Guides
Practical help for making text match cuts and better short videos.
What Is a Text Match Cut? A Plain Guide
Learn what a text match cut is, where the effect comes from, why it keeps viewers watching and when to use it in your own videos.
Read guideHow to Make a Text Match Cut Video, Step by Step
A simple walk through of every setting in our free text match cut maker, from writing the phrase to exporting for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Read guide40 Text Match Cut Ideas for Your Next Video
Need inspiration? Here are 40 phrases and highlight words for text match cuts, grouped by topic, from news and money to food, fitness and small business.
Read guideBest Text Match Cut Settings for TikTok, Reels and Shorts
Recommended size, length, speed and colour settings for text match cuts on TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and YouTube.
Read guideHow to Write Hooks That Stop the Scroll
Practical tips for the first two seconds of a short video: what to say, what to show and how a text match cut can help.
Read guideHow to Add a Text Match Cut to Your Edit in CapCut
Step by step: import a text match cut into CapCut, place it as an intro, sync it to music and export for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Read guideText Match Cut Examples That Work (With Phrases to Copy)
Real text match cut examples for headlines, quotes, product reveals and tutorials, with notes on why each one holds attention.
Read guideText Match Cut Mistakes to Avoid
The most common text match cut mistakes, from the wrong highlighted word to speeds that are too fast, and how to fix each one.
Read guideHow to Use a Text Match Cut in YouTube Shorts
A practical guide to adding a text match cut to YouTube Shorts: size, length, where to place it and how to keep viewers watching.
Read guideText Match Cut for Instagram Reels: Setup and Tips
How to make and post a text match cut for Instagram Reels, including size, safe areas, timing and ideas for captions.
Read guideUsing a Text Match Cut as a TikTok Hook
Why a text match cut works as a TikTok hook, how to write the phrase, and how to test hooks to improve watch time.
Read guideHow to Write a Good Video Hook: 7 Simple Formulas
Seven simple formulas for writing short video hooks, with examples you can adapt for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts.
Read guideBest Fonts and Colors for Video Text on Mobile
How to choose readable fonts, contrast and highlight colours for short videos viewed on small phone screens.
Read guideText Match Cut Maker Troubleshooting: Fixes for Common Problems
Fix common problems with the text match cut maker: video not downloading, no sound, slow recording and format issues.
Read guideThe Newspaper Clipping Effect: What It Is and How to Make It
The newspaper clipping effect explained: how the highlighted word, flipping paper backgrounds and sound effects work, and how to make one for free.
Read guideText Match Cut Maker Alternatives: Ways to Make the Effect
Compare the ways to make a text match cut: a browser generator, a full video editor, templates or doing it by hand. Pros, cons and when to use each.
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