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Voiceover

Learn how to add voiceovers to your how-to videos.

Updated over a month ago

Guidde enables you to add audio after video capture instead of recording it simultaneously.
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πŸŽ™οΈ Record a voiceover by narrating your video step by step with your own voice.

πŸ—£οΈ Convert transcript into a voiceover with our Text-to-Voice feature.

🎧 Upload MP3/WAV files to transcribe your voice recordings.
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Guidde supports 40+ languages and over 200 natural-sounding voices, enabling you to select a voice that suits your needs based on gender and accent. Check the list of options available here: Supported languages.


Record a voiceover

Available on: Free, Pro, Business, Enterprise plans


1. During video editing, click the 'Voiceover' button to start adding a voiceover for the current step.
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2. Choose the language for automatic transcription.

3. Select the microphone device you want to use for recording.

4. Start recording by pressing the red 'Rec' button. To stop, click 'Stop'; if you want to redo it, click 'Restart'.

5. Once you've stopped, you can play, restart, or delete the recording.

6. Click 'Add Voiceover' to save the recorded voiceover for the step.


8. Once added, Guidde automatically transcribes the recording for you. To update the transcript, you'll need to record your voice anew.
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Click 'Restart recording' to update the transcript text.


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Click 'Restart recording' to update the transcript text.



Convert Transcript into a Voiceover

Available on:

  • Business plan (100+ voices)

  • Enterprise plan (200+ voices, including high quality Studio Voices)


To use the Text-to-Voice feature and convert your transcript text into a voiceover, follow these steps:

  1. During video editing, select the 'Voiceover' button from the toolbar to open the voiceover editor.

  2. Go to the 'Text to Voice' tab.

  3. Click the pencil icon to edit the speaker.

3. Click on the pencil icon to Edit Speaker;


4. Input your text in the 'Transcript' text box and then click 'Add Voiceover' to generate a voiceover from the transcript text.
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5. Input your text in the 'Transcript' text box for the text-to-voice conversion.6. Click 'Add Voiceover' to create the voiceover.​


5. Utilize the 'Play' button to listen to a generated audio.

6. Click 'Edit Voiceover' to make adjustments.
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Make adjustments with the 'Edit Voiceover' button or delete it using the trash-bin icon.

πŸ—‘οΈ To delete the voiceover for the specific step you are editing, click the 'Trash Bin' icon.
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πŸ—‘οΈ To remove the voiceover from the entire video in one click, click 'Remove voiceover from all steps' and confirm this action by clicking 'Delete'.
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* To revert the deletion use Cmd+Z shortcut or Undo button.

7. Preview voice samples and select a Speaker from "Recently Used Speakers" or "All Speakers" library.

8. Select the "Apply Speaker to all steps" checkbox to update the Speaker for the entire video.
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πŸ“Œ To save the Speaker preference for your future videos, turn on the "Set as default speaker" toggle.
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To apply new Speaker to all steps of your video, select the "Apply Speaker to all steps" checkbox at the bottom of the speakers' library modal. πŸ“Œ To save this voice preference for your future videos, turn on the "Set as default speaker" toggle.

8. Click 'Save' to keep new preferences.

Voiceover speed control

To alter the speed of the generated voiceover for an individual video step or the entire video, select an appropriate option and, if necessary, mark 'Apply speed to all steps.'
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Customize pronunciation

Incorporate custom pronunciation or add the International Phonetic Alphabet option to attain the desired sound for particular words in the voiceover.
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πŸ“š Save these preferences in your workspace Dictionary, and the new rule will be implemented for all future voiceovers.
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πŸ’‘ Use the Cambridge Online Dictionary as a reliable source of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions.
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Convert Voice to Text

Available on: Free, Pro, Business, Enterprise plans

Upload a pre-recorded voiceover in WAV or MP3 format, with a maximum size limit of 10MB per video step, to have them converted into a transcript.
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Follow the straightforward steps outlined below to enrich each video step by incorporating a pre-recorded voiceover.

1. Select the 'Upload audio' button to choose an audio file from your device library.

Click 'UPLOAD AUDIO'


2. Await completion of the file upload process; your transcript will be generated once it's finished.
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3. Preview the uploaded voiceover and review the transcript.

Check the transcript

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