Who We Are
SpeedSketch is built and maintained by a small team of 1-2 developers based in the UK. We're not a venture-backed startup or a large company—just engineers who saw a problem and decided to solve it.
The problem was simple: making a whiteboard animation shouldn't require a £500/year software subscription or hiring an agency. We built a tool that does what we needed—upload an image, get an animation back—and made it free.
Why We Built This
The idea came from frustration. Creating a simple whiteboard animation for a presentation usually meant:
- Paying £150-500/year for professional tools like VideoScribe or Doodly
- Spending hours learning complex animation software
- Hiring a freelancer for £100+ per video
For a simple image-to-animation conversion, none of these options made sense. We wanted a tool that delivered the output without the overhead.
It turns out many others share this frustration—teachers, students, and small business owners who need to visualize their ideas but can't justify high costs or steep learning curves.
What SpeedSketch Does
1. Image to Animation (Free)
Upload any image—a diagram, illustration, or infographic—and SpeedSketch converts it into a hand-drawn whiteboard animation. Our AI traces the image and generates a video of it being "drawn" on screen. This is free, unlimited, and watermark-free.
2. Text to Video (Subscription)
For more complex needs, SpeedSketch generates complete animated videos from text prompts. The AI creates visuals, generates voiceovers, and compiles everything into a finished video. This feature helps fund the project's development and hosting.
The Technical Side
SpeedSketch is built using custom AI algorithms and cloud-based processing. Our system analyzes your images to identify paths and contours, then automatically generates a frame-by-frame whiteboard animation in under a minute.
Business Model
We believe in transparency. The free tier is supported by optional donations and our premium text-to-video subscription. There are no ads and we never sell user data.
Privacy
Your data is yours. Uploaded images are processed and deleted within 24 hours. We use privacy-focused analytics and comply with GDPR.
Get in Touch
Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you.
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