Getting Started with Alphana
Welcome! This guide will help you get familiar with Alphana and start creating content from your videos in just a few steps.
To get started, watch our walkthrough video guide (or keep on to read the guide):
🌐 What Alphana Does
Alphana helps you turn a single video into 30+ pieces of content, including:
Short-form clips
Blog posts
Social media content
AI-generated images
Summaries, show notes, lead magnets, and more
You upload a video, and Alphana helps you repurpose it fast using AI.
This means faster content creation, less manual work, and more time to focus on growing your brand or business.
🔍 Try Sample Projects (Recommended First Step)
When you first sign up, you’ll see 3 sample projects already loaded in your account. These are designed to help you:
Preview different AI Cards and the types of content they generate
Edit or delete cards to see how the system responds
Add your own cards to test out different formats
It’s the best place to get a feel for Alphana before uploading your own content.
⚖️ Understand the Core Building Blocks
AI Cards
AI Cards are individual content tasks like:
Clips
Blog posts
Social posts
Summaries
Hooks
Each card is responsible for generating one type of content from your video. You can:
Add, edit, or delete cards
Edit prompts to personalize tone and style
Rename, regenerate, or reorder cards
Templates
Templates are groups of AI Cards saved together to reuse across different projects. Instead of adding cards one by one, a template applies a full content workflow in one click.
Benefits of using templates:
Save time by applying a full setup instantly
Stay consistent across videos
Easily repurpose content for a specific purpose
Examples of templates you can create: These aren’t the exact names you'll see in Alphana, but they represent popular workflows users often build or customize:
A full YouTube content kit (clips + title ideas + descriptions + posts)
Instagram reels + captions + hooks
Blog post + newsletter + LinkedIn post from one video
Podcast show notes + timestamps + highlight clips
Templates available in Alphana today include:
YouTube Content Workflow
Instagram Content Workflow
AI Show Notes
Social Media Posts: LinkedIn & X
LinkedIn Post Generator ...and much more
You can customize any existing template—or create your own by editing a project and saving it as a template.
Want to learn more about creating templates? 🔗 Read the full guide on templates
✏️ Set Up Custom Instructions (Optional but Recommended)
Custom instructions help Alphana write in your tone, brand voice, or language of choice.
You can:
Set tone and personality
Provide brand guidelines or preferred structure
Specify output language (e.g. German, French)
To set them:
Visit your Settings Page
Scroll to "Global Instructions"
Enter your preferences and toggle them ON
Want some examples to start from? 🔗 See example instructions you can edit
🚀 Start Your First Project
When you're ready to create content from your own video, click "Create New" on your Dashboard.
You’ll see two tabs:
Templates Tab
Use this tab to pick a pre-built template and apply it to your video. This is the fastest way to generate a full content workflow in one click.
Cards Tab
To start from scratch, go to the "Cards" tab and select a single AI Card to generate the project. You can always add more cards later.
📁 Import Your Video
You can upload your video directly or import from:
YouTube (public videos only)
Google Drive
Dropbox
OneDrive
📲 Work With Your AI Cards
After your video is processed, Alphana will transcribe it and you’ll land inside your new project.
From here you can:
Click into any card to view or edit the content
Edit prompts to adjust tone, structure, or length
Regenerate content if you want a fresh version
Drag and drop cards to reorder
Click the 3-dot menu on any card for
Want to learn more about creating templates? 🔗 Read the full guide on templates
📥 Download and Use Your Content
Once you’re happy with your outputs, you can:
Download short-form video clips
Copy or export written content (blogs, posts, summaries)
Download AI-generated images
🎥 Join Our Weekly Livestreams (Optional but Helpful)
Alphana Quickstart
A live weekly onboarding session where we walk through setup, creating your first project, and answer questions in real time. 🔗 Join Quickstart
Alphana Insider Live
A live weekly session where we cover tips, updates, feature demos, and live Q&A. 🔗 Join Insider Live
✉️ Need Help?
Use the chat in the app to ask Alphy (our AI assistant), or click "Talk to a Human" after any response to reach our team.
You're ready to start creating! Feel free to explore, test, and build—Alphana is here to help you move fast and grow your content effortlessly.
While you're here, subscribe to Alphana on YouTube.
Excited to see the content you'll create!