How to Use AI With Voomly Cloud
The Voomly suite is built for hands-on control, not one-click generation — so the smartest creators pair it with AI. Here's the exact workflow: AI for scripts, AI for artwork, AI for voiceover, then assemble it all in Doodly, Toonly, and Talkia.
Does Voomly Cloud have AI built in? Mostly no — and that's fine.
Only Talkia (AI text-to-speech) and Voomly Hosting's auto-captions are genuinely AI. Doodly, Toonly, People Builder, and Pyks are manual creative tools. That's actually a strength: paired with ChatGPT and an AI image generator, you get AI's speed plus full control over brand, characters, and the hand-drawn look that one-click AI video tools can't reliably produce.
What's Actually AI in the Voomly Suite?
We checked each tool against its official documentation. Here's what's genuinely AI versus what's manual — so you know exactly where AI can help.
| Tool | AI Built In? | What It Actually Is | Where AI Helps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talkia | Yes | Neural text-to-speech (Google WaveNet + Amazon Polly). No voice cloning. | It is the AI step — turn scripts into voiceover |
| Voomly Hosting | Partial | Auto-generates captions from speech. Analytics and chapters are manual. | Auto-captions save manual subtitling |
| Doodly | No | "Smart Draw" is a draw-path engine, not AI. Manual whiteboard tool. | Pair with AI scripts + AI artwork |
| Toonly | No | Drag-and-drop cartoon tool with pre-drawn assets. | Pair with AI dialogue scripts + voiceover |
| People Builder | No | Manual character assembly from pre-made parts. | Use AI art tools for one-off custom characters |
| Pyks | No | Template-based graphic and eCover designer. | Generate backgrounds/graphics in an AI image tool |
The Bring-Your-Own-AI Workflow
Four stages. AI handles the slow, blank-page parts; the Voomly tools handle production and control.
Script
ChatGPT or Claude writes the scene-by-scene script.
Visuals
AI image tools create custom assets to import.
Voice
Talkia or ElevenLabs turns the script into voiceover.
Assemble
Build it in Doodly or Toonly with full control.
Write the Script With AI
The blank page is the slowest part of any video. ChatGPT and Claude are excellent at structured video scripts — give them the topic, length, and audience, and ask for a two-column layout you can build scene by scene. Copy these prompts to start.
You are a scriptwriter for a 60-second whiteboard explainer video about [TOPIC] for [AUDIENCE]. Write it as a table with two columns: "On-screen (what gets drawn)" and "Voiceover (what's narrated)". Use 6-8 short scenes. Keep narration conversational and under 150 words total. End with a clear call to action: [CTA].
Write a 45-second cartoon explainer script for [PRODUCT] aimed at [AUDIENCE]. Two characters: a confused customer and a friendly guide. Output scene by scene with: setting, character, and dialogue line. Keep each line under 12 words so it fits a speech-bubble pace. Resolve the customer's problem by the final scene and end on [CTA].
Tip: paste the voiceover column straight into Talkia in Stage 3, and use the on-screen column as your shot list inside Doodly or Toonly. Need a deeper dive on script structure? See our best explainer video software guide.
Generate Custom Visuals With AI
Doodly and Toonly ship with large asset libraries, but AI image tools (Midjourney, DALL·E, Freepik) let you create artwork no stock library has. Both tools import custom images — Voomly even documents importing AI-made characters on their own blog.
Import Tips That Save Hours
- Export as PNG — convert from WebP first (Doodly won't accept WebP)
- Prefer SVG when available — it produces the cleanest Smart Draw paths
- Use a transparent background so assets sit naturally on the board
- Keep images at 72ppi or higher for crisp draw-on
- Simple, high-contrast line art draws on far better than busy photos
Characters: AI vs People Builder
For recurring, on-brand characters, People Builder is usually the better choice — its parts are designed to animate consistently across scenes, which is exactly where AI image generators struggle (a character's face and outfit drift every time you regenerate).
Reach for AI image tools when you need a one-off prop, background, or stylized illustration that no library has. Use People Builder for the cast that appears in every video.
Add an AI Voiceover
This is the one stage that's already built into Voomly Cloud. Paste your script's voiceover lines into Talkia and export an audio track — or bring your own from a tool like ElevenLabs.
Talkia (included in Voomly Cloud)
Talkia is genuine neural text-to-speech (powered by Google WaveNet and Amazon Polly) with natural-sounding voices across major languages. It has no voice cloning and limited emotional control (mainly pitch and speed), but it's bundled at a flat $49/month with no per-character metering and lives right next to Doodly and Toonly.
Read our full Talkia review · Talkia pricing
Bring Your Own (ElevenLabs, etc.)
Want more lifelike, expressive delivery or voice cloning? Generate the track in ElevenLabs or another tool, export it as an MP3 (keep it under ~10MB), and import it into Doodly or Toonly as your audio layer. You lose the bundled convenience but gain top-tier voice quality.
Compare options in our Talkia vs ElevenLabs and Talkia vs Murf breakdowns.
When a One-Click AI Generator Beats This Workflow
Tools like DoodleMaker, Golpo AI, and Synthesia can turn a prompt into a finished video in minutes. If your priority is raw speed and volume — and you don't need precise brand control — they may serve you better than a manual build. The Voomly + AI workflow wins when you need:
- Brand consistency — the same characters and style across every video
- The genuinely hand-drawn whiteboard look AI video tools can't reliably fake
- Flat pricing — no per-minute or per-credit AI metering
- Deterministic control — no "regeneration roulette" to get the shot you want
Weighing the trade-off? Our Doodly alternatives and Toonly alternatives guides rank AI-first options by use case.
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