An InVideo AI alternative that draws instead of cutting stock footage

InVideo generates clips that look like your topic. StrokeVideo draws your topic.

Style
Director notes (optional)

Look rules apply to every board. Production notes are read by both the script writer and the storyboarder. Short and absolute works best: 80-300 characters.

A one-minute video takes a few minutes to render.

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Why people look for an InVideo AI alternative

InVideo has moved from stitching stock clips to generating footage with video models, and it is fast. But the output is still filmed-looking video with a voice over it, now metered in credits per generation. For explaining a process, a concept or a lesson, a shot of something adjacent to your topic is not the same as a diagram of it, and the free plan exports with a watermark. People asking for 'drawings that appear as the voice speaks' are describing a different kind of video.

What InVideo AI does well

Turning a text prompt into a finished live-action-style video in minutes, with AI voice, subtitles and a huge stock library. For product promos, news-style clips and social videos it is hard to beat on speed.

Where it costs you

Explanatory power. A stock clip of 'a warehouse' cannot show your specific customs process; a drawing can. The AI may also trim or rewrite a pasted script to fit the clips it finds.

What StrokeVideo does instead

Every board is an illustration generated for the sentences spoken over it, drawn stroke by stroke as the narration reaches each element. A pasted script is used word for word. Twenty drawing styles, fourteen narration languages, MP4 with no watermark.

Side by side

Pictures: generated or stock footage of your topic versus illustrations drawn for your sentences. Script: may be trimmed versus used verbatim. Cost model: credits per generation versus minutes of finished video. Best for: promos and social clips versus lessons, processes and concepts. Watermark: on InVideo's free exports, never on StrokeVideo.

Who should switch, and who should not

Switch if you are explaining something and want the viewer to watch the idea being drawn. Stay with InVideo if you want a live-action look for marketing or social content.

Try it with your script

Paste the script into the generator above, pick a voice and a style, and render. The first video each day is free.

FeatureStrokeVideoInVideo AI
Where the drawings come fromGenerated for each board of your scriptFootage generated by video models, plus a stock library; not drawn
ScriptWritten for you, or pasted and used verbatimWritten for you or pasted; the AI may trim it
Drawing timed to narrationAutomatic, word levelAutomatic per clip
Drawing styles20Filmed-looking generated video and stock; no drawing
Narration languages14 built inAI voices in many languages
Time for a 3-minute videoAbout 5 minutes, unattendedMinutes for a stock-footage cut
Watermark on the free planNone, everYes, on free exports
Works on a phoneYes, in the mobile browser, full featuresBrowser and app
RunsIn the browserBrowser
PriceFree daily video; one-time minute packsFree tier with watermark; about $17 to $170 a month billed yearly, metered in credits
Manual control per elementScript, storyboard and timing as textFull scene editor

Frequently asked questions

Does StrokeVideo use stock footage?

No. Every picture is drawn for your script.

Will my script be rewritten?

No. In 'I have a script' mode it is narrated exactly as written.

Can I get subtitles?

Yes. Tick 'Subtitles' before rendering; they are burned in and an SRT file is provided.

Can I make a vertical video?

Yes, choose 9:16 for shorts and reels.

Is it as fast as InVideo?

A three-minute video takes about five minutes unattended.

Is the free video watermarked?

No.