Klynt

Interactive Multimedia Authoring Softwareklynt.net

Klynt is a desktop interactive editing and publishing application that enables journalists, documentary filmmakers, NGOs, and educators to author non-linear, mixed-media interactive stories for the web without programming, distributed via a 14-day free trial and sold by Paris-based parent Honkytonk Films.

Company typePrivate
Founded2011
HeadquartersParis, France
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2B
OfferingSoftware

What Klynt does

Klynt is an interactive editing and publishing application for creative storytellers, published by Honkytonk Films, a private French production and development studio headquartered near Bastille, Paris. Founded as an in-house tool in 2012 and released commercially as Klynt 3 in 2014, the product enables journalists, documentary filmmakers, NGOs, and educators to author non-linear, interactive multimedia projects without programming. The company sells a tiered product family (Demo, Lite, Pro, Enterprise, Education, Campus) targeting individual creators, enterprises, and academic institutions in 120+ countries.

The platform consists of a desktop editor built on Adobe Air with a visual mind-map storyboard, mixed media support (video, audio, images, text, iframes, maps), WYSIWYG timeline editing, Photoshop layer import, and behavior-triggered interactions, paired with an open-source HTML5 player licensed under GNU GPL (based on Timesheets.js and MediaElement.js) plus a native iOS app. Cloud video plugins integrate Vimeo Pro, Brightcove, and YouTube. The parent company also launched Wonda in 2015 as a separate VR/Immersive Learning product line.

Klynt operates a product-led go-to-market with a 14-day free trial, self-serve download from its website, and an e-commerce store at store.klynt.net. Revenue derives from perpetual software licenses with one year of updates and optional annual subscriptions, supplemented by enterprise/NGO multi-license deals (with discounts up to 50% for 10+ license NGO purchases) and a Campus Edition for unlimited concurrent academic installations. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The team is small (~8 people) and the company has raised minimal external capital (~$125K total across two rounds in 2018 and 2023), indicating a bootstrapped, niche-scale operation.

Klynt firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Klynt
Legal name: Klynt
Website: https://klynt.net
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2011
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Short description: Klynt is a desktop interactive editing and publishing application that enables journalists, documentary filmmakers, NGOs, and educators to author non-linear, mixed-media interactive stories for the web without programming, distributed via a 14-day free trial and sold by Paris-based parent Honkytonk Films.
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Klynt industry classification

Industry

Product category: Interactive Multimedia Authoring Software
NAICS: Software Publishers (5132)
SIC: Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)
akta.pro primary industry: K–12 Instructional Video & Multimedia (EDAGALAA)
akta.pro secondary industry: Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms (EDAJAMAD)

Keywords

Interactive storytelling software
Multimedia authoring tools
Interactive documentary production
Non-linear narrative editing
Responsive HTML5 player

Where Klynt is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Paris
HQ country: France
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Klynt business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

Software Licenses: Desktop editing application sold as perpetual licenses with different editions (Pro, Lite, Academic, Enterprise, Campus). Updates included for one year. License remains functional indefinitely.
Subscription Licensing: Annual subscription options for ongoing access to updates and support.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Freemium	Pay-as-you-go	14-day free trial
Subscription	Annual	Education Edition
Subscription	Multi-year contract	Pro/Enterprise/Lite Editions

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Klynt product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Klynt is an interactive editing and publishing application that enables creative storytellers to produce non-linear, mixed-media projects such as interactive documentaries, news reports, e-learning content, and experimental multimedia narratives. The product consists of a desktop WYSIWYG editor with a visual mind-map storyboard interface, an open-source HTML5 player for responsive cross-device playback, and a native iOS app. It supports editing of texts, images, audio, video, and embedded web content (YouTube, Google Maps, RSS, Wikipedia) with behavior-triggered interactions, Photoshop layer import, Google Analytics integration, and multi-language publishing.

Product overview

Klynt is an interactive editing and publishing application for creative storytellers, consisting of a desktop Editor application (built with Adobe Air), an open-source HTML5 Player, and a native iOS app. The product portfolio includes multiple editions: Demo Edition (14-day trial), Lite Edition (entry-level), Pro Edition (with advanced interactions, responsive player, analytics, Photoshop import), Enterprise Edition (adds Brightcove integration for large organizations), and Education/Campus Editions (preferential pricing for students, educators, and institutions). Cloud Video Plugins extend support for Vimeo Pro and Brightcove. The company also developed Wonda, a separate VR-focused product. The core Klynt platform enables creation of interactive documentaries, news reports, e-learning content, and experimental multimedia through mixed media editing, visual storyboarding, and responsive HTML5 publishing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Wonda: Creative software dedicated to Virtual Reality and Immersive Learning experiences, launched in 2015 as a separate product line from Klynt.

