Explain Video Generator
Turns a topic, document, webpage or codebase into a narrated explainer video in your language.
What Explain Video Generator can do in ChatGPT
Turn documents and topics into narrated videos.
Narrated Explainers
Get a video with voiceover, diagrams and animations from any topic.
Many Languages
Make the same video in more than 40 languages.
Code Walkthroughs
Explain a codebase or pull request in video form.
Your Own Images
Add screenshots and photos that go straight into the video.
Share Or Download
Send a link or save the video file.
You stay in control
You approve access, and you can disconnect Explain Video Generator at any time.
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What Explain Video Generator does in ChatGPT
The Explain Video Generator plugin turns almost any material into a narrated explainer video from ChatGPT. You give it a topic, a document, a webpage, a codebase or a product brief, and it builds a video in your language with a voiceover, diagrams, animations and images.
It can include real code walkthroughs when the subject needs them, and you can add your own images and screenshots so they appear in the video. The same document can become a video in more than 40 languages. You share the result with a link or download the video file.
The listing says it is free to start and needs no login. People use it for staff onboarding, studying before an exam, walking a team through a pull request, showing customers a product, or even making a bedtime story. It is built by Scrimba, a learning platform.
Who it is for
- Teachers opening a lesson
- Teams onboarding new staff
- Developers explaining code changes
How to add Explain Video Generator to ChatGPT
- Open the Explain Video Generator listing in ChatGPT ↗.
- Click Install plugin.
- Sign in to your Explain Video Generator account when asked and approve the access it requests.
- Start a chat and ask for what you need, mentioning Explain Video Generator if ChatGPT does not pick it up.
- To stop, disconnect Explain Video Generator under apps in your ChatGPT settings.
Questions about Explain Video Generator
What is the Explain Video Generator ChatGPT plugin?
The Explain Video Generator plugin turns almost any material into a narrated explainer video from ChatGPT. You give it a topic, a document, a webpage, a codebase or a product brief, and it builds a video in your language with a voiceover, diagrams, animations and images. It is listed in ChatGPT's plugin marketplace under Education & Research.
What can I ask Explain Video Generator to do in ChatGPT?
For example: "Turn this employee onboarding PDF into an explainer video", "Create an English and a Spanish video of these property photos", "Make an explainer video from my lecture notes".
Who makes the Explain Video Generator plugin for ChatGPT?
The ChatGPT listing names Scrimba AS as the developer. The version listed on 8 October 2026 was 6.0.1.
How do I add Explain Video Generator to ChatGPT?
Open the Explain Video Generator listing in ChatGPT, click Install plugin, sign in to your Explain Video Generator account and approve the access it asks for. Then ask for what you need in a chat, mentioning Explain Video Generator if ChatGPT does not pick it up.
Can Explain Video Generator change things in my account, or only read?
It uses the documents, links, code and images you give it to create a video you can share by link or download.
Who is the Explain Video Generator plugin for?
Teachers opening a lesson, teams onboarding new staff and developers explaining code changes.
Do I need an account for Explain Video Generator?
The listing says it is free to start and no login is required. You can keep editing on Scrimba's platform if you want more control.
How many languages are supported?
More than 40, and the same document can be turned into videos in several of them.
Does Explain Video Generator see my ChatGPT chats?
When Explain Video Generator is connected, ChatGPT may share the parts of your chats and memories that matter for a request with Explain Video Generator. What Explain Video Generator does with that data falls under its own terms and privacy policy. ChatGPT keeps your training-data settings, and you can disconnect at any time.
How do I disconnect Explain Video Generator from ChatGPT?
Open your ChatGPT settings, go to apps, and disconnect Explain Video Generator. You can reconnect later from the listing.
What are alternatives to Explain Video Generator in ChatGPT?
Similar plugins in the ChatGPT marketplace include AhaMotion, italki language learning and Ace Knowledge Graph. Each has its own page in this directory.
Privacy and your data
When Explain Video Generator is connected, ChatGPT may share the parts of your chats and memories that matter for a request with Explain Video Generator. What Explain Video Generator then does with that data falls under its own terms and privacy policy, not only OpenAI's. ChatGPT keeps your training-data settings for data that comes from connected apps, and you can disconnect at any time.
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