Whiteboard animation and hand-drawn explainer videos
A concept in, a hand-drawn whiteboard film out
Whiteboard Animation Maker turns a concept, a finished script, or a benchmark video from Xiaohongshu, Douyin, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, or X into a vertical hand-drawn whiteboard film. You get one 1080×1920 black-and-white MP4 where Chinese and English words are written stroke by stroke and flows become cards and diagrams, with narration in a library voice or a voice clone of your own voice, plus scene-by-scene preview images. Whiteboard Animation Maker works in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and other agents that run Skills.
Install Whiteboard Animation Maker and tell me when I need to sign in: https://beatra.ai/skills/whiteboard-animation-maker/install.md
For agents:Install guideMarkdown version
Send it to WorkBuddy, Codex, Claude Code, or another agent to install. Sign in once the first time you use it.GitHub ↗Docs ↗
What you get
Stroke-by-stroke words
Chinese characters and short English words are drawn stroke by stroke, so every on-screen word lands the moment it is spoken.
One idea per scene
A hook, a conflict, and two or three proof scenes on a white vertical canvas — the rhythm of a knowledge short.
How it is made
Words written like a hand on a whiteboard
Short words appear stroke by stroke in Chinese or English; longer sentences stay readable while the drawing carries the scene.
Stroke-drawn Chinese characters and English words · Cards and flow diagrams for precise structure · A reading track that survives with the sound off
A vertical film with one voice
Pick a library voice or clone your own, and the picture follows the narration line by line.
1080×1920 vertical whiteboard film · Narration in a chosen or cloned voice · Scene-by-scene preview stills
Made for
What-is-X explainers
One concept per short, from the common confusion to the one takeaway.
Mechanism and contrast teardowns
Processes, comparisons, and boundaries drawn while they are explained.
Benchmark-driven remakes
Learn a reference video's structure, then film your own version in whiteboard style.
Inputs and outputs
Input · Text — A concept to explain, a finished narration script, or a benchmark video link
Input · Audio — A sample of your own voice to clone for the narration (optional)
- Formats
- MP3, WAV
- Specifications
- 10–300 s; up to 20 MB each
Output · Video — Black-and-white hand-drawn whiteboard film with words written stroke by stroke
- Formats
- MP4
- Specifications
- 1 video per request; 1080x1920; aspect ratios 9:16
Output · Audio — Narration in a library voice or your voice clone
- Formats
- MP3
Output · Image — Scene-by-scene preview images
| Input or output | Type | Formats | Specifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input | Text — A concept to explain, a finished narration script, or a benchmark video link | — | — |
| Input | Audio — A sample of your own voice to clone for the narration (optional) | MP3, WAV | 10–300 s; up to 20 MB each |
| Output | Video — Black-and-white hand-drawn whiteboard film with words written stroke by stroke | MP4 | 1 video per request; 1080x1920; aspect ratios 9:16 |
| Output | Audio — Narration in a library voice or your voice clone | MP3 | — |
| Output | Image — Scene-by-scene preview images | — | — |
Specifications last checked · Sources: Model catalog · Documentation · Terms of Service
Questions
What do I need to start?
Any one of three: a concept to explain, a finished script, or a benchmark video link. Add the audience, length, and voice if you have them in mind.
Can it write English as well as Chinese?
Yes — short English words are drawn stroke by stroke like Chinese characters; longer English sentences stay as readable text while the drawing carries the scene.
Where does the film come from?
On your computer: one 1080×1920 vertical whiteboard film, with words landing as they are spoken.
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