What I like best about Synthesia is how quickly I can turn an instructional concept or written script into a polished, professional video. The AI Video Assistant gives me a strong starting point. At the same time, the templates, avatars, voice options, and drag-and-drop editor make it easy to customize the presentation for a specific audience.

As an instructional designer, I especially value the ability to revise a video without rescheduling a recording session or starting over. If content changes, I can update the script, adjust a scene, and generate a new version in much less time than traditional video production would require. This is particularly useful when developing learning experiences for older adults, where clear narration, readable text, thoughtful pacing, and a welcoming presenter are essential.

An unexpected benefit has been how easily I can experiment with different approaches before committing to a final version. Synthesia allows me to test the organization, tone, visuals, and pacing of a lesson early in the design process. Overall, it helps me produce engaging learning videos more efficiently while still giving me enough creative control to make the content feel purposeful and audience-centered. Synthesia works well as the primary video-production tool within my instructional design workflow. I use Canva and Figma to create branded graphics, diagrams, interface mockups, and other supporting visuals, then bring them into Synthesia. PowerPoint presentations and written documents also provide useful starting material for the AI Video Assistant.

After producing a video, I can export it for use in learning management systems, presentations, websites, and eLearning authoring tools. I can also bring the finished video into Camtasia when I need more advanced editing, detailed audio adjustments, or visual effects not available in Synthesia.

The overall workflow is reliable, but not every connection is seamless. Some tools require manual exporting and uploading, and imported visual elements may flatten rather than remain individually editable. If an original Canva or Figma asset changes, I may need to update and replace it manually in Synthesia.

Overall, Synthesia fits well within my technology stack because it handles the presenter, narration, and scene-based production efficiently. Stronger two-way integrations and automatic asset synchronization would make the workflow even better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main limitation of Synthesia is that the AI presenters can still feel somewhat scripted. Their gestures, facial expressions, and emotional range do not always match the meaning or tone of the narration. This becomes especially noticeable in scenario-based or emotionally sensitive learning, where a more natural human presence is important.

The automated video creation tools provide a useful starting point, but the generated scenes often require additional editing. Text may be too dense, visual choices can feel generic, and the pacing is not always appropriate for the intended audience. When designing for older adults, I frequently need greater control over narration speed, pauses, text size, and the amount of information presented in each scene.

I would also like more flexibility in customizing avatars, movements, camera angles, and visual transitions. Synthesia works well for presenter-led training, but videos can begin to look repetitive when the same layouts and avatar behaviors appear across multiple scenes.

Finally, plan restrictions and video-generation limits can make experimentation expensive. Previewing avatar movement and narration more fully before using generation time or credits would make the design process more efficient. More natural avatar behavior, stronger accessibility controls, and finer control over pacing would make Synthesia an even more valuable instructional design tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The professional appearance of the AI-generated model performance is seamlessly good. It reduces my setup costs while still letting me create average-to-high-level professional videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The avatars I used mostly look flat and expressionless. They also restrict us to using only a single frame, with no natural walking around while speaking or any real facial emotions. I also noticed robotic-sounding speech appearing at times during the narration, which causes a bit of a negative impact on professional videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Synthesia has made it incredibly easy to create professional-looking videos without the traditional time, cost, and logistical challenges of filming. I particularly appreciate being able to turn a script into a polished video with an AI avatar and voice in a relatively short amount of time.

For someone working in education and organizational leadership, it is especially useful for creating training materials, instructional content, and communications that need to be clear, consistent, and scalable. The platform is intuitive, and the ability to make edits without having to reshoot an entire video is a huge advantage. The quality of the avatars and voices also makes the final product feel much more polished than a typical slide presentation or basic screen recording. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The platform is continually improving, but there are still occasional limitations around making the avatars feel completely natural, particularly with certain gestures, emphasis, or highly nuanced delivery. Sometimes I find myself adjusting the script or formatting to get the exact pacing and tone I want.

