10.4s
9:16
Kinetic Agency Promo
9:16 indigo and teal kinetic-type promo: bold lines pop up and slide off between colour cuts with swooshes, arcs and dot grids, ending on a logo mark (10.4 s).
- 14 text lines
- 1 music track
8 templates · free in the app
Free social reel templates
Every Social template that ships in ExpoCut — pick one, drop in your own footage, and export up to 4K. Each one keeps its animation, grade, transitions and music timing — you only replace the content, then export up to 4K.
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Social reel templates
Social · 8 templates · 1m 05s of finished edits
8 templates
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Camera Roll Recap
9:16 dark camera-roll story: a stack of five rounded friend photos scrolls up beside vertical labels reading 2025, CAMERA ROLL and YOUR NAME (5.4 s).
- 5 photos
- 3 text lines
- 1 music track
4.4s
9:16
People Who Made My Year
9:16 film-strip story: two black 35 mm strips of friend photos drift in opposite directions behind a dark card reading PEOPLE WHO MADE MY YEAR SPECIAL xo (4.4 s).
- 6 photos
- 2 text lines
5s
9:16
Shooting With Friends
9:16 burgundy-bordered collage: three rows of friend photos slide sideways in opposite directions while Shooting with friends types into a play-button pill (5 s).
- 12 photos
- 1 text line
10.6s
9:16
Life Lately Vlog
9:16 day-in-the-life vlog: stacked clip collages around a full-frame title shot reading A look into my LIFE LATELY, with a font-flicker intro word (10.6 s).
- 14 video clips
- 3 text lines
- 1 music track
9s
9:16
Talk Smarter Podcast Quote
9:16 podcast-desk clip with a yellow kicker and a bold two-line quote sliding out from a thin vertical rule (9 s).
- 1 video clip
- 2 text lines
- 1 music track
10s
9:16
Highly Recommend Poll
9:16 beige story asking What do you HIGHLY recommend?, with two product photos in brush-stroke frames, an emoji poll sticker, twinkling sparkles and a sage wave (10 s).
- 2 text lines
- 2 photos
10.3s
9:16
Thank You 100K Followers
9:16 dark curtain milestone story: red bold THANK YOU / 100K / FOLLOWERS / ON SOCIAL MEDIA words whip in, then a moody portrait with red smoke and bars (10.3 s).
- 7 text lines
- 1 photo
- 1 music track
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Social reel templates for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts
These social reel templates are complete ExpoCut projects, not still layouts. The cuts, motion, text animation and music timing are already built, so opening one gives you a finished edit waiting for your own content.
Pick a template, replace its video, photo and text slots with yours, adjust the music if you want a different mood, and export. Everything around your content stays exactly as designed.
This page lists 8 social reel templates. All 8 social templates are 9:16 Vertical (for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts). They run from 4.4s to 10.6s. Between them you fill in video clips (1–14 per template), photos (1–12), text lines (1–14) and music tracks (1).
How to use a social reel template
1. Pick a template
Compare the cards above: shape, screen time and exactly what each one asks you to fill in. Open one to see its full slot list.
2. Use it in ExpoCut
Tap “Use Template”. ExpoCut opens that exact template in the Reels tab on iOS or Android, ready for your clips, photos and words.
3. Make it yours, then export
Replace the slots, change the music if you like, trim or restyle anything on the timeline, and export up to 4K.
Social reel template questions
How many social reel templates does ExpoCut have?
ExpoCut has 8 social reel templates right now, running from 4.4s to 10.6s. They are free in the app, and new ones appear here and in the app’s Reels tab as they are published.
What aspect ratio are the social reel templates?
All 8 social templates are 9:16 Vertical (for Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts). 9:16 is the vertical shape for Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts; 16:9 is for YouTube and website embeds.
What do I need to fill in for a social reel?
Across these templates you fill in video clips (1–14 per template), photos (1–12), text lines (1–14) and music tracks (1). Each template’s card lists its own slots, so you can check before you open it.
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Make a social reel today.
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