CapCut

What it does

CapCut is a video editor with a timeline, templates, effects and a music library. Its AI features generate captions in several languages, voice texts with synthetic voices, cut out people in videos and images and filter background noise. You can generate short clips and graphics from text or images; “Video Studio” builds a video in conversation with you. Projects sync via the cloud, so you can continue between web, desktop and app.

Who it suits

Anyone who regularly edits short videos for social media, product presentations or tutorials and doesn’t want to learn professional software. In the Teams plan, several people work on shared projects.

Data protection for businesses

The contracting party is Bytedance Pte. Ltd. in Singapore; according to the privacy policy, data is stored on servers in the USA, Malaysia and Singapore. The vendor does not offer EU data hosting. CapCut also uses collected information to train its models; the vendor does not describe how to turn this off. Under the terms of service, you grant a broad, perpetual licence to uploaded content. The vendor does not mention a data processing agreement, including for Teams. CapCut is therefore unsuitable for customer data or confidential material.

Limits

Many AI features, templates and cloud storage require a subscription, and AI actions use up credits. Prices differ by region and device; Teams can only be booked on the web. Commercial use of templates and music is governed by a separate licence agreement.