Free Particle Overlays
8 free particle overlays in HD. Embers, sparks, dust, fire and glitter, each on a black background. They are the overlays that sit fine at full strength: the black contributes nothing under a Screen blend, so only the particles land on your shot. No signup, no watermark, commercial licence included.
How to use particle overlays
Give the particles somewhere dark to live
Sparks and embers vanish over a bright sky. Place them over the darker half of a shot, or darken the shot slightly underneath, and they read at once.
Match the particle to the scene
Embers and flames suit fire and warm interiors, dust suits sunlit rooms, glitter and confetti suit titles and product shots. A particle that has no source in the scene looks pasted on.
What is a particle overlay?
A clip of small bright elements, such as sparks, embers or dust, moving across a black frame. Set to Screen, the black disappears and the particles appear to be in your shot.
How do I add a particle overlay in CapCut?
On a phone: open your project, tap Overlay, then Add overlay, and choose the clip. With it selected, tap Blend and pick Screen. On desktop: select the clip, then Video, Basic, Blend, Screen.
Can I use these particle overlays commercially?
Yes. All clips are free for commercial use in videos, ads and client work, with no watermark. You cannot resell or redistribute the raw clips on their own.
More overlays
Every clip is AI-generated and checked by hand. See all 28 video overlays, or read what the licence allows.
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