Best Software to Create Your Whiteboard Animation7 min read

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Videos get 66% more qualified leads per year. (Source: Aberdeen) and the number of businesses using video on landing pages jumped from 49% last year to 60% this year.

So it’s definitely a good way to reach out to and engage your audience. So, if you need to promote your product, sell an idea, or explain how to use a product to an audience, whiteboard animation videos are one of the best options for your video marketing needs.

There is a wide variety of whiteboard animation software to choose from. Find the right software for whiteboard animation can come with a challenge. And as a business owner, taking the time to plan, create and finalize your whiteboard animated video for your business might not be an option for you.

What video whiteboard animation software should you choose?

Here’s 5 of the best software for whiteboard animation according to several criteria, including the value they offer and the features they have that you need to create your own whiteboard video.

Videoscribe

VideoScribe from Sparkol can be used on Mac and Windows desktop. The user interface is simple and uncluttered, easy to learn and use. The image library has good amount of images to choose from and an option to pick royalty free sounds. You can even save projects online.

However, voiceover function is difficult and many graphics do require an extra fee to use.

It does come with a 7-day free trial, so you can decide to subscribe to a monthly/yearly plan.

Here are some of their features:

  • Free Image library with over 4000 images and access premium images.
  • Easily import customs fonts and sound/music.
  • 190 royalty-free music tracks
  • Ability to import custom media in multiple formats
  • Variety of export options
  • Record voiceover
  • High Definition (HD) video creation compatibility.
  • Adjusts video resolution and sizes.
  • Multiple video format creation (AVI, WMV, MOV).
  • Available for commercial use.
  • Create unlimited mp4, MOV, WMV or AVI video files
  • Add your own logo watermark
  • Save projects online
  • Can be used commercially

Vyond

Vyond was GoAnimate whiteboard animation software previously. It’s a cloud-based web app so you don’t have to download any software. You can access it from anywhere around the globe from any device. However, the program does need a lot of bandwidth and if you’re going to upload, download, internet speed will be an important factor when coming to choosing your video software.

Still, it is one of the easiest ways to create videos to promote your business without any prior knowledge in video editing or animations. There are a lot of pre-made templates available and features camera zoom, a collection of characters that can lip-sync. 

Going for the cheapest monthly or annual option is not going to make the videos you create, your own. The Vyond Essential that costs US $39/month or US $299/year will have their logo on every video. You’ll need to purchase the Vyond Premium for US $89/month or US $649/year to actually be yours.

Features

  • Supports multiple languages,
  • 1080p and 720p High Definition (HD) resolution download capability, with MP4 video download option.
  • Automatic lip-sync ability.
  • Add audio to the video import audio files, using a microphone, text to speech which supports multiple languages.
  • For background sound there is a collection of music available which you can add to the video easily or import your own
  • Character Creator (Business Friendly and Whiteboard)
  • 1-click MP4 creation
  • Unlimited video creation

     Animatron

The Animatron can help you create explainer and whiteboard animation style with HTML5 animation. You can also use it for presentation and design HTML5 banners. 

You can customize everything you want. From basic shapes to fully-animated characters, go to town pulling apart, reshaping, recoloring and editing every piece of your marketplace assets and more. You can even change their animations!

They also have a freemium model (watermarked) and a Pro or Business model packages where you can remove the watermark and other features to help you create the video you need for your business.

Features

  • Remove watermark (Only on Pro or Business packages)
  • Movie hosting bandwidth (based on different packages
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Royalty-free pro video clips 100,000
  • Royalty-free audio clips 200,000
  • Royalty-free photos 250,000
  • Royalty-free pre-animated objects 2,200
  • Over 200+ pre-animated drag-and-drop sets.
  • Import  Ready-made Market Content
  • Max length of imported media 1 min, 10 min, 1 hr (based on the package)
  • Video SD, 720, 1080p HD (based on the package)
  • Audio Import

Easy Sketch Pro

Easy Sketch Pro is different than most of the software here mentioned. The software is a one-time purchase and not a monthly fee.

A unique feature of this product is its ability to add a call-to-action inside the video and redirect it to any URL. Add webinar registration forms inside the video in order to obtain registrations inside the video. It comes with tap-to-call technology where your leads can directly call you through video. You’ll be able to get full analytics from every visitor that watches your videos and add your own tracking codes to the videos.

Features

  • High Definition (HD) Video creation ability.
  • Built-in text editor with easy manipulation and styling (suitable for text-based videos).
  • Add a call-to-action inside the video and redirect it to any URL.
  • Playtime control options and trimming effects.
  • Upload your own music background
  • Upload your own images
  • Upload your own videos
  • Professional polished backgrounds
  • Packed Image-Ready Libary
  • Mac/PC Compatible
  • One-off Charge (No Monthly Fees)
  • No Export/upload hidden fees

Animaker

Animaker is an online whiteboard animation video maker, suitable for idea communication, presentations, and product animated explainer videos. The interface and functionality aren’t state-of-the-art, but it gets the job done. It will include a watermark if you sign up for the freemium version, and will need to upgrade to the business package to use it for commercial rights.

The preset themes aren’t the best. It is a web-based app so you can create videos on your browser, however, the site is pretty heavy with graphics, so a slow computer may not be able to handle it.

Features

  • YouTube thumbnail creator
  • Vertical video option, making it mobile friendly
  • 50+ Background music tracks
  • 175+ sound effects
  • Direct voice recording
  • import custom soundtrack and voiceovers
  • Text to speed

Top Explainers – Whiteboard Animation Video Services

If you rather hire whiteboard animation video production company like us (Top Explainers) to handle your video creation so you can spend more time focusing on your business, we can help you with that :).

How much does a whiteboard animation video really cost?

Creating a video does take time and effort. How much time will it take you to come up with creative, informative whiteboard video? DIY is always fun, but also always demanding.

There’s no need to learn how to use software, write your video script, figuring out how to create a story or find image clips and so on. We can:

In conclusion

That’s our comprehensive list of the best whiteboard animation software based on their features and special capabilities. Look out for the product that best suits your budget and needs and choose appropriately. When creating a whiteboard video, understand the different stages that you need to plan so that you do not waste your money. You can read how much does an explainer video cost to understand these different stages to help you prepare you when creating your video.

You can also contact us if you would like to use a professional explainer video company to create your video so you can focus on other important aspects of your business. If you have any questions regarding our services, hit that contact us button today!

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