Easy Online Explainer Video Maker

Tell stories that’ll impact your audience with PlayPlay’s explainer video maker. Create custom videos in minutes like a professional – no previous experience is required.

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With PlayPlay’s explainer video maker anyone can create captivating presentations that stand out from their competition. Create engaging and unique videos with our wide-range of fully-customizable features. Add your brand, photos, video clips, voice-overs, dynamic effects and more in minutes. Rediscover the power of explainer videos by turning your browser into a full video production studio.

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Choose your explainer video template

Log in to PlayPlay on your browser. Select “new video” to start your explainer video from scratch or use one of our pre-made fully customizable video templates.

Build your explainer video

Design your explainer video by uploading your media to PlayPlay or access our stock library of high-quality license free content. Choose from a range of customizable screens and drag and drop the media to start creating your videos!

Upscale your videos

Access new audiences by adding automatic subtitles, raise your engagement with powerful intros, sell more with a strong call to action and build relationships through recognizable branding. The creative possibilities are endless.

Validate and share your videos

‍Use the video share link for cross-team collaboration and feedback. Once ready, preview, download and share your explainer videos on your social media, website and intranet. It’s that simple!

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Boost Your Brand’s Impact

PlayPlay’s explainer video maker removes the difficulty out of video creation. In a matter of clicks you can upgrade your videos with professional editing features including: automatic subtitles, interactive transitions, dynamic elements, text and much more. Take it further by creating your intro and outro videos in one platform and stay recognizable with our brand protection feature. It’s that simple to create professional explainer videos in-house!

Discover Your Creativity with Limitless Stock Content

Looking for inspiration or simply out of content? No problem. PlayPlay has access to millions of pre-licensed stock of high-quality videos, images and royalty-free soundtracks to power your creativity. Save time and money on complex video shoots and don’t worry about editing skills. Simply choose the perfect stock footage for your explainer video’s goals and start crafting your content. From corporate interview backgrounds to stunning slow-motion nature videos, creating captivating brand videos has never been easier.

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Efficient Cross-Team Project Collaboration

Improve efficiency with PlayPlay’s video collaboration features. Whether your project requires collaboration across departments, is a global project, or simply requires approval from management, PlayPlay makes it simple. Add collaborators, share drafts across teams, give feedback, share useful assets, save your favorite templates and stay protected with password control. Are you ready to rediscover the joy of teamwork?

Communicate with video

Speak directly to your audience with video. PlayPlay’s intuitive video creation platform enables marketing and communication teams to turn any message into a memorable video with ease. No previous editing experience needed.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Have questions? We’re here to help.

How can you make explainer videos?

An explainer video is exactly what it sounds like - a video intended to explain a topic or issue. Explainer videos are popular as they are a visual way of explaining certain topics and this format is often easier to digest, particularly if the tutorial is explaining a topic or skill that requires precise movements and visuals. Often it is easier to show than to tell.

Explainer videos can come in several different forms, from live-action explainer videos to animated explainer videos. The format you’ll use will depend on you and your topic, but all videos should start with a storyboard. This doesn’t have to be very detailed and in-depth but it should cover both the content and how it is shot throughout the length of the video. You should then develop a script, either for a voiceover or to be used as part of the live-action video. Once everything has been planned, the next step is to shoot the video.

What is the best explainer video maker?

Many video makers and video editing softwares are suitable for making explainer videos but some make it simpler than others. For example, PlayPlay includes a large variety of fully-customizable explainer video templates amongst a range of other pre-made templates for different types of videos. These templates act as a springboard to give you a headstart for making your explainer video.

How much is a 30 second explainer video?

There is no right answer to this question as it will depend on many factors. Your idea, plan and budget will have a huge impact here. For example, filming a simple one-person explainer video at home versus a video that requires coordinating a team of people at a purpose-built location will make a significant difference to the cost. Nevertheless, as a ballpark figure, a 30-second explainer video will typically cost around $1,500-$2,500 to produce.

However, it’s entirely possible to produce agency-quality videos on a much smaller budget by using a tool like PlayPlay. PlayPlay is a fully-featured video editor that offers all the tools you’ll need to produce agency-quality videos by yourself, without the need for paying a professional agency.

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It was often difficult… outsourcing video production makes the process more lengthy and not all creative decisions were under our control. With PlayPlay, we are much more intentional about planning and creating new visual content.

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I love how fast it is to create videos with PlayPlay. Before, it would take weeks from the creative brief to the delivery of the video by the agency. Now it’s just a matter of hours and the videos look just as good!

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PlayPlay allows me to create videos in a more efficient way. The corporate templates save me a lot of time, and the AI voice-over is one of my favorites!

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PlayPlay is easy to use, affordable, and helps us create quality video content at a fraction of the cost. We love the quality of the images, stock video and illustrations. The transitions are easy to use and regular updates are much appreciated.

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