Free tool

Gradient background maker.

Make a soft gradient background for a screen recording, a slide, a thumbnail or your desktop. Pick the colours, the style and the grain, then save it as a PNG up to 4K.

Colours

The picture is drawn in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

How it works

Three steps, nothing to install.

01 / Pick

Choose the colours

Start from a preset, pick your own three colours, or shuffle for new ones.

02 / Tune

Set the style

Choose mesh, linear or radial, then the angle and how much grain to add.

03 / Save

Download the PNG

Pick a size, up to 4K or vertical 9:16, and download the PNG.

Questions

Good to know.

Can I use the backgrounds for anything?

Yes. You make them yourself in this page, so use them in videos, slides, thumbnails or as a desktop picture.

Why add grain?

A little grain hides the stepped bands that smooth gradients can show, especially after a video is compressed.

Which size should I pick?

1920 x 1080 fits most screen recordings and slides. Pick 4K for a sharp desktop picture, and 1080 x 1920 for vertical video.

How do I use it behind a screen recording?

Put the PNG on a track under your recording in a video editor. In MotionShine, backgrounds are built into the editor, so you can pick one there instead.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The picture is drawn and saved in your browser.

Which browsers work?

All current browsers.