# CapCut

> Video and photo editor with effects, auto captions and AI tools

CapCut is a video and photo editor from ByteDance for phones, tablets and desktop computers. It pairs a multi-track timeline with effects, filters, a music library and automated tools such as auto captions, text-to-speech and background removal. The apps are free to download, and Standard and Pro subscriptions are sold as in-app purchases.

- **Category:** Screen Recording & Video
- **Made by:** Bytedance Pte. Ltd.
- **Website:** https://www.capcut.com
- **Runs on:** iOS, Android, macOS, Windows
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

CapCut has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99 per month for Standard, as a US App Store in-app purchase.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free to download with a range of free tools. On the desktop app, auto captions get 1 free use a month in the US, audio extraction gets 9, and the advanced editing set is marked Pro only.
- **Free trial:** Free trial of premium features before subscribing; the store listings do not state its length.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Basic editing, effects, filters and background removal. Auto captions and audio extraction have monthly free-use caps on the desktop app. |
| Standard | $9.99 per month, as a US App Store in-app purchase | Sold in the app as "Standard Monthly Subscription". The store listings do not say what it adds to the free version. |
| Pro | $19.99 per month, as a US App Store in-app purchase | Sold in the app as "Pro Monthly Subscription". The Windows listing marks its advanced editing features as available in the Pro version only. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/capcut-photo-video-editor/id1500855883 on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with CapCut before buying.

## App Store prices by country

"Standard Monthly Subscription", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $9.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £10.99 | about $14.51 (45% more) |
| Germany | 11,99 € | about $13.41 (34% more) |
| Canada | $13.49 | about $9.46 (5% less) |
| Australia | $14.99 | about $10.41 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 32,90 | about $6.56 (34% less) |
| Mexico | $165.00 | about $9.16 (8% less) |
| Turkey | ₺199,99 | about $4.06 (59% less) |
| Indonesia | Rp 75ribu | about $4.19 (58% less) |
| Philippines | ₱ 250.00 | about $3.97 (60% less) |
| South Africa | R99.99 | about $6.01 (40% less) |

## Key features

- **Multi-track timeline editing:** Trim, split and merge clips on a multi-track timeline, change speed from 0.1x to 100x with speed curves, and freeze a frame.
- **Keyframes, chroma key and stabilization:** Keyframe animation, optical-flow slow motion, chroma key and stabilization. The Windows listing marks this set as available in the Pro version only.
- **Auto captions and text-to-speech:** Speech recognition turns dialogue into subtitles, and text-to-speech reads text in multiple languages and voices.
- **Background removal and AI video:** Removes backgrounds automatically. The App Store listing also describes an AI video feature that turns text or images into video.
- **Effects, filters and music:** Hundreds of effects such as Glitch, Blur and 3D, filters that are updated weekly, and a library of music clips and sound effects.
- **Export and sharing:** Choose the export resolution, with 4K 60fps and smart HDR supported, then share the video to social media platforms.

## Good for

- Short-form video for TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
- Editing on a phone or tablet, with desktop apps for longer projects
- Adding captions, effects and music without separate tools

## Worth knowing

- Prices shown are US App Store in-app purchases; what CapCut charges on the web or in the desktop app may differ.
- The US App Store also lists a yearly subscription at $89.99 and monthly subscriptions at $7.99 and $19.99 without naming their plan.
- On Windows, free auto captions are capped at 1 use a month in the US, UK, France, Germany and China, and up to 6 a month elsewhere.
- The Windows listing marks keyframe animation, optical-flow slow motion, chroma key and stabilization as Pro only.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.6 out of 5 from 1,123,118 ratings in the United States, read Oct 7, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1500855883

Often praised:

- Ready-made templates and a wide choice of effects and filters are what reviewers keep coming back to when they say why they use it. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1500855883, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44617567)
- Commenters describe it as an editor with a low barrier to entry, easier to get going with than the professional video tools. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44554143, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44057372, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44553909)
- Reviewers and a commenter praise how much of the editor can be used without paying. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1500855883, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45765152)

Often criticised:

- Reviewers who rate it highly still complain that effects and transitions they used for free have been moved into the paid Pro plan. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1500855883)
- Several reviewers report glitches, such as a storage warning that would not clear, blank thumbnails in the media picker or the reverse tool picking the wrong clip. (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1500855883)

Based on 10 App Store reviews, all of four or five stars, from October 2023 to February 2026, and about 15 Hacker News comments from May 2025 to February 2026. These are themes summarised from public reviews and discussions, not ToolGPA's own verdict.

## Works with

TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp

**Tags:** Video editing, AI features

## Alternatives

- [Clipchamp](https://toolgpa.com/tools/clipchamp): Microsoft's browser-based video editor with a free plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/capcut-vs-clipchamp)
- [Wondershare Filmora](https://toolgpa.com/tools/filmora): Desktop and mobile video editor with AI tools and a stock library. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/capcut-vs-filmora)
- [VEED](https://toolgpa.com/tools/veed): Browser-based AI video generator and editor for social video. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/capcut-vs-veed)
- [Kapwing](https://toolgpa.com/tools/kapwing): Online video editor with AI subtitles, dubbing and team workspaces. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/capcut-vs-kapwing)
- [iMovie](https://toolgpa.com/tools/imovie): Apple's free video editor for iPhone, iPad and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/capcut-vs-imovie)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/capcut-photo-video-editor/id1500855883
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lemon.lvoverseas&hl=en_US&gl=US
- https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/xp9kn75rrb9nhs?hl=en-US&gl=US

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