On TikTok, Reels and Shorts, the app covers parts of your video with captions, the username, and the like/comment/share buttons. If your text or subject sits in those areas, it gets hidden — and you often do not notice until after you post.
This free safe-zone previewer overlays each platform’s interface areas on top of your video so you can see exactly what will be covered before you publish. It runs in your browser with nothing uploaded.
How to use it
- 1
Upload your video
Drop in your vertical clip and it appears inside a phone-shaped preview frame.
- 2
Pick a platform
Switch between TikTok, Reels and Shorts to see each one’s caption and button overlays.
- 3
Adjust your framing
Check that your subject and any on-screen text stay out of the red zones, then re-edit if needed.
Why use this tool
Per-platform overlays
See the distinct safe zones for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.
Catch problems early
Spot text or faces that will be covered before you post, not after.
Instant and private
It is a live preview — nothing is processed or uploaded.
Where each app covers your video
All three vertical platforms overlay UI in similar places: the caption and the account name sit along the bottom, and a column of action buttons (like, comment, share, sound) runs up the right side. TikTok also shows a top bar, and each app spaces things slightly differently. Anything important in those regions — subtitles, a call-to-action, your logo, or a subject’s face — risks being partly hidden. Keeping key content in the clear central band ensures it reads on every platform.
Design for the safe zone
Use this preview while you edit, not just at the end. Position burned-in captions above the bottom caption area, keep your main subject centered, and place any text or logo away from the right-hand button column. If you cross-post the same clip everywhere, design for the most restrictive layout so it works on all of them. Combined with the aspect resizer, it is an easy way to make sure a reframed video still looks right in-feed.
Private by design — nothing is uploaded
Unlike most online converters that send your files to a remote server, this tool does all of its work directly inside your web browser. Your image, video or audio never leaves your device, there is nothing to delete afterwards, and there is no account to create. That makes it faster (no upload or download round-trip on top of the processing) and far safer for anything personal or client-confidential. When you close the tab, everything is gone.
Tips & best practices
- Check framing while you edit, not after posting, so nothing important ends up hidden behind the UI.
- Keep captions, faces, logos and calls-to-action inside the clear central band.
- Position burned-in subtitles above the bottom caption strip so the app’s own text does not overlap them.
- If you cross-post the same clip, design for the most restrictive layout so it works everywhere.
- Leave a little margin beyond the guides, since apps adjust their layouts over time.
- Combine this with the aspect resizer to confirm a reframed video still reads well in-feed.
Frequently asked questions
Which platforms does it show?+
TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, each with its own caption and action-button overlay areas.
Are the safe zones exact?+
They are close approximations of where each app places its UI. Apps tweak their layouts over time, so leave a little margin for safety.
Does it change my video?+
No. It is a preview only — it overlays guides on top of your video and does not process or export anything.
Is my video uploaded?+
No. The preview runs entirely in your browser.
What should I keep in the safe area?+
Keep captions, your subject’s face, logos and any calls-to-action in the clear central band, away from the bottom caption strip and the right-side buttons.
About our free creator tools
This is one of a growing set of free tools from Faceless Post, built for creators who publish consistently across YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and LinkedIn. Every tool is free to use, needs no account, and adds no watermark. Most run entirely inside your browser, so your images, video and audio are processed on your own device and never uploaded to a server — there is nothing stored on our side and nothing to delete. That makes them fast, safe for client and personal files, and usable even on flaky connections once the page has loaded.
We build these because the day-to-day of content creation is full of small friction — converting a file, trimming a clip, resizing an image, cleaning metadata, grabbing a thumbnail. Handling those in one place, for free, saves you from juggling sketchy upload sites. And when you are ready to stop doing it all by hand, Faceless Post can schedule, caption and auto-publish your content to every platform from a single calendar. Explore the full free tools library or start free to automate your whole posting workflow.