Logo animation
Upload your logo, pick a style, a shape and a quality, and get a five-second animation made to end on your logo as you uploaded it: a 3D spin, a glitch, a neon glow, flames, ink, smoke, a sweep of light and more. Standard is 720p and silent; HD is 1080p, with sound if you pick it.
- From 69 credits a run (about $0.63 on Starter), depending on the quality, with any DreamBench plan.
- Runs on Kling 3.0.Runs on Kling 3.0, one of the models DreamBench renders with.
- A preset of the AI image to video.
What is a logo animation?
A logo animation is a short clip in which a logo moves, builds or catches the light before it settles, used to open or close a video. This one makes a five-second clip that is made to end on your logo as uploaded, for YouTube, slides and posts. It is part of every DreamBench plan, from $9.99 a month.
How to animate a logo with AI
Upload the logo
A PNG with a transparent background is best; a JPEG on a plain background works too. It is laid in the middle of a frame of the shape you pick.
Pick a style, a shape and a quality
Twelve styles; landscape, square or vertical; Standard 720p, HD 1080p, or HD with sound. Check the box to confirm it is your brand's, then press Animate the logo. The first time, create a free account and choose a plan.
Download the animation
A clip that ends on your logo comes back in a few minutes. Download the MP4 full size, or carry on in the composer: a longer cut, a brand film, or sound for a silent clip.
Which style, shape and quality do I need?
Pick where the animation will play.
A YouTube intro or outro
Landscape 16:9 with a 3D spin, in HD with sound: the logo swings round to face the viewer with a whoosh and a sting, and YouTube takes the 1920 by 1080 clip as full HD.
A Reel, a Short or a TikTok
Vertical 9:16 with Glitch, in HD with sound: the logo snaps together out of a broken-up frame, a reveal that reads full-screen on a phone, with sound for the feed.
An Instagram or LinkedIn post
Square 1:1 with Gold sparkle or a Gentle float, a short post of its own or the last shot of a reel.
A title slide or a website header
Landscape 16:9 with Outline drawing or Assemble, in HD: a silent clip, so a page header can loop it and a slide can play it as it opens.
A logo on a photo or a colored box
Cut it out first with the logo background remover, then come back: a transparent PNG goes on white or near-black, while a boxed logo takes its box's edge color as the backdrop, which rarely suits.
Uses
An animated logo for YouTube intros and outros
Five seconds suits an opening or a sign-off. Pick landscape 16:9 for a YouTube video and place the MP4 at the start or the end in your editor. HD with sound brings its own whoosh and sting; Standard and HD are silent, ready for your own music.
A logo reveal for a presentation or a website
Ten of the twelve styles bring the logo in; Light sweep and Gentle float start on it. A silent clip can play alone as a title slide or loop at the top of a web page.
The twelve logo animation styles
Light sweep crosses the logo with a band of light, and Gentle float tilts it and settles it facing forward. 3D spin swings it round from edge-on, Glitch snaps it together from a broken-up frame, and Neon lights its outline like a sign. Build from light, Assemble, Outline drawing, Flames, Liquid ink and Gold sparkle reveal it from the empty frame, and Smoke reveal clears it from a haze.
Which logos animate best
A PNG with a transparent background, at least 500 pixels across, with a simple mark and bold lettering. Fine type, thin lines, gradients and photos inside the logo are what the model redraws most as it moves. To cut a logo off its box or photo, start with the transparent background maker.
Transparent background makerMake a logo transparent before you animate it
A logo on a transparent background goes on white or near-black, whichever it shows up on. One on a photo or a colored box takes that box's edge color as its backdrop, which rarely suits: cut it out with the logo background remover first.
Logo background removerWorks with
- What it takes
- JPEG, PNG, WebP or HEIC, up to 40 MB, straight from a phone or a camera. An iPhone's HEIC photo becomes a JPEG on your device as you choose it, in any browser. A picture larger than 2048 pixels on its long edge is scaled to 2048 before the run.
- What you get
- A 5-second MP4 clip at about 720p, or 1080p in HD, with sound or without, as you pick.
- YouTube
- The 16:9 clip opens or closes a video; the 9:16 or 1:1 one can go up as a Short, since YouTube takes Shorts that are vertical or square.
- PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides
- A title slide that moves; Google Slides can play a video from Google Drive automatically as the slide opens.
- Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn
- The 9:16 or 1:1 version as a short post of its own, or as the last shot of a reel.
- Websites
- A Standard or HD clip has no sound, so a page header can loop it from the start: browsers play muted video without a click.
Worth knowing
Which model runs it, and where it fails
Runs on Kling 3.0. Kling 3.0 is a video model from Kuaishou's Kling AI, released in February 2026. Kling built it to keep people and objects consistent as the camera moves, and it can be given a first and a last frame and make the motion between them. DreamBench's tools run Kling 3.0 Standard on fal, at 720p. A run the model declines under its content rules is refunded.
It ends on your logo, clean
The model is given your logo, as you uploaded it, as the frame to end on, so the animation is made to land there.
Twelve styles, three shapes
From a 3D spin, a glitch or a neon glow to flames, ink, smoke and gold sparkles, in landscape 16:9, square 1:1 or vertical 9:16.
Your logo's own backdrop
The frame takes the color round your logo's edges; a transparent logo goes on white or near-black, whichever it shows up on.
720p, or 1080p HD with sound
Standard is 720p and silent. HD makes the clip at 1080p, and HD with sound adds sound effects made with the motion: a whoosh as it moves and a sting as it settles.
