AI explain & share studio

From a half-formed idea to the thing worth sharing.

Describe a topic and Gist structures it into a clear explainer, plans the slides and diagrams, and storyboards a short reel. Try it now - the tool below is live.

Step 1 - Say the idea

What do you want to explain?

AI notice: Gist outputs are a creative and communication aid. Generated explanations, facts and figures may be inaccurate or out of date and are not professional, legal, financial, medical or engineering advice. Verify everything before you share it.

A scribbled half-formed idea on the left transforming into a structured explainer diagram and carousel on the right

Think it through, then share it. One flow from idea to explainer to reel.

Chat outline/Diagram & carousel/Comparison & concept/Explainer reel/Share Kit export

How it works

Four steps from a rough thought to something you can send.

01Chat - say the idea

Describe a half-formed thought, get a structured explainer

Type what you want to explain, who it is for and what they should walk away knowing. Gist returns a clean structure: a hook, the key points, an everyday analogy, a logical order and a one-line takeaway.

Hook, key points, analogy, takeaway
Set audience, tone, format and length
Works from messy notes or a single sentence

Gist chat panel turning a described idea into a structured explainer outline with hook, key points and takeaway

02Visualize - make it land

Six visual asset types from one outline

Turn the outline into an explainer diagram, a carousel, a before/after comparison, a concept illustration, a quote card and a cover. Each asset is planned slide by slide from your structure.

Explainer diagram and carousel
Comparison and concept graphics
Quote card and cover thumbnails

A fanned set of Gist explainer carousel slides, one key point per slide in ink navy and amber

03Video - the payoff

A short explainer reel in three ratios

On Studio, build a 15 to 30 second explainer reel with captions on and your points revealed in order. Export 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 so it fits long-form, shorts and square feeds.

15-30s explainer reel
Captions on by default
16:9 / 9:16 / 1:1 exports

A still frame from a Gist explainer reel with a caption bar, progress timeline and a highlighted diagram node

04Share - one clean package

Export a Share Kit you can send anywhere

Bundle the outline, the visual plan, the reel storyboard and a ready-to-post caption into a single Share Kit. Download it and publish without rebuilding the story from scratch.

Outline plus caption in one file
Visual and video plan included
Download and publish

Gist Share Kit export grouping an outline document, carousel images, a video file and a copy-ready caption

Made for

People who have to make a complex thing land.

Start with your idea

Use case tile: explaining a technical concept to a non-technical audience with a friendly analogy diagram

Explain an API to marketing

Explain what an API is to a non-technical marketing team, under 90 seconds, with one everyday analogy.

Use case tile: messy notes condensing into a structured leadership proposal layout

Turn notes into a proposal

Turn messy notes on moving to a 4-day work week into a clear proposal for leadership.

Use case tile: a six-slide explainer carousel grid with a highlighted takeaway slide

A carousel that explains a concept

Make a carousel that explains 'technical debt' to founders, 6 slides, plain English, one strong takeaway.

Use case tile: a data storytelling infographic with an annotated chart and a highlighted key insight

Tell a story with data

Turn this quarter's numbers into a data story with one clear headline finding for the team.

Output styles

Editorial by default, on brand when you need it.

Every explainer can render in a clean editorial look or a bold keynote look. Studio adds branded templates so your logo, colours and fonts carry across the diagram, carousel and reel.

See what each plan renders

Clean editorial slide template preview in ink navy and ivory with an amber accent — Clean editorial

Bold keynote slide template preview with high-contrast ink navy and a bright amber accent shape — Bold keynote

Plans

Subscriptions in USD. No credits, no top-ups. Quotas reset monthly and do not roll over.

Sketch

For trying the idea-to-explainer flow

3 explainers / month

Start free

Maker

Popular

For consultants, educators and creators

$23 / mo

30 explainer projects / month

Choose Maker

Studio

For heavy output teams and knowledge leads

$84 / mo

Unlimited explainer projects

Choose Studio

Good to know

Questions before you start

Is Gist a consultancy or advisory service?

No. Gist is a self-serve software subscription. It generates explainer outlines, visuals and short reels as a communication aid. It is not a licensed IT, management, legal, financial or medical advisory service, and it does not take on projects or one-to-one consulting.

Can I trust the facts it generates?

Treat every output as a draft. Gist structures and phrases your idea clearly, but generated explanations, facts and figures can be wrong or out of date. You are responsible for verifying anything before you share it, especially in professional or decision-making settings.

How does billing work?

Gist is a pure monthly or yearly subscription in USD through Stripe. There are no credits, no top-ups and no stored balance. Monthly quotas do not roll over. You can cancel anytime and keep access until the end of the current period.

Who owns what I make?

You keep ownership of the ideas, notes and files you put in, and you may use generated results commercially. You are responsible for making sure your final content does not infringe third-party copyright or trademarks. See the Content License for the full terms.

Do you train models on my inputs?

No. Gist does not use your inputs or generated results to train models. Inputs and outputs are processed to run the service and cached for up to 30 days, then cleared. See the Privacy Policy for detail.

Say the idea. Get something worth sharing.

Open the workspace, describe your topic, and walk out with an outline, a visual plan, a reel storyboard and a Share Kit.

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