Synthesia
An AI video platform for training, onboarding and explainer videos presented by realistic avatars in many languages.
- Category
- Video
- Free version
- Yes, a basic plan with limited minutes
- Platforms
- Web
- Website
- synthesia.io
Best for
- Corporate training and onboarding videos
- How-to and product explainer videos
- Companies producing content in many languages
- Teams that need collaboration and brand control
Pros
- Designed for business and learning content
- Many avatars, voices and languages
- Easy to update a video by editing the script
- Enterprise features for teams and security
Cons
- Less suited to cinematic or creative videos
- Custom avatars and advanced features cost more
- Avatar delivery can feel formal
What is Synthesia?
Synthesia is one of the leading AI video platforms for business. You write or paste a script, choose an AI avatar and voice, add slides, screen recordings and images, and Synthesia produces a presenter-led video. It’s used by many large companies for training, onboarding and internal communication because videos are fast to produce, easy to update and simple to localise into other languages.
Key features
- AI avatars. Choose stock presenters or create a personal avatar.
- Voices and languages. Generate narration in many languages and accents.
- Slide-based editor. Build videos scene by scene like a presentation.
- Templates. Start from layouts for training, how-to and sales videos.
- Translation. Create localised versions of a video.
- Collaboration. Comment, share and manage brand kits as a team.
- Screen recording. Combine avatars with product walkthroughs.
How to get started
- Sign up at synthesia.io.
- Choose a template close to your goal, such as onboarding.
- Paste your script scene by scene and select an avatar.
- Add screenshots, logos and captions.
- Generate, review and share the link or export the file.
Who Synthesia is for
HR and learning & development teams, customer success teams creating help videos, product marketers, compliance trainers and international companies that need the same content in multiple languages.
Tips for effective training videos
- Keep scenes short, one idea per scene.
- Write the way people talk and check speaking time with the free word counter.
- Track script changes between versions with the text compare tool so reviewers only check what changed.
- Use consistent titles; fix capitalisation with the case converter.
Synthesia vs alternatives
HeyGen is more popular with marketers and creators and strong at video translation. Descript is better if you record real people. Gamma creates presentations rather than videos. InVideo AI builds videos from stock footage for social media.
Is Synthesia worth it?
For companies producing training or explainer videos regularly, Synthesia can cut production time from weeks to hours and makes updates painless. Individuals making occasional creative videos will find other tools more flexible. Test the free plan with one real training module to judge the result.
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Synthesia alternatives
- HeyGenTalking avatar videos and video translation.
- DescriptEdit video and podcasts by editing the transcript.
- GammaPresentations and one-page sites from an outline.
- InVideo AITurns a prompt or script into a finished video with footage and voiceover.
- RunwayGenerate and edit video clips from text or images.
- Kling AIRealistic video generation from prompts and photos.
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Synthesia: common questions
Is Synthesia free?
Synthesia offers a basic free plan with a small number of video minutes and limited features. Paid plans add more minutes, avatars, custom avatars and team tools.
What is Synthesia mainly used for?
Training and onboarding, internal communication, product explainers, customer education and sales enablement videos.
Can I update a video later?
Yes. Change the script and regenerate the video instead of re-recording, which is a big advantage for training materials that change often.
Can Synthesia create videos in other languages?
Yes. Synthesia supports many languages and can translate a video into several versions for different audiences.
Can I use my own avatar?
Yes. On eligible plans you can create a personal avatar of yourself with a recording and your consent.