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!
I've been giving this a spin! Lot's of fun, and the implementation is fast, intuitive and delightful. I've used it on my code base to understand it better, and a few things I've been curious about.
I have personally tried scrimba explain feature number of times til lnow and it is really amazing. It not only solve your confusion but also force you to think about other aspects as well. Great work by Per and Scrimba team by adding this feature to Scrimba. Really love it. Thanks for sharing with it learners community.
I like the idea of turning a question or file into something you can actually watch instead of reading through another wall of text. Feels especially useful for more complex topics. Congrats on the launch! 🙌
Just tried Explain by asking "how the frontend sends data to the backend" and I was genuinely impressed by how quickly it turned the answer into a clear short video with diagrams and visuals!
What I really liked was that it asked me a question at the end to check whether I actually understood the explanation 🤩 as someone who creates programming education content, I really like that approach! It makes it feel much more like an AI tutor than simply another way of presenting an AI-generated answer.
Really interesting direction for learning technical concepts. Excited to see where you take this - well done, Scrimba team! Keep it up! 💪💪
Scrimba explain is one of my favourite scrimba features. It's really helped me grasp concepts I've been struggling with since forever. For example backend development terms like json, API architecture and so on
About Scrimba Explain on Product Hunt
“Ask any question, get a video back instantly”
Scrimba Explain launched on Product Hunt on August 13th, 2026 and earned 206 upvotes and 18 comments, placing #4 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.
Scrimba Explain was featured in Productivity (658.2k followers), Education (79k followers) and Video (1.9k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 189.6k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Scrimba Explain?
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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