Last Updated on November 4, 2025 by Ewen Finser
It’s become more important than ever before to make video documentation accessible in multiple languages. When done well, multilingual video documentation helps your message come through clearly, keeps viewers engaged, and makes a lasting impact regardless of who’s watching it.
As my business grows and connects with audiences around the world, I’ve seen the benefits for myself. Whether they’re learning about my product, exploring a tutorial, or watching a company story, having content in their own language helps my audience connect faster and stay engaged longer. That’s why it was so important for me to choose the right tools for the job.
With that in mind, here’s a look at some of my favorite options and what they can offer.
At a glance:
- Guidde: Simplified multilingual video documentation creation
- Synthesia: Software that features multilingual avatars
- HowdyGo: Interactive product demo software
- AI Studios: All-in-one multilingual tooling with avatars
Guidde
Guidde is an AI-driven platform designed to simplify the creation of multilingual video documentation and training materials. Even team members with limited technical or video experience (like me) can use it effectively.
Its “Magic Capture” feature records your process in a single click, and then the platform produces detailed step-by-step instructions, along with AI-generated voiceovers in multiple languages. It’s impossible to even calculate just how much time I’ve saved with it.
What I Like
Guidde’s editing tools are easy to use and highly adaptable. Adding a voiceover, choosing different languages or dialects, adjusting backgrounds, or providing extra context for viewers is quick and effortless, making the editing process smooth and stress-free.
The platform provides support for multiple languages and narration styles, with more than 100 voice options spanning various languages, accents, and tones. So I’ve found it simple to tailor content to any audience.
It’s also easy and painless to share videos. You can create a link to share with anyone who needs access, or embed the video directly into your internal site or other platforms.
What I Don’t Like
While incredibly streamlined and very easy to use, Guidde can feel somewhat limited when you’re trying to create more complicated or highly customized content. It doesn’t support advanced video effects like multi-track editing, complex transitions, or special effects, so it’s not ideal for use cases like marketing. And because there’s a 100-step limit on projects, detailed work might require splitting content across multiple videos, which can be overwhelming for viewers.
Pricing
Guidde offers flexible plans to fit different needs and team sizes. The Free plan is perfect for getting started, allowing up to 25 how-to videos, voiceover recording, and easy sharing with a link.
The Pro plan, priced at $16/creator/month, is ideal for individuals or small teams, unlocking unlimited videos, the ability to remove the Guidde watermark, access to a brand kit, video exports, and tools to blur sensitive information.
For growing teams, the Business plan at $35/creator/month adds unlimited text-to-voice generation, compatibility with web and desktop apps, the ability to convert PDFs and PowerPoints to video, advanced privacy controls, analytics, and support for up to five creators.
Synthesia
If you want something that really feels cutting-edge, then Synthesia is worth checking out. This platform allows you to create videos featuring AI-generated avatars (though the result is not always convincing). These avatars can communicate in over 140 languages, opening up possibilities for reaching audiences all around the world.
What I Like
Besides giving a face to the voice, Synthesia offers a wide range of languages and accents, so you can easily produce localized videos for teams or customers around the world. The platform also generates subtitles automatically and provides hundreds of templates to help you get started making branded content quickly.
What I Don’t Like
While Synthesia’s multilingual avatars are visually impressive, they don’t fully look like real humans — a distinction that becomes especially noticeable when videos require subtle inflections or emotional expression.
Customization is also somewhat limited outside of minor changes like text adjustments and the ability to pick avatars, and editing can be cumbersome enough that it’s often easier to start a new video from scratch than tweak an existing one.
Pricing
Synthesia’s Basic plan is free and includes one editor, nine AI avatars, and 360 credits per month (which can be used for up to three minutes of video each month).
The Starter plan, priced at $29 per month, adds video downloads, an AI video assistant, AI dubbing, removal of the Synthesia logo, support for one editor and three guests, over 125 AI avatars, and chat and email support. This plan provides 14,500 credits per year, allowing up to 120 minutes of video and AI dubbing annually.
The Creator plan is $89 per month, billed annually. It adds support for branded video pages, API access, multiple avatars per scene, interactive video capabilities, access for one editor and five guests, over 180 AI avatars, priority support, and 44,000 credits per year. This allows for up to 360 minutes of video and AI dubbing annually.
