
It originated from Hung’s desire to create an animated story for his wife, evolving into an animated video production tool. GoAnimate was founded on Novemby Alvin Hung. GoAnimate has since been rebranded as Vyond, a change that took place on May 5, 2018. Scholars and students also used the product to combine audio files from historical moments with animated re-creations. The platform offers Text-To-Speech character voices with customizable environments.

GoAnimate provided users with drag-and-drop tools that the company's website indicates could be used to access thousands of character models, backdrops, and other assets to create scenario-based videos - like political videos depicted during the 2012 presidential campaign.

The service was provided on a freemium basis to consumers and has multiple subscription levels available for businesses. It allows users to develop both narrative videos, in which characters can speak with lip-syncing and move around, and video presentations, in which a voice-over narrator speaks over images and props, which may also move around. Vyond (formerly known as: Go!Animate and GoAnimate) is a cloud-based platform for creating and distributing animated videos with drag and drop assets.
