# VideoScribe Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is VideoScribe the right Video Making solution for you? Explore 54 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/182209/VideoScribe/reviews --- VideoScribe 4.2 (54) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/182209/VideoScribe/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of VideoScribe Ease of use 4.2 Customer Service 3.7 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews KR Karin R Principal GeekE-Learning, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “VideoScribe's intuitive workflow and pre-made templates help me cut down on production time, allowing me to focus on other essential tasks.“ September 21, 2023 Esam E Film DirectorMedia Production, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Customer service was awful on replying to refund of a payment happened minutes ago.“ April 24, 2023 Revanth S Application engineerInformation Technology and Services, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Mains options in editing page such as inserting charts, texts, Audio, images and voise recording are good.“ February 11, 2022 Arun Sarathy P Content CreatorMedia Production, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “They once used to have a lifetime license. But unfortunately that's discontinued.“ November 18, 2022 Zuber A Sr.Analyst Information Technology and Services, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I like its simple and intuitive design and the way it translates into animation.“ July 22, 2022 Jason S Inside business Biotechnology, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “You cannot rotate the screen, you cannot run wav files in the audio, you cannot animate more than one item at the same time and“ March 31, 2021 Arun Sarathy P Content CreatorMedia Production, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Its pricing is quite premium when compared to other similar tools, but the quality of its output is premium too!“ November 18, 2022 HO Hamid O CEOComputer Software, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It lacks many features that are needed to make any useful videos.“ February 11, 2022 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 54 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Arun Sarathy P. Content Creator Media Production Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best of all whiteboard animation softwares out there!" November 18, 2022 4.0 Except for the UI, I believe the quality of output and fulfilling its promise of creating a good whiteboard animation video, meets my requirements. Having said that, these are just bare-minimum requirements and there is a lot of room for improvement. Pros Their templates are cool, the designs are pretty neat; the animations are quite smooth, and the design elements are elegant. There are also plenty of hand options to do the whiteboard animations. Its pricing is quite premium when compared to other similar tools, but the quality of its output is premium too! So, I'd say it's worth paying. I have been (paying and) using it for almost a year now. Cons 1\. They once used to have a lifetime license. But unfortunately that's discontinued. That's just my pet-peeve. 2. product-wise, one thing I find annoying is that it's damn slow in rendering the output video. This takes a long time!3. Also, the design elements sometimes seem repetitive - there could be more variations, but again, that's just me.4. It'd also be great if it also offers mp4 output. We get MOV, AVI, WMV and a few other picture formats, but not MP4.5. Finally, I believe the UI could have a plenty of improvements - it's rather un-intuitive and not so friendly. Switched from [Doodly](https://www.capterra.com/p/228844/Doodly/) Videoscribe gives us infinite canvas (all images can be zoomed out and seen in one frame), instead of screen-by-screen and different frames to view scenes - that's offered in Doodly. Review Source Danny V. Business administrator Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent software to make animations that attract attention" September 6, 2019 5.0 Thanks to Videoscribe I have made a number of whiteboard videos. They are very funny and people get attention. I have made videos to explain how something works in the company, also to demonstrate a new product and many times a dedication to my parents or a relative. It is too easy to use and its features are very good. Without a doubt VideoScribe is one of the best softwares I have used. Pros From the first moment I downloaded VideoScribe I liked it a lot. I started with the trial version and immediately bought the annual membership. There are many things that I like about VideoScribe, for example, it is very easy to use, in a few minutes I had already created my first video. I like your image library, it contains many cartoons, they are quite colorful and very well designed. The music library is also excellent, as it has songs of various genres and rhythms. I love the fact that I can export the video already created in high quality Full HD 1080p and in various video formats. Cons Although VideoScribe is quite good, over the years I have realized that essential features are missing. First, I would like you to have the option to record the video in mp4 format, it would also be good if you could create a video with Instagram frame measurements, since today that social network is very popular. Second, it would be ideal that from time to time they added more cartoons to the image library, that way we would have more variety when making the videos. Review Source Jason S. Inside business Biotechnology Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "BUGS! BUGS! BUGS! " March 31, 2021 2.0 Technical support team is trash. They DONT DO THEIR JOBS, never respond to support requests, and rarely update the program to rid it of BUGS. Pros This software is easy to use and does not require a huge amount of processing power to complete animations. Cons THE BUGS! There are so many bugs with this software that have not been fixed and may never be fixed. It seems like the team that developed this program has completely moved on to sparkols next program and are no longer providing technical support for this one. You cannot rotate the screen, you cannot run wav files in the audio, you cannot animate more than one item at the same time and oh boy you better watch out, if you have too many elements in the frame, some of them WONT SHOW UP. After about 1 hour of use these little bugs will start to rear their ugly heads and after a while you'll realize there are so many of them that degrade the quality of your final product you'll want to throw your computer at the wall. Overall this program is like a subpar employee that many little mistakes over time but provides a lot of value to your company that you fear you won't be able to find anywhere else so you cannot fire it. Review Source Zuber A. Sr.Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Convert complex ideas into story with VideoScribe!" July 22, 2022 4.0 Conveying brand stories using this application is the USP of this software. Overall its a great product for whiteboard style animation. The library of images and icons helps to visualize the story in a more cohesive way. I like its simple and intuitive design and the way it translates into animation. Pros 1)Easy and intuitive design for quick learning 2) Free images from the library are useful to draw ideas into stories 3) Handwriting effect gives a feel of constant engagement on screen 4) Drag and drop feature helps in creating videos quickly Cons 1) The library of images, vectors or templates are not exhaustive. It should be updated periodically 2) When working on the canvas you have to constantly zoom in and out to resize the graphics 3) Rendering of videos should be more faster as compared to other products in the market 4) There should be more output options while publishing the videos Review Source Nabeel S. Pharmacist Pharmaceuticals Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best tool for professional and educational presentations" June 15, 2020 5.0 I use Sparkol Videoscribe to create educational videos and presentations for office use. This has really made my life easier Pros This is a very friendly software I ever used to create academic videos. What I love about this; 1- Text animations, colors, and options of handwriting 2- Default shapes and option to import your own images to presentations 3- Variety of background audios 4- Voice Narrations 5- creat output of your own video format or presentation 6- Infinity storage organized with folder options Cons I found that this tool is sound perfect without any flaws Review Source Esam E. Film Director Media Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Customer support is awful" April 24, 2023 1.0 Pros It was easy until I started to get deep and notice that it's easy only for beginners Cons Customer service was awful on replying to refund of a payment happened minutes ago. They talk like robots they don't wanna keep their client. Refund process is never gonna happen even if you didn't use the program for more than 20 days and my card paid the next month without me noticing it. I asked for a refund as I didn't use it for 20 days they said that after using 7 days trail (which I didn't use) I should be happy with their service and not ask for a refund. Review Source Revanth S. Application engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "An useful software for Creating quick and simple Doodle videos" February 11, 2022 3.0 Overall experience was average, I liked its simple interface, with just necessary features. As by experience, it was quite easy to understand and use, since it has simple yet necessary features, with not many advanced complicated features. Pros In Videoscribe you can get properly required or necessary features to create doodle videos. It has very simple and clear interface. Options to include doodle sketches or images are good. Mains options in editing page such as inserting charts, texts, Audio, images and voise recording are good. Cons I would have liked it more if they had included more advanced features. For me the interface was clear and simple, but not that attractive. Review Source Sarah C. The Ideas Girl Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Brilliant video creator!" April 3, 2019 5.0 Pros I love that with VideoScribe you're not restricted by anything. It's like having the power of a moving mind map in that you can create your video by drawing on a canvas and choosing how you want it to appear, flow and zoom in and out so you can be really creative and emphasise different points. People have gone out of their way to ask what I've created my videos in as a result. Cons There really isn't anything I don't like about VideoScribe. Review Source Abraham B. Freelancer Photography Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Is videoScribe good for making Videos?" April 25, 2021 5.0 My video view rate on youtube ads has increased ever since i switched to whiteboard animated video and VideoScribe made it so easy to create good videos with all it's amazing features Pros Its easy to use, good for beginners, has a lot of tutorials online for how to use it, great support library and most of all, it has doodly libraries which just make my work a whole lot easier Cons the only thing i dont like is the videoScribe background image on the rendered video in the trial version but when you buy it, everything is just smooth sailing Review Source Karen F. Owner Animation Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great software if you're starting out or for basic whiteboards" April 25, 2019 4.0 Pros This software works very well and easily and creates very nice whiteboards. I moved onto more advanced software though, as I wanted more features. Videoscribe is brilliant for anyone starting out or who wants to create fairly basic whiteboards. That said, you can actually do some cool stuff with it (that doesn't look basic, I mean) if you know what you're doing. Cons If you don't prep files correctly it makes a thin outline of your lines and only afterwards