Doodly alternative
The Doodly alternative that draws your script for you
AnimatedBoard is a Doodly alternative for creators who would rather write than time drawings: paste a script, pick a voice, and our AI generates the illustrations and draws them in sync with the narration. Your first minute of video is free with no card, it runs in the browser, and you do not have to buy a four-tool bundle to get it.
No card required. Your first minute of video with AnimatedBoard is free.
Facts and third-party prices checked on September 20, 2026
Real output, not a mockup
Script
The brain weighs just three pounds, yet it uses 20% of the body's energy…
Generated from a plain-text script, nothing edited by hand. You can make any video like this in 5–10 minutes.
What is Doodly, and why people look for alternatives
Doodly is a desktop whiteboard-animation editor for Windows and macOS. You drag characters, props and scenes from its library onto a canvas, arrange them on a timeline and set how long the hand takes to draw each one, then add a voice-over. It made doodle videos accessible to non-designers and it is still a capable tool.
The reasons people search for a Doodly alternative are consistent: it is no longer sold on its own but inside the Voomly bundle (Voomly Cloud at $49 a month or $490 a year with the Standard version, Voomly Pro at $79 a month or $790 a year with the Enterprise version); its stock library is black and white unless you buy the Doodly Rainbow colour add-on for $67; the lifetime licences that were once sold on deal sites are gone from the pricing page; and, above all, every drawing still has to be timed to the voice by hand.
Doodly vs AnimatedBoard at a glance
Public Doodly and Voomly pricing on 20 September 2026.
| Doodly (via Voomly) | AnimatedBoard | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Blank canvas and asset library | Your script |
| Illustrations | Stock library (colour costs extra) | Generated by our AI for each scene, or upload your own |
| Voice ↔ drawing sync | Manual, element by element | Automatic, word by word |
| Changing a sentence | Re-time the scene by hand | Only that scene is regenerated |
| Voice | Import or use Talkia (bundle) | AI voices in 6 languages, or your recording |
| Subtitles | Manual | From the script, .srt export |
| Formats | Landscape by default | 16:9 and 9:16 from one project |
| Platform | Desktop (Windows, macOS) | Browser, nothing to install |
| Free option | 14-day Voomly trial | First minute free, no card, no expiry |
| Price | $49/month or $490/year (Cloud); $79/month or $790/year (Pro) | $29/month (30 min); $79/month (100 min); $149/month (250 min) |
What you get with AnimatedBoard that Doodly does not do
Nothing to time
Our AI works out the exact second each element is mentioned and draws it then. What takes an evening in a timeline editor takes the render time.
Illustrations per scene
Each scene gets its own line drawing generated from what the script says, not a search through a library. Upload your own image when you want something specific.
Your voice or ours
Natural AI voices in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese, or upload your recording and the drawing aligns to it.
Edit without redoing
Rewrite a sentence, regenerate the image or swap it; only that scene is rendered again.
Subtitles from the script
No transcription errors because there is no transcription. Turn them on or off per video and download the .srt.
Two styles, one script
Doodle (whiteboard) and story (full-colour illustrated scenes). Generate both from the same text and keep the one that performs.
Doodly pricing, free trial, lifetime and colour: the short answers
Doodly pricing: there is no standalone price. Doodly Standard comes with Voomly Cloud ($49 a month or $490 a year) and Doodly Enterprise with Voomly Pro ($79 a month or $790 a year). Voomly offers a 14-day trial and a 30-day refund window.
Is Doodly free? No. There is a Voomly Light free plan, but it does not include Doodly. If you want to try a whiteboard tool for free, AnimatedBoard gives you your first minute of video without a card.
Doodly lifetime: one-time lifetime licences were sold in the past through deal sites. They are not on the current pricing page, and buyers of those deals often look for alternatives when they need features that came later.
Doodly colour: the built-in library is black and white. Colour versions of the assets come with the Doodly Rainbow add-on, a $67 one-time purchase. In AnimatedBoard, the doodle style is deliberately black line art on white, and the story style is full colour, both included.
Who should stay with Doodly
If you rely on a specific recurring stock character across all your videos, want to work offline, or will actually use Toonly and Talkia from the bundle, Doodly inside Voomly is still a reasonable purchase. Timeline editors also suit people who enjoy fine-tuning every stroke.
If you write a script first and want the video to come out of it, with the sync and the illustrations done, an AI script-to-video tool is the alternative that changes how much you can publish.
Bring a script you made in Doodly
Paste it into AnimatedBoard, pick the doodle style and compare the output and the time spent. Your first minute is free, no card.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best free alternative to Doodly?
AnimatedBoard gives every new account one free minute of whiteboard video, no card required and no expiry, at the same quality as the paid plans, with AI illustrations, voice and subtitles included. Doodly itself has no free plan; only a 14-day Voomly trial.
How much does Doodly cost in 2026?
Doodly is included in Voomly Cloud ($49 a month or $490 a year, Standard version) and Voomly Pro ($79 a month or $790 a year, Enterprise version). Colour assets are an extra $67 one-time (Doodly Rainbow).
Does Doodly have a free trial?
Yes, through Voomly: a 14-day trial of the paid plans and a 30-day money-back window after purchase.
Is there a Doodly lifetime deal?
Not on the current pricing page. Lifetime licences were sold in the past; today Doodly is subscription-only inside Voomly.
Can I make Doodly videos in colour?
Only with the Doodly Rainbow add-on ($67 one-time), which converts the library assets to colour. AnimatedBoard's story style produces full-colour illustrated scenes at no extra cost.
Does AnimatedBoard work on Windows and Mac like Doodly?
AnimatedBoard runs in the browser, so it works on Windows, macOS, Linux and tablets with nothing to install. Rendering happens on our servers, not your computer.
Can I import my Doodly projects into AnimatedBoard?
No. Doodly projects are timeline files tied to its library. What you can bring is the script: paste it and AnimatedBoard generates new scenes and illustrations from it.
Your next doodle video starts with a script, not a timeline
Create a free account, paste your text and watch it draw itself.
Create my first video for freeNo card required. Your first minute of video with AnimatedBoard is free.