Highlight a word.
Get a text match cut.
The free text match cut maker. No signup, no watermark, HD export rendered in your browser./to focus
33/40Word to highlightClick a word to highlight it. Click the word next to it to add it, or click an end word to remove it.
PrivateNothing uploads. The video is drawn and recorded on your device.
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Style presets
MixtapeEvery page style, shuffled, with a paper rustle. The default look.
News flashNewsprint, legal pages and typewriter copy. Paper shuffle at a steady 12 cuts/s.
HackerGreen terminals and dark mode pages. Fast typewriter keys, barely any tilt.
NotebookHandwritten pages and typewriter notes. Slower cuts and a looser, hand-held tilt.
ResearchEncyclopedia, legal and dark pages with a camera shutter on every cut.
HypeBold colour posters, a bass hit per cut and a speed ramp that ends fast.
Aspect ratio
Download format
Sound
Cuts per second
Zoom level
Blur
Duration
Hold final frame
Tilt jitter
Quality
Page styles · 8/8
Highlight colour
Paste an article, notes or a script to fill each page. Leave empty for generated copy.
SEE IT WORK
Three prompts. Three match cuts.
Pick one to load it into the editor above. It renders in your browser, and nothing uploads.Rates held steady. Again.
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Quarterly review: Machine Learning.
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Let's talk about the launch date.
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HOW IT WORKS
Three steps. Under thirty seconds.
01
Type a phrase.
A headline, a hook, a punchline. Up to 40 characters sits on the centre line of every page.02
Highlight a word.
Click a word to make it the anchor. Every cut snaps it to the exact same spot, so the eye locks on.03
Export. Post.
Cutlines records an HD video in real time, right in your tab. Download it and drop it into your edit.BUILT FOR SHORT-FORM
Made for the feeds where match cuts live.
TIKTOK · 9:16
TikTok
Vertical 1080×1920 with the phrase on the centre line, clear of captions and buttons.REELS · 9:16
Instagram Reels
Full-screen vertical that survives the Reels and Stories overlays.SHORTS · 9:16
YouTube Shorts
The same vertical export, framed for the Shorts player.WHAT IT IS
A text match cut is a rapid video effect where page after page of text flashes past while one highlighted word or phrase stays locked in the same spot. Cutlines makes them: type the phrase, pick the word, and it lays out every page, snaps the highlight into place and records an HD video in your tab. No account, no render queue, no watermark.A video tool for one effect.
Quick facts
- Price
- Free, with no watermark
- Signup
- Not needed
- Output
- MP4 (H.264) or WebM, 720p or 1080p
- Formats
- 9:16 vertical, 1:1 square, 16:9 wide
- Time to first video
- Under 30 seconds
- Privacy
- Renders on your device; nothing is uploaded
COMPARED
The fastest path to a match cut.
| Cutlines | Online editors | Desktop video apps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Subscription for HD | Paid software |
| Watermark | Never | On the free tier | None |
| Account | Not needed | Required | Licence |
| Uploads your text | No, renders locally | Yes, server render | No |
| Time to first video | Under 30 seconds | A few minutes | An hour of keyframes |
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Yes. There's no plan, no credit system and no watermark. The video is drawn and recorded by your own browser, so there are no server costs to pass on.
A rapid sequence of different pages (newspapers, documents, terminals, notebooks) where the same highlighted phrase stays locked in the centre of the frame. The background changes on every cut; the words never move.
No. Open the page, type, export. Nothing about you or your phrase leaves the device.
MP4 (H.264) where your browser supports it, otherwise WebM with VP9 or VP8. Pick the format in the settings. Resolution is 720p or 1080p in 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9.
Cutlines records the canvas as it plays, the same way a screen recorder would. A four-second clip takes about four seconds. Keep the tab in front until it finishes.
Yes. The filler text is generic copy written for Cutlines, or your own text if you paste it in. The fonts are open-licence Google Fonts.
Recent Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox. MP4 export needs Chrome, Edge or Safari; Firefox exports WebM.
Yes. Open Advanced settings and paste an article, notes or a script into Custom filler text. Cutlines fills each page with it.