Customer onboarding videos for AI software

Trainn is an AI-powered product video and guide creation platform that turns screen recordings of your AI product into customer onboarding videos and step-by-step guides, with AI voiceover, zooms and subtitles added automatically. Group them into onboarding collections and track each customer's progress.

3-day free trial, then $19/month.

What are customer onboarding videos for AI software?

Customer onboarding videos for AI software are short walkthroughs that take a new customer from creating their first agent to going live with a small audience. Agents often need content and testing before they can go live, so customers stall without clear next steps. Trainn creates the videos from recordings, one per step.

Common customer onboarding workflows for AI software

Common customer onboarding workflows for AI software
WorkflowWho records itBest formatSensitive data on screenWhat triggers an update
Create your first agent from a template Customer success manager Video Workspace names Template library changes
Give the agent your help content to learn from Onboarding specialist Video Help articles Content sources change
Test answers with real customer questions Onboarding specialist Interactive walkthrough Sample questions Testing tools change
Go live to a small internal audience first Customer success manager Step-by-step guide Audience rules Deployment options change
Publish the agent to make it active Customer success manager Step-by-step guide Agent names Publishing flow changes

What makes onboarding hard for AI software teams?

Customers get stuck during setup

Problem

An agent can't go live until enough help content is added.

How to handle it

Show what's needed before launch, in order.

Different teammates handle different setup steps

Problem

Support leads write content while admins handle deployment.

How to handle it

Send each person only their steps.

Customers drop off before they see value

Problem

Until the agent answers a real customer, it's just setup.

How to handle it

End onboarding at the first live answer.

How Trainn creates customer onboarding videos for AI software

Enterprise security, privacy and compliance

  • ISO 27001 certified
  • SOC 2 Type 2 attested
  • GDPR compliant

Recording AI software workflows safely

  • Record onboarding in a demo workspace with sample help content.
  • Never show real customer conversations.
  • Blur anything real with Blur a Spot. Automatic blur through Trainn's AI video agent is coming soon.

How AI software teams use Trainn

Best screen-recording tool for end-user training of products

Very shallow learning curve. No need for a good microphone or ambiance to record. After recording, Trainn will replace your voice with a high-fidelity AI voice of choice.

Rob B.

Technical Training Strategy Manager

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Frequently asked questions

How long should customer onboarding videos for AI software be?

Keep each customer onboarding video for AI software to one setup step and about 60–120 seconds, so a new customer can watch it and finish that step straight away. Longer setup works better as a short series than as one long video:

  • One step per video. For example: create your first agent from a template, give the agent your help content to learn from and test answers with real customer questions. Each video ends when that step is done.
  • A step-by-step guide beside every video for people who prefer to scan or copy exact values. Trainn creates the guide from the same recording.
  • The series in setup order. Group the videos in one onboarding collection so customers always know which step comes next.
  • A clear finish line. End the series at the first real result, such as “go live to a small internal audience first”, so customers see value as soon as onboarding is done.

For a step-by-step method, see how to turn screen recordings into customer onboarding videos.

What should customer onboarding videos for AI software include?

Customer onboarding videos for AI software should cover every step between sign-up and the first real result, in the order customers actually do them, with test data on screen and a guide beside each video. Include:

  • Every setup step, in order: create your first agent from a template, give the agent your help content to learn from, test answers with real customer questions, go live to a small internal audience first and publish the agent to make it active.
  • Who does each step. Setup is usually split across roles, so label each video for the person who owns it. Support leads write content while admins handle deployment.
  • Safe sample data. Workspace names and similar details should come from a test account, never a new customer's live account.
  • A consistent voice. Generate AI Voiceover writes and voices a script from your clicks, so every step sounds the same whoever recorded it.
  • Translations for customers outside English-speaking markets, in 30+ languages, kept in sync when you update the original.

Trainn can host the series as an onboarding collection; see customer onboarding software.

How do you know if onboarding videos are working?

Onboarding videos are working when new customers finish setup faster and reach their first result without needing a call or a support ticket. Track these signals:

  • Completion per step. If most viewers finish one step but few start the next, the next video, or the step itself, needs fixing.
  • Drop-off points inside a video. A spike at the same second usually means a confusing screen or narration that's too long.
  • Time to the first real result, such as “go live to a small internal audience first”. This is the clearest sign that onboarding is working.
  • Fewer setup questions to support, for example about “give the agent your help content to learn from”.

Trainn's video analytics show who watched each step and where viewers stopped, so your team can reach out before a new account stalls.

How much does Trainn cost?

Trainn's Creator plan costs $19 per month and starts with a 3-day free trial. That's long enough to record one real workflow from your AI software, such as “create your first agent from a template”, and publish it as a video and a step-by-step guide before you pay.

  • Creator plan: $19 per month for one creator, with up to 15 videos and guides.
  • More creators or more content: compare every plan on the Trainn pricing page.