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Lower Third Generator
Build a lower third overlay with name, title, and safe-area positioning, exported as a transparent PNG for your editing timeline.
🔒 This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to a server.
Video
Lower Third Generator
Frontend preview — no upload or external service.
Overlay preview
Transparent PNG at 1920x1080 with the bar sitting inside the title-safe area — 5% from the left edge and 15% up from the bottom.
How the Lower Third Generator works
- Enter the name and title as they should appear on screen.
- Pick a style and keep the text inside the title-safe area, which is inset from the frame edge.
- Export the transparent PNG and drop it on a track above your footage.
The method
Broadcast conventions inset text from the frame edge because older displays and some platforms crop the outer region.
title-safe area is roughly the central 90% of the frame; action-safe is about 93%
A lower third flush to the bottom edge can be clipped on a TV and covered by player controls on a phone, which is why the inset exists.
FAQ
How long should a lower third stay on screen?
Long enough to read twice — around five seconds for a name and title. Under three seconds and viewers who glance away miss it entirely.
Why keep it inside the safe area?
Because platform overlays and display overscan both eat the frame edges. Player controls on mobile sit exactly where an un-inset lower third would be.
What resolution should I export?
Match your timeline. A 1080p overlay scaled up to a 4K timeline is visibly soft, and text is the least forgiving content there is when scaled.
How we compare
| Feature | Online Tool Store | A video editor | An upload-based service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title-safe positioning | ✓ | Manual | Yes |
| Transparent PNG export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| No editor licence | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Design stays local | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
Lower Third Generator positions to the title-safe area, because the bottom of the frame is exactly where phone player controls appear.