Rescroll

Free checklist animation maker

Type a title and up to eight items, pick circles, boxes or a strike-through, and download the list ticking itself off as a 1080p MP4. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.

How it works

How to make a checklist animation.

Four steps, about a minute, and nothing to install.

  1. 1

    Write the list

    Give it a title, or leave the title empty, and type up to eight items of up to 60 characters each. Long items wrap onto a second line.

  2. 2

    Choose the ticks

    Circle or Box fill with a check mark, Strike draws a line through the item. Choose whether ticked items stay bright, dim or get struck through, and pick a tick color.

  3. 3

    Set the timing and the look

    Show the whole list first or bring items in one by one, and set the time per item from 0.4 to 3 seconds. Then pick one of six looks, and put the list on a card if you want one.

  4. 4

    Download the MP4

    Press Download. The video is rendered in your browser at 1080p and saved to your device. No account, no watermark.

Ready-made versions

Start from the one you came for.

Each one opens its own maker with the settings filled in. Change anything, then download.

When a checklist animation isn’t enough

The free checklist animation is the starting point.

Here you get a clean checklist on a background. In Rescroll you describe the graphic you actually want — “my three rules for the gym beside me, each one lighting up as I say it and ticking when I finish it” — and it's designed from scratch on your own video. Attach your logo or a screenshot and it matches them. Not right yet? Ask for the change in the chat.

Free checklist animation

Rescroll

One checklist, in your colors

Any design you can describe, matched to your logo, fonts or a screenshot

A clip you overlay and position yourself

Built on your own video, placed around you

Ticks at a steady pace you line up yourself

Each item ticks on the exact word you say

Change it with the settings here

Change anything by asking in the chat

Part of the Pro, Ultimate and Scale plans.

Checklist. Each rule ticks as he finishes it.
Product specs. Callouts that follow the phone.

Both built in Rescroll from a description.

The basics

What is a checklist animation?

A checklist animation is a short clip of a list whose items are ticked off one at a time: a box or circle fills, a check mark draws in and the item settles as done. Editors put it beside a speaker who's walking through steps, rules, tips or a packing list, so each point lands on screen as it's covered.

This maker builds one from the words you type. The title sits above the list, or beside it in a 16:9 frame when there's room, with an optional count such as 3 / 5 and a line that fills as items are ticked. Ticked items can stay bright, dim, or be struck through, and the list can be on screen from the start or arrive one item at a time.

To tick each item exactly when you say it, set Time per item close to the gap between your points, then nudge the clip in your editor until the first tick lands on your first point.

What you download

Price
Free. No sign-up, no email, no watermark.
Format
MP4 (H.264), no audio
Resolution
1080p: 1080×1920, 1920×1080, 1080×1080 or 1080×1350
Frame rate
30 or 60 fps
Items
1 to 8, up to 60 characters each, with an optional title up to 40
Ticks
Circle, box or strike-through; ticked items stay bright, dim or are struck through
Timing
0.4 to 3 seconds per item, plus up to 5 seconds resting on the finished list
Colors
Six looks, an optional card, or any tick, text and background color
Overlay
Green background for chroma key, or black for a Screen blend
Where it runs
In your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

In your editor

Put the checklist animation on your video.

An MP4 has no transparent background, so the checklist animation comes ready to key. Set the background to green and remove it with chroma key, or to black and use a Screen blend.

How to add a checklist animation in CapCut

Download the checklist animation on a green background. In CapCut, drag it onto the track above your video so it sits on top as an overlay. Select it, open Video → Remove BG → Chroma key, pick the green with the color picker and raise Strength until the background is gone. Menu names move a little between CapCut versions; look for Chroma key. If you made it on black instead, set the clip's blend mode to Screen.

How to add a checklist animation in Premiere Pro

Put the checklist animation on a video track above your footage. From the Effects panel, drag Ultra Key onto it and click the Key Color eyedropper on the green. For a version on black, skip the key: in Effect Controls, set Opacity → Blend Mode to Screen.

How to add a checklist animation in DaVinci Resolve

Place the checklist animation on the track above your footage. On the Edit page, open Effects → Open FX, find 3D Keyer under Resolve FX Key and drag it onto the clip, then sample the green in the viewer with the Open FX overlay switched on. For a version on black, set Composite Mode to Screen in the Inspector instead.

