Intro maker
AI Video Intro Maker
Make a video intro with your logo, a line of text and music. Pictory builds it from what you type, and you download it to open every video.
- Your logo, fonts and colors
- Text animations and layout themes
- Music from the library or your own
- Free to try, online in your browser
4.6/5Trusted by over 20,000 teams and institutions worldwide.
What is an intro maker?
An intro maker creates the short clip that opens your videos, or the one that closes them. In Pictory you write the text, add your logo from your brand kit, pick a theme and music, and download the intro to use at the start of every video.
Generate an intro with AI, then make it yours. Type the name of your channel or a tagline and Pictory builds a scene with a matching background. Change the visual, the animation and the track until it looks like you.
It works as an AI video intro generator, an intro creator and a movie intro maker for title cards. The AI intro maker runs in your browser and is free to try.
channel-intro.mp40:06 · 16:9
Intro readyLogo on · music added
Your source, any format
Start with what you’ve got
A channel name, a tagline or your logo is enough. Or start from a clip, a photo or an idea.
Text to Video
Paste any text and get a finished video.
Idea to Video
One sentence in. Script and scenes out.
Images to Video
Upload photos and clips. Get a story back.
AI Video Editor
Upload a video and edit it by editing the text.
Audio to Video
Give podcasts visuals and captions for YouTube.
URL to Video
Drop in a link. Pictory turns the page into a video script.
Screen Recorder
Record, then edit it like a document.
Blog to Video
Turn a post into a video for social.
PPT to Video
Your slides and notes, narrated and on screen.
How it works
How to make a video intro
To make a video intro, open Text to Video in Pictory and type your channel name or tagline. Apply your brand kit for the logo, fonts and colors, and pick a layout theme. Add a short track, choose the format, then download the intro as an MP4.
Write your intro line
Open Text to Video and type your channel name or a short tagline.
Add your logo and a theme
Apply your brand kit for the logo, fonts and colors, and pick a layout theme.
Add music
Pick a short track from the music library, or upload your own.
Choose a format and download
Pick 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1, preview the intro and download the MP4.
YouTube
YouTube intro maker
Pictory works as a YouTube intro maker for channels of any size. Make the intro in 16:9 for regular videos and in 9:16 for Shorts, with the same logo, colors and music in both. Keep it short, so viewers reach the video while they are still curious.
Features
Video intro maker features: logo, text and music
Logo and brand
Your logo, fonts and colors from one brand kit
Save your logo, fonts and colors in a brand kit and apply it to the intro. Use the same kit on the videos that follow, so the opening matches the rest.
- Logo, fonts and colors in one kit
- The same kit on every video
- Layout themes such as Modern minimalist and Kinetic
Text animation
Text that animates in and out
Choose how your title appears and how it leaves, and set the speed to slow, medium or fast. Copy the animation to the next scene when you add an outro.
- Entry and exit animations
- Slow, medium or fast
- Copy an animation to other scenes
Title · Fade inSpeed · Medium
Animation setCopied to the outro
Music and formats
Music and a format for every channel
Pick a track from the royalty-free music library or upload your own sting. Download the intro in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1.
- Royalty-free music library
- Your own track, uploaded
- 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1
Open Road · 0:08
Music added16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1
Outros
Outro maker
An outro is the closing clip: a thank you, your logo and what to watch next. Use the outro maker the same way as the intro maker. Type the closing line, keep the same brand kit and music, and download it to add to the end of each video.
More AI video features
Your complete AI video generation tool
AI avatars
Add a talking presenter, or a digital twin of you.
Captions
Accurate, synced captions in your brand style.
Translation
Captions and voiceover for every market.
Text editing
Edit the transcript to edit the video.
Team workspaces
Share projects and brand kits with your team.
API
Generate branded videos from your own product.
AI Studio
Create any image or video you need with generative AI
The latest image and video models, built into the editor. Generate it, then drop it straight into your scene.
