Free YouTube intro maker
A three-second title reveal in your own colours, made in the browser and reused on every upload.
In short
An intro is the two or three seconds at the top of a video that say whose channel this is. This makes one in the browser: pick a title reveal, type your channel name, set your two colours and typeface, and export. It is deliberately short — a long intro is the single most reliable way to lose viewers in the first ten seconds, and the numbers on that have been consistent for years. Free exports 720p at 30 fps with a watermark; a paid plan removes it and adds transparent MOV and 4K.
- 6
- Animations here
- 299
- In the library
- MP4, GIF, MOV
- Export
- 16:9 · 4:5 · 1:1 · 9:16
- Ratios
- 720p to 4K
- Resolution
- In the browser
- Editing
What you get
Short on purpose
Two to three seconds. A ten second intro costs you the viewers who arrived to find out whether the video answers their question.
No After Effects, no template project
The channel name is a field in the browser. There is nothing to install and nothing to render locally.
Matches everything else you post
The brand kit that colours the intro colours the subscribe prompt and the end card too.
Free to build and see move
Preview the whole thing before deciding whether the watermark matters to you.
The animations
Short animated title reveals and channel idents, made in the browser.
How to make a YouTube intro
- 01
Pick a reveal
Extruded type, a split lock, a slot rise, a depth warp. Each is a different amount of noise — match it to what the channel actually is.
- 02
Type the channel name
The name and, if it earns its place, a four-word tagline. Everything else is decoration a viewer is waiting out.
- 03
Keep it under three seconds
Export it, put it at the head of every upload, and leave it alone. Consistency is what makes an intro worth having.
What free gets you
Free plan
720p at 30 fps, one brand kit, watermark on the export.
Paid plan
No watermark, up to 4K at up to 60 fps, and transparent MOV.
Length
Two to four seconds, which is what an intro should be.
Ratios
16:9 for the upload, 9:16 for a Shorts version.
Questions
How long should a YouTube intro be?
Under three seconds. Retention graphs drop hardest in the first fifteen, and an intro is time spent before the video starts answering the question somebody clicked for.
Can I put my logo in it?
Yes — the brand kit holds a logo and applies it to the animations with a logo slot. The type-led reveals here are built around the channel name.
Do I need video editing software?
Only to join it to your video. The intro itself is made and exported here; joining it to the rest of the upload happens in whatever you already edit in.
Will it have a watermark?
On the free plan, yes, and it exports at 720p and 30 fps. A paid plan removes the watermark, which for an intro that plays on every video is usually the point at which people upgrade.
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