Where it fails
- Lettering and thin lines can blur, bend or change for a moment mid-clip; only the last frame is made to match your logo as uploaded.
- The more detail a logo has, fine type, gradients or a photo inside it, the more the model can redraw it as it moves.
- Some runs don't land cleanly on the logo frame: if the last second looks wrong, run it again.
- With sound, the model makes the sound with the clip, so the same style can sound different from one run to the next.
Logo animator FAQ
How do I animate a logo with AI?
To animate a logo with AI, upload a PNG of the logo, pick one of twelve styles, such as a 3D spin, a glitch, a neon glow or a light sweep, a shape, 16:9, 1:1 or 9:16, and a quality, check the box and press Animate the logo. A five-second MP4 that ends on your logo comes back in a few minutes. Make it with any DreamBench plan.
Will AI keep my original logo design intact, or will it look different?
Not in every frame. The clip is made to end on it: the model is given your logo, as you uploaded it, on its backdrop, as the last frame. In the middle the model moves it, so lettering can blur or bend for a moment before it settles, which is why an animated logo can look different from the original mid-clip. If a run doesn't land cleanly, run it again.
Can I use the AI logo animation without paying?
No. Every run needs a DreamBench plan; you create an account on the way, and the button shows the price in credits before you press it. Every style plays on this page first, made by the tool on DreamBench's own logo, so you can see what you get before you pay.
Does the animated logo have a watermark?
No. The MP4 has no visible watermark on any plan, Starter included: it is the clip as the model made it. Its file data carries a "made with AI" label that never shows in the picture.
Can AI animate a logo with text or a wordmark?
Yes. A wordmark animates like any logo, and the last frame is your upload as it is. In the middle the model moves the letters, so they can bend or blur for a moment before they settle. Bold, simple lettering holds best; fine or tightly spaced type is redrawn most.
How long is the logo animation, and how long does it take?
Always five seconds, made to end on your logo, and it takes a few minutes to make; the page shows it as soon as it is ready. For a shorter sting, trim the start in your editor: Light sweep and Gentle float begin on the logo, so any cut of them still shows it; the other styles need their opening seconds.
What resolution is the animated logo, and can I get 1080p?
Yes. Standard is about 720p, so a 16:9 clip is 1280 by 720 pixels. HD makes it at 1080p, 1920 by 1080 in 16:9, silent or with sound, for more credits: the button shows the price of the quality you pick. There is no 4K option. Upload the logo at least 500 pixels across all the same: the model has more to hold on to as it moves.
Can it make a 3D logo animation?
Yes, in part. 3D spin swings the flat logo round in depth from edge-on, like a thin solid badge turning, and settles it facing forward. Nothing extrudes the mark into a solid object, and a logo drawn in 3D animates as the picture it is and ends on that picture.
What should I write in the Anything else box?
One detail the style doesn't settle: the color of the light, a few sparks as it settles, a slower landing. It goes into the run as an extra line after the style. Leave the logo itself alone: the last frame is your upload as it is, fixed before the run, and the box can't change it.
Which background does the animation use?
The color round your logo's own edges, so the frame looks like the logo's own artwork. A logo with a transparent background goes on white when it is dark and on near-black when it is light, so a white logo is never lost.
Does the logo animation have sound?
With HD with sound, yes: the model makes short sound effects with the clip, a whoosh as it moves and a soft sting as it settles, with no voice or music. Standard and HD are silent. Under a silent result, Add sound opens the DreamBench composer to make it again with sound, priced before it makes anything.
Which file should I upload, and does it work on a phone?
A PNG with a transparent background, at least 500 pixels across, gives the cleanest result. A JPEG or WebP on a plain background works too. Very thin lines and tiny lettering can soften as the logo moves. The page runs in the browser on a phone, a tablet or a computer, with no app to install, and the MP4 saves to the device.
What file format will my animated logo be in?
An MP4, five seconds long, at about 720p or, in HD, 1080p, on your logo's own backdrop, silent or with sound as you pick: not MOV, WebM or GIF, and not transparent. Editors and slides take it as it is. For your logo over your own footage, lay the transparent PNG on top instead. Email signatures don't play MP4: convert it to a small GIF in another app.
Can I animate a logo in Canva instead?
Yes, another way. Canva's animations move a logo as one element, with ready-made effects or along a path you drag, downloaded as a video or a GIF; its Image to Video takes no transparent background. CapCut's logo templates and After Effects presets move your logo along fixed paths you edit. Here a video model draws the motion from your logo alone, in twelve styles, with no keyframes to edit.
How much does the Logo animator cost?
A run starts at 69 credits from your DreamBench plan, depending on the quality, and once you have a plan the button shows each run's price before you press it. Starter, $9.99 a month, includes 1,100 credits a month, at least 8 runs of the Logo animator, plus AI video. A run that fails is refunded.
Do I need an account to use the Logo animator?
Yes: a free account and a DreamBench plan. The tools are part of every plan, from Starter at $9.99 a month.
Can I use what the Logo animator makes commercially?
Yes. Under the DreamBench Terms you may use what a tool makes for personal and commercial purposes, including advertising, monetized content and work for clients, with no separate commercial-use upgrade. The Terms don't guarantee copyright in a result or clear another person's rights in your upload, so only use photos you have the rights to.
Is my photo used to train AI?
No. DreamBench doesn't use your prompts, uploads or videos to train or fine-tune AI models, and any future training program would be opt-in.
What happens to my uploaded photo?
It stays in your browser until you make a result. Then it is used to make that result and nothing else, and removed from the tool's storage after seven days along with the result. A result you keep in your library stays as long as you keep it.
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