# You-Animate

> You-Animate is an AI paper-craft video generator. Paste a narration script and get a finished vertical 9:16 explainer video in a handmade cardboard and torn-paper stop-motion style — with voiceover, automatic shot planning, consistent characters, and burned-in captions. No prompt engineering required.

## What it is
- Category: AI video generator / script-to-video tool for short-form content (Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, TikTok)
- Output: 9:16 MP4, about 45–60 seconds, generated in roughly 10 minutes
- Style: stylized paper-craft / stop-motion look — faceless, not talking-head avatars
- Key differentiators: automated shot planning, character and set consistency across every scene, no prompts to write

## How it compares
- Avatar tools (HeyGen, Synthesia): make realistic talking-head videos. You-Animate makes faceless stylized animation instead.
- Generative video tools (Runway, Pika, Luma, Kling): open-ended clips from engineered prompts, with inconsistent characters. You-Animate plans shots automatically and keeps characters consistent.
- Stock-footage assemblers (InVideo AI, Opus Clip): collage of stock clips. You-Animate produces one unified handmade look.

## Pricing (one-time credit packs, credits never expire, one credit = one video)
- Starter: $6 for 2 video credits ($3.00 per video)
- Growth: $20 for 7 video credits ($2.86 per video)
- Studio: $36 for 14 video credits ($2.57 per video)

## Links
- [Home](https://www.youanimate.xyz/)
- [How it works](https://www.youanimate.xyz/#how-it-works)
- [Pricing](https://www.youanimate.xyz/#pricing)
- [FAQ](https://www.youanimate.xyz/#faq)
- [Sign up](https://www.youanimate.xyz/signup)

## Blog
- [Paper-Craft Video Generator: How to Make an AI Paper Animation From a Script](https://www.youanimate.xyz/blogs/paper-craft-video-generator): Learn how an AI paper-craft video generator turns a plain script into a handmade-looking paper animation for Reels, Shorts and TikTok — step by step, with no prompt engineering.
- [Talking Head Alternative: Faceless Short-Form Video With Consistent Characters](https://www.youanimate.xyz/blogs/talking-head-alternative-short-form-video): Tired of talking-head and avatar videos? See how to make faceless short-form video with a consistent AI character — no prompt engineering, no camera, and a look that stands out.

## FAQ
### What is You-Animate?
You-Animate is an AI paper-craft video generator. You paste a narration script and it produces a finished vertical 9:16 explainer video in a handmade cardboard and torn-paper stop-motion style, with voiceover, shot planning, and burned-in captions done for you.

### How long does one video take?
About 10 minutes for a 45–60 second video — the full pipeline runs voiceover, shot planning, image generation, motion, and render for you. Kick it off, close the tab, and it’s ready when you come back.

### Do I need to write prompts?
No. You write a plain narration script. Shot planning, framing, and image prompts are handled for you.

### How is You-Animate different from HeyGen or Synthesia?
HeyGen and Synthesia produce talking-head avatar videos. You-Animate makes faceless, stylized paper-craft animation instead, so your feed doesn’t look like every other avatar video.

### How is it different from Runway, Pika, Luma, or Kling?
Those tools generate open-ended clips from prompts you have to engineer, and characters often change from shot to shot. You-Animate plans the shots for you and keeps the same characters, sets, and props across every scene, with no prompt writing.

### What do I get at the end?
A finished vertical 9:16 MP4 with voiceover and burned-in captions, ready to post to Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, or TikTok.

### How do credits work?
One credit makes one finished video. Plans start at $6 for 2 credits. Buy any plan to top up your balance — credits never expire, and a failed generation is refunded automatically.

### Can I change a video after it generates?
You can re-render it, and regenerate the voiceover or visuals by editing the script and running it again.