to use interface and the wide range of avatars a wide range of different videos can be created for our e-learnings.
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Luis F. G
CEMEX University Manager
"Synthesia is a great resource for Training & Communication initiatives"
At CEMEX University, we're using Synthesia to create explainer videos, where it's just easier, faster, and more cost-effective to use Synthesia than to record an actual person doing the explanation. Their great variety of avatars makes it easy to adapt it to most types of learning or communication initiatives, and the flexibility of producing the content in multiple languages has made Synthesia a go-to resource for many of our new programs.
Jake V
Administrator in Accounting
"Great for training videos!"
We used to hire talent for our training videos. Each time we had to make a change, we had to re-hire talent. We can now re-generate training videos on demand, which means we can deliver our videos faster. We can produce more videos of higher quality.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a how-to video?
A how-to video is basically a set of step-by-step instructions designed to solve a problem but in a video format.
It seeks to answer a how-to question, like "how to make a how-to video", for example.
How-to vs. Tutorial vs. Explainer videos - is there a difference?
Yes and no.
How-to and tutorial videos are basically the same - they show a step-by-step process of solving a problem.
Explainer videos, on the other hand, are more related to video marketing and are used on websites to showcase the features of a product/service.
What makes a good how-to video?
The basic principles of any video type also apply to how-to videos: good audio and video quality, good lighting, a script that tells a story, etc.
However, these are the 3 tips we believe apply particularly well to the context of how-to videos:
- Structure the video. Make sure the steps you outline in your how-to video follow in a logical sequence.
- Show and tell. Don't just tell the audience how to complete an action, show it! Use screen recordings or B roll footage to accompany the video narration.
- Add a human touch. Give your readers a learning companion to guide them through the process in a more engaging way. Or, in the case of Synthesia, an almost human companion.
Case studies
Discover how other businesses use Synthesia for their video needs.
Ready to start creating how-to videos?
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Our +380.000 employees, no matter in which country, must have the same skills profile. Synthesia STUDIO helps us create training videos in 16 languages, fast.
Ben Kirby
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Teleperformance
