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Upload and display a custom logo

This feature requires a Standard, Advanced, Pro, Business, Premium, or Enterprise membership.

With Vimeo paid plans, you have the option to upload and display your own custom logo in both the embedded video player and the player on videos shared via an unlisted link. With a Premium, Advanced, or Enterprise plan, you can also display the logo on your embedded live events.

Upload your custom logo via account settings

  1. You can upload a custom logo to your account by clicking your profile photo in the upper right corner of the Vimeo site, then selecting Settings.
  2. On the left side, select Videos > Player logos.
  3. From here you can click Upload new logo to your account. We recommend a PNG file that is at least 200x200 pixels in size.The Account Settings page. Player logos is selected under the Videos header in the panel on the left side. To the right, under the header 'Player logos', there is an example of a logo (an illustration of a black cat). Under the logo is a button labeled 'Upload new logo'.
  4. You can upload multiple logos and choose which one to use for each individual video.

Upload your custom logo via video edit page

  1. When you select Custom logo while editing the player for your video, you will see an option to upload a logo.
  2. Select any video from your Library, then click Player on the right side.
  3. Click anywhere inside the blue box that surrounds the play bar at the bottom of the player. In the menu that pops up, toggle on Custom logo.The menu that appears when clicking inside the blue box that surrounds the play bar at the bottom of the player. The optiosn are in the menu are: Playbar, Volume, Fullscreen, Show Vimeo logo, and Custom logo. There is a toggle next to each option to enable or disable the feature.
  4. A new, smaller blue box will appear in the lower right corner. Click into this box, then click the Upload button to upload an image file. We recommend a PNG file that is at least 200x200 pixels in size.
  5. Although you upload the logo via one particular video, you can later use this logo on other videos on your account.

          The upload box to upload your logo. There is a box that shows the preview of your logo. If a logo is not uploaded, it shows a white and gray chckered box. Below that box is a button labeled 'Upload'.

Note: Please consider the below points while uploading a custom team logo:

  • If available, please prefer brandmarks over wordmarks.
  • If available, please use logo files with transparent backgrounds.
  • Recommended aspect ratio for logo: 1:3 >> square >> 3:1.

Add your logo to the video player

  1. To add the custom logo you uploaded to the video player, click on the desired video from your Library.
  2. On the edit page, click the Player option, then click into the box surrounding the play bar at the bottom of the player.
  3. In the menu that opens up, toggle on Custom logo, and your logo will appear in the lower right corner of the player.
  4. If you've uploaded more than one logo, you can click on the logo and use the arrows to switch between the images and choose the desired logo.

💡 Tip: If you want to add your custom logo to all of your existing videos, you can create an embed preset and bulk apply it to all of your videos. Learn more at 'Customize the video player'.

The logo will only appear on video embeds and on videos shared with an unlisted link. 

Custom logo for live events

Vimeo Premium, Advanced, and Enterprise members can include their custom logo on the live video player via the live broadcast settings page. 

  1. Use the account settings method described above to upload your logo.
  2. On the live settings page, select the Appearance tab in the upper left corner.
  3. Scroll down to the Customization section, then toggle on the Display custom logo switch.
  4. When your logo is selected, you can also choose whether you want the logo displayed during playback, and also whether you want the logo to link to another URL, which you can input below the setting.
  5. When you share the event link or embed your live event, the logo will appear in the lower right corner of the player.

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