Paste text, get a narrated explainer video
Paste a few paragraphs or a few pages. DocReel writes a script from your text, draws animated scenes that explain it, and narrates them with captions. It explains your text. Paste the content you want explained, not a prompt describing a video: DocReel doesn't make cartoons, stories or film clips from a prompt.
Sample: “Why we have seasons” (3:03)
- Made from: a one-page science lesson (530 words), written for this demo. Pasting the same text gives the same kind of video.
- Settings: the defaults (audience “Any age”, length “Fit the document”, no instructions). Made on 8 November 2026; 4 of its 11 scenes are custom-animated.
- Plan: Pro, which allows up to 5 custom-animated scenes per video (Plus gets 1). Free videos also carry a small docreel.app badge and end with a short DocReel card.
- Editing: none. This is the video exactly as DocReel made it.
How to turn text into a video
Nothing to install and no editing software.
Sign in and choose your settings
Sign in with your email. Pick who the video is for and how long it should be, and add instructions if you like (for example “Focus on section 2”).
Paste your text
Choose “Paste text”, paste it in and press “Make video”. A short paragraph is the minimum; one to ten pages on a single topic works best.
Check it, then share
Most videos take about 5–15 minutes, and we email you when yours is ready. Watch it all the way through, then share the link or download the MP4.
What kind of video you get
An explainer: narration, animated scenes and captions.
Diagrams drawn for your text
Steps, comparisons, timelines and figures in your text become animated scenes made for it, not stock footage.
Narration and captions
An AI voice reads a script written from your text, in the same language, with captions on screen.
A link and an MP4
Share the video's page or download the MP4. On Plus and Pro you also get subtitle files and the slides as a PDF.
What to know before pasting text
Tips for a good video
- How much text: up to about 10 pages on Free (30,000 characters), twice that on Plus and over three times on Pro.
- One topic per video. Paste one section or chapter, not a whole book.
- It's an explainer, not a film. DocReel doesn't create actors, photos or movie scenes from a prompt. Paste the content you want explained, not a description of a video.
- YouTube transcripts work. On YouTube, open the description, choose “Show transcript”, copy the text and paste it here.
- Instructions are separate. Put requests such as “Focus on the second half” in the Instructions box, not in the pasted text.
Privacy
- Anyone with a video's link can watch it, including people it is forwarded to. Don't upload personal information or confidential material.
- Uploaded documents are deleted 30 days after upload. Free videos are deleted 30 days after they're made.
- To make the video, your document's text is sent to Anthropic (Claude) to write the script, and the narration text to Google (Gemini) for the voice; OpenAI or our own server is the backup voice. The privacy policy has the details.
Questions about text to video
Is it free?
Yes. The Free plan gives you 3 videos every 30 days, with no credit card. Each video explains up to about 10 pages of text and runs up to about 3 minutes. Plus ($5 a month, about 20 pages) and Pro ($15 a month, about 35 pages) read more and make longer videos.
Is this an AI video generator like the ones that make film clips?
No. DocReel makes explainer videos: a narrated script with animated diagrams, charts and text drawn from what you paste. It doesn't generate people, photos or cinematic footage.
How much text can I paste?
At least a short paragraph. Up to about 30,000 characters (10 pages) on Free, 60,000 on Plus and 100,000 on Pro.
How long does it take?
Most videos take about 5–15 minutes; long documents can take longer. You can close the page. We email you a link when your video is ready.
Can I make videos in other languages?
The video uses the language your document is written in, so a Spanish document becomes a Spanish video. On the Pro plan you can also pick another language for the video (15 languages), and DocReel translates the script.
How accurate are the videos?
DocReel builds the video from your document, but it can make mistakes. Watch it before you share it. If something needs fixing, choose Make a new version and describe the change; on Plus and Pro, the first new version of each video is free.
How do I share or keep the video?
Each video has its own page with a share link, and a Download MP4 button. You can post the link, or upload the MP4 to your own site, learning platform or video channel.