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CapCut

CapCut is a video editor from ByteDance that runs in the browser, on Windows and macOS, and on phones and tablets. It is known for auto captions, templates, text-to-speech and one-click AI cleanup. Short-form creators use its free tier, while a Pro subscription unlocks premium assets, AI features and more cloud storage.

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Quick facts

VendorByteDance
CategoryVideo & avatars
PlatformsWebiOSAndroidmacOSWindows
Free planYes
Pricing fromNot listed
Last reviewed

Best for

  • TikTok, Reels and Shorts creators
  • Beginners editing on a phone
  • Small social media teams

Key features

Auto captions

Speech recognition turns spoken audio into timed, editable subtitles that can be styled with text templates.

Templates and effects library

Ready-made templates, transitions, filters, stickers and body effects, with premium items marked for Pro subscribers.

Text-to-speech and voice cleanup

Generates voiceovers in natural-sounding voices and applies voice enhancement and noise reduction to recorded audio.

AI video and image tools

Creates clips from text or images, removes video backgrounds, upscales images and erases people or text from photos.

One project on every device

CapCut Online, the desktop app for Windows and macOS, and the mobile apps share projects through cloud storage.

CapCut Teams workspace

A shared subscription for agencies and small businesses to pool assets, templates and cloud storage, bought only through CapCut Online.

Use cases

  • Cut a vertical TikTok from phone footage, add auto captions and export it without leaving the app.
  • Clean up a noisy voiceover with noise reduction, then add a text-to-speech intro for a YouTube Short.
  • Remove a product video's background and drop the product onto a branded template for an Instagram ad.
  • Share one template library with a small agency team through CapCut Teams on the web.

Pricing

CapCut is free to use, with paid Standard and Pro plans billed monthly or yearly. CapCut does not publish one global price: its own guide cites Pro at $19.99/month or $179.99/year, but prices vary by region, platform and taxes.

Ways to save

  • In CapCut's own US-dollar example, yearly Pro ($179.99) costs about 25% less than 12 monthly payments of $19.99.
  • Free exports are blocked only when a project uses Pro-marked templates, effects, fonts, music or AI generation, so sticking to free assets avoids the upgrade prompt.
  • Check the subscription page inside the app before paying, since CapCut sets the final price by region, device and current promotions.
Prices checked on Oct 12, 2026

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What is CapCut?

CapCut is ByteDance’s all-in-one video editor, available as CapCut Online, a desktop app, a mobile app and CapCut Pad for tablets. It sits alongside ByteDance’s other creative apps, including Dreamina for AI images and video, Pippit and the Hypic photo editor.

What stands out

  • Low barrier to start. No credit card is needed to edit online, and free users can preview most premium features before deciding.
  • Social-first tooling. Captions, templates and vertical formats are built for short-form platforms.
  • Tiered plans. A newer Standard plan sits below Pro for people who want templates and assets without the full AI and storage bundle.

Limitations

  • There is no public price list. The same Pro plan can cost different amounts depending on country, device and app store.
  • Free users can try premium templates, effects and AI features, but must subscribe to export projects that use them.
  • CapCut’s help pages are not fully consistent about Pro storage, citing both 100GB and 1TB in different articles.
  • The terms grant ByteDance a broad, perpetual license to uploaded content, which matters for client or confidential work.

CapCut FAQ

Yes. You can edit and export for free on the web, desktop and mobile apps. The catch is premium content: if a project uses Pro templates, effects, fonts, music, transitions or AI-generated media, CapCut asks you to subscribe before exporting.

It depends on where and how you buy. CapCut's August 2026 guide lists $19.99 per month or $179.99 per year, but its help center says the final price varies by region, platform, taxes and promotions and is shown at checkout.

Standard is the cheaper tier for everyday creators, with templates, creative materials and core editing tools. Pro targets professional and marketing creators; CapCut's April 2026 update raised Pro's AI credits from 550 to 1,200 and cloud storage from 100GB to 1TB.

You keep your content, but CapCut's terms, last updated April 15, 2026, give Bytedance Pte. Ltd. and its affiliates a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free and sub-licensable license to use content you submit through the service.

Yes. CapCut Desktop runs on Windows 7 or later, with Windows 10 recommended, and on macOS 10.14 or later. CapCut Online also works in a web browser without installing anything.

Alternatives to CapCut

VEED

Online video editor with AI subtitles, avatars and clean audio.

Descript

Video and podcast editor you control by editing the transcript.

InVideo AI

Video maker that turns prompts and scripts into edited videos with stock and AI footage.

OpusClip

AI clipping tool that turns long videos into share-ready short clips.

Captions

AI video editor that turns raw footage into finished, captioned videos.

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Reviewed on Oct 12, 2026

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