real output · 4s loop
“fresh start” start
A vertical opener — the focus word holds while the page resets around it.
9:16 · 4/s
Text match cut generator · newspaper-style video
Create a text match cut for your next video.
Make a newspaper-style text match cut video online: keep one word fixed while paper layouts change around it. Choose a free template, preview the rhythm, and export a short clip without a watermark.
Free templates · No signup · No watermark
Boundary, up front: this is a single-effect generator — not an editor for your full video.
Text match cut generator
One word or a short phrase
0/40Aspect Ratio
Style
Three original paper styles are available now. More styles are planned.
Text Highlight
Add Sound
Preview · rev 1empty
The paper waits.type a line · pick a focus word
4.0scut 1/16
Settings
Cut Speed
4 cuts/s
Duration
4.0s
2–8s · whole seconds · 30 fps
Blur Intensity
filler blur 2.5px
- Path
- template · local
- Style
- Rough Sheet
- Container
- —
- Codec
- —
- Frame
- 1080×1920
- Target rate
- 30 fps
- Target length
- 4s · 16 cuts
- Audio
- silent
- Watermark
- none
Checking browser export support… Export is disabled here — preview still works.
Your line stays in this tab — no account, no upload. No soundtrack is added.
Idle — type a word or short line to begin.
01 · Examples
Three lines, three cuts — load one and make it yours.
Want the settings behind each example? Browse all free templates →
real output · 4s loop
“clear focus” focus
Wide frame for explainers — a chapter beat that reads at a glance.
16:9 · 4/s
real output · 4s loop
“markets move fast” move
Fast rhythm — eight cuts a second for a punchier beat.
9:16 · 8/s
These clips were rendered by the same layout system the bench uses. Loading one replaces the text in the bench above.
What is a text match cut?
A text match cut keeps one word in the same position while the surrounding words, textures or layouts change between shots. The newspaper effect recreates this transition with paper-style backgrounds, making a keyword the visual anchor of a short video.
Text Match Cut is a browser-based maker for this effect. Use it for a title beat, a phrase reveal or a transition in an existing edit. It creates a short effect clip rather than editing a complete video.
Product guide updated . About this tool and its limitations.
See the step-by-step workflow →Text Match Cut at a glance
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Free workflow | Three simulated paper templates; no account or watermark. |
| Video output | 2–8 seconds; 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9; 1080p target at 30 fps. MP4 or WebM depends on browser support. |
| AI backgrounds | Google sign-in; 10 credits per set of 3 backgrounds. Text is rendered separately. |
| Paper layouts | Simulated designs, not scanned articles or publisher mastheads. |
02 · Two paths
Same anchored word. Two ways to dress the page.
Template
free · no accountThree original paper styles, drawn and encoded locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, no credits are spent, and the same settings always reproduce the same cut.
- 3 original styles in this build — 8 planned across paid plans
- 3 ratios · 2–8 seconds · 3 cut rhythms
- Text, focus word and canvas never leave the tab
- Export works without sign-in
AI Style
10 credits · 3 backgroundsDescribe a paper or collage background — “warm grey paper, blue ink stains” — and an image model draws three candidates. This app then sets your words on top, so spelling, anchoring and rhythm stay exact.
- The AI draws backgrounds — it never spells your focus word
- Only your style description is sent to the AI provider
- Failed runs release the credits back, automatically
- Reusing a background for new words costs nothing
requires sign-in · ships with the production build
03 · Styles
Newspaper text match cut templates.
Rough Sheet
№ 1 · freeA simulated newspaper spread — column bars, sharp rules, a kicker line and a stamped corner.
Field Notes
№ 2 · freeGraph paper, a red margin line and small mono annotations — a page from a lab notebook.
Blue Ledger
№ 3 · freeRuled ledger lines and narrow entry rows kept in cool blue ink, balanced to the pixel.
3 rhythms
Slow 2 cuts/s, Normal 4, Fast 8 — a fixed, deterministic pattern either way.
3 ratios · 2–8s
9:16, 1:1 and 16:9 at 1080p, 30 fps; whole-second lengths from two to eight.
5 more planned
Starter & Pro list eight presets — the remaining five aren't drawn yet, so they stay off this page.
05 · How it works
How to make a text match cut video.
- 1
Enter text and choose a focus word
Up to 8 words and 40 characters. Tap the word that becomes the anchor — every cut keeps it in the same spot.
- 2
Pick a template — or an AI background
Three free paper styles render locally. Or describe a background, spend 10 credits on three candidates, and this app sets your words on top. Preview the exact layout the export will use.
- 3
Export your text match cut clip
Download the file and import it into your editor. The spec panel tells you the real container, size and frame rate before you commit.
04 · Pricing
Free templates. Credits for your AI backgrounds.
Template previews and exports are free. AI background sets use 10 credits each. Paid checkout opens after final configuration and testing.
