AI video editors you can use free October 2026
Watermarks, export quality and free captions, read on the pages of 19 video editors. Many free plans let you edit, then put a logo on the video or stop at 720p.
Checked by hand on 5 October 2026, on each company’s own pages.1 of 71 have moved since, re-checked 22h ago.
The short answer
If you read nothing else, read this.
- No watermark, free: Microsoft Clipchamp exports as many videos as you like, up to 1080p. CapCut and Adobe Express export with no watermark too, and Canva does if you use only free elements. On phones: Adobe Premiere, Edits and VN.
- Best free quality: Adobe Premiere's phone app exports 4K with no watermark, and Edits and VN list 4K too. On a computer, DaVinci Resolve's free version goes up to Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) at 60fps, and Shotcut supports 4K and 8K. Descript, VEED, Kapwing and Vizard stop at 720p on free.
- Free auto captions: unlimited on Canva and in the Adobe Premiere app on iPhone. Adobe Express puts no limit on how many videos, CapCut's are free on CapCut Web, and Clipchamp includes AI subtitles. The free Edits app makes them too. On a computer, Shotcut and Kdenlive make subtitles from speech.
- Clips for Shorts and Reels: OpusClip and Vizard turn 60 minutes of long video a month into short clips, free, with a watermark. You have 3 days to export them. Adobe Express has a free AI clip maker, in English and on a computer only.
- "Free" that is really a trial: Submagic has no free plan, only 3 short videos to try, with a watermark. Kapwing's 10 credits and Descript's 100 AI credits come once and never refill, and VEED's AI Clips can be used once.
- No sign-up: the Adobe Premiere phone app lets you edit and export with no account. Kapwing has most tools without one, but saving needs a free sign-in. Clipchamp, Adobe Express, OpusClip, Vizard, Edits and YouTube Create need an account.
- Want AI to make the whole video? That is a video generator, not an editor. See our guide to free AI video generators.
I read the pages of 19 video editors. Free is easy. Free with no watermark is harder.
Quick picks
No watermark, no export limit
Microsoft Clipchamp
Up to 1080p
Export as many videos as you like. AI subtitles are free too. You need a personal Microsoft account.
4K on your phone, no account
Adobe Premiere
4K, no watermark
Unlimited exports, and no account needed to edit. iPhone and Android; auto captions on Android are coming soon.
Unlimited free captions
Canva
Unlimited captions
With colors and animations. No watermark if you use only free elements, and exports up to 1080p.
Free clips for Shorts
OpusClip
60 minutes a month
Of long video, cut into short clips with AI captions. Free clips have a watermark, and you have 3 days to export them.
Compare them all
All 19, side by side. Tap a name for the sentences behind it.
Free, no watermark
CapCutFree editor, no limit givenWatermark Usually none · Export Not stated · Auto captions Free on CapCut Web · Paid from Shown in the appTry free
Microsoft ClipchampUnlimited exportsWatermark No · Export Up to 1080p · Auto captions Yes, AI subtitles · Paid from $9.99 a month (Microsoft 365)Try free
CanvaFree plan, 20 AI uses a monthWatermark None with free elements · Export Up to 1080p · Auto captions Unlimited · Paid from $144 a yearTry free
Adobe ExpressFree plan, no cardWatermark No · Export Under 4K, exact not stated · Auto captions Yes, no video limit · Paid from $9.99 a monthTry free
Free phone apps
- Adobe Premiere (phone app)Unlimited exportsWatermark No · Export Up to 4K · Auto captions Unlimited on iPhoneOpen
- Edits (by Instagram)Free appWatermark No · Export Up to 4K · Auto captions YesOpen
- VN Video EditorFree app and templatesWatermark No · Export Up to 4K · Auto captions Free on your device · Paid from Credits, prices not shownOpen
- YouTube CreateFree, no adsWatermark Not stated · Export Not stated · Auto captions Yes, in one tapOpen
- InShotFree app, with adsWatermark Yes, InShot logo · Export Not stated for free · Auto captions Listed, plan not statedOpen
Clip makers for Shorts and Reels
