How to make split screen videos for TikTok
4 min read · Updated October 24, 2026
Split screen TikToks put a clip on top and satisfying gameplay underneath, so viewers keep watching even during slower moments. Here's how to make them without fiddling with layers.
Make a split screen video →What a split screen TikTok needs
- Your clip in the top half — a podcast moment, a reaction, a funny scene.
- Gameplay in the bottom half: Minecraft parkour, subway-runner style games, satisfying loops.
- Both halves the same length, and only the top half's sound.
- Captions written from the top clip, readable on a phone.
By hand vs automatic
In a normal editor you stack two tracks, crop each to half the screen, trim both to match, mute the gameplay and add captions. An automatic split screen maker does all of it from one upload.
Make one with Zlayo
- 1
Add your clip
Upload a video or paste a YouTube link; use it whole, or cut one or several clips from it.
- 2
Pick the gameplay
Choose our background footage or upload your own for the bottom half.
- 3
Download it stacked
Both halves cut to the same length, the gameplay muted, captions written from your clip's sound, upright for TikTok.
Questions
No. It's on Zlayo's paid plans, from $19 a month. You can make a free account to look around first.
Yes, upload your own footage for the bottom half.
No — Zlayo stacks the two videos, trims them and captions the result for you.