# Free Lower Thirds Maker

> Free animated lower thirds maker — 19 designs in 16:9 and vertical 9:16, your name, role, avatar and colors. Real MP4 download, no editing skills needed.

Interactive version: https://www.mographr.com/tools/lower-thirds

Pick one of 19 hand-crafted lower-third designs — horizontal (16:9) for YouTube and broadcast, or vertical (9:16) for Reels, Shorts and TikTok. 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 you can customize

- **Name / headline** (`title`): text, max 40 chars, required — e.g. "Dr. Maya Chen"
- **Role / caption** (`subtitle`): text, max 60 chars — e.g. "Chief Scientist, Helio Labs"
- **Button label** (`button`): text, max 24 chars — e.g. "FOLLOW"
- **Avatar (optional)** (`avatar`): image upload (optional)
- **Design**: Lime Subscribe Pill (1920x1080), Neumorphic Violet Bar (1920x1080), Teal Coral Stack (1920x1080), Cinematic Gold Serif (1920x1080), Cream Progress Card (1920x1080), Frosted Paper Flip (1920x1080), Torn Newsprint Clipping (1920x1080), Comic Halftone Pop (1920x1080), Violet Morph Pill (1920x1080), Emerald Glow Bar (1920x1080), Glitch Broadcast HUD (1920x1080), Mono Terminal HUD (1920x1080), Cyberpunk Glitch HUD (1920x1080), Neon Tactical HUD (1920x1080), Cyan Glitch Terminal (1920x1080), 8-Bit Arcade CRT (1920x1080), Graffiti Spray Glitch (1920x1080), Acid Lime Bar (vertical) (1080x1920), Pixel Arcade CRT (vertical) (1080x1920)
- **Color scheme**: preset palettes per design

Each design has its own canvas — pass no size, the render uses the design's own
(1920x1080, 1080x1920).
Designs do not all expose the same fields; `GET https://bff.mographr.com/tools/lower-thirds` lists
`presentFields` per design (MCP: `acceptsFields`). Values for fields a design
lacks are simply ignored.

## How to use it

1. Pick a design — 19 hand-crafted lower-third animations in 16:9 and vertical 9:16, 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 Download — the free MP4 (with a small mographr.com watermark) renders in about a minute.

## Pricing

- **Free**: MP4 download with a small mographr.com watermark in the corner. Personal / preview use.
- **$1 upgrade** (coming soon): no watermark, transparent background, commercial license.
- **Creator plan** ($20/mo): the full Mographr studio — unlimited customization, any format, alpha exports.

## For AI agents

Render programmatically via MCP (`https://mcp.mographr.com/mcp`, tool `render_motion_tool` with `slug: "lower-thirds"`) or REST:
`POST https://bff.mographr.com/tools/lower-thirds/render` with `{ "variantId": "...", "fields": { "title": "...", "subtitle": "...", "button": "..." } }`.
Get variant ids from `GET https://bff.mographr.com/tools/lower-thirds`.

## FAQ

**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?**

An MP4 (H.264) at the design's own canvas — 1920x1080 for the horizontal designs, 1080x1920 for the vertical ones. The animation includes both the enter and the exit, so you can trim it to your cut.

**Do you have vertical lower thirds for Reels, Shorts and TikTok?**

Yes — some designs are authored at 1080x1920. Pick one and the whole editor switches to a vertical preview; the rendered MP4 is vertical too.

**Can AI assistants use this tool?**

Yes — the tool is fully scriptable. AI agents can list designs and render videos through our MCP server or the REST API, and receive the free watermarked MP4 back. See mographr.com/llms.txt for the machine-readable guide, which carries the current endpoint URLs.

**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.