AI Cartoon Video Generator

Type a paragraph, get a hand-drawn cartoon short. Six styles, multi-scene storytelling, voiceover and music, no drawing skills required.

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1.4M views▸
212k views▸
57.9k views▸
148k views▸
391k views▸
43.7k views▸
302k views▸
128k views▸
86.2k views▸
1.4M views▸
212k views▸
57.9k views▸
148k views▸
391k views▸
43.7k views▸
302k views▸
128k views▸
86.2k views▸
1.4M views▸
212k views▸
57.9k views▸
148k views▸
391k views▸

How it works

— 01 —

Write the scene

One paragraph. Describe the characters, the setting, the small comic beat. The AI breaks it into 4–8 cartoon scenes with consistent character design.

— 02 —

Pick the style

Saturday morning, European, retro 70s, flat modern, sketchy or stop-motion. The AI applies line work, color palette and shading rules to match.

— 03 —

Render & export

Voiceover in your chosen narrator, your own music track and captions burned in. Export 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 in one render, ready to download and post yourself.

Turn a paragraph into a hand-drawn short.

Your scene

Choose media type

Choose what media will be used to illustrate the video.

6 credits/secFast draft · 720p

Voice, music & captions

Optional. Leave everything off for a silent clip.

Narrate the story
We write the voiceover from your idea.
Background music
Upload a track. It's lowered automatically under the voice.
Captions
Burned in, words light up with the voice.
Estimated cost48 credits?
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What you get

Hand-drawn shorts, from a single paragraph.

Everything the cartoon generator hands you that the old way never could.

Minutes

Videos in minutes

Write a paragraph and get an animated cartoon back, characters, motion, voices and music, in minutes, no drawing required.

1 prompt

Ideas become cartoons

Describe the story and ClipNova draws and animates it in your chosen cartoon style, scene by scene.

Viral

Built to go viral

Cartoons are endlessly shareable, yours come framed, captioned and paced for TikTok, Reels and Shorts out of the box.

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Tell us what you want to make and we'll point you to the ClipNova tool that fits your idea best.

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Comparison

Hiring animators vs ClipNova.

Traditional animation costs thousands per minute. ClipNova hands you a hand-drawn short from a paragraph, every time.

Feature
ClipNova Cartoon
Animation studio
Setup
Type a paragraph, render
Script, storyboard, design, animate, edit
Time to deliver
Under 10 minutes per 60s short
4–12 weeks per finished short
Character consistency
Auto-locked across scenes
Manual model sheets, redraw every shot
Voice & music
30+ narrators + your own music track
License music + book voice talent
Cost per short
A few credits
$2k–$20k per finished minute
What customers say

Loved by creators worldwide.

