Unofficial guide

Claude Motion guide · updated Oct 17, 2026

Claude Motion without a Team plan: three ways on Pro, Max or Free

Choose Claude Code with Remotion, an animation in a Claude artifact, or our product pdoomvideo. Compare what you get, then follow the steps for your route.

Why you can't open Claude Motion

As of Oct 15, 2026, Free, Pro and Max don't include Claude Motion; it's in beta on Team and Enterprise only. Compare Claude plans and prices, or choose one of the three ways below.

Sources: Claude Help Center · Claude pricing page

Compare the three ways

Plan availability and prices below are as of Oct 17, 2026.

01

Claude Code + Remotion

Claude Code builds a Remotion project from your brief. You render the MP4 with npx remotion render.

Plans
Pro, Max
You get
MP4, fully editable
Remotion docs ↗
02

An animation in a Claude artifact

Ask Claude for an HTML and CSS animation in an artifact, then screen-record it.

Plans
Any, including Free
You get
Screen recording, no audio
Choose a prompt
Our product

pdoomvideo: a music video from one sentence

We write and record an original song from your idea, then an AI director draws every scene to the beat.

Plans
No Claude plan needed
You get
MP4 with music
Price
US$0.50 per second of video, 5 seconds free for new accounts
Try pdoomvideo →

Sources: Remotion's guide for coding agents · Claude pricing page · pdoomvideo (our product)

Way 1: Claude Code and Remotion, step by step

Remotion makes videos with React code and renders an MP4 on your computer. You need Node.js and a coding agent such as Claude Code; most coding agents require a paid subscription. As of Oct 15, 2026, Pro includes Claude Code.

  1. Create a blank project: npx create-video --yes --blank my-video.
  2. Enter the project folder: cd my-video.
  3. Install the Remotion Agent Skills: npx remotion skills add.
  4. Start the preview: npm run dev.
  5. In a second terminal, run cd my-video, then claude, and prompt your video.

Render the MP4 with npx remotion render.

Remotion's skills are one of several. See 6 motion graphics skills for Claude Code.

Replace the brackets in this example brief with your own content.

Explainer16:9 · 20 s

A brief for Claude Code

Build a 20-second 16:9 Remotion animation about [topic].
Open on the headline "[headline]".
Show [three key points] as numbered cards.
Slide each card in from the right.
Highlight [key number] in [#color].
End on "[call to action]".

Sources: Remotion's guide for coding agents · Claude pricing page

Way 2: an animation in a Claude artifact

  1. Ask Claude for an HTML and CSS animation in an artifact. Use your own text, shapes or data.
  2. Play the animation in your browser.
  3. On macOS, press Shift-Command-5 to open the screenshot toolbar and record the screen.
  4. On Windows 11, use the Snipping Tool's record option.

This route gives you a screen recording with no audio.

Choose a prompt and fill in your content →

Way 3: pdoomvideo (our product)

Type one sentence. Our product pdoomvideo writes and records an original song, then an AI director draws every scene to the beat.

You get an MP4 with music, any length from 5 seconds to 5 minutes. As of Oct 17, 2026: US$0.50 per second of video, sold in packs from US$5 for 10 seconds. New accounts get 5 seconds free.

Sideways From the Singularity

Made with pdoomvideo, our product, from one sentence

Gutter to Horizon

Made with pdoomvideo, our product, from one sentence

Try pdoomvideo →

Source: pdoomvideo (our product)

Or move to a Team plan

As of Oct 15, 2026, Team is for 2 to 150 people. Two standard seats cost $50/month billed monthly or $40/month billed annually.

Motion is on by default on Team. It counts toward your plan's usage limits.

Compare plans and usage →

Sources: Claude pricing page · Claude Help Center

Watch how people do it without a Team plan

Motion graphics with Opus 5.5 in Claude Code: a 20-minute guide

Lukas Margerie · 600K views on YouTube

Motion graphics with Opus 5.5, step by step

RandomAI · 255K views on YouTube

Motion graphics with music and sound effects for $0 on top of a Claude plan

Jad M.H · 216K views on YouTube

View counts as of Oct 17, 2026.

Claude Motion on Pro or Max: FAQ

Can I use Claude Motion on Pro?

No. As of Oct 15, 2026, Pro does not include Motion. Motion is in beta on Team and Enterprise only.

Is Claude Code included in Pro?

Yes. As of Oct 15, 2026, Pro includes Claude Code. You can use it with Remotion to build a video and render an MP4 on your computer.

Which way gives me an MP4 with music?

pdoomvideo, our product, writes and records an original song and draws scenes to its beat. You get an MP4 with music.

Sources: Claude pricing page · Claude Help Center · Remotion's guide for coding agents · pdoomvideo (our product)