Free phone notification video maker
Text message banners that drop in from the top of the screen, one after another, each tucking the last one behind it. Type the names and messages, then download a 1080p MP4. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.
The basics
What is a phone notification video?
A phone notification video is a clip of message banners sliding down from the top of a phone screen, used in edits to show a text arriving at exactly the right moment. It's a staple of skits and storytime videos: the message that changes the plot, the third text in a row, the reply that lands too late.
This page opens on three texts from Mom on light cards, dropping in from the top edge 1.3 seconds apart. Each new banner lands in front, and the earlier ones tuck behind it as thin slivers, so you can see a pile building up without the frame filling with text.
To lay the banners over your own footage, set the background to green and leave Position on Top. Key out the green in your editor and the banners drop in over your video, right where a phone's would.
To put it on your video, see how to add a notification animation 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
- Notifications
- 1 to 4, each with an app name, a time, a title and a message
- Layouts
- Banner, stack or lock screen with a clock and date
- Timing
- 0.5 to 3 seconds apart, then 1 to 6 seconds on screen
- Cards
- Dark or light: glass over the six looks, solid on green
- Colors
- Six looks, or any text color on 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 phone notification video.
Four steps, about a minute, and nothing to install.
1
Write the notifications
Add up to four, in the order they should arrive. Each has an app name, a time, a title and a message, and a tile with a letter or an emoji in one of eleven colors.
2
Choose the layout
Banner shows one at a time with the earlier ones tucked behind, Stack builds a list, and Lock screen puts a large clock and date above them. Put a banner or a stack at the top or in the middle.
3
Set the timing and the look
Space the notifications 0.5 to 3 seconds apart and keep the last one on screen for 1 to 6 seconds. Then pick dark or light cards and one of six looks, or a green background to key out.
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.
When a notification animation isn’t enough
The free notification animation is the starting point.
The free maker draws generic notifications on a background. In Rescroll you describe the graphic you want, like “as I say my phone blew up, have three sponsor emails slide in beside me, then a payment notice for $4,000 on the word paid”, and it's designed from scratch on your own video, placed around you and timed to the exact word you say. Attach a screenshot or your logo for it to match, and change anything by asking in the chat.
Free notification animation
Rescroll
Generic cards with a letter or emoji tile
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 each notification up in your editor
Each one lands 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.
Both built in Rescroll from a description.
Questions
Phone notification video: your questions, answered.
How do I make a phone notification video?
Is this an iPhone notification generator?
How do I show a text message popping up on my video?
Can one person send several messages in a row?
Is the notification animation maker free?
What format and resolution is the video?
Can I get the notification animation with a transparent background?
Is my video uploaded anywhere?
Can I use the notification animation in client work, ads or monetized videos?
Can I match my brand, add my logo or change the design?
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Keep reading
Where to go next.
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 graphicPart of Pro, Ultimate and Scale · Export is free · Failed builds are refunded