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Product demos and launch videos

How to show software in a short video: product demos, launch videos, app store previews, onboarding and release notes.

How to Make a Product Demo Video

A product demo video shows someone using a product to complete a task and see the result. For software, it shows the on-screen steps a person takes to get…

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How to Write a Product Demo Video Script

The script should match the narration to what appears on screen, so viewers see how the product helps during a real workflow.

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SaaS Demo Videos: Structure, Length and What to Show

A SaaS demo video is a prerecorded walkthrough that shows software completing a task. Its job is to help a specific viewer see how the product could solve a…

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How to Make a Product Launch Video

A product launch video introduces a new product, feature, or service and helps viewers decide what to do next.

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App Store Preview Videos: Specs, Rules and How to Make One

An App Store preview video shows how an app works on its product page. Apple sets duration, file size, format, and resolution, and content guidance favors…

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How to Make an App Promo Video

An app promo video gives potential users a quick reason to try an app. It shows who the app helps, what they can do with it, and what to do next.

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Feature Walkthrough Videos: How to Show One Feature Well

A feature walkthrough video shows someone how to use one product feature to complete a specific task.

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How to Turn Release Notes into a Short Video

Pick a user benefit to show in the product, then point viewers to the complete release information. Choose a release item that is easier to understand when…

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Customer Onboarding Videos: What to Make First

A customer onboarding video shows someone who has just bought or signed up for a product what to do next.

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Interactive Product Demos vs. Demo Videos

Choose a demo video when customers need a focused product story from start to finish. Choose an interactive demo when they need to click through a guided…

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Animated Product Demo vs. Screen Recording

Choose animation when you need to control pacing and visual emphasis. Choose a screen recording when viewers need to see the live interface in use.

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Should Your Homepage Have a Video? How to Make One That Helps

A homepage video is worth using when it helps visitors understand your product, service, or experience faster than a still image and clear text.

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How to Make a Product Demo Video from Your App's Code with explainroo

To show how someone uses your app, use explainroo lets an AI coding agent turn your product’s code or website into a narrated demo video.

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Product Demo Video Makers and AI Demo Generators Compared

Video makers include editors for recorded footage and AI generators that create narration, scenes, or simulated product walkthroughs from instructions.

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How to Make a Promo Video with an AI Agent

If you need a promotional video but lack video-production experience, an AI agent can help turn your idea into a script, visuals, narration, and a finished…

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AI Product Video Generators: Making Product Videos with Your Coding Agent

If you need a product demo but do not want to build every scene by hand, a coding agent can turn a short brief into a narrated video.

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Arcade vs. Storylane vs. Supademo for Product Demos

Arcade, Storylane, and Supademo are hosted tools for guided, interactive product demos. Arcade focuses on visual quality and AI-assisted creation, Storylane…

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Videos made with explainroo

A coding agent made each of these with explainroo, from the script to the finished MP4.

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Make your own with your AI agent

explainroo lets a coding agent like Claude Code or Codex make narrated explainer videos and product demos. The voice, the word timing and the rendering run on your own computer, with no API key and no cost per video.

Copy this into your AI agent

Make me a short product demo video of [your app, and where its code or website is]. Use explainroo for it: clone https://github.com/vincentsch/explainroo, read its AGENTS.md and follow the steps.

Getting started Example videos GitHub

Made with explainroo: Unspar product demo