Scrimba Explain generates a narrated video tutorial about almost anything you ask, instantly. You can upload files, add links, paste code, or just write what you’re trying to understand. It's MUCH faster than any of the video generation models, as we utilise our DOM-based playback technology. The video explainer can include images, code walkthroughs, animations, diagrams, and other visual aids, plus voiceover, captions and cursor so it feels more like YouTube than traditional chatbot UX.
I'm Per, CEO and co-founder of Scrimba, a learning platform for 2+ million devs which I've been running for 10 years.
"Explain" is our attempt at creating the perfect AI tutor. The core idea is:
As fast as a chatbot.
As engaging as a video.
You type a question and within 2-3 seconds to get a video-like response, with animations, diagrams, images, code, and more. Narrated by a pleasant voice.
It's currently free for everyone during the beta phase 🤑 Our goal is to keep costs as low as humanly possible so that we can continue to offer a generous free plan for students.
Our users have already created over 20,000 explainers during the beta phase. It resonates really well with the type of people who prefer YouTube tutorials over technical articles.
You can also bring "Explain" to the tools you use day-to-day
ChatGPT Plugin
MCP support for coding agents like Codex, Claude, Cursor etc
Chrome Extension
GitHub: Video Explainers of your Pull Requests
The latter has been a godsend for us internally as we're drowning in PR's these days 😂 Getting a quick video makes it a lot easier for our team to review each others' code.
Looking forward to hear what you think! And please shout out if you have a feature request. I promise we'll ship it within a week!
Scrimba Explain launched on Product Hunt on August 13th, 2026 and earned 195 upvotes and 18 comments, placing #5 on the daily leaderboard. Scrimba Explain generates a narrated video tutorial about almost anything you ask, instantly. You can upload files, add links, paste code, or just write what you’re trying to understand. It's MUCH faster than any of the video generation models, as we utilise our DOM-based playback technology. The video explainer can include images, code walkthroughs, animations, diagrams, and other visual aids, plus voiceover, captions and cursor so it feels more like YouTube than traditional chatbot UX.
On the analytics side, Scrimba Explain competes within Productivity, Education and Video — topics that collectively have 739.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Scrimba Explain performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Scrimba Explain?
Scrimba Explain was hunted by Daniel B. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
Daniel B
Hello! 😁
I'm Per, CEO and co-founder of Scrimba, a learning platform for 2+ million devs which I've been running for 10 years.
"Explain" is our attempt at creating the perfect AI tutor. The core idea is:
As fast as a chatbot.
As engaging as a video.
You type a question and within 2-3 seconds to get a video-like response, with animations, diagrams, images, code, and more. Narrated by a pleasant voice.
It's currently free for everyone during the beta phase 🤑 Our goal is to keep costs as low as humanly possible so that we can continue to offer a generous free plan for students.
Our users have already created over 20,000 explainers during the beta phase. It resonates really well with the type of people who prefer YouTube tutorials over technical articles.
You can also bring "Explain" to the tools you use day-to-day
ChatGPT Plugin
MCP support for coding agents like Codex, Claude, Cursor etc
Chrome Extension
GitHub: Video Explainers of your Pull Requests
The latter has been a godsend for us internally as we're drowning in PR's these days 😂 Getting a quick video makes it a lot easier for our team to review each others' code.
Looking forward to hear what you think! And please shout out if you have a feature request. I promise we'll ship it within a week!
Here's a few examples:
How a Circle Becomes Music: https://scrimba.com/explain/guide0csjdqa3n
Meta explainer about Explain: https://scrimba.com/explain/guide0ien1j3b1
Understanding CORS (playlist): https://scrimba.com/explain/guide0n4r04ilh