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Explainer Video Examples

Watch animated explainer video examples made by creators, then remake one. Play a cutaway, a history map or a how-it-works clip. Choose Use this prompt to start your own version in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1.

Pricing

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    $20$16/month

    Billed annually · $240 → $192/year

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    Monthly videos

    30s product demo13 videos
    60s explainer5 videos
    • 2,000 monthly credits
    • Up to 86 fast images
    • Standard queue
    • No Potto watermark
    • Batch image tools
    • Private creations
    • All premium skills

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    Monthly videos

    30s product demo33 videos
    60s explainer13 videos
    • 5,000 monthly credits
    • Up to 217 fast images
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    • Private creations
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    30s product demo100 videos
    60s explainer40 videos
    • 15,000 monthly credits
    • Up to 652 fast images
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    • No Potto watermark
    • Batch image tools
    • Private creations
    • All premium skills

Videos use credits on export. Your balance must cover the export before you start. Counts assume a 30s demo and a 60s explainer with narration and 3 illustrations.

Explainer video FAQs

  1. What is an explainer video?

    An explainer video is a short video that teaches one idea. It may show how something works, what happened or why a concept matters. The pictures show the steps. Titles or a narration keep the viewer on that idea.

  2. What is the difference between these explainer video examples and the explainer video maker?

    This page is a gallery of 264 animated explainer video examples made by independent creators. You can watch and remake them. The explainer video maker is where you write your own explainer from a brief. Use this prompt sends a clip's prompt into Potto, which renders its own version.

  3. What kinds of animated explainer video examples are in the gallery?

    The gallery includes how-it-works clips, cutaways, history maps, essays and paper walkthroughs. Examples include a 35-second Raptor 3 turbopump cutaway, a 40-second browser explainer, a 60-second Honnō-ji map and a five-minute documentary on superintelligence.

  4. How do I remake an explainer video?

    Play the clip, then pick Use this prompt. Or type your own subject in a sentence. Pick a ratio and watch the preview. Export an MP4 when the version is right.

  5. How long is an explainer video?

    An explainer video can be 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 seconds. The gallery also holds longer creator films, such as a 158-second history and a five-minute documentary. Those runtimes belong to the original clips.

  6. Does the remade explainer video come with music or a voiceover?

    It comes with music matched to the style. You can swap it or turn it off. Turn on a voiceover when you create it if the explainer should be narrated. Some originals already use narration.

  7. What can I export from an explainer video?

    Explainer videos you make here export as MP4 in any ratio. Transparent video and GIF exports are only for short clips such as logo animations and lower thirds.

  8. Can I change the explainer video after the first preview?

    Yes. Describe the change in the chat, such as a slower pace, a clearer last line or one more step. Potto renders a new preview. Each change can be undone, and previews and edits never use credits.

  9. How much does an explainer video cost?

    An explainer video costs credits only when you export it, at 5 credits per second. That is 50 credits for 10 seconds and 150 for 30 seconds. A voiceover adds a few credits. Starting needs enough credits to cover the length. New accounts get 100 credits, enough to start a 15-second video.