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Explainer

Break down complex products, services, and concepts with demo flows, step-by-step guides, and feature breakdown animations. Converts website visitors into buyers.

16 style variants Remotion composition CC-BY-NC-SA

Use on landing pages, pitch decks, and onboarding flows. The cleaner themes (Clean, Minimal) work best for B2B; Neon and Dark for developer products.

Use cases

  • SaaS product explainer videos
  • How-it-works sections for landing pages
  • Feature announcement walkthroughs
  • Pitch deck video inserts

What you get

  • Cinematic - story-driven flow with dramatic transitions
  • Whiteboard - clean step-by-step process on light background
  • Process - numbered flow diagram with icon-labeled stages

Click a variant below to switch the preview. Use arrow keys in the full player to step through all compositions.

Customize brand colors

Adjust colors below to see this template in your brand. Changes are saved in the URL so you can share or bookmark.

Backgrounds
Page
#0a0a0f
Card / Section
#111827
Text
Heading (h1/h2)
#ffffff
Subheading (h3)
#cbd5e1
Paragraph
#e2e8f0
Muted / Caption
#64748b
Accents & Borders
Primary
#6366f1
Secondary
#a855f7
Border
#1e293b
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All 16 style variants

Explainer - Dark Cinematic
dark
Dark Cinematic
Explainer-DarkCinematic
Explainer - Clean Whiteboard
clean
Clean Whiteboard
Explainer-CleanWhiteboard
Explainer - Bold Process
bold
Bold Process
Explainer-BoldProcess
Explainer - Warm Whiteboard
warm
Warm Whiteboard
Explainer-WarmWhiteboard
Explainer - Minimal Process
minimal
Minimal Process
Explainer-MinimalProcess
Explainer - Neon Cinematic
neon
Neon Cinematic
Explainer-NeonCinematic
Explainer - Ocean Cinematic
ocean
Ocean Cinematic
Explainer-OceanCinematic
Explainer - Sunset Process
sunset
Sunset Process
Explainer-SunsetProcess
Explainer - Forest Process
forest
Forest Process
Explainer-ForestProcess
Explainer - Rose Process
rose
Rose Process
Explainer-RoseProcess
Explainer - Gold Cinematic
gold
Gold Cinematic
Explainer-GoldCinematic
Explainer - Midnight Whiteboard
midnight
Midnight Whiteboard
Explainer-MidnightWhiteboard
Explainer - Crimson Process
crimson
Crimson Process
Explainer-CrimsonProcess
Explainer - Lavender Whiteboard
lavender
Lavender Whiteboard
Explainer-LavenderWhiteboard
Explainer - Arctic Whiteboard
arctic
Arctic Whiteboard
Explainer-ArcticWhiteboard
Explainer - Espresso Process
espresso
Espresso Process
Explainer-EspressoProcess

Theme x Layout Matrix

How to use this template

1

Clone and install

Clone the repo, install dependencies, then open Remotion Studio to preview all compositions live.

terminal
# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/mzzavaa/freelancer-templates.org
cd freelancer-templates.org
npm install

# Start Remotion Studio (live preview)
npx remotion studio
2

Customize the template

Edit the showcase file to swap in your own data. All templates accept typed props - no magic strings.

src/remotion/templates/explainer/ExplainerShowcase.tsx
// Swap these props with your own data
const MY_SPEC = {
  // See Explainer.tsx for the full spec type
  title: "Your title here",
  theme: THEME_DARK, // or THEME_NEON etc.
};
3

Render to video, GIF or image

Export a full MP4, a looping GIF, or a still PNG of any specific frame - all from the CLI.

terminal
# Render full video (MP4)
npx remotion render Explainer-NeonCinematic out/video.mp4

# Export a still (frame 0 = thumbnail)
npx remotion still Explainer-NeonCinematic --frame=0 out/thumb.png

# Export animated GIF
npx remotion render Explainer-NeonCinematic out/preview.gif

22 built-in themes

Every template supports all 22 themes out of the box. Pass any THEME_* constant from _shared/themes.ts to instantly switch the full visual identity.

Dark Clean Bold Warm Minimal Neon LM

Typography scale

All font sizes come from _shared/layouts.ts TYPE. Edit once, updates every composition. Minimum TYPE.caption (24px) - broadcast legibility standard for 1280x720.

hero72px
title52px
body32px
caption24px

Add a custom theme

Copy any THEME_* object in _shared/themes.ts, change the colors, register it in THEMES, then pass it to any template. No per-template changes needed.

export const THEME_MYBRAND: Theme = {
  name: "mybrand",
  bg: "#0d0d0d",
  accent: "#ff6b35",
  // ... other tokens
};
Available Themes

This template in 16 themes

Click any theme to explore its full color palette and see all templates available in that style.

Preview live in Remotion Studio

Run Remotion Studio locally to scrub through every frame, adjust props in real time, and compare all style variants side by side. Studio opens at localhost:3000 after running npx remotion studio in the project root.