the lines fill in/appear fully. I really don't like how that looks, but a lot of peoples use it that way or seem to like it. Review Source Eduardo Q. Ingeniero de sistemas Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Una herramienta de animación de pizarra muy fácil de usar" January 18, 2023 5.0 Pros Con VideoScribe es posible crear videos animados de forma muy rápida, basta con arrastrar y soltar los elementos que deseas que aparezcan en la linea de tiempo. Además cuenta con muchas plantillas, imagenes y elementos con los que puedes dejar lvolar tu creatividad. Sus versiones de escritorio y navegador son por iguales de increíbles y no toma mucho tiempo acostumbrarse a su interfaz. Cons El software va bien aunque se agradecería que tuvieran una mayor cantidad de formatos de exportación basados en las redes sociales. Review Source Silvio B. Direção Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "O Mais conhecido Software para Criações de Vídeos de Quadro Branco" February 17, 2023 5.0 Pros O VideoScribe tem muitos recursos para Criações de vídeos no formato de Quadro Branco estilo mão desenhando. Com ele conseguimos fazer vídeos explicativos de muita qualidade e muito pedido pelos nossos clientes. Cons O ruim no VideoScribe é a demora na exportação. Outro detalhe que ele não é muito autodidata. Você precisa ter um bom domínio do programa pra conseguir fazer um bom trabalho. Review Source MQ Mariela Q. Business Performance Coach Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A must have if you are in marketing" June 16, 2019 4.0 I tried it out of curiosity and decided to stick with it because it keeps getting easier to use it, the features more friendly and it's 2 apps in one (StoryPix is also a cool app to have around). Pros The whiteboard effect is great for intro and outro videos, as well as for explanatory videos that are so popular for marketing purposes. However, I have managed to create other nice things like dynamic signatures for me and my team. Cons It doesn't always respect your wishes and you have to play around with the framing, which can get a little annoying. I doesn't come with enough high-quality SVG images so you have to go outside to find them and that's not always easy. Review Source GM Gaurav M. BA Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "VideoScribe" July 31, 2021 5.0 Pros Easy to use, user friendly, intuitive! Has a great collection of images and scribes. Hosts training sessions on what's new and shares best practices and tips for using the tools. Shares templates for creating videos. Cons Very cartoony, whiteboard scribes. Can create simple videos easily, but creating next level videos/animations can be very challenging! Review Source IR IBAD R. BE STUDENT Civil Engineering Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "VideoScribe Review" September 26, 2019 4.0 Pros VideoScribe is one of the best software for making whiteboard animation. It is easy to use and we can access it both on mobile and desktop Cons It is a paid software but it only give seven days free trial. Althrough it is easy to use but a begineer would take atleast two weeks to make a good whiteboard animation but its trial limit is only seven days Review Source AL Ashley L. Director of Sales Facilities Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Watch out if you Subscribe!" March 21, 2020 3.0 Overall, it's a good software. However, I signed up for one specific project 3 years ago. I thought I canceled last year. They billed me again this year, I called right away and even with NO USE in over 2 years they still charged me the full year subscription this year. Customer Service wouldn't help at all, wouldn't consider prorating the 30 days I had access. Nothing. Just watch out, if you subscribe!! CS is NOT understanding. Based on this experience I would NOT recommend a company that has no flexibility to help a customer out when their servie and prodcut was NEVER used. Pros Overall the software is easy to use and gives your work uniquness. Cons I wish there was a better/more clip art that was included with the subscription. Review Source MA Meraj A. Marketing Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best Video Animation Maker" January 13, 2020 5.0 I usually make videos to describe the services of my business. And I found the best software to rely on. It helps me to make describing animation videos with a little cost. I found this software very cost-effective for my business. In short, I want to say that I'm fully satisfied with what I got from VideoScribe. Pros The best thing I like about this software is the whiteboard with a writing hand effect. This is very effective when I need to explain something in the video. Cons The quality of the animation is not so good. And sometimes it requires extra payment for using some graphic elements. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Teacher E-Learning Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "My experience with video scribe" May 6, 2021 4.0 Great Pros It is a wonderful program to make a video in an animation way .It is so attractive for the students. Cons It takes time to make a video and need to study it well Review Source KR Karin R. Principal Geek E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Scribing Creativity" September 21, 2023 5.0 As an instructional designer juggling multiple responsibilities, efficiency is crucial. VideoScribe's intuitive workflow and pre-made templates help me cut down on production time, allowing me to focus on other essential tasks. Pros What truly impresses me about VideoScribe is its ability to transform my instructional materials into engaging, whiteboard-style animations. This format resonates exceptionally well with adult learners, making it easier for them to grasp and retain information. The animations are smooth, and the final videos look incredibly polished. Cons The library of customizable images and animations could be more extensive. Sometimes when I'm explaining complex concepts I have a hard time finding the perfect visual elements to enhance my content. However, the