- OpusClip60 minutes of video a monthWatermark Yes · Export Up to 1080p · Auto captions Yes, with emoji · Paid from $15 a monthTry free
Vizard60 minutes of video a monthWatermark Yes · Export 720p · Paid from $14.50 a month, billed yearlyTry free
SubmagicTrial: 3 short videosWatermark Yes · Paid from $12 a month yearly, $19 monthlyTry free
Free, with a watermark and 720p
Descript1 hour a month, 100 AI credits onceWatermark Yes · Export 720p · Auto captions Yes, animated · Paid from $16 a month yearly, $24 monthlyTry freeVEEDFree planWatermark Yes · Export 720p · Auto captions Yes, with limits · Paid from $147 a yearTry free
Kapwing30 minutes of exports a monthWatermark Yes · Export 720p · Auto captions Up to 10 minutes · Paid from $16 a month yearly, $24 monthlyTry free
Free desktop editors
DaVinci ResolveFree versionWatermark Not stated · Export Up to 3840 x 2160, 60fps · Paid from $295 one-time (Studio)Open
ShotcutFully free, open sourceWatermark Not stated · Export 4K and 8K · Auto captions Yes, speech to text · Paid from No paid plan shownOpen
KdenliveFully free, open sourceWatermark Not stated · Export Not stated · Auto captions Yes, from speech · Paid from No paid plan shownOpen
Wondershare FilmoraBasic editing toolsWatermark Yes · Export Not stated · Auto captions Not in the free plan · Paid from $49.99 a yearOpen
– means their own pages do not say.
Free, no watermark
Free editors that export with no watermark; on Canva, only with free elements. Read on each company's own pages on 5 October 2026.
- Free
- Free editor, no limit given
- Watermark
- Usually none
- Export
- Not stated
- Auto captions
- Free on CapCut Web
- Paid from
- Shown in the app
- Card
- No card
CapCut does not put its prices on its website: they change by country, device and offer, and you see them in the app after you log in. There are two paid plans, Standard and Pro, and tools with a purple diamond need Pro. Templates often add a CapCut ending clip with a logo: delete it before you export. Free AI captions are confirmed for CapCut Web, not for every AI tool in the phone and desktop apps.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Is CapCut free online? Yes, you can enjoy endless templates and media assets without spending a dime.”
“The good news is that videos created in CapCut can usually be exported without a watermark.”
“Yes, the AI caption feature on CapCut Web is free to use without any hidden costs.”
“Features marked with the purple diamond icon belong to the Pro plan.”
Microsoft Clipchamp
- Free
- Unlimited exports
- Watermark
- No
- Export
- Up to 1080p
- Auto captions
- Yes, AI subtitles
- Paid from
- $9.99 a month (Microsoft 365)
- Sign-up
- Microsoft account
Made by Microsoft. The free plan also has AI voiceovers and silence removal, and needs no card. Premium is not sold alone: it comes with Microsoft 365 Personal or Family, $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year in the US, and adds 4K exports. Microsoft 365 can be tried free for 1 month, then it renews by itself. Use a personal Microsoft account: work and school accounts get a different Clipchamp.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“The free plan for Clipchamp video editor lets you work on and export as many videos as you like.”
“Export videos in up to 1080p (full HD) video resolution for free, with no watermarks.”
“The free plan also includes all basic editing tools like trim, crop, rotate, resize, and more, as well as AI video editing features like AI subtitles, voiceovers, and silence removal.”
“Microsoft 365 Personal $9.99/month $99.99/year”
- Free
- Free plan, 20 AI uses a month
- Watermark
- None with free elements
- Export
- Up to 1080p
- Auto captions
- Unlimited
- Paid from
- $144 a year
- Length
- Videos up to 30 minutes
One Pro or paid element, such as paid footage or music, adds a watermark. AI clipping (Highlights) and Auto-trim are Pro tools; on free you cut clips by hand. The 20 AI uses are shared by all of Canva's AI tools and reset every month. Free downloads stay at 1080p: picking another quality, 4K included, asks you to upgