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What is Synthesia?

Synthesia is an AI video platform that turns text into polished videos with avatars, voices, and translation.

Written by Meg Farley

With Synthesia, you can turn text (including existing materials like PowerPoints and PDFs) into polished videos in minutes. Create in your browser, choose an avatar and voice, design scenes with templates and brand elements, and publish videos that are easy to share across your organization.


What you can create

Teams use Synthesia for:

  • Training and onboarding

  • Internal updates and executive communications

  • Product and process explainers

  • Sales enablement and customer education

  • Support and knowledge-base content

  • Localization at scale for global audiences


Key capabilities

Depending on your plan, Synthesia includes:


Technical requirements

Synthesia is designed to deliver the best experience on desktop environments. For the most reliable performance and access to all features, use a desktop or laptop.

📚 To learn about Synthesia supported operating systems and browsers see the Synthesia Requirements Documentation page.


Does Synthesia have an API

📚 You can find out more about in our API Documentation


Is Synthesia supported on mobile devices?

Synthesia supports a mobile browser experience for self-serve users.

You can sign up, watch videos, dub content, use AI Playground, and create personal avatars directly from your mobile browser. Some features — including the video editor — remain desktop-only.

📚 To learn more, see Can I use Synthesia on a mobile device?


Does Synthesia have integrations with other tools?

Yes, Synthesia is now integrated with your favorite tools. Visit our integrations page to see a comprehensive list of tools Synthesia can be integrated with.

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