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Matrix Rain

Falling character rain effect inspired by the Matrix. Great for tech intros, code-themed content, and developer branding.

16 style variants Remotion composition CC-BY-NC-SA

Adapted from reactvideoeditor/remotion-templates. The matrix-rain template was adapted with theme-colored characters and configurable character sets.

Use cases

  • Developer and tech intros
  • Code-themed backgrounds
  • Cybersecurity content
  • Gaming and sci-fi aesthetics

What you get

  • Falling characters - column-based rain with varying speeds
  • Theme-colored - characters use theme accent with glow
  • Configurable - custom character sets and overlay text

Click a variant below to switch the preview. Use arrow keys in the full player to step through all compositions.

Customize brand colors

Adjust colors below to see this template in your brand. Changes are saved in the URL so you can share or bookmark.

Backgrounds
Page
#0a0a0f
Card / Section
#111827
Text
Heading (h1/h2)
#ffffff
Subheading (h3)
#cbd5e1
Paragraph
#e2e8f0
Muted / Caption
#64748b
Accents & Borders
Primary
#6366f1
Secondary
#a855f7
Border
#1e293b
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All 16 style variants

Matrix Rain - Dark
dark
Dark
MatrixRain-Dark
Matrix Rain - Clean
clean
Clean
MatrixRain-Clean
Matrix Rain - Bold
bold
Bold
MatrixRain-Bold
Matrix Rain - Warm
warm
Warm
MatrixRain-Warm
Matrix Rain - Minimal
minimal
Minimal
MatrixRain-Minimal
Matrix Rain - Neon
neon
Neon
MatrixRain-Neon
Matrix Rain - Ocean
ocean
Ocean
MatrixRain-Ocean
Matrix Rain - Sunset
sunset
Sunset
MatrixRain-Sunset
Matrix Rain - Forest
forest
Forest
MatrixRain-Forest
Matrix Rain - Rose
rose
Rose
MatrixRain-Rose
Matrix Rain - Gold
gold
Gold
MatrixRain-Gold
Matrix Rain - Midnight
midnight
Midnight
MatrixRain-Midnight
Matrix Rain - Crimson
crimson
Crimson
MatrixRain-Crimson
Matrix Rain - Lavender
lavender
Lavender
MatrixRain-Lavender
Matrix Rain - Arctic
arctic
Arctic
MatrixRain-Arctic
Matrix Rain - Espresso
espresso
Espresso
MatrixRain-Espresso

Theme x Layout Matrix

How to use this template

1

Clone and install

Clone the repo, install dependencies, then open Remotion Studio to preview all compositions live.

terminal
# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/mzzavaa/freelancer-templates.org
cd freelancer-templates.org
npm install

# Start Remotion Studio (live preview)
npx remotion studio
2

Customize the template

Edit the showcase file to swap in your own data. All templates accept typed props - no magic strings.

src/remotion/templates/matrixrain/MatrixRainShowcase.tsx
// Swap these props with your own data
const MY_SPEC = {
  // See Matrix Rain.tsx for the full spec type
  title: "Your title here",
  theme: THEME_DARK, // or THEME_NEON etc.
};
3

Render to video, GIF or image

Export a full MP4, a looping GIF, or a still PNG of any specific frame - all from the CLI.

terminal
# Render full video (MP4)
npx remotion render MatrixRain-Neon out/video.mp4

# Export a still (frame 0 = thumbnail)
npx remotion still MatrixRain-Neon --frame=0 out/thumb.png

# Export animated GIF
npx remotion render MatrixRain-Neon out/preview.gif

22 built-in themes

Every template supports all 22 themes out of the box. Pass any THEME_* constant from _shared/themes.ts to instantly switch the full visual identity.

Dark Clean Bold Warm Minimal Neon LM

Typography scale

All font sizes come from _shared/layouts.ts TYPE. Edit once, updates every composition. Minimum TYPE.caption (24px) - broadcast legibility standard for 1280x720.

hero72px
title52px
body32px
caption24px

Add a custom theme

Copy any THEME_* object in _shared/themes.ts, change the colors, register it in THEMES, then pass it to any template. No per-template changes needed.

export const THEME_MYBRAND: Theme = {
  name: "mybrand",
  bg: "#0d0d0d",
  accent: "#ff6b35",
  // ... other tokens
};
Available Themes

This template in 16 themes

Click any theme to explore its full color palette and see all templates available in that style.

Preview live in Remotion Studio

Run Remotion Studio locally to scrub through every frame, adjust props in real time, and compare all style variants side by side. Studio opens at localhost:3000 after running npx remotion studio in the project root.