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What you can do with Frametell

Frametell is an open source TypeScript tool that turns an idea or source material into a narrated explainer video, with an AI director agent drafting a storyboard you approve before rendering.

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What do you want to do?

3 use cases

  • Make an explainer video from one sentence

    Type a topic, approve the storyboard, and get a 1080p narrated MP4 with subtitles.

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    Use the Frametell repo at sitor-ai/frametell. Build it with pnpm install and pnpm build, then start the studio with node apps/cli/dist/cli.js serve and create a video about <topic> in English. Expected output: a 1080p MP4 with subtitles; verify that the storyboard was shown for approval before any pages were drawn.

  • Turn your notes or PDF into an explainer video

    Point Frametell at a document or slides and render a narrated video in a chosen style.

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    Use the Frametell repo at sitor-ai/frametell after running pnpm install and pnpm build. Run node apps/cli/dist/cli.js run <file> --style warm-story --duration 60 --lang en to turn <file> into an explainer video. Expected output: a 1080p MP4 with subtitles; verify that the narration covers the main points of the source file.

  • Have an agent render an explainer from a command

    Let a coding agent run the Frametell CLI to produce a narrated MP4 from a source file.

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    Use the Frametell repo at sitor-ai/frametell, after pnpm install and pnpm build. Run node apps/cli/dist/cli.js run <file> --style <style> --duration <seconds> --lang <lang> and report the path to the rendered 1080p MP4. Verify that subtitles are present and that the film matches the approved storyboard.

How to use Frametell

  1. Check you have what it needs: Node.js 22.19 or later and pnpm (source install), or the macOS Apple Silicon .dmg from the latest release; Chrome, Edge or Chromium installed, used to draw and render the pages; An API key for a model provider such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google or OpenRouter.
  2. Open sitor-ai/frametell on GitHub and read the README and license.
  3. Download the macOS app from the latest release, or run git clone https://github.com/sitor-ai/frametell.git && cd frametell.
  4. If running from source, run pnpm install && pnpm build.
  5. Set a provider key, for example export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=..., and optionally export ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=....
  6. Run node apps/cli/dist/cli.js serve and open the studio in your browser.

These steps come from our top use case, Make an explainer video from one sentence, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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About this repo

  • Who it is forKnowledge creators who explain history, science, technology, investing, psychology or books and would rather tell the story than edit video.
  • Why it is hot
  • LanguageTypeScript
  • Sourcegithub.com/sitor-ai/frametell · Back to Hot repos

Requirements

  • Node.js 22.19 or later and pnpm (source install), or the macOS Apple Silicon .dmg from the latest release
  • Chrome, Edge or Chromium installed, used to draw and render the pages
  • An API key for a model provider such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google or OpenRouter
  • An ElevenLabs API key for the voiceover (optional for source runs; Volcengine TTS for Chinese voices)
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Questions about Frametell

What is Frametell?

Frametell is an open source TypeScript tool that turns an idea or source material into a narrated explainer video, with an AI director agent drafting a storyboard you approve before rendering. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/sitor-ai/frametell.

Who is Frametell for?

Knowledge creators who explain history, science, technology, investing, psychology or books and would rather tell the story than edit video.

What can I do with Frametell?

3 use cases so far, for example: Make an explainer video from one sentence; Turn your notes or PDF into an explainer video; Have an agent render an explainer from a command. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.

What do I need to run Frametell?

Node.js 22.19 or later and pnpm (source install), or the macOS Apple Silicon .dmg from the latest release; Chrome, Edge or Chromium installed, used to draw and render the pages; An API key for a model provider such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Google or OpenRouter; An ElevenLabs API key for the voiceover (optional for source runs; Volcengine TTS for Chinese voices).

What are alternatives to Frametell?

Other hot AI repos in Content: Voice Studio, Anatomy, Comfy UI, Hyperframes, Earshot.

Is Frametell safe to run?

Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.