Rescroll

Free credits roll maker

Type a title and who did what, pick a style and download your credits scrolling up the frame as a 1080p MP4. Made in your browser. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.

How it works

How to make a credits roll.

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

  1. 1

    Add your credits

    Type a title, a line under it if you want one, and each role and name in the Credits table: up to 30 lines. Or switch What scrolls to Paragraphs and paste your own text.

  2. 2

    Choose a style

    Classic puts each role small above its name, Two columns sets roles on the left and names on the right, and Minimal keeps both on one quiet line. Pick Small, Medium or Large text.

  3. 3

    Set the speed and the look

    Scroll speed runs from 0.5× to 2× and shows how long the video will be. Then one of six looks and four typefaces, or your own text and background colors.

  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.

End credits

Two columns of roles and names in a serif face, white on black, with a Cast section and a closing line. For the end of a short film.

Scrolling text video

Three short paragraphs scrolling up a vertical frame in a serif face on paper, from a title to a closing line. For a message, a story or a thank-you.

When a credits roll isn’t enough

The free credits roll is the starting point.

Here you get a clean credits roll on a background. In Rescroll you describe the graphic you actually want, such as “as I say thanks for watching, roll my crew's names up beside me and end on our logo”, and it's designed from scratch on your own video. Attach your logo, fonts or a screenshot and it matches them. Not right yet? Ask for the change in the chat.

Free credits roll

Rescroll

Credits in one of three styles, in your colors

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

A clip you overlay and key out yourself

Built on your own video, placed around you

You line it up in your editor

Starts on the exact word you say

Change it with the settings here

Change anything by asking in the chat

Make it yours in RescrollSee AI motion graphics

Part of the Pro, Ultimate and Scale plans.

The whole edit. Cuts, punch-in, color, export, on his words.
Your site, live. Scrolls and zooms to pricing on cue.

Both built in Rescroll from a description.

The basics

What is a credits roll?

A credits roll is the list of people who made a film or video, scrolling up the screen at the end: a title, each role with a name under or beside it, and often a closing line. It's how a short film, a documentary, a travel video or a school project says who did the work.

This maker builds one from a small table of roles and names. The title holds for a moment, then the credits roll up at an even pace and the closing line slows to a stop in the middle of the frame. The length of the video follows the amount of text and the speed you choose.

Several people with one role? Put the role on the first line and leave it empty on the next ones: the names stack under each other. Leave a name empty instead and the role becomes a section heading, such as Cast or Special thanks.

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
Content
A title, a line under it, up to 30 credit lines and a closing line, or up to 1,200 characters of paragraphs
Styles
Classic, Two columns or Minimal, in three text sizes
Length
Set by your text and the scroll speed (0.5× to 2×), plus up to 5 seconds resting on the last line
Colors
Six looks, or any text color on any 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 credits roll on your video.

An MP4 has no transparent background, so the credits roll 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 credits roll in CapCut

Download the credits roll 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 credits roll in Premiere Pro

Put the credits roll 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 credits roll in DaVinci Resolve

Place the credits roll 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 credits roll in Final Cut Pro

Connect the credits roll 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

Credits roll: your questions, answered.

How do I make a credits roll for my video?

Type your title and each role and name into the credits roll maker at the top of this page, choose Classic, Two columns or Minimal, and press Download. You get a 1080p MP4 of the credits scrolling up the screen, made in your browser with no sign-up and no watermark.

How many names can I put in the credits?

Up to 30 lines. Each line has a role of up to 32 characters and a name of up to 40. Long names shrink to fit the frame rather than running off the edge.

How do I list several names under one role?

Put the role and the first name on one line, then leave the Role empty on the lines after it. Those names stack under the first one, without the role repeating.

How do I add a heading like Cast or Special thanks?

Add a line with the heading in the Role column and leave the Name empty. It's set as a small heading with a short rule on either side, and a little more space above it. A line with both columns empty adds a pause.

How long is the credits video?

It depends on how much you type and how fast it scrolls. Scroll speed runs from 0.5× to 2×, and the line under it shows how many seconds the video runs. The last line can rest on screen for up to 5 more seconds.

What's the difference between the credit styles?

Classic centers each name with its role above it in small, letter-spaced capitals. Two columns puts roles on the left and names on the right of a shared gutter, like film end credits. Minimal sets the role and the name on one line at the same size, for a short, quiet list.

Can I scroll paragraphs instead of names?

Yes. Set What scrolls to Paragraphs and type or paste up to 1,200 characters. The text scrolls at a reading pace, centered or left-aligned, between your title and closing line.

Is the scrolling smooth?

Yes. The position of the credits is worked out for every frame to a fraction of a pixel, so the text glides rather than jumping a pixel at a time. It eases in at the start and slows to a stop as the closing line reaches the middle of the frame.

What does the closing line do?

It's the last thing in the roll, such as Thank you for watching. It comes to rest in the middle of the frame while the credits above it roll away, and a short line draws out under it. Leave it empty and the roll ends on its last name instead.

Can I put the credits over my own video?

Yes. Make them on a green background, put the clip on the track above your footage in your editor and remove the green with chroma key. On a green or blue screen the lines run cleanly off the edge of the frame, with no fade for the key to catch.

Is the credits roll 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 credits roll with a transparent background?

MP4 can't store transparency, so the credits roll 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 credits roll is left over your footage.

Is my video uploaded anywhere?

No. The credits roll 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 credits roll 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.

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Glitch text

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

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