Choose your style
Turn your cover art and a track into a cassette tape video where the reels turn as your track plays, for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts. It's free, there's no watermark, and your files never leave your device.
720p can be up to 12 minutes long and is easier on phones. 1080p is sharper but can be up to 5 minutes long.
JPG, PNG or WebP. Any shape works: the picture is cropped to fit the label, and you can zoom and move it once it is added. Sample artwork is used until you add yours.
JPG, PNG or WebP. It is cropped to fill the frame.
At 100% the cassette reaches the edges of the video.
100% is the speed of a real cassette.
In the video the tape moves from the left reel to the right, from the start of your clip to the end. This slider shows how it looks along the way, and it follows the audio while you play it.
Add a track, then choose the part you want. Adding your own music in a video editor instead? Leave this empty for a silent video, which also exports a little faster.
No audio added, so the video will be silent.
Add your track name, artist or a logo. Open an item to change how it looks and where it sits.
A PNG with a transparent background works best.
MP4 is best for posting online. MOV suits some video editors, especially on a Mac. If you're not sure, choose MP4.
Long videos take a while to create and need plenty of memory, so use a computer and keep this tab open.
Over the length of your clip, the tape winds from the left reel to the right, just like a real cassette. Put your artwork on the label or use a blank paper one, choose the shell colour and brown or black tape, and tilt it to whatever angle you like. It suits lo-fi, hip-hop, mixtapes and anything with a retro feel.
Drag and drop your album or single artwork, then zoom and move it to choose what shows on the cassette label.
Pick the shell colour, a label with your artwork or a blank paper one, and brown or black tape. Then set the size, tilt and position.
Trim your track on the waveform, then create an MP4 or MOV video where the tape plays out over the length of your clip.
Custom DJ is a free cassette tape video maker for musicians and DJs, with a tape that plays out as your track plays. It makes videos for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts.
Your artwork and audio are processed on your device and never uploaded.
The videos you make are yours, with nothing added to them.
No sign-up and no limit on how many videos you make.
Works in current versions of Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox.
Spin your artwork on a vinyl record or picture disc, with the grooves catching the light.
A spinning CD with a rainbow shine, made from your cover art.
Spin your artwork inside a clean circle for a simple, modern look.
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Add your artwork, style the cassette, add a track if you want music, then press Create video. The reels turn as the tape plays, and you download the video as an MP4 or MOV.
Yes. There are no limits on how many videos you make, no watermark and no sign-up.
No. Your artwork and audio are processed on your own device. The only thing your browser downloads from elsewhere is a font, if you choose one of the Google Fonts that isn't built into the page.
No. It works in your browser on a computer, phone or tablet, in current versions of Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox.
Square 1:1 and 4:5 for Instagram, 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts, 16:9 for YouTube and 4:3 for Facebook, in 720p or 1080p.
Choose MP4 for posting online. MOV suits some video editors, especially on a Mac. If you're not sure, use MP4.
At 720p up to 12 minutes, and at 1080p up to 5 minutes. Longer clips take more time and memory to create, so use a computer for those.
Over the length of your clip the tape moves from the left reel to the right, so the video starts with a full left reel and ends with a full right one. The Preview tape position slider shows how it looks along the way, and it follows your audio while you play it.
Yes. Choose the shell colour, show your artwork on the label or use a blank paper label, and pick brown or black tape.
Yes. Use a plain colour, a blurred copy of your artwork or your own image for the background, with control over how blurred it is.
The tape moves at a steady speed, so the reel with less tape turns faster, as on a real cassette. Reel speed goes from 25% to 250% of the speed of a real cassette.
Yes. Change its size, tilt it up to 25 degrees either way and place it anywhere in the frame.
After you add your artwork, open Adjust artwork. You can zoom, drag the picture or use the sliders to move it. The dashed box shows the part of the label that the tape window covers.
Yes. Add up to three lines of text and a logo, choose a font (including the whole Google Fonts library) and place each one wherever you like.
After you add audio, drag the handles on the waveform, or use the 15, 30 and 60 second and Max buttons. Press Play to hear your selection on a loop.
Yes. Leave the audio empty for a silent video. This suits adding your own music later in a video editor, and it exports a little faster too.
Your device builds every frame itself. It's faster on a computer, and you should keep the tab open and visible until it finishes. Choosing 720p or a shorter clip makes it quicker.
The videos you make are yours to use. You are responsible for having the rights to the artwork and music you add. Fonts from Google Fonts are open-source and free to use in your videos.
On phones that support it, a Share button appears when your video is ready, so you can send it to Instagram or TikTok without saving it first.
Yes. Try the vinyl video maker, the CD video maker or the shape video maker.
Recent versions of Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox. If your browser can't make video files, the page will tell you.