Animate

by ChasePluginMake video or audio

Makes short animated explainer videos in one of seven drawing styles, rendered to MP4

About Animate

Animate is a Claude Code plugin that makes short animated explainer videos from a topic. You pick one of seven drawing styles or match your references, check the storyboard, and get an MP4 in the shape you choose.

For Content creatorsTeachers and explainersProduct teams

Made by Chase

An open-source project by developer Chase (cth9191 on GitHub), made for Claude Code.

Stars: ★ 1.2k
License: MIT
Cost: Free
For: Claude Code
Contents: Includes scripts

Screenshots

From the project's own repository · 2 images, swipe or use the arrows.

Eight frames side by side showing the built-in styles: cut paper, crosshatch, riso, sketchbook, math, pixel, isometric and a custom look — Image: Chase (MIT). Original file

A 15-panel storyboard for a cut-paper video on the history of AI, with timings and sound notes under each panel — Image: Chase (MIT). Original file

Overview

Animate is a Claude Code plugin that turns a topic into a short animated video drawn entirely in code. You describe what the video is about and pick a style such as cut paper, riso print, pixel art or a math explainer, or give it your own references to match. It checks the story, the look and a storyboard with you before animating, then renders an MP4 in the shapes you ask for, from vertical to widescreen. It suits creators, teachers and product teams who want short explainers without animation software.

You sign off on the story, a few sample frames and a full storyboard before it spends time animating, so a wrong idea is caught early.

Try these first

Start with the first one: it is a small task you can check easily.

/animate a 20-second explainer of [topic you know well], cut paper style. Stop after the storyboard so I can check the captions.First try · storyboard first
/animate how a hash map works, in the math style, 16:9
/animate a short about [topic] in the style of these screenshots: [folder of references]
/animate a 20s launch reel for [your site URL], cut to [path to song.mp3], vertical and squarescreenshots your site

Example prompts written by Agent Flows Hub.

What you get

From the creator's documentation.

Output	What it is	Reads
Seven styles	Cut paper, crosshatch ink, riso print, sketchbook, math, pixel and isometric	Your computer
Your own look	Matches a new style from your reference video, stills or web page and saves it for later pieces	Your computer
Check-ins	Story, look and storyboard sign-offs before any animating	Your computer
Every format	9:16, 1:1, 4:5 and 16:9 versions laid out for each shape, not cropped	Your computer
Music and voice	Cuts on the beats of your track; a voice-over from your recording or the ElevenLabs connector	ElevenLabs (optional)
Fact checks	Checks on-screen facts with a web search and lists the sources	Web search

Good to know

Make a 20 to 60 second explainer, such as a short history or how something works, in one consistent drawn style. The plugin plans the beats, sample frames and a storyboard for your sign-off before it renders the MP4.

Limits

It needs Node.js, Playwright with Chromium and FFmpeg on your computer; the skill checks for them first and stops if one is missing.
On-screen facts are checked with a web search and listed with sources in the brief, so read those sources before publishing.

Notes by Agent Flows Hub (original project name: animate), written from the creator's documentation, not from running it ourselves. Animate README: install and use · Animate: SKILL.md

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How to start

Install Claude Code firstThe plugin adds to Claude Code; it does not work on its own.
Type the commands into Claude CodePaste the install request into Claude Code, or enter these lines yourself one by one./plugin marketplace add cth9191/animate /plugin install animate@animate
Give it a first taskAsk for a 20-second piece on a topic you know well, in one built-in style. Stop at the storyboard and check every caption before letting it build.

Steps follow the creator's instructions. The request tells your agent to read them first and wait for your OK.

Before you start

Claude Code, installed.
Node.js 18 or newer
Playwright with Chromium (npm i -g playwright && npx playwright install chromium)
FFmpeg
For voice-overs: Python with faster-whisper, and optionally the ElevenLabs connector
It runs scripts and connects to the internet. Read the official page to see what it does before installing.
Free. Nothing to pay.

Details

Made by: Chase
License: MIT Terms
For: Claude Code
Runs on: Your computer

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For AI agents

This page as a Markdown install brief:

/en/library/animate/install.md

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