CapCut
Free video editor with auto captions and templates
by ByteDanceSupportedFreshly checkedChecked 30 Sept 2026
CapCut is a video editor for phone, browser and desktop, built around short social videos. You edit with templates, add automatic captions and use AI features such as text-to-speech. The free plan is generous; advanced effects and templates require a paid subscription.
Best for
- Quickly editing social videos with templates
- Automatic captions for TikTok and Reels
- Beginners who want to start for free
Not ideal for
- Teams that need strict control over data processing
- Professional long-form editing
Limitations
- Some templates and effects require a paid plan
- Prices vary by country and between app stores and the website
DNA
- Level
- Beginner
- Platforms
- Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
- FreeFree≈ €0Supp.
Basic editing and 1080p export; some templates and effects require a paid plan
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Supported
- Confidence
- 37/100
- Method
- web research (secondary sources)
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "CapCut offers a robust free plan with full basic editing, 1080p export… some templates and effects now require a paid subscription"
Sources
- [Secondary source] bigvu.tv (bigvu.tv)
- [Secondary source] costbench.com (costbench.com)
- StandardUS$9.99/mo≈ €8.80Supp.
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Supported
- Confidence
- 37/100
- Method
- web research (secondary sources)
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "the old 'Pro' tier was renamed Standard (around $9.99/month)"
Sources
- [Secondary source] bigvu.tv (bigvu.tv)
- [Secondary source] CapCut Pricing 2026: Free, Standard, Pro & Team Plans (socialrails.com)
- ProUS$19.99/mo≈ €17.60Supp.
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Supported
- Confidence
- 37/100
- Method
- web research (secondary sources)
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "CapCut Pro costs $19.99 per month, or $179.99 per year (about $15/month) on the annual plan, when you subscribe through CapCut's website"
Sources
- [Secondary source] CapCut Pro Price: $19.99/mo or $179.99/yr (2026) (costbench.com)
- [Secondary source] CapCut pricing 2026: A complete guide (eesel.ai)
Facts
- Free plan
- yes Supp.
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Supported
- Confidence
- 37/100
- Method
- web research (secondary sources)
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "Plans: Free (free), Standard at $9.99/month, and Pro at $19.99/month."
Sources
- [Secondary source] CapCut pricing 2026: A complete guide (eesel.ai)
- [Secondary source] CapCut Pricing 2026: Free, Standard, Pro & Team Plans (socialrails.com)
- Free trial
- unknown
- Commercial use on free plan
- unknown
- Watermark on free plan
- unknown
- API
- unknown
- Open source
- unknown
- Self-hostable
- unknown
- Platforms
- Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android Unver.
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Unverified
- Confidence
- 57/100
- Method
- editorial
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Editorial knowledge; pending automated verification.
Sources
- [Official site] CapCut website (capcut.com)
- Runs on model
- unknown
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