MoBoard - Text to animated video maker

Hi Product Hunt 👋 I’m Carson, and today I’m launching **MoBoard** — a text‑driven animated explainer video maker. ### What is it? MoBoard lets you write a paragraph (or short script), highlight a few keywords, attach visuals, and it turns that into a smooth animated explainer video — all in your browser. No timeline scrubbing. No installing heavy editors. ### The Problem Most explainer video tools still force you into a traditional timeline mindset: drag, layer, keyframe, tweak, repeat. It’s slow and breaks creative flow—especially when your story starts as words. ### The Insight Your script already contains structure and pacing. If we treat highlighted words as “animation anchors,” we can morph visuals as meaning progresses—so motion matches narrative without manual keyframes. ### How MoBoard Works 1. Write or paste a paragraph. 2. Highlight important words. 3. For each, attach or adjust visuals: shapes, icons, images, charts, backgrounds. 4. MoBoard auto-times appearances & morphs as the text is “spoken” (with machine dubbing or silent). 5. Preview instantly. Export up to 4K when happy. ### What’s Live Today - Text-first editor (paragraph = scene) - Visual morphing tied to word progression - Add shapes, lines, text, media (images / video) - Stock source access (Pixabay, Pexels, Giphy…) - Machine dubbing (multiple natural voices) - Chart & simple diagram generation from text - Dynamic / prompt-based backgrounds - 4K export (online, accelerated) - 100% browser-based (Chromium modern builds) ### Early Use Cases We’re Seeing - Founders shipping landing page explainers - Technical diagrams + narration (AI, ML, architecture) - Educators making fast module intros - Product teams announcing feature changes - Indie marketers iterating ad variations ### Why It’s Different - The script IS the structure (no blank timeline) - Morphing continuity beats hard scene cuts - Fast “write → adjust → render” loop keeps momentum ### What I’d Love Feedback On - Where does the flow feel “sticky” or slow? - Which use case (educator vs. founder vs. engineer) resonates most? - Do you want lightweight AI assist for: refining script / suggesting visuals / pacing? Which first? - Is morphing animation intuitive or should we surface more timeline transparency? ### Maker Backstory I kept writing scripts first, then dreading the translation into motion. I wanted a tool where “writing” *is already animating*. So I built MoBoard’s internal model around text positions—not keyframe timestamps. ### Pricing / Access Free trial: jump straight in—no credit card. Export limits apply; paid tiers (with higher export + voice allowances) will evolve with feedback. ### Try This Quick Write one paragraph, highlight three nouns, attach a single shape to the first, then modify it on the second and third. Press play. That’s the core magic. ### Ask If this overlaps with how you prototype explanations—please try it and leave a comment with your friction points. That’s gold right now. Happy to answer anything (architecture, animation mapping, constraints, roadmap). Thanks for checking out MoBoard 🙏 — Carson