📌 Interactive buttons and branching are available on the Creator and Enterprise plans. Quizzes and SCORM export are available on the Enterprise plan only.
If you would like to upgrade your plan, check out our upgrade guide .
Interactivity lets you make your video more engaging by turning text and shapes into clickable buttons. These buttons can open a website or jump to another part of your video, so viewers can choose their own path.
What Is Interactivity?
Interactivity means viewers can click on certain parts of your video to:
Open a website.
Jump to a different scene in the video.
Add Interactive Elements
Select the interactivity tab in the editor toolbar.
Add ready-to-use buttons and branching menus to your scene.
Choose what happens when someone clicks the element:
Open a URL: Enter the website address you want to open.
Jump to a Scene: Pick which scene to jump to (previous, next, or a specific scene).
📌 Want to add quizzes or results components? These are available on the Enterprise plan. Check out How do I add interactive questions to my Synthesia videos?
Create Interactive Elements from Scratch
Click on any text or shape element in your video.
Note: You can select one element or a group of elements
In the inspector panel on the right-hand side of the canvas, toggle on the interactivity option.
Choose what happens when someone clicks the element:
Open a URL: Enter the website address you want to open.
Jump to a Scene: Pick which scene to jump to (previous, next, or a specific scene).
✍️ Require a Click to Continue
Turn on Wait for click if you want the video to stop playing until the viewer clicks on an interactive element.
💡 Add mailto: in the URL field to make your element send an email when clicked. For example: mailto:youremail@email.com
Create a Branching Video
Branching lets you make interactive videos where viewers can choose what happens next. There are two easy ways to add branching:
Add a clickable button: Place a button in your video. When viewers click it, they’ll jump to another scene you choose.
Set up automatic jumps: In the Inspector panel, use the After this scene option to make the video automatically go to a specific scene when the current one ends.
You can set the video to jump to the next scene, the previous scene, any specific scene, or end the video.
📚 To learn more, check out the Interactivity documentation and the Synthesia Academy Interactivity Training.
💬 FAQs
Do I need to publish my video in Synthesia for interactivity to work?
Do I need to publish my video in Synthesia for interactivity to work?
Yes. Interactive elements only function in videos published via Synthesia.
Which elements can be made clickable?
Which elements can be made clickable?
Only text and shape elements support interactivity.
How is completion tracked in SCORM exports? (Enterprise only)
How is completion tracked in SCORM exports? (Enterprise only)
In SCORM files, the video is marked as complete only when the viewer reaches the end scene. Note: SCORM export is available on the Enterprise plan only.
How can I tell if an element is interactive?
How can I tell if an element is interactive?
Interactive elements display a shimmer/shine effect to indicate they’re clickable.
Can I download videos that have interactive elements?
Can I download videos that have interactive elements?
No. Videos with interactivity cannot be downloaded.