Free
$0no account needed
- Template exports
- Free · no watermark
- Original presets
- 3
- AI credits
- 10 · signup gift
- AI background set
- 3 for 10 credits
- Concurrent AI tasks
- 1
- Asset retention
- 7 days
Starter
$9.99per month
- Template exports
- Free · no watermark
- Original presets
- 3
- AI credits
- 200 per month
- AI background set
- 3 for 10 credits
- Concurrent AI tasks
- 1
- Asset retention
- 7 days
Pro
most headroom$19.99per month
- Template exports
- Free · no watermark
- Original presets
- 3
- AI credits
- 500 per month
- AI background set
- 3 for 10 credits
- Concurrent AI tasks
- 1
- Asset retention
- 7 days
Credit Pack
$5.00one-time
- Template exports
- Free · no watermark
- Original presets
- 3
- AI credits
- 100 · one-time
- AI background set
- 3 for 10 credits
- Concurrent AI tasks
- 1
- Asset retention
- 7 days
Credits, precisely
10 credits buy one generation: 3 backgrounds for use in your clip. Downloads, re-exports and reusing a background with new words cost nothing. If a run fails, the credits release back automatically — visible in your ledger.
Your credits & downloads
Credits currently do not expire. Each successful subscription billing period adds the stated credits. Cancelling stops future renewals; your existing credits remain available. Generated backgrounds are available for 7 days.
Refunds
Request a full refund within 7 days of a first subscription payment if that period's paid AI credits are unused; credit packs refundable within 7 days if untouched. Failed generations return credits — separate from a cash refund.
Payments are processed by Waffo when checkout is available. Confirm the price and billing period before paying. Manage renewals and payments from your Account page. Failed AI generations do not cost credits.
06 · Output, in plain terms
What the file is — and what it isn't.
- One clip per export
- A 2–8 second text-effect clip with your focus word anchored in place. Silent, unless you switch on synthesized cut clicks.
- Deterministic
- Same line, same settings, same revision — same layout, every time.
- Local templates
- Template text is rendered in this tab. It is not uploaded, logged, or used for training.
- Honest about format
- If your browser can encode MP4, you get MP4. If it can only do WebM, we say so before you export.
- Not a video editor
- No timelines, no trimming, no full-video assembly. Bring your own editor.
- Not a news generator
- The paper is simulated and the filler is invented. It is not a real front page.
- Not an AI text guesser
- AI draws background art only. Your words are always set by this app — spelled right, anchored, on beat.
- Not a promise machine
- No claims about growth, speed records, or beating other tools. Judge the clip itself.
Your clips are yours to use — the layouts, filler text and fonts are made for it. AI backgrounds can carry artifacts; their commercial use follows the provider's terms.
07 · FAQ
Questions, answered without adjectives.
A text match cut is a video transition that keeps the same word in a fixed screen position while the surrounding text or background changes. Text Match Cut creates the newspaper-style version using simulated paper layouts. It is useful for emphasizing a keyword in a short video.
Enter a phrase, select the word to keep in focus, and choose a paper template. Set the aspect ratio, pace and clip length, then preview and export. Text Match Cut renders the effect in your browser; free templates need no account, video upload or paid editing software.
Choose 9:16 for a vertical text match cut, 1:1 for a square clip, or 16:9 for a wide video. Download the clip and import it into your video editor before publishing. Export uses MP4 where your browser supports it, otherwise WebM; check that your editor accepts the selected format.
No, deliberately. It generates one short effect clip for a timeline you already have. There is no video upload, no trimming, no multi-track anything.
Yes — preview and export use the same settings snapshot and the same deterministic layout. If you change the text, focus word, frame or rhythm afterwards, the old preview is marked stale and can't be exported as if it were new.
A clip targeting 2–8 seconds at 30 fps: 1080×1920 vertical, 1080×1080 square, or 1920×1080 wide. The container depends on your browser — MP4 (H.264) where supported, WebM where it isn't. The spec panel shows the selected container before export. Real-time browser capture may vary slightly in frame timing.
Template previews and exports are free, without an account or watermark. An AI background set uses 10 credits and creates 3 backgrounds. New accounts receive 10 welcome credits. Available subscriptions and one-time credit packs are shown in Pricing; checkout availability is shown before purchase.
AI backgrounds are available after Google sign-in using credits. The generator creates background art; this app renders your text separately. Pricing lists monthly subscriptions and a one-time credit pack. Checkout may be restricted or in test mode; check the displayed checkout status before paying.
You get an explicit failed or cancelled state — never a fake success, never a partial file. Nothing is written to your disk until you press Download.
No. The layouts, headlines and filler text are simulated and drawn by this tool. They use no real mastheads, articles, photos or brands.
Template text is rendered in your browser. AI mode sends your style description and aspect ratio to KIE to generate backgrounds. Google sign-in stores account details for sessions and credits. Optional Plausible, Google Analytics and Clarity load after analytics consent. See our Privacy Policy for details.
08 · Rights & data
The small print, printed large enough to read.
Privacy
Template clips are rendered in your browser. Your text and clips are not uploaded by the template tool. Read our Privacy Policy for hosting, font requests and support information.
Terms, briefly
The clips you make are yours to use in your edits. Don't present the simulated layouts as real news coverage, and only input text you have the right to use. Template art, fonts and filler copy are original to this tool; AI backgrounds follow the provider's terms.
Contact
For export questions, privacy requests and copyright concerns: support@textmatchcutmaker.com.