The Synthesia Add-in for Excel Beta is built for enterprise teams that want to embed video creation directly into their existing workflows. With this tool, you can quickly transform rows of data into personalized videos—right from your spreadsheet.
📌 This feature is only available Creator & Enterprise Plan Customers.
If you would like to upgrade, use our Plan upgrade guide here.
How to install and use the Excel Add-in
Open Excel and go to Insert → Add-ins
Search for Synthesia in the Office Add-ins store
Click Add, then click Launch Synthesia from the ribbon
In the task panel paste your Synthesia API key to connect to your account
Select the workspace you wish to retrieve templates from.
Click Retrieve Templates to load the 50 most recently created templates from the selected library (by default, your workspace templates will be retrieved unless you select Synthesia Library or All Templates)
Select a template and the template column names will automatically updates.
Fill in the spreadsheet rows:
Set the visibility field to Public if you would like the video link to be publicly accessible.
Click Generate Video - this will generate multiple videos at once and these will be accessible on your account.
Status updates and shareable video links will be written directly into your sheet under the Video Link column.
If any rows fail, retry individual rows without re-running the full sheet.
💡 Want to learn more about using variables? Check out our add a variable to a video guide here.
💬 FAQs
Do I need a Synthesia account and API key?
Do I need a Synthesia account and API key?
Yes. You need an active Synthesia account and API key to use the add-in.
Where do my videos appear after creation?
Where do my videos appear after creation?
Video links are automatically written to your spreadsheet once each video is ready.
What permissions does the add-in require?
What permissions does the add-in require?
The add-in only connects to Synthesia’s API using your key. It doesn’t store data or have access beyond your session.
Want to give it a go?
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