Free Video Effects You Can Drop on Any Clip
Most video effect packs ask you to install a plugin or learn a node graph. These ones are plain transparent clips. Put the file on a track above your footage and the effect plays on top of it: glitches, light leaks, sparks, confetti, smoke, animated text and transitions.
Browse effects made by the Community and download one per day for free, or generate a new one from a text prompt. Everything exports as WebM with alpha or ProRes 4444, so it works in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, CapCut and OBS.
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11Video effects by type
Pick the kind of effect you need and open its category.
- Glitch and distortion effects for fast cuts and gaming edits
- Light leaks, bokeh and flares for a warmer, filmic look
- Particles, sparks, snow, smoke and confetti
- Transitions and stingers with an alpha channel
- Animated text and kinetic typography
- Animated backgrounds and frames
What is free
A free account can download one Community asset per day with a watermark. Downloads paid for with tokens have no watermark.
Adding an editable effect to your workspace and changing its colours, timing and text costs nothing, so you can match the effect to your brand before you download it.
Need an effect that does not exist yet?
Describe it. Something like a gold dust burst that settles into a logo-sized shimmer is enough. The generator turns the prompt into a short transparent clip, and you can refine it before exporting. See the AI video effects generator for how it works.
Browse every category
- Free Subscribe Button Animations
- Free Like Button Animations
- Free Social Media Video Overlays
- Free Video Transitions
- Free Lower Third Animations
- Free Video Overlays
- Free Animated Video Backgrounds
- Free Text Animations
- Free Countdown Timer Animations
- Free Progress Bar Animations
- Free Notification Animations
- Free Logo Intro Animations
- Free Particle & VFX Animations
- Free Animated Frames & Borders
- Free Call-to-Action Animations
- Free Miscellaneous Video Assets
Explore more overlays and effects
- Video Overlays
- WebM
- ProRes 4444
- AI Video Effects Generator
- AI Video Overlay Generator
- Overlays
- Subscribe Button Animations
- Motion Backgrounds
- Outro Animations
- Chromatic Aberration
- Timer Overlay
- Logo Animation
- AI Animation Generator
- Intro Maker
- Stream Alerts
- Kinetic Typography
- VHS Overlay
- Loading Animations
- AI Video Generator
- Particle Overlays
- Glitch Effect
- Motion Graphics
- After Effects Template Alternative
- CapCut Effects
- TikTok Overlays
- Green Screen Effects
- Transparent Video
- Arrows and Callouts
- Magic & Sparkle Effects
- Light Leaks & Film Overlays
- Glitch Text Generator
- OBS Overlays
- Stream Overlays
- Starting Soon Screens
- Webcam Overlays
Frequently asked questions
Are these video effects free to download?
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A free account can download one Community effect per day with a watermark, with no tokens needed. Effects downloaded with tokens have no watermark, and generating new effects with AI needs a paid pack.
How do I add these video effects to my footage?
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Import the file into your editor, place it on a track above your footage and trim it. The transparent background lets the footage show through, so no keying is required.
Do these work as CapCut effects?
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They can be imported as overlays in CapCut. Transparent WebM can show glow or shadow artifacts in CapCut, so preview the result, or use ProRes 4444 in a desktop editor for the cleanest alpha.
Can I change the colours of an effect?
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Most Community effects are editable. Add one to your workspace and adjust its colours, text, timing and layout in the browser before you export.
What is the maximum length of an effect?
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Generated effects run from 1 to 10 seconds, which covers transitions, accents and looping elements. Longer needs are handled by looping the clip in your editor.
Get your first video effect free
Download one Community asset per day for free with a watermark, or use a paid token pack for downloads without watermarks and AI generation.
1 free Community asset download per day with a watermark, no tokens needed. No credit card required.
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