Overview

CapCut is a free, all-in-one video editing application designed for creating engaging short-form content for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Developed by ByteDance, CapCut brings powerful AI features to Mac users including automatic captions with speech recognition, AI-powered background removal without green screens, facial tracking for effects and stickers, text-to-speech AI voiceovers, motion tracking, style transfer, and auto-detection of scene changes for smart effects application. The desktop app for Mac offers a comprehensive editing suite with multi-track timeline editing, keyframe animation, chroma keying, color grading tools, and an extensive library of effects, transitions, music, and sound effects. CapCut's AI features make professional-looking videos accessible to everyone, with auto-reframe for different aspect ratios, beat detection for automatic music synchronization, and smart templates that adapt to your footage. Note: CapCut has been permanently banned in India since 2020, and faced temporary restrictions in the United States in early 2025, though service was later restored. Future availability in certain regions remains uncertain due to ongoing regulatory considerations.

Pricing: Free | Pro subscription available

Minimum macOS: 10.15 (Catalina)

Architecture: Apple Silicon, Intel

Key Features

• Auto Captions: AI speech recognition for automatic subtitle generation with high accuracy
• AI Background Removal: Remove backgrounds without green screen using machine learning
• Facial Tracking: AI-powered face tracking for effects, stickers, and filters
• Text-to-Speech: AI voice generation with multiple voice options and languages
• Motion Tracking: Automatically track objects in your footage for attached effects
• Style Transfer: Apply AI artistic styles to your videos
• Auto Scene Detection: AI identifies scene changes and applies smart effects
• Beat Detection: Automatically sync edits to music beats
• Auto Reframe: Intelligent cropping for different aspect ratios (16:9, 9:16, 1:1)
• Smart Templates: AI-powered templates that automatically adapt to your footage
• Multi-track Timeline: Professional timeline editing with multiple video and audio tracks
• Keyframe Animation: Precise control over effects and transitions
• Chroma Keying: Green screen removal and replacement
• Color Grading: Professional color correction and grading tools
• Extensive Effects Library: Thousands of effects, transitions, stickers, and filters
• Royalty-Free Music: Large library of music and sound effects
• Export up to 4K resolution
• Completely free core features with no watermark on basic exports
• Optimized for social media content creation

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