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AI · June 19, 2025

Vany

Hey HN - long-time reader, first-time poster, My friends and I built Vany, a tool that responds to any LLM query with a TikTok – essentially a short narrated video answer to your prompt. We built it because we often prefer watching a short video over reading a block of text or long article. There are many impressive AI video tools out there that generate visually striking content for creators, but we wanted something that gives helpful videos back to the queries we put into LLMs or search engines every day. Vany lets anyone quickly get an engaging and useful video back to any question –…

Vany launched on June 19, 2025 with 108 votes, #391 of 7,999 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

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What it does

Vany answers any query with a short video in under a minute. For when you want a video instead of a long block of text, Vany delivers fun, actually watchable explanations on any topic – no prompting required.

Vany brings your ideas to life as short, engaging videos. Whether you're exploring a new topic, telling a story, or just having fun, it's the fastest way to see your curiosity come to life.

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey HN - long-time reader, first-time poster, My friends and I built Vany, a tool that responds to any LLM query with a TikTok – essentially a short narrated video answer to your prompt. We built it because we often prefer watching a short video over reading a block of text or long article. There are many impressive…

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