How to Import and Embed Video, Image, and Audio Files into a Single Lesson

In the Classic Course Builder, as an alternative to a standard Video Lesson or Audio Lesson, you can add your videos, images, and audio clips alongside text and other lesson content using the WYSIWYG text editor.

Using the New Course Builder? Combining video, images, audio, and text in a single lesson is native — just add content blocks directly within your lesson.

If your site was created on or after January 28, 2026, you have access to the new course builder, in addition to the classic course builder. Learn about new features, improvements, and how to try it out: Introducing Thinkific's New Course Builder

About This Feature

This article provides instructions for how to add videos, images, and audio files to lessons using our WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) text editor. Combining multimedia and text in your course content is a great way to create a dynamic learning experience for your students.

Some of the best places to try this out include:

• Text Lessons  and Audio Lessons - Combine multiple types of content on the same page
• Quizzes and Surveys - Create video-based quiz or survey questions by embedding video into the question or answer fields
• Assignments - Explain your Assignment instructions using video and text
• Video Lesson - Add text directly beneath your video

Adding Video

All lesson types listed above, with exception of Video Lessons, include a WYSIWYG text editor. Videos can be added to the text editor in two ways:

1. Insert Video from Your Video Library
2. Insert Video Hosted Outside of Thinkific

Insert Video from Your Video Library

Before getting started, first make sure you have uploaded a file into your Video Library. Once that is done, you will be able to insert this video into any lesson type that includes a WYSIWYG text editor.

1. Go to Products
2. Select Courses
3. Click on a specific course
4. On the left-hand side, click on the lesson you want to edit
5. In the WYSIWYG text editor, select the video icon
6. Click the folder icon
7. Under Select a video, select your desired video from the dropdown menu
8. Optional: Check off autoplay
9. Click Insert
10. Optional: Make your video Responsive so that it will resize depending on the screen size it is viewed on
11. Make any other desired changes
12. Click Save lesson

Insert Video Hosted Outside of Thinkific

Adding an externally hosted YouTube or Vimeo video to your course is a great way to get content you already have online to your Thinkific site without re-uploading it! First, you will want to copy either the share link or embed code for your video:

YouTube: How to Copy Embed Code

Vimeo: Accessing and Editing Embed Codes

Then you can add it to your Thinkific lesson! We can host URLs from the following sites within a Text Lesson:

How to Insert a Video With a Link

1. Copy your video share link
2. In Thinkific, go to Products
3. Select Courses
4. Click on a specific course
5. On the left-hand side, click on the lesson you want to edit
6. In the WYSIWYG text editor, select the video icon
7. Click the link icon
8. Paste your link
9. Click Insert
10. Make any other desired changes
11. Click Save lesson

How to Insert a Video With Embed Code

1. Copy your video embed code
2. In Thinkific, go to Products
3. Select Courses
4. Click on a specific course
5. On the left-hand side, click on the lesson you want to edit
6. In the WYSIWYG text editor, select the video icon
7. Click the code view </> icon
8. Paste your embed code
9. Click Insert
10. Make any other desired changes
11. Click Save lesson

However, this code will not work:

<iframe src=”www.youtube.com”>   </iframe>

Convert a Text Lesson Into a Video Lesson

You also have the option to easily convert your existing Text Lessons into Video Lessons by adding a video:

1. Go to Products
2. Select Courses
3. Click on a specific course
4. On the left-hand side, click on the Text Lesson you want to convert
5. Next to "Video" at the top of the lesson, click Upload file
6. Drag and drop your video, or click to locate it on your computer
7. Click Upload

And that's it! Once the video has finished uploading, your Text Lesson will be automatically converted into a Video Lesson. Any text that was inputted into the editor will remain under the "Add text" section of the lesson, which you can continue editing as needed.

Any videos uploading using this method will be added to your Video Library.

Important Considerations

• You can choose a Custom Lesson Icon & Label if you are embedding a video and would still like your lesson icon to be a Video Lesson!

Adding Audio in the Text Editor