Spotify Canvas is the 3–8 second looping video that plays behind your track. Shimga makes one in 60 seconds: drop the audio, pick a visualizer, export at 9:16. The MP4 is ready for Spotify for Artists.
Most generic video makers force you to crop a 16:9 export into 9:16 and hope. Shimga renders 9:16 from the start, at the exact resolution Canvas requires.
Layers are composed for vertical from the start — text doesn't get clipped, visualizers fill the right edges, nothing gets letterboxed.
Crop your audio to a clean 3–8 second loop using the in-studio scrubber. The visualizer follows whatever audio you keep.
Drop your single cover as an image layer. The visualizer reacts around it, not on top. Looks polished even at thumbnail size.
Particle systems, waveforms, and shaders all run continuously — no awkward start/end frame to give away the loop.
Export gives you the exact file format Spotify for Artists wants: MP4, 9:16, 720×1280+ resolution, audio synced.
The dedicated Canvas-maker tools charge per render. Shimga doesn't — make and re-export as many as you want without paying per file.
The big blue button opens the studio with 9:16 already selected — saves you a click.
Add your single. Scrub to the most iconic 5 seconds — the chorus hook, the drop, the lyric people will quote.
Start with a Canvas-ready template, or build from scratch. Add your cover art and artist name.
Hit Export — get a 9:16 MP4. Upload to Spotify for Artists → Music → your track → Canvas.
3 to 8 seconds, 9:16 aspect ratio (vertical), MP4 video at least 720×1280px. Shimga exports exactly that — pick 9:16 in the studio (or use the link above which pre-selects it) before hitting Export.
Yes. Spotify Canvas uploads happen inside Spotify for Artists. Shimga produces the MP4 you upload — we don't connect to Spotify directly because Spotify doesn't offer a public Canvas-upload API.
The visualizer layers (particles, shaders, waveforms) loop naturally. If you want the audio loop to be seamless, trim it to land on a beat at both ends. The Canvas plays on repeat while a listener has your song open.
Yes. Save your styled scene as a template (free with an account). For your next single, load the template, swap the audio and cover art, re-export. Your whole catalog gets a consistent identity.
Yes. Add text layers for lyrics, position them anywhere on the 9:16 canvas. Spotify itself overlays the song title — keep your text out of the bottom 200px to avoid clashes.
Spotify's Canvas review rejects videos with branding (logos other than yours, "made with X" watermarks), flashing lights at seizure-inducing rates, or off-brand content. Shimga has no watermark on the free tier and the visualizer styles avoid extreme flashing.
The studio opens directly in 9:16 mode. Free, no signup. Your Canvas is 60 seconds away.
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