Generate and edit images
Describe it, or edit an existing image with a prompt.
Keep characters consistent
Use reference images to keep the same person or product in every scene.
Create video clips with sound
Generate clips with audio. Yes, characters can talk.
Extend any clip
Keep any clip going with a new prompt, even one you uploaded.
✓Get four options at once
Generate up to four versions and keep the best one.
Stay on brand
Your brand kit’s colors guide every generation.
Choose your model
Pick a model for stills or 5 to 10-second clips.
Also in AI Studio: Nano Banana Lite for images and Omni Flash for video.
Use cases
Who is using AI video intro makers?
EducatorsIntros for courses and lessons
Start each lesson with the course name and the module number.
Why Pictory
Loved by creators, trusted by enterprise teams
From solo creators to global marketing teams. Read the case studies
4.6 / 5
Average rating on G2, plus Capterra’s Best Ease of Use award for 2025.
20,000+
companies and institutions creating video with Pictory.
SOC 2
and GDPR compliant, ready for enterprise security reviews
GDPR
Case studies
Teams that scaled video with Pictory
“Pictory is the easiest, most efficient way to get from an idea in text to multimedia imagery on the screen. It’s the critical component to get us out of death by PowerPoint.”
Read the Whirlybird Labs case study
“Pictory helps us consistently deliver the high-quality videos we’re known for, content we’re proud of and our clients are proud to use. They always get a five-star response.”
Read the VRC case study
“82% of our 10,000+ partners keep coming back to our training videos even though they aren’t mandatory courses. That’s how we know the content’s working.”
Read the AppDirect case study
“It increased subscriber growth by 78% and cut my video creation time from a couple of hours to a few minutes. It’s been a godsend.”
Read the NetRock case study
“Through Pictory videos, leads up by 500%, video production costs are down 90%.”
Read the Online Super Tutors case study
“We only launched our new app a few months ago and already have over 500 subscribers. People come back regularly to watch more videos made with Pictory.”
Read the Game of Yield case study
Compare
AI intro maker vs. video editing software
One six-second intro in two formats, made two ways.
| Step | With Pictory | Traditional editing software |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Type the channel name or tagline | Build a title sequence from scratch |
| Background | Matched for you, then swapped where you like | Sourced and placed on a timeline |
| Logo and fonts | Applied from your brand kit | Imported and positioned by hand |
| Text animation | Pick an entry and an exit, set the speed | Keyframed on the timeline |
| Music | Chosen from the library or uploaded | Imported and cut to length |
| Formats | Switch between 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 | A new sequence and reframing for each |
| The outro | Change the text and generate again | A second title sequence |
Video API
Make video at scale from your own product
Send text, links or slides to the Pictory API and get branded videos back, automatically.
POST /v1/video/storyboard
{
"videoName": "q3-update",
"scenes": [{ "text": "Q3 in 90 seconds..." }]
}Enterprise
Enterprise video at scale
Custom plans, onboarding and support for company-wide rollouts.
- SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
- Custom plans and personalized onboarding
- Shared brand kits and team workspaces
- Dedicated support
Open Text to Video in Pictory and type your channel name or tagline. Apply your brand kit, pick a theme and add a short track from the music library. Then download the intro as an MP4.
Yes. You can try Pictory’s intro maker on a free trial, online in your browser. The trial includes 50 AI credits, and videos downloaded on it carry a watermark. Paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
Yes. Save your logo in a brand kit, along with your fonts and colors, and apply the kit to the intro. The same kit works on every other video you make.
Yes. An outro is made the same way. Type the closing line, keep the same brand kit and music, and download it to add to the end of your videos.
Short. A few seconds is enough to show your name and logo before the video starts. A longer intro gives viewers a reason to skip ahead.
Yes. Choose 9:16 for Shorts, Reels and TikTok, and 16:9 for regular YouTube videos. You can download both from the same intro.
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