How to add a checklist animation in Final Cut Pro

Connect the checklist animation above your footage in the timeline. From the Effects browser, drag the Keyer effect onto it; it finds and removes the green by itself. For a version on black, set Blend Mode to Screen in the Video inspector.

Questions

Checklist animation: your questions, answered.

How do I make a checklist animation?

In the checklist maker at the top of this page, type a title and your items, choose circles, boxes or a strike-through, set the time per item and press Download. You get a 1080p MP4 made in your browser, with no sign-up and no watermark.

How do I get a checklist animation on a green screen?

Choose the Green screen look, or pick green as the background color. On a background you'll key out, nothing is drawn see-through: ticked items turn a solid grey instead of fading, and the glow and soft shadows are left off, so the green comes away cleanly in your editor.

Is this a checklist animation template?

It does the job of one without a project file. You type your own items here, choose the style, and download the finished video, ready to drop onto your timeline.

How many items can the checklist have?

From 1 to 8, each up to 60 characters. The text sizes itself to fit, so eight long items still fit in a 9:16 or a 16:9 frame, wrapping onto a second line where they need to. Empty lines in the list are skipped.

Can items appear one at a time instead of all at once?

Yes. Set Items appear to One by one and each item rises in just before it's ticked. The list stays centered as it grows, and so does the card if you've turned it on.

Can I time the ticks to my voice?

Roughly. Set Time per item to the gap between your points, anywhere from 0.4 to 3 seconds, and the ticks come at that steady pace. Then slide the clip in your editor so the first tick lines up with your first point.

Can I change the color of the check marks?

Yes. Tick color sets the filled circle or box, the strike-through and the progress line. Leave it alone and the ticks follow the look, including its gradient, which runs from the first item down to the last.

Can I cross items out instead of ticking them?

Yes, two ways. Set Tick style to Strike for a bullet list where each item gets a line through it, or keep circles or boxes and set Ticked items to Strike through for both.

Can I put the checklist on a background card?

Yes. Turn on “Put the list on a card” and the list sits on a rounded card in the look's own panel color. The card stays solid on a green background, which helps the text read over busy footage once the green is keyed out.

Can I hide the 3 / 5 count?

Yes. Turn off “Show the count and a progress line” and the title sits over the list on its own. With a single item the count is left out anyway.

Is the checklist animation maker free?

Yes. It's free to use and free to download, with no account, no email address and no watermark on the video. There's no limit on how many you make.

What format and resolution is the video?

An MP4 with H.264 video, at 1080p in the shape you choose: 1080×1920 (9:16) for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 1920×1080 (16:9) for YouTube, 1080×1080 (1:1), or 1080×1350 (4:5) for the Instagram feed. You can export at 30 or 60 frames per second.

Can I get the checklist animation with a transparent background?

MP4 can't store transparency, so the checklist animation comes ready to key instead. Set the background to green and remove it with chroma key in your editor. If the graphic is light, you can also set the background to black and use the Screen blend mode. Either way only the checklist animation is left over your footage.

Is my video uploaded anywhere?

No. The checklist animation is drawn and encoded on your own device, using your browser's built-in video encoder. Nothing is sent to a server and there's no render queue.

Which browsers does it work in?

It needs a browser that can encode video with the WebCodecs API: current versions of Chrome, Edge and Safari, and Firefox on a computer. If your browser can't, the page tells you before you start.

Can I use the checklist animation in client work, ads or monetized videos?

Yes. The video you download is yours to use in personal and commercial projects, with no attribution needed.

Can I match my brand, add my logo or change the design?

Not in the free maker, which is deliberately simple. That's what Rescroll's AI motion graphics are for: describe the graphic you want in plain English, attach your logo, fonts or a screenshot of your style, and it's designed from scratch on your own video, placed around you and timed to the word you say. Ask for any change in the chat. It's part of the Pro, Ultimate and Scale plans.

Your next video,
edited like the top 1%.

Drop it in. Say what should appear. Read the plan, press Build, and export the finished video — no After Effects, no editor, no template.

Make your first graphic

Part of Pro, Ultimate and Scale · Export is free · Failed builds are refunded