A stickman story generator that starts with one line.
Type an idea and the AI writer drafts the story in the length, theme and tone you pick. You edit the words, and Clippie draws and narrates it as a stickman video.
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A quiet story and a loud one, both drawn and animated in Clippie.
From one line to a stickman story. Four steps.
- 1
Write one specific line
Name a person, a place and a problem. “A lighthouse keeper finds a second staircase” gives the writer far more than “a scary story”.
- 2
Set length, theme and tone
Eight lengths from 30 seconds to 10 minutes, 13 themes such as Mystery or War, and 12 tones such as Dark or Humorous.
- 3
Read it and fix it
The draft lands in the script box as plain text. Rewrite the first line, cut what drags and change the ending if you saw it coming.
- 4
Turn it into a video
Pick a stickman look and a voice, and Clippie draws the scenes, reads the story and adds captions.
What each tone does to a story. From the instructions the writer follows.
| Tone | What the writer does | Try it with |
|---|---|---|
| Cinematic | Vivid imagery and sweeping prose, as if narrating a film | Painted stickman, history |
| Suspenseful | Short sentences, and key details held back | Bare stickman, survival |
| Dark | A brooding tone, leaning into the tragic and morally complex | Bare stickman, true events |
| Humorous | Irony, unexpected twists and a light touch | Classic stickman, everyday drama |
| Inspirational | Triumph and resilience, ending on a memorable note | Painted stickman, real lives |
| Casual | Like telling a friend an interesting story over coffee | Caveman stickman, odd facts |
| Educational | Clear explanation, with something surprising to learn | Doodle explainer |
| Horror and Creepy | Slow dread and quiet wrongness, by implication and not gore | Bare stickman, night scenes |
The full list also has Dramatic, Scary and Thriller. Themes steer the subject: Any, Historical, Scientific, Geography, Politics, Nature, Religion, Technology, Psychology, Mystery, Space, Mythology and War.
Getting a good story out of it. The writer is only as specific as you are.
What makes a good idea line
Each of these lines answers who, where and what is wrong. Compare the weak version with the one that gives the writer something to work with:
- Weak: “A survival story.” The writer has to guess everything, so you get something generic.
- Better: “A stickman is the last person in a flooded office tower, and the water is rising a floor a day.”
- Weak: “Something funny about work.”
- Better: “A stickman is sued by his own stapler, and loses.”
You can use up to 500 characters from the box on this page, so add a twist or an ending if you already have one.
What the writer does with it
Up to two minutes, it writes for short-form: punchy, with the most compelling information first. Over two minutes it writes a longer arc, with an opening hook, rising action with two or three key turns, a climax and a resolution. It is told to vary its openings, so two scripts on one idea should not start the same way.
The length is aimed at the voice you picked, because voices read at different speeds, so a 1-minute script should narrate at about a minute. Choose the voice first for the closest fit. The writer can also add short directions such as [whispers] that the voice performs and does not read out.
Edit the draft before you generate
Editing costs nothing, and redoing a narration uses more voice minutes, so fix the words first. Read it aloud. Rewrite the first line until it is the most interesting one in the script, cut anything the picture can show, and check any facts. A draft you changed is also more yours, which matters on YouTube.
When you are happy, scene instructions can set what the writer did not: “every scene is at night”, or “never show the monster’s face”.
Know what you want to tell? Start from a genre.
StoryStickman survival storiesScenarios where the viewer has to work out how to stay alive.
StoryStickman horror storiesSlow dread, an eerie narrator and something in the window.
Story“What if” stickman videosTake one impossible premise and follow it step by step.
StoryStickman history videosEmpires, wars and eras, with scene instructions that hold the period.
More than a text box. What the writer connects to.
Your script, your edits
Everything it writes lands as plain text. Change a word or paste over all of it.
Characters from your script
Clippie reads the script and suggests characters to add, so the same figure appears in each scene.
Timed to the voice
Length is worked out from the speed of the voice you picked, so a 1-minute script lands near a minute.
Acted delivery
Directions such as [whispers] and [long pause] change how the narrator reads a line.
Any language
Voices and captions cover many languages, so a story does not have to be in English.
Paste from anywhere
Written it elsewhere? Paste it. Labels such as “Scene 1” and “Visual:” are not read aloud.
Frequently asked questions.
What is a stickman story generator?
A tool that writes a story for stick figure characters from a short idea. Clippie’s goes further: after you edit the script, it draws the stickman scenes, narrates the story and adds captions, so you end up with a finished video.
How long can a generated story be?
The writer offers 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5 and 10 minutes. For anything longer, generate it in chapters and join them, or paste your own script.
Can I just get the story without the video?
Yes. The script appears as text you can copy and read. Generating the script uses no voice or export minutes. You still need a Clippie plan to open the editor.
Will two people get the same story?
Unlikely, especially from specific ideas. The writer is instructed not to repeat its openings. Short vague ideas lead to more similar stories, which is one more reason to write a specific one.
Can it write in other languages?
Write your idea in the language you want and pick a voice in that language. The length is worked out for that language’s reading speed.
