Rescroll

Free now playing overlay maker

A compact now playing tag for the corner of your video: the song and artist, a ring that fills as the track plays, the time and a bouncing equalizer. Download it as a 1080p MP4. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.

The basics

What is a now playing overlay?

A now playing overlay is a small on-screen tag that names the song playing in a video: its title, its artist and how far through it is. It usually sits in a corner, so viewers can find the track without it getting in the way of the picture.

This page opens on the Pill style in a 16:9 frame, in the bottom-left corner at 120% size. The progress shows as a ring round the cover, the time played counts up at the end of the artist's line, and the equalizer moves beside the pause button.

For a vertical video, switch the frame to 9:16. The Top and Bottom positions there stay clear of where apps put their own buttons and captions.

To put it on your video, see how to add a music player overlay in CapCut, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro.

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
Styles
Card, Pill, or Vinyl with a turning record
Song
Title up to 60 characters, artist up to 40, a small line up to 24
Playback
Tracks from 0:10 to 15:00, starting anywhere up to 95% in, playing for 2 to 60 seconds
Cover
A drawn color gradient with a music note or initials, in six color choices
Position
Top, middle or bottom; left, center or right; 70 to 130% size
Colors
Six looks, or any background color
Overlay
Green background for chroma key
Where it runs
In your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

How it works

How to make a now playing overlay.

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

  1. 1

    Choose a style

    Card is the full player with buttons and times, Pill is a compact bar with a progress ring, and Vinyl is a card whose record slides out and turns.

  2. 2

    Add the song

    Type the song title and the artist, set the track length, where in the song playback starts and how long the clip plays, from 2 to 60 seconds.

  3. 3

    Pick the cover, colors and position

    Choose the cover's colors and whether it shows a music note or initials, the progress color and one of six looks. Then place it top, middle or bottom, left, center or right, at 70 to 130% size.

  4. 4

    Download the MP4

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

More versions

Make a different one.

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

Music player overlay

A now playing card that opens out of its cover, then plays: the progress bar moves, the times count and the equalizer bounces.

When a music player overlay isn’t enough

The free music player overlay is the starting point.

Here you get a generic player on a background. In Rescroll you describe the graphic you want — “when I say the song's name, slide in a now playing card in our brand colors with our logo on the cover” — and it's designed from scratch on your own video, timed to the exact word you say. Attach your logo or a screenshot of your style and it matches them, then ask for any change in the chat.

Free music player overlay

Rescroll

One generic player, 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

Appears 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.

Posts and chat. Two posts slide in, then the chat answers.
Before you post. Each setting changes as she names it.

Both built in Rescroll from a description.

Questions

Now playing overlay: your questions, answered.

How do I make a now playing overlay?

This page opens on one: a compact pill for “Late Night Static” by Juno Park. Type your own song title and artist, set the track length, pick a corner and press Download for a 1080p MP4.

How do I put the now playing overlay in the corner of my video?

Set Position to Top or Bottom and Side to Left or Right, and match the frame to your video. Download it on a green background, put it on the track above your footage and remove the green with chroma key in your editor.

Can I add the words “Now playing”?

Yes, on the Card and Vinyl styles. Their Small line above the title reads Now playing by default and takes up to 24 characters. The Pill leaves it out to stay compact.

Can the now playing overlay run for a whole song?

Not in one clip: it plays for up to 60 seconds. For a longer stretch, make a second clip with Starts at set further into the song and place the two one after the other.

Is the music player overlay 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 music player overlay with a transparent background?

MP4 can't store transparency, so the music player overlay comes ready to key instead. Set the background to green and remove it with chroma key in your editor. Only the music player overlay is left over your footage.

Is my video uploaded anywhere?

No. The music player overlay 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.

Can I use the music player overlay 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.

More free tools

Other graphics you can make here.

All free, all made in your browser, all without a watermark. See every free tool.

Subscribe button

A pointer presses Subscribe, the button turns to Subscribed and a bell rings beside it. Alone, or in a bar with your channel's name.

Follow button

A profile chip with your username and initials. A fingertip taps Follow and the button turns to Following with a tick. As a pill, or a card with a follower count.

Text message video

A one-to-one text thread that types itself out: their bubbles on the left after the typing dots, yours on the right.

Comment reply overlay

The “replying to a comment” sticker as a clip: a speech bubble with an avatar, a small line and the comment, which pops in and holds.

Notification animation

Three phone notifications stacking up one after another on glass cards, each with its own app tile, title and message.

Social post animation

A post card with an avatar, name, handle and text, then a heart that pops while the like count ticks up.

Keep reading

Where to go next.

Music player overlay

Back to the music player overlay maker, with everything it can do.

AI motion graphics

Counters, charts, app screens and maps designed from a description, on your own video and timed to your words.

AI video editor

The whole edit from a sentence: silences and bad takes cut, captions, color, zooms and graphics.

Rescroll vs After Effects

When to keyframe a graphic yourself, and when to describe it instead.

Rescroll vs CapCut

Preset text animations against graphics designed for each moment. Often used together.

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