Launched 2020 · Verified Oct 15, 2026

CapCut

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Free short-form video editor with the AI set behind Pro

video editing auto captions short form video background removal templatesFreemium

Listed on EffectHub · Aug 16, 2026

InputsOutputsiOS · Android · Web · macOS · Windows

Screenshot of the CapCut website — capcut.com as we captured it — our own screenshot, not the vendor’s press image.

Pricing

Pricing model: Freemium

A pricing page now lists Free, Pro, Ultra and Teams, but it shows prices in the visitor's local currency and calls them reference only (seen from Poland: Pro PLN 149.99/month, Ultra PLN 294.99/month, Teams from PLN 65 per seat), so no USD entry price is recorded. Pro includes 1,200 monthly AI credits and 1 TB of storage, Ultra 8,645 credits, and Seedance video generation is billed against those credits.

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Overview

About CapCut

CapCut is ByteDance's consumer video editor, covering multi-track timeline editing, keyframes, chroma key, speed ramping and a large stock library, with one project kept in step across phone, desktop and browser. Auto-generated subtitles, subject cutout, dubbing, avatars and template-driven edits all aim at short-form output. The free tier is a complete conventional editor; the paid Pro, Ultra and Teams plans add premium templates, 1 TB of storage and monthly AI credits for generative features such as Seedance text-to-video.

Platforms: iOS · Android · Web · macOS · Windows
API: Not confirmed
Last verified: Oct 15, 2026

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Pricing page lists Free, Pro, Ultra and Teams; 'Displayed pricing is for reference only. Sign in to see final pricing'; prices shown in local currency, e.g. Pro PLN 149.99/month with 1,200 AI credits and Ultra PLN 294.99/month with 8,645 credits when viewed from Poland (15 October 2026)capcut.com ↗
Pro and Ultra include 1 TB of storage and premium templates; Seedance 2.5 from $0.12/sec and Seedance 2.0 Mini from $0.007/sec quoted as first-month rates (15 October 2026)capcut.com ↗
capcut.com/business redirects through commercepro.capcut.com to pippit.ai (15 October 2026)capcut.com ↗
CapCut Commerce Pro rebranded to Pippit, ByteDance's AI marketing and commerce creation platformpippit.ai ↗

Fact check

Is CapCut legit?

We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.

Domain registered: Mar 29, 1997 (29 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar Gandi SAS, looked up Sep 6, 2026
TLS certificate: Issued by DigiCert Inc, valid until Apr 24, 2027Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
Last checked: Oct 15, 2026The site answered
On the market since: 2020The vendor's own material, read by us
Operated by: ByteDance, ChinaOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026

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Editorial verdict

Pros & cons of CapCut

medium confidence

The free tier is still the most capable no-cost video editor most people will need: real multi-track editing, keyframes, chroma key and 1080p export without paying. Paid plans are now built around AI credits for Seedance video generation, so they pay off only if you generate footage regularly. A pricing page finally exists, but it quotes local-currency prices marked for reference only, and the final number still appears after sign-in.

Pros

The free tier includes multi-track timeline, keyframes, chroma key, speed ramping and 1080p export
One project syncs across iOS, Android, web, macOS and Windows
Automatic captioning and dubbing are fast and adequate for social output
Teams plan adds a brand kit and Pro features for every seat

Cons

Plan prices are shown in local currency 'for reference only'; final price, taxes and offers appear only after sign-in
Some Pro templates and effects stamp a watermark on free exports
Generative video is metered in credits, and the per-second rates quoted are first-month offers
No public API found, so it cannot be driven from a pipeline

Best for

Short-form creators cutting for TikTok, Reels and Shorts on a phone
Anyone who needs automatic captions and dubbing without a subscription
Editors who want the same project open on a phone and a laptop

Not for

Studios needing colour management, professional codecs and a conventional NLE workflow
Organisations with a policy position on ByteDance-owned software

Watch out: The per-second Seedance rates on the pricing page are first-month prices and the plan prices are reference figures until you sign in, so check the renewal amount at checkout. Separately, capcut.com/business redirects to Pippit, the rebrand of CapCut Commerce Pro, which has its own pricing.

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