That said, these are relatively minor limitations compared with the amount of time and effort Synthesia saves. The product has also improved significantly, and I expect the technology will continue to become even more natural and flexible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Synthesia to create interactive learning content for learners. I like how realistic the avatars and motion graphics look, and how they can make the learning experience more interactive for learners. I like the AI features and editing options, including the font varieties for my own branding and color palettes, branching and buttons as variables, and both the chat editing option and manual editing. The AI-powered features make it easier for me to get my work done in less time. I can create realistic AI avatar characters with my own prompts, and the setup was quite easy compared with other platforms. The customer support has also been very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish Synthesia had more video editing options, like dragging banners or placing fonts directly in motion graphics. Its video editing features aren’t as good as Filmora’s, and there are some demonstration videos I can’t create or that don’t look as good in Synthesia. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

really liked the motion graphics they make it much easier to visualize the text and keep the content engaging. I also found the avatars impressive, and the overall platform is very easy and intuitive to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Overall, Synthesia is a great platform, but I feel it could offer more flexibility in editing and customization. Some animations and transitions are limited, and having finer control over scene elements, timing, and avatar movements would make creating polished videos much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Synthesia to make videos of my wife and me speaking to our audience, and I thought it did a fantastic job for our sales video. I like how easy it is to use: I can get started right away without a tutorial, create avatars from our pictures, add scripts and our recorded voices, and produce a finished video. Editing is easy, too. I don’t have to get camera-ready or do all the things involved in traditional filmmaking, so I can get the video done and move on to other tasks. I also like that Synthesia is permission-based and requires authentication. The setup was a breeze for me, and I liked its price point better than Top View AI for the project I was doing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the words and phrasing in my video weren’t captured correctly. My eyes also looked down for a segment, and I didn’t have a way to correct it. I’d like the eye direction to stay consistent and to have an easy way to fix glitches like that, preferably without an extra charge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Synthesia to develop training videos and materials more efficiently and quickly, with little effort. Our training team can create the videos on its own without needing resources from teams like graphic design or voiceover artists. I like that Synthesia consistently adds features and listens to customer feedback. Our videos have become more realistic and look very professional. The added features let us rely more on Synthesia and cut some of our other subscriptions. Setup was very easy through the website, and Synthesia’s wealth of resources helped me get up and running quickly. I’m very happy with Synthesia. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Since we upload all of our SYnthesia video's into the LMS for internal tracking, some functionality does not work consistently if we are not linking straight from the website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how user-friendly and intuitive the Synthesia interface is. It's great that I don't have to leave the platform to get assets like video clips, music, or images, which makes my work so much smoother. I appreciate the pre-made templates too; they help speed up course development by letting me plug in information and make quick adjustments. The AI avatar feature is a big win for me, especially as the avatars get less robotic and now even use hand gestures that match the context. Synthesia's animations have also improved, adding another layer of ease to video creation without needing external apps unlike before. The audio clip generation is valuable, as it lets me use my voice or script with AI-generated voices, saving me tons of time. Plus, I can create, embed, and download videos seamlessly. This platform definitely makes my role as an instructional designer and marketing support easier and faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When it comes to studio-quality video editing, Synthesia isn't quite on par with tools like the Adobe Creative Suite. For in-depth editing features, I still find Adobe tools superior. Synthesia can be a bit limited if a project needs studio-caliber production, although it's a good alternative for quicker turnarounds and less complex projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the AI Role Play feature, and I plan to use it with my clients as part of their training. I also like the ability to create custom avatars that I can use in the videos I create. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have run into a few glitches in the system. One in particular has to do with the "Manage Users" option in the Learning Center. When I try to add an additional user license the screen flickers and goes dark every time I try to access that feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As the business owner for Synthesia within ABB Robotics, what I value most is its ability to make knowledge sharing and employee communication scalable, engaging, and efficient. It enables us to create high-quality video content quickly without requiring extensive production resources, which significantly reduces time and costs compared to traditional video creation.

The platform also helps us deliver consistent messaging across global teams while making content more accessible through multilingual capabilities. From onboarding and training to internal communications, Synthesia allows us to transform complex information into easy-to-consume, professional videos that drive better engagement and adoption.

Most importantly, it empowers subject matter experts to share their knowledge in a modern, scalable format, helping us accelerate digital learning and communication across ABB Robotics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While Synthesia has significantly improved over time, there are still moments when AI avatars can feel slightly less natural than a real person on camera, particularly in terms of facial expressions, body language, or emotional delivery. For certain communication scenarios, that can impact authenticity and audience connection.

I also believe there is still room to simplify the content creation process further. Although the platform is user-friendly, reducing the number of steps required to create, review, and publish videos would make adoption even easier for business users. As AI technology continues to mature, improvements in realism and workflow simplicity would make the platform even more valuable for enterprise communication and learning use cases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.