I turned a class history lesson into a Saturday-morning cartoon and my fourth-graders rewatched it four times that week.
Naomi Okafor
Naomi Okafor
Elementary School Teacher
I drew a full 90-second character short in under ten minutes, no Toon Boom, and showed my editor before the next draft was due.
Theo Vandenberg
Theo Vandenberg
Children's Book Author
We explained our origin story as a sketchy-style cartoon and it outperformed our old corporate video by triple the shares.
Priya Ramachandran
Priya Ramachandran
Brand Storytelling Lead
I turned a class history lesson into a Saturday-morning cartoon and my fourth-graders rewatched it four times that week.
Naomi Okafor
Naomi Okafor
Elementary School Teacher
I drew a full 90-second character short in under ten minutes, no Toon Boom, and showed my editor before the next draft was due.
Theo Vandenberg
Theo Vandenberg
Children's Book Author
We explained our origin story as a sketchy-style cartoon and it outperformed our old corporate video by triple the shares.
Priya Ramachandran
Priya Ramachandran
Brand Storytelling Lead
I turned a class history lesson into a Saturday-morning cartoon and my fourth-graders rewatched it four times that week.
Naomi Okafor
Naomi Okafor
Elementary School Teacher
I drew a full 90-second character short in under ten minutes, no Toon Boom, and showed my editor before the next draft was due.
Theo Vandenberg
Theo Vandenberg
Children's Book Author
We explained our origin story as a sketchy-style cartoon and it outperformed our old corporate video by triple the shares.
Priya Ramachandran
Priya Ramachandran
Brand Storytelling Lead
I turned a class history lesson into a Saturday-morning cartoon and my fourth-graders rewatched it four times that week.
Naomi Okafor
Naomi Okafor
Elementary School Teacher
I drew a full 90-second character short in under ten minutes, no Toon Boom, and showed my editor before the next draft was due.
Theo Vandenberg
Theo Vandenberg
Children's Book Author
We explained our origin story as a sketchy-style cartoon and it outperformed our old corporate video by triple the shares.
Priya Ramachandran
Priya Ramachandran
Brand Storytelling Lead
I turned a class history lesson into a Saturday-morning cartoon and my fourth-graders rewatched it four times that week.
Naomi Okafor
Naomi Okafor
Elementary School Teacher
I drew a full 90-second character short in under ten minutes, no Toon Boom, and showed my editor before the next draft was due.
Theo Vandenberg
Theo Vandenberg
Children's Book Author
We explained our origin story as a sketchy-style cartoon and it outperformed our old corporate video by triple the shares.
Priya Ramachandran
Priya Ramachandran
Brand Storytelling Lead
I turned a class history lesson into a Saturday-morning cartoon and my fourth-graders rewatched it four times that week.
Naomi Okafor
Naomi Okafor
Elementary School Teacher
I drew a full 90-second character short in under ten minutes, no Toon Boom, and showed my editor before the next draft was due.
Theo Vandenberg
Theo Vandenberg
Children's Book Author
We explained our origin story as a sketchy-style cartoon and it outperformed our old corporate video by triple the shares.
Priya Ramachandran
Priya Ramachandran
Brand Storytelling Lead
I turned a class history lesson into a Saturday-morning cartoon and my fourth-graders rewatched it four times that week.
Naomi Okafor
Naomi Okafor
Elementary School Teacher
I drew a full 90-second character short in under ten minutes, no Toon Boom, and showed my editor before the next draft was due.
Theo Vandenberg
Theo Vandenberg
Children's Book Author
We explained our origin story as a sketchy-style cartoon and it outperformed our old corporate video by triple the shares.
Priya Ramachandran
Priya Ramachandran
Brand Storytelling Lead
I turned a class history lesson into a Saturday-morning cartoon and my fourth-graders rewatched it four times that week.
Naomi Okafor
Naomi Okafor
Elementary School Teacher
I drew a full 90-second character short in under ten minutes, no Toon Boom, and showed my editor before the next draft was due.
Theo Vandenberg
Theo Vandenberg
Children's Book Author
We explained our origin story as a sketchy-style cartoon and it outperformed our old corporate video by triple the shares.
Priya Ramachandran
Priya Ramachandran
Brand Storytelling Lead
FAQs

Frequently asked.

What is the AI Cartoon Video Generator?

A tool that turns a single paragraph into a multi-scene hand-drawn cartoon short. Pick a style, pick a narrator, get a finished animated short with consistent character design, lip-sync and captions, plus your own music track if you add one.

How many art styles are supported?

Six styles out of the box: Saturday morning, European, retro 70s, flat modern, sketchy, stop-motion. Plus custom styles on paid plans by uploading reference frames.

Can the same characters appear across scenes?

Yes. Define a character once and the AI keeps them visually consistent, same outfit, same colors, same proportions, across every scene of your short.

Is the content kid-safe?

Yes. Enable kid-safe mode and the AI filters out anything inappropriate for under-12s, both in visuals and in narration. Perfect for YouTube Kids, schools and family channels.

What languages are supported for narration?

18 languages out of the box, with multiple narrator voices per language, including kid-friendly, warm-adult and dry-comic ranges.

Do I own commercial rights?

On paid plans, yes, full commercial rights for monetized publishing, paid distribution and merchandise built around your characters.

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