Release Notes

Announce software releases with changelog animations, feature highlight cards, and version comparison views. Makes release notes something people actually watch.

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

Use for every significant release - internal team updates, customer announcement emails, and product changelog pages.

Use cases

Software release announcement videos
Feature update newsletter content
Changelog page video embeds
Developer community release communications

What you get

Changelog - scrolling release notes with category badges
Highlights - top 3 features with animated reveal cards
Version Compare - side-by-side old vs. new capability table

Live preview

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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

dark

Changelog Dark

ReleaseNotes-ChangelogDark

clean

Changelog Clean

ReleaseNotes-ChangelogClean

dark

Highlights Dark

ReleaseNotes-HighlightsDark

clean

Highlights Clean

ReleaseNotes-HighlightsClean

dark

Version Compare Dark

ReleaseNotes-VersionCompareDark

clean

Version Compare Clean

ReleaseNotes-VersionCompareClean

ocean

Release Notes Ocean Changelog

ReleaseNotesOcean-Changelog

sunset

Release Notes Sunset Changelog

ReleaseNotesSunset-Changelog

forest

Release Notes Forest Highlights

ReleaseNotesForest-Highlights

rose

Release Notes Rose Highlights

ReleaseNotesRose-Highlights

gold

Release Notes Gold Version Compare

ReleaseNotesGoldVersion-Compare

midnight

Release Notes Midnight Version Compare

ReleaseNotesMidnightVersion-Compare

crimson

Release Notes Crimson Changelog

ReleaseNotesCrimson-Changelog

lavender

Release Notes Lavender Changelog

ReleaseNotesLavender-Changelog

arctic

Release Notes Arctic Highlights

ReleaseNotesArctic-Highlights

espresso

Release Notes Espresso Highlights

ReleaseNotesEspresso-Highlights

Theme x Layout Matrix

dark

Changelog Dark

ReleaseNotes-ChangelogDark

clean

Changelog Clean

ReleaseNotes-ChangelogClean

dark

Highlights Dark

ReleaseNotes-HighlightsDark

clean

Highlights Clean

ReleaseNotes-HighlightsClean

dark

Version Compare Dark

ReleaseNotes-VersionCompareDark

clean

Version Compare Clean

ReleaseNotes-VersionCompareClean

ocean

Release Notes Ocean Changelog

ReleaseNotesOcean-Changelog

sunset

Release Notes Sunset Changelog

ReleaseNotesSunset-Changelog

forest

Release Notes Forest Highlights

ReleaseNotesForest-Highlights

rose

Release Notes Rose Highlights

ReleaseNotesRose-Highlights

gold

Release Notes Gold Version Compare

ReleaseNotesGoldVersion-Compare

midnight

Release Notes Midnight Version Compare

ReleaseNotesMidnightVersion-Compare

crimson

Release Notes Crimson Changelog

ReleaseNotesCrimson-Changelog

lavender

Release Notes Lavender Changelog

ReleaseNotesLavender-Changelog

arctic

Release Notes Arctic Highlights

ReleaseNotesArctic-Highlights

espresso

Release Notes Espresso Highlights

ReleaseNotesEspresso-Highlights

Theme	Dark	Clean	Changelog	Highlights	Compare
Dark		-	-	-	-
Clean	-		-	-	-
Ocean	-	-		-	-
Sunset	-	-		-	-
Forest	-	-	-		-
Rose	-	-	-		-
Gold	-	-	-	-
Midnight	-	-	-	-
Crimson	-	-		-	-
Lavender	-	-		-	-
Arctic	-	-	-		-
Espresso	-	-	-		-

How to use this template

Clone and install

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

# 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

Customize the template

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

// Swap these props with your own data
const MY_SPEC = {
  // See Release Notes.tsx for the full spec type
  title: "Your title here",
  theme: THEME_DARK, // or THEME_NEON etc.
};

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.

# Render full video (MP4)
npx remotion render ReleaseNotes-ChangelogDark out/video.mp4

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

# Export animated GIF
npx remotion render ReleaseNotes-ChangelogDark 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 12 themes

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

Dark Clean Ocean Sunset Forest Rose Gold Midnight Crimson Lavender Arctic Espresso

Preview in Studio

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.

Setup guide View source on GitHub