HowdyGo
HowdyGo is an interactive demo software that offers support for multilingual AI narration. Its narration more resembles early Microsoft speech-to-text, but the real star of the show is the platform’s ability to simulate live demo environments.
What I Like
HowdyGo is remarkably easy to pick up (even for those without a technical background) thanks to its super intuitive interface. The company’s customer support also stands out, with the founding team often receiving praise for being responsive, helpful, and hands-on.
Editing is flexible, allowing you to add text and images after recording, and you can add, remove, or adjust steps without having to start over. Another major advantage is that many plans include unlimited user access, allowing sales, marketing, and engineering teams to collaborate on demo creation without incurring extra costs.
On top of all this, HowdyGo is frequently recognized as a cost-effective solution, particularly for smaller teams or anyone looking for unlimited user seats without straining their budget.
What I Don’t Like
As stated, I don’t find the platform’s voice capabilities to align with modern expectations. Even if the viewer is expecting an AI voice, it doesn’t quite land for me and feels rather dated. I can’t fault them too much, since it’s not first and foremost a narration platform, but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention it.
Managing large demo libraries can also feel a little limited, especially when you’re trying to organize everything across folders, teams, and different languages. HowdyGo keeps things simple, so if you’re after more advanced tools or detailed performance tracking for individual demos, this might not be the platform for you.
Pricing
The Starter plan is $159 per month and includes unlimited users, unlimited HTML demos, one collection, and the ability to edit text and images within your captured UI. You can easily share links or embedded demos, export GIFs and videos, capture leads, and access chat support and the knowledge base.
The Pro plan, at $399 per month, is ideal for teams that love data and integrations. Along with everything in the Starter plan, it offers unlimited collections, optional sandboxes, demo analytics, CRM and analytics integrations, a HowdyGo JS SDK, password-protected demos, a custom domain, and hands-on demo support for one team.
AI Studios
AI Studios combines AI dubbing, translation, more than 2,000 lifelike avatars, and over 7,000 ready-to-use templates all in one easy-to-use platform that requires no editing experience.
What I Like
I like that AI Studios handles so much of the heavy lifting for video creation. Its AI dubbing automatically translates content and generates somewhat natural-sounding voices, while the AI video translator keeps the original tone and even matches lip movements. Its auto-generated multilingual subtitles save a ton of time, and the browser-based editor makes it easy to work on projects without needing to download anything.
What I Don’t Like
The platform likes to stress that its avatars are hyperrealistic, but I find that they have a certain uncanny, plastic feel to them.
One thing to keep in mind is that the more advanced features and premium avatars are only available in the paid plans. You’ll also need a stable internet connection for the video generation process to work smoothly.
Pricing
AI Studios’ Free plan includes three audio or video exports, videos up to three minutes, one custom avatar, 16 generative credits, 720p exports, and standard video processing. You also get access to AI video generation, AI dubbing, voice cloning, over 2,000 AI-generated avatars, screen recording with avatars, 30+ languages, and the ability to share and download your videos (though free exports come with a watermark).
The Personal plan is $24 per month and is designed for individual creators who want more power. It adds unlimited video exports up to 30 minutes, three custom avatars, 60 generative credits, 1080p exports, fast processing, unlimited photo avatars, AI dubbing with subtitle uploads, access to over 150 languages and 1,000+ voices, 7,000+ video templates, and watermark removal.
The Team plan, at $55 per month for one seat, includes everything above plus five custom avatars, 150 generative credits, 4K exports, proofreading for AI dubbing scripts, subtitle file management, one-click translation, premium 125+ AI avatars, avatar gesture control, multi-avatar scenes, effect animation with timing, team collaboration workspace, and a custom brand kit.
Which One to Choose?
The right tool will ultimately depend on your goals, team size, and the level of polish you want in your content.
For my purposes, I like Guidde. It’s a fantastic program that keeps things simple while still supporting multiple languages. I still use Synthesia occasionally for more high-end marketing content, but outside of those rarer cases, I stick with Guidde. It’s made producing multilingual content less of a chore and more of an opportunity to connect with audiences around the world.