Music video maker
Make the video for your song.
Drop in a song, make the look and pick the part. Arpeggio draws every frame and makes the video in every shape you need at once: a Reel, a post, square and wide. Free, on your Mac.
Try it
Every shape, from one stage.
Tick the shapes and pick the part of the song. Each shape is cut from the same picture, so they all match. The file and its size update as you go.
The sizes are the app’s own estimates. Here it takes four seconds and keeps nothing.
How it works
From a song to a video.
File ▸ Export Video ⇧⌘E. The stage shows each shape’s outline first, so you can frame the shot, and the song strip under it holds the part.
- Put your song on.
Drop a song on the window or open it from the Finder. A video is made from a song file on your Mac.
- Make the look.
Stack effects, start from a Template, and pin scenes to the song so it changes as it goes. Effects · Templates
- Pick the part.
Drag the ends along the song strip; they snap from bar to bar. Or pick 0:15, 0:30, 1:00 or the whole song, or double-click for eight bars.
- Export.
Tick the shapes and press Export. They’re made together, in the background, while you keep working. Save, share or erase each one.
The shapes
| Shape | 1080p | 4K | GIF | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reel 9:16 | 1080 × 1920 | 2160 × 3840 | 270 × 480 | Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, a Spotify Canvas |
| Post 4:5 | 1536 × 1920 | 3072 × 3840 | 384 × 480 | Instagram and Facebook feeds |
| Square 1:1 | 1920 × 1920 | 3840 × 3840 | 480 × 480 | Any feed |
| Wide 16:9 | 1920 × 1080 | 3840 × 2160 | 480 × 270 | YouTube, a screen, a projector |
| Stage its own | long side 1920 | long side 3840 | long side 480 | Whatever shape you gave the stage |
The files
| File | What it is | For |
|---|---|---|
| MP4 | H.264 at 1080p, HEVC at 4K, in an .mp4. With the music or silent. | The default, plays anywhere |
| HEVC | In a .mov, about half an MP4’s size. | Apple devices |
| ProRes | ProRes 422, in a .mov. | Editing it further |
| GIF | 480 pixels, 20 frames a second, up to 15 seconds, silent, looping. | Messages and the web |
| Still | One PNG, where the playhead is. | A cover or a poster |
| Frames | A PNG for every frame, in a folder, with the sound beside them. | Other software, frame by frame |
Every video is 30 or 60 frames a second, and its sound is the song itself, never a recording of your speakers.
Each frame is drawn at its moment, none dropped however heavy the look, as fast as your Mac can draw them.
Press ⌘R to keep the stage and the sound as you play them, scenes, blackouts and all, into an .mp4.
Every video you save, as a tape in its case, to play, share, or export again with the look you have now.
Questions
Is there a watermark?
No. The video is yours, at full size, with nothing added.
What size for Instagram Reels and TikTok?
Reel: 1080 × 1920 at 1080p, or 2160 × 3840 at 4K, at 30 or 60 frames a second.
Can I make a Spotify Canvas?
Yes. Tick Reel, choose MP4 at 1080p, and drag the ends of the part to between three and eight seconds.
Can I make a video of a song playing on Spotify?
Exporting needs a song file on your Mac. Listening to another app, you can record the stage as you play it instead.
Does it upload my music?
No. Everything is drawn and saved on your Mac. Videos go to your Movies folder, or wherever you choose.
Is it free?
Yes. Arpeggio is free, with no account, for macOS 14 or later.
Make the video for your song.
Free for Mac, with no account.
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