How to turn a website into a video
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A website is easier to show than to send. A link asks people to click, wait and scroll; a video plays on its own, the same way every time, in a post, a deck, a case study or an email. Turning a site into a good video means deciding where it stops, how long it lingers and how fast it moves between, and then rendering it cleanly, without a cursor, a scrollbar or a cookie banner in sight. Here is how, with Kovo.
Open the site at the size you need
Type the address in Kovo's URL field and press Enter. Pick a size for where the video is going: Full HD, 1920 by 1080, for most screens and decks; Square or Instagram post for a feed; Story · Reels · TikTok for vertical video. Narrow sizes show the site's mobile layout.
Mark what should be seen
Scroll to each part worth showing (the hero, a feature, the work, the footer) and click it, or press E, to add a marker. The video moves from marker to marker. To go on to another page, hold Alt and click its link, then add markers there; the video follows the same link, with the site's own page transition.
Give each stop its time
Open a marker to set how long the video holds there, from 0 to 60 seconds, and how fast it arrives, from 0.25× to 4×. Hold longer on a headline people should read; move quickly past what's only there to connect.
Set the length
Open the video's own pin at the top of the marker column and type the length you want, from 1 second to 10 minutes. Kovo sets the pace to fit. Or pick a pace instead: Calm, Normal or Brisk.
Start with the site's intro, or without it
If the site plays an intro when it opens, switch on the Opener and the video starts from its very first frame. Leave it off to start on the first marker once the page has opened.
Export the MP4
Click Export, pick a scale, and save. You get an MP4 at 60 frames a second, without sound or a watermark, named after the site and the time, in your Videos folder unless you choose another.
Questions
What format is the video?
An MP4 (H.264) at 60 frames a second. It plays almost anywhere: in a browser, on a phone, in Keynote, PowerPoint and Google Slides, and on every social network.
How long should a website video be?
For a post, 10 to 30 seconds; for a case study or a hand-off, as long as it takes to show the work without rushing. In Kovo you type the length and it paces the video to fit, from 1 second to 10 minutes.
Can the video show more than one page?
Yes. Hold Alt and click a link in the site to go to another page, add markers there, and the video follows that link when it plays.
Does the video have sound?
No. Kovo's videos are silent, so you can add music or a voice-over in any video editor. With Marker file on, every stop's time comes along to cut to.
Can I turn a site that's still in development into a video?
Yes, any address your computer can open, including a staging or preview address. If it needs a password, hold Alt to sign in first: the export sees the site as you left it.
Can I put the video in a slide deck?
Yes. Export at the deck's size, usually Full HD, 1920 by 1080, and place the MP4 on a slide. Export at 2x for a 4K video if the deck will be shown on a big screen.
When can I get Kovo?
Kovo opens in Q1 2027, at €100 a year. Join the waitlist on occluze.com to hear when it's out.
Kovo opens in Q1 2027. More guides: How to record a website, Make a portfolio video of a website, Record a Webflow site, Record a Framer site, Hide cookie banners in a recording, Export a website video in 4K.