Split Flap Animation — Free Departure Board Text Maker
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About this template
What the Split-Flap Board template does
Free split flap animation — an airport departure board rattles through the alphabet until it lands on your words, cell by cell. Export as MP4 or GIF.
How to make a Split-Flap Board video
- 1Type your text into the panel on the left — the Split-Flap Board preview above updates as you type, frame for frame.
- 2Pick a colour theme, a typeface and an aspect ratio: 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 1:1 or 4:5 for the feed, 16:9 for YouTube and slides.
- 3Hit export and pick MP4 or GIF. The file is encoded on your own machine and saved straight to your downloads — nothing is uploaded, and there is no queue.
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