Chess Video Maker
ChessDrama Studio is chess video making software
The tool forChess Teachers
Import a PGN or play the moves yourself, then layer flags, arrows, titles, subtitles, zooms and sound onto every move. ChessDrama Studio plays it back at video pace for your screen recorder — or renders a frame-perfect MP4 in the cloud.
Wondering what it can do? Browse the effects library
Oodles of effects
Compose, annotate, animate
Flags, arrows & emphasis
Speech-bubble flags in three styles that place themselves to hide as few pieces as possible, arrows, rings and highlights.
Game Review
Stockfish badges every move Best to Blunder, draws the engine's preferred move on your mistakes, and drives a live eval bar.
Titles & subtitles
Animated title cards, captions under the board, an on-screen title and player labels — in fifteen open-source fonts.
Zooms & animations
A board laid back in 3D, camera zooms with rotation and orbit, shattering, exploding and electrified captures, ripples, turbulence and background blur.
Sound & voice
Click and capture sounds, your own recorded voice-overs, and a robot voice — bundled or natural AI — that reads flags, titles and subtitles aloud.
Global presets
Board colours, piece sets, fonts, timing and animation styles saved as reusable presets on your account.
Record locally
Play back your annotated game at video pace with a countdown and capture it with OBS or QuickTime — free.
Cloud rendering
Frame-perfect MP4s up to 4K and 60 fps, rendered on our servers with sound, in parallel, ready to download.
Check out videos made with ChessDrama Studio
Free to make, Pro to render
Free
The whole studio: every effect, Game Review, presets, saved projects, and local playback for screen recording.
Pro $5 / month
Cloud rendering up to 4K 60 fps with sound, voice-over uploads and recording, and the robot voice. Cancel any time; you keep Pro to the end of the month you paid for.
Create an account to subscribeBilling is handled by Stripe. Refunds are considered case by case; see the Terms of Service. Questions about your plan or a charge: [email protected].