CapCut

Video Players & Editors

8.5~~/10~~

Our score

★ 3.6 Google Play·1B+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-10-03

Screenshots

Template gallery on the Trending tab with Dancer and Photo puzzle designs

AI effect turning a portrait into an illustrated character, filter presets below

Style presets applied to a portrait clip, with Auto Velocity and 3D Zoom

Transition picker mid-clip offering Black Fade, Pull in and Mix at 0.1 to 1.5 seconds

Background removal leaving the subject cut out against a transparency grid

Auto captions placing a subtitle line over a video of a singer at a microphone

About CapCut

CapCut is a free video editor built for vertical short-form video, from the same company as TikTok. It carries a timeline with keyframes, speech-to-text captions, background removal and speed curves — features that used to mean desktop software. The reason it spread is that almost none of it is paywalled, and the ending watermark is a deletable clip rather than a burned-in overlay.

App information

DeveloperBYTEDANCE PTE. LTD.

Version19.3.0

Size305 MB (Android) · 809 MB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsYes (occasional)

In-app purchasesYes (CapCut Pro)

Content rating13+

Requires (Android)Android 6.0+

Requires (iOS)iOS 13.0+

Offline modeEditing yes, AI tools no

Interface languagesAR, EN, FR, HE, ID, IT + 14 more

Store rating (Google Play)3.6 from 13,062,132 ratings

Installs1B+

Updated by developer2026-09-01

Data checked2026-09-07

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-07. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

CapCut Review: Desktop-Class Editing With a Corporate Catch

What the free version actually gives you

Almost everything. Multi-track timeline, keyframes on any property, speed curves, chroma key and stabilisation sit in the free tier, while CapCut's own Standard vs Pro comparison lists auto captions and background removal among the Pro tools. Export goes to 1080p on any recent phone and to 4K 60fps on hardware that can encode it. The famous watermark is not burned into the frame — it is a three-second outro clip on the timeline, and deleting it takes one tap. Pro also adds extra effects and filters and cloud space. For straightforward cutting you will not meet the paywall at all, which is unusual enough to be the main reason to pick it.

Auto captions and the AI tools, tested

Speech-to-text is the feature most people install it for, and on clear English audio it lands close enough that correcting it is faster than typing from scratch. Accents and two people talking over each other break it, and it punctuates enthusiastically. Background removal is clean on a plain wall and messy on hair against a busy scene. Both of these run on servers, so they stop working with no connection — the timeline keeps editing offline, the AI features do not. That split matters if you edit on the move.

Pro at $19.99 a Month, and What the Terms License

Two subscriptions sit above the free editor on the US App Store: Standard at $9.99 a month and Pro at $19.99, with prices that vary by region and change without notice. The developer's own comparison puts about 1 TB of cloud storage in Pro, and the free 1 GB of cloud space ended in August 2024, so free projects live on the phone. The terms of service leave ownership of your footage with you but grant the company a royalty-free, sub-licensable, perpetual and worldwide licence to content you upload, used to operate and develop the service. For holiday clips that is background; for client work, read the current terms yourself. Separately, it is one of the heaviest editors on either store, and project caches grow on top of the install.

Pros

Multi-track timeline with keyframes, free, on a phone
Watermark is a deletable outro clip, not a burned-in overlay
Auto captions are accurate enough that correcting beats typing
4K 60fps export on hardware that can handle it
Templates get a usable edit out of you in about two minutes

Cons

AI features stop working without a connection
Terms grant a perpetual, worldwide licence over content you upload
Heavy install plus project caches on a phone that may not have room

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Verdict

CapCut is the most capable free video editor on a phone, and the deletable watermark alone puts it ahead of everything that burns one in. Take it if you are making short-form video and want a real timeline without paying. Think twice if you are producing work you will license, or if your phone is short on storage.

Core function10.0A real multi-track editor with keyframes, free, running on a mid-range phone.

Ease of use8.0Powerful, and the tool density shows: the first hour is spent finding things.

Monetisation9.0The paywall sits around extras, not around exporting your work.

Performance8.0Smooth on recent hardware, warm and slow on anything older than four years.

Privacy & permissions6.0AI tools process clips on servers, and the terms take a perpetual licence over uploads.

8.5out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

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Frequently asked questions

Does CapCut put a watermark on my video?

Only if you leave it there. The watermark is a separate outro clip at the end of the timeline — select it and delete it before you export and nothing is added to your footage. Nothing is burned into the frames themselves.

What does CapCut Pro cost and is it worth it?

Pro is a subscription that unlocks extra effects, filters, cloud storage and the AI tools, which CapCut's comparison page says include auto captions and background removal. Standard editing and export are free, so check whether captions open on your account before paying. Check the current price in the app — it varies by region.

Can CapCut export in 4K?

Yes, up to 4K at 60fps, if your phone can encode it. Older and mid-range hardware will offer 1080p instead. The export screen shows what your specific device supports before you commit to a render.

Does CapCut work offline?

The editor does: trimming, layers, keyframes, transitions and export all work with no connection. Auto captions, background removal and the other AI tools run on servers and will not start offline.

Is CapCut safe to use for commercial work?

Technically yes: exports are clean files with no burned-in mark. What deserves a read is the licence — the terms leave ownership with you but grant the company a royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide licence to content you upload for processing. For client or licensed work, read the current terms directly.