Free Lower Thirds Maker — Broadcast-ready animated lower thirds with your name, role and colors

Pick one of 17 hand-crafted lower-third designs (and growing), type your name and role, add an avatar or button label where the design supports it, and download a rendered MP4 — free. Every design is a real motion-graphics animation (enter + exit), not a static template.

What is the Free Lower Thirds Maker?

The Free Lower Thirds Maker renders real motion-graphics lower thirds — the animated name tags you see in interviews, podcasts, YouTube videos and live streams. Unlike static template packs, every design here is a full enter-and-exit animation that renders to an MP4 you can drop straight onto your timeline. You customize the text (and, where the design supports it, an avatar and a button label) right in the browser.

How to use it

  1. Pick a design — 17 hand-crafted lower-third animations, each with its own layout and motion.
  2. Type your name and role; add an avatar or button label if the design has one. The preview updates live.
  3. Pick a color scheme where available.
  4. Hit Render & download — the free MP4 (with a small mographr.com watermark) renders in about a minute.

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Frequently asked questions

Is this lower thirds maker really free?

Yes. Rendering and MP4 download are free. The free file carries a small mographr.com watermark in the corner. A $1 upgrade — no watermark, transparent background, commercial license — is coming very soon.

Can I use the videos commercially?

The free watermarked version is intended for personal use and previews. The upcoming $1 version includes a commercial license, and the Mographr Creator plan ($20/mo) covers commercial use with full customization and transparent exports.

Do I get a transparent background (alpha channel)?

The free download is an MP4 with an opaque background. Transparent WebM/ProRes exports are part of the $1 upgrade (coming soon) and the Creator plan.

What resolution and format do I get?

1920×1080 MP4 (H.264). The animation includes both the enter and the exit, so you can trim it to your cut.

Can AI assistants use this tool?

Yes — the tool is fully scriptable. AI agents can list designs and render videos via our MCP server (https://bff.mographr.com/mcp) or the REST API, and receive the free watermarked MP4 back. See mographr.com/llms.txt for the machine-readable guide.

How is this different from Canva or template packs?

Each design is generated motion-graphics code, not a locked template: enter/exit choreography, real easing curves, per-design layouts. And if you need something none of the designs cover, the full Mographr studio generates a custom animation from a text prompt.

Use this tool from an AI assistant

Machine-readable version of this page: https://www.mographr.com/tools/lower-thirds.md. AI agents can render directly and receive a free MP4 (small mographr.com watermark): MCP server https://bff.mographr.com/mcp (tool render_motion_tool, slug lower-thirds) or REST POST https://bff.mographr.com/tools/lower-thirds/render. Site guide for agents: llms.txt.

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