Products and services

Klynt Editor Desktop application (built on Adobe Air) for editing interactive multimedia projects on PC (Windows 10/8/7) and Mac (OS X v10.6.1+). Provides WYSIWYG sequence editing with a visual mind-map storyboard interface, timeline-based media management, mixed-media editing (texts, images, audio, video, iframes), Photoshop layer import, and advanced interaction triggers. Sold under multiple editions including Lite, Pro, Enterprise, Education, Campus, and a 14-day Demo trial.
Klynt Player Open-source HTML5 player for playback of rich-media sequences created with Klynt Editor. Cross-browser JavaScript engine licensed under GNU GPL by Honkytonk Films, built on Timesheets.js and MediaElement.js. Provides responsive adaptive content display across desktop, tablet, and mobile with customizable player size and ratio. Documentation and source code available on GitHub at github.com/klynt/klynt-player, with iFrame API for custom integrations.
Klynt iOS App Native iOS application enabling playback of Klynt interactive projects on iPhone. Projects display in the Klynt player instead of the default native Apple player, providing a fully immersive mobile experience free from Apple-imposed restrictions.
Klynt Cloud Video Plugins Video integration modules enabling seamless use of online videos from Vimeo Pro, Brightcove, YouTube, and other platforms as if they were local videos within Klynt projects. Available with Pro and Enterprise editions as a separately distributed plugin set.
Wonda Creative software developed by Honkytonk Films dedicated to Virtual Reality and Immersive Learning experiences. A separate product line from Klynt that enables creation of VR content, targeting news, education, health, tourism, and advertising sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

Users can create responsive projects that display well on both 27-inch screens and mobile phones
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Companies that use Klynt

Customer profile

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Klynt technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: Yes
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration18 records

Feature12 records

Klynt partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Klynt competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Shorthand: Shorthand is a direct competitor to Klynt in interactive, non-linear web storytelling for journalists, NGOs, and brands. Both target professional storytellers building scrollable, mixed-media web narratives with similar publishing and embedding workflows.
Eko: Eko is an interactive video platform used for non-linear, choice-based storytelling and branded entertainment, overlapping directly with Klynt's interactive documentary and journalism use cases.
Rapt Media: Rapt Media provides interactive video authoring with branching, clickable hotspots, and analytics, comparable to Klynt's behavior-triggered interactions and Google Analytics integration for non-linear video.
Wirewax: Wirewax is an interactive video tool for adding hotspots, branching, and shoppable layers to video, directly comparable to Klynt's video annotations and interactive layers used in journalism and brand storytelling.
Racontr: Racontr is an open-source, code-free platform for building interactive, non-linear web stories, very comparable to Klynt in target audience (journalists, documentarians) and open-player philosophy.

Emerging players

Articulate Storyline: Articulate Storyline is a leading e-learning authoring tool for creating interactive courses with branching scenarios, overlapping with Klynt's e-learning and education-vertical use cases around interactive instructional content.
iSpring: iSpring provides PowerPoint-based e-learning authoring with interactive quizzes and video annotations, comparable to Klynt's Education Edition positioning for academic and corporate training content.
Piktochart: Piktochart is a visual content creation tool for infographics, presentations, and interactive stories, with partial overlap with Klynt's mixed-media and infographic use cases in the education and NGO segments.

Broad incumbents

Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere/Express): Adobe's video and creative tools (Premiere Rush, Express) are a broad incumbent alternative for mixed-media storytelling, with significantly more resources and a much larger creative professional install base than Klynt.
Canva: Canva is a broad visual content creation platform with video and presentation features that competes for the same freelance creative professionals and SMBs that Klynt targets for interactive storytelling.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Klynt financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Klynt leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Klynt funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Klynt M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Klynt

What does Klynt do?

Is Klynt a public or private company?

Klynt is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Klynt founded?

Klynt was founded in 2011. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Klynt based?

Klynt is headquartered in Paris, France, in the Europe region.

How does Klynt make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Software Licenses are the primary driver. The others are subscription Licensing.

Who are Klynt's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Shorthand, Eko, Rapt Media, Wirewax and Racontr. Emerging players are Articulate Storyline, iSpring and Piktochart. Broad incumbents are Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere/Express) and Canva.

Does Klynt have an API?

Yes. Klynt offers an iFrame API that enables developers to create custom menus and integrate external libraries with Klynt projects. Available commands include openUrl, openWidget, share, toggleMute, toggleFullScreen, enterFullScreen, togglePlayPause, openSequence. Documentation and source code are available on GitHub at github.com/Klynt/Klynt-Player/wiki/iFrameAPI. Developer documentation is at github.com/Klynt/Klynt-Player/wiki/iFrameAPI.

What industry is Klynt in?

Klynt's product category is Interactive Multimedia Authoring Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAGALAA, K–12 Instructional Video & Multimedia, with a secondary code of EDAJAMAD, Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms. Its NAICS code is 5132 and its SIC code is 7372.