Five Great Alternatives to CapCut Now That It’s Banned
The disappearance and re-emergence of social media platform TikTok is the biggest story in tech, but parent company TikTok’s other popular app, CapCut , is also in limbo. As of this writing, users attempting to download this popular video editing tool will receive the following message:
If the app is already installed on your phone, it looks like the service has been restored —for now. But given that ByteDance’s status in the US is currently very tenuous, it’s entirely possible that CapCut will disappear again. If you’re worried about losing service in the future or can’t download the app at all, let’s look at five CapCut alternatives.
Adobe Premiere Rush
The big benefit of Adobe’s entry into the “social media video editing” market is that it is available on both your PC and mobile devices. Videos are saved to the cloud, so you can start something on your phone and then select it later on your PC, or work on the same edit on iOS and Android devices. Plus basic features are free. Adobe Premiere Rush lets you drag and drop files and photos onto your timeline, and create your own titles quickly and easily. To fully unlock Rush, the monthly cost is $9.99. You can access Rush on iOS and Android .
Inshot
Inshot provides users with a ton of free features and is extremely easy to use, so if you’re looking for an easy way to add music, text, transitions, video collages, and more, this might be the app for you. The free version allows you to create and export videos for the price of a few ads at the top of the editor and a watermark on the final video. If you want to make it all go away, the prices are reasonable: monthly subscriptions are $4, annual subscriptions are $15, and lifetime use is $40. With a 4.9 rating and over two million reviews on the Apple store, Inshot is a popular alternative to CapCut. Download Inshot on iOS or Android .
Filmora
Filmora’s clean, easy-to-understand interface is much like CapCut’s and relies heavily on artificial intelligence: Filmora offers Image to Video, which lets you upload an image and the AI creates a video from it; AI Auto Cut, which uses AI to do the cutting for you; AI Object Remover, which paints over unnecessary objects in the frame using AI (for example, Magic Eraser); AI voice cloning, which copies your voice using AI; among other features. It allows you to quickly edit videos even if you’re a beginner, but diving deeper unlocks more advanced features, so both beginners and professionals can get the hang of Filmora.
There is a free version of Filmora, but your videos will have a watermark and many features are locked behind a paywall. An annual Filmora subscription costs $39.99, or you can pay $12.99 per month. You can download Filmora on iOS or Android .
LumaFusion
There’s no free version of LumaFusion , but for $29.99 you’ll get a professional-grade video editing program on your mobile device that includes color correction, speed enhancement, keyframing, green screen, and more. The basic features are plenty, but if you want to go even further, for another $20 you’ll add Multicam Studio, allowing you to switch between six video sources on the fly, all from your phone or tablet. Download LumaFusion on iOS or Android .
YouCut
YouCut is a simple, free video editing program for mobile devices that lets you merge, trim, and split clips for free, and add effects, filters, transitions, background music, and more without adding a watermark to your creations. Of course, there are tier fees: you can drop $7.99 per year or $19.99 for a lifetime membership to get more filters, effects, and features, but it’s a reasonable price. You can download YouCut on iOS or Android .