Free YouTube Shorts templates
Vertical templates that turn a clip or an idea into a Short in minutes. Edit the text, add your footage and export straight to 1080p.
About these templates
Shorts are vertical 9:16 videos up to a few minutes long, and they are watched in the same swipe-through feed as TikTok but by a YouTube audience that often arrives from a longer video. The templates here are sized at 1080 × 1920 and lean towards what works on Shorts: kinetic hooks, 3-2-1 countdowns, quiz and myth-versus-fact cards, chapter titles that cut a long tutorial into a bite, and subscribe or “part 2” outros that send people to your channel.
Many Shorts start life as a clip from a longer video. Open a template, drop the clip in as the background, keep the animated heading and trim to the moment that matters. If you are making a Short from scratch, the lists, tips and “did you know?” designs give you a structure to type into. Add your voice track or a music bed, export as MP4 and upload with #Shorts from YouTube Studio or the phone app.
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Make them work harder
Cut a Short from the long video first
Pick the 30 seconds with the clearest payoff, drop it under a hook template and add a text layer that names the full video. A Short that points somewhere keeps new viewers on the channel.
Use chapter titles for repurposed tutorials
The chapter and lesson title templates make a long how-to feel designed for Shorts. Open with the step number, show the step, and end with the next one to tease the series.
End with a reason to subscribe
The subscribe bell and “part 2” outro designs are short and loop well. Give the viewer one sentence about what the next Short covers rather than a generic ask.
Questions? Answers.
What is the right size for a YouTube Short?
Shorts are 9:16, which is 1080 × 1920 pixels. All templates on this page are built vertical at that size.
Are the Shorts templates free to use?
Yes. Open and edit any template with a free account and export a 1080p MP4 with a small watermark. Paid plans export clean, and Pro can export 4K.
Can I make a Short from my existing YouTube video?
Yes. Import the long MP4, trim the part you want, place it under a vertical template and drag to reframe. Nothing is uploaded to an installer or desktop app; it all runs in the browser.
Do I need to install anything?
No. CutLuma runs in desktop Chrome, Edge and Firefox. You sign up for a free account and start editing in the tab.
Free YouTube Shorts templates
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Start with “Text conversation”