Best in Class: Lower Thirds Templates for Adobe After Effects

Envato Elements recently launched its video project section, including templates for popular video editing apps like After Effects and Adobe Premiere. Even for rookie video editors, these templates can help you create professional videos by giving you an easy-to-use starting point.

In the Best in Class series, we're focusing on the best-of-the-best projects that you'll find in the Elements library. All of these projects are included as part of a subscription to Envato Elements.

Lower Thirds Listing — These lower thirds examples in Adobe After Effects can be used to identify who is currently on screen in your video production.

This round-up is going to focus on the best lower thirds elements for Adobe After Effects. You'll see lower thirds elements frequently in video productions as a way to add text overlays to the video. A lower thirds can identify an on-screen interviewee, for example.

Make sure to play the previews in the examples below to see these easy After Effects projects in action!

Best Lower Thirds for After Effects: Modern Lower Thirds Pack

The Modern Lower Thirds Pack is our top choice for lower thirds in After Effects. With 17 unique effects for adding a lower thirds to your video, there is no shortage of style that you can add easily in After Effects with this asset.

Who it's for: Anyone who needs to add simple, clean on-screen titles a video production.
Why we like it: Easy to use and a good looking pack, but mature and flexible enough to fit many different types of projects.

Great Lower Thirds Alternatives for After Effects

Nice and Simple Lower Thirds Pack for After Effects: Minimal Lower Thirds

Looking for something more minimal for After Effects lower thirds effects? The Minimal Lower Thirds package has 20 effects all the way up to 4k resolution. The flat, tasteful effects will keep the focus on the footage and not the lower thirds itself.

Animated Lower Thirds: Cubes Packages

Here's another tasteful choice for showcasing a lower thirds package in Adobe After Effects, with a simple but engaging animation. With the Cubes package, the animation is a breeze and it's easy to customize with your own text.