ability to import my own media is very helpful. Reason for choosing VideoScribe Easier to use than VYond and more functionality than Doodley. Review Source CS Charuka S. Video animator Animation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "videoscribe is very good when comparing with other similar products" November 9, 2021 4.0 In overall videoscribe is a brilliant software for whiteboard animation creators to work with. No need of any professional education. When working we can improve our skills and creativity. Pros It's is very easy to use because it has drag & drop option. Also i like for the morph option. That is help me to get rid of many projects. Also I like the time alignment system. It is very easy to use. Cons There isn't a option to type words while drawing. That is the main problem that I have faced. Review Source AR Abdur R. Lead Animator E-Learning Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Software platform for whiteboard animation " April 25, 2023 5.0 Overall experience is awesome. I have been on fiverr from 2014 and with vide scribe only. Completed thousands of videos for business globally. \[sensitive content hidden\] Pros This one is super flexible software , can customized everything and there is very easy learning curve. Cons Only challenge was creating vertical videos, but on new version of online app it is very easy to set up vertical videos. i hope they bring it to offline standalone app also. would love to work offline Review Source DK David K. Director of Technical Learning Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple software really only limited by your creativity" September 12, 2023 4.0 Overall VideoScribe has helped us quickly create instructional videos that would have been much more costly to make if we'd had to hire it out to a digital artist. Pros The small feature set within VideoScribe means it's pretty easy to get started; there are not a ton of functions to learn how to use, it's more about learning how to use the small set of tools creatively to do all the different things you'd like to be able to do in your video. You can very quickly get up to speed and create a lot of video content without needing to know how to animate things or draw very well. Cons I wish there was a better drawing tool within VideoScribe. It is essentially a collection of clip-art. For instance, if you want to draw something as simple as a triangle, there is no drawing tool to make it exactly the way you want it. Instead, your options are to find a pre-drawn triangle, or put together 3 pre-drawn straight lines, or go to another program like Illustrator and draw the shape you want and save it as a .svg file. This is a simple example, but you can imagine if you want to draw something like an accurately-scaled chart or graph, etc. it's much more complicated than you'd expect.It would also be convenient if other audio file formats could be imported other than MP3.And of course more expanded image and audio libraries would be appreciated. Alternatives considered [Doodly](https://www.capterra.com/p/228844/Doodly/) Review Source Sabino Eduardo Q. Freelancer Graphic Design Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Revolucionando la creación de contenido audiovisual" September 11, 2023 5.0 Pros Me gusta crear mis videos con VideoScribe, es una herramienta sorprendente que ha revolucionado mi forma de crear contenido visual. Sus animaciones de pizarra blanca son cautivadoras y fáciles de crear, lo que ha mejorado drásticamente la forma en que comunico ideas y conceptos. Además, cuenta con una amplia biblioteca de elementos, y la posibilidad de importar imágenes personalizadas hacen que la creatividad fluya. Sin duda, VideoScribe ha elevado mi desempeño en la creación de videos explicativos. Cons Hasta el momento no he tenido inconvenientes con VideoScribe, al contrario me siento muy cómodo de usar sus funcionalidades. Review Source alexandra A. Marketing Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Videos animados muy fáciles de crear" January 18, 2023 5.0 Pros VideoScribe es una herramienta para creación de videos animados tipo pizarra muy fácil de usar, me gusta poder contar con muchos elemntos para añadir a los videos entre otras funcionalidades que lo hacen una opción muy interesante. Básicamente lo uso para realizar videos enfocados a la capacitación del personal de la empresa y los resultados son muy buenos. Cons Llevo mucho tiempo usando VideoScribe y no he tenido problemas, cumple con mis requerimientos para la creación audiovisual. Review Source RY Randy Y. Senior Training and Development Professional Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### ""Gets the job done", but needs more features and better UI." September 27, 2019 3.0 This tool does what it honestly advertises to do. However, it needs a better UI (user interface) and more features to stay competitive in today's multimedia platform market. Pros It does what it says at face value: build a whiteboard drawing video. Its linear "timeline bar" at the bottom reminds me of Camtasia. Therefore, for Camtasia users (or other popular video editing software users) we'd immediately understand what its interface intends to do. It comes with some built-in cliparts and media assets. It also has some custom options for hands, easels, etc. if you want some variety in your whiteboard video. Cons Simply put, it has poor UI. If you want to examine my geeky-sounding rationale, read on. Rationale: Although its "camtasia-like" interface makes it quick to pick up for video-editing veterans, it's also what makes this software hard to use. This is because for whiteboard cartoons, there are just way too many moving parts. Adopting this UI makes navigating through the different parts very awkward and vulnerable to system/RAM lags. You can try to drag one small part. Moreover, compared to most software tools out there today, VideoScribe has paled in comparison in terms of # of features, media assets, etc. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Video Making](https://www.capterra.com/video-making-software/)