Make videos people actually stop to watch.
Paste a script. Pick a voice. Get a handmade-looking paper-craft explainer video — an AI stop-motion style generator with no prompts to write, built for Reels, Shorts, and TikTok.
No subscription — buy credits as you need them, they never expire.
Real output, made from a script.
The videos your audience will ask, “how was this made?”
Skip the talking heads. Keep the personality.
Most AI video looks like a template with a new coat of paint. You-Animate makes something tactile — cardboard characters, torn-paper props, hand-lettered signs — the kind of thing people pause on, then send to a friend.
“Wait, how is this made?”
One character. Every story.
You-Animate keeps your characters, sets, and props consistent across every shot. No reference wrangling. No visual drift. Just a little world that feels like yours.
Four steps. Zero busywork.
Paste your script
Start with the words. No storyboard required.
Pick a style & voice
Choose a template and a voice that fits.
Let AI plan the shots
Natural timing, consistent visuals, automatic captions.
Download & share
A finished 9:16 MP4, ready for your feed.
Everything that makes a short work.
No prompt engineering
Write like a human. The shot planning happens behind the scenes.
Consistent across every shot
Your visual world stays coherent from first frame to last.
Built for shorts
Native 9:16, natural voiceover, captions, ready to post.
The handmade alternative to talking heads.
How You-Animate differs from other AI video tools.
| You-Animate | Avatar tools | Generative video | Stock assemblers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faceless, no talking head | Yes | Talking heads | Yes | Yes |
| No prompt writing | Script only | Script only | Heavy prompting | Script |
| Consistent characters | Every shot | One presenter | Drift per shot | None |
| One unified look | Paper-craft | Generic avatar | Varies per clip | Stock collage |
What people make with You-Animate.
Explainer videos
Turn a product, concept, or process into a 45–60 second paper-craft explainer.
Faceless channels
Run a YouTube Shorts, TikTok, or Reels channel without ever appearing on camera.
Educational shorts
Teach one idea per video with a consistent character students recognise.
Brand storytelling
Give your story a tactile, memorable look instead of generic stock footage.
One credit. One finished video.
Buy any plan to top up your balance. Credits never expire.
Growth
For creators who post regularly.
Good to know.
What is You-Animate?
You-Animate is an AI paper-craft video generator. You paste a narration script and it produces a finished vertical 9:16 explainer video in a handmade cardboard and torn-paper stop-motion style, with voiceover, shot planning, and burned-in captions done for you.
How long does one video take?
About 10 minutes for a 45–60 second video — the full pipeline runs voiceover, shot planning, image generation, motion, and render for you. Kick it off, close the tab, and it’s ready when you come back.
Do I need to write prompts?
No. You write a plain narration script. Shot planning, framing, and image prompts are handled for you.
How is You-Animate different from HeyGen or Synthesia?
HeyGen and Synthesia produce talking-head avatar videos. You-Animate makes faceless, stylized paper-craft animation instead, so your feed doesn’t look like every other avatar video.
How is it different from Runway, Pika, Luma, or Kling?
Those tools generate open-ended clips from prompts you have to engineer, and characters often change from shot to shot. You-Animate plans the shots for you and keeps the same characters, sets, and props across every scene, with no prompt writing.
What do I get at the end?
A finished vertical 9:16 MP4 with voiceover and burned-in captions, ready to post to Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, or TikTok.
How do credits work?
One credit makes one finished video. Plans start at $6 for 2 credits. Buy any plan to top up your balance — credits never expire, and a failed generation is refunded automatically.
Can I change a video after it generates?
You can re-render it, and regenerate the voiceover or visuals by editing the script and running it again.
Bring your next script.
Sign up and turn your first script into a finished, styled video in minutes.