🧠 New: Scrimba Explain


Hello Reader,

You joined the AI waitlist a while back, so I wanted to let you know: Scrimba Explain is now in Beta, and you can try it right now.

​Explain lets you create "Explainers": AI-narrated guides that break down anything confusing, in easy-to-understand terms. Here's a look at Explainer slide on Stoicism:

That's right, Explain is not just for code, although it excels in that domain too. People have already made Explainers on:

πŸ₯ Healthcare: terminology, patient communication, vaccines

πŸ’° Finance: credit scores, tax bills

🏰 Real estate: buying a home, mortgage submissions

πŸš— Automotive: changing brakes on cars

🏭 Workplace training: toilet etiquette, STP/MBR plant training

πŸ’» Consumer software: photo organisation, PDF translation, TMDB/NFO tools

πŸ›• Culture and landmarks: Indian temples, the history of London

πŸͺ· Philosophy: Stoicism, the Butterfly Effect

πŸ’Ό Careers: SaaS growth, marketing your apps​

β˜•οΈ Coffee!

A few things worth knowing about Scrimba Explain:

πŸ†“ It's free to use during the beta

🌍 You can create Explainers in just about any major language

πŸ”Š Narration sounds natural, not robotic

πŸ“’ The Community tab is where you can publish and share what you've made

Community challenge: Share your passion!

To celebrate the launch of this beta, we’re running a mini community challenge.
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We want to know what you’re into right now. Pick any topic you’re currently passionate about, it could be coding related or completely random, and make a short explainer about it. What is it, and why it brings you joy.
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The prize is a $50 coupon to our merch store, plus you and your explainer get featured across our socials and community newsletter.
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To join, watch this Explainer and follow the details.

The breadth of topics people have covered with their Explainers so far has been astonishing. We can't wait to see what you'll bring to the table.

Cheers,

Per Harald Borgen

CEO at Scrimba

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PS: We're actively shaping this based on feedback, so if something's confusing, broken, or brilliant, tell us. There's a WhatsApp group for exactly that: scrimba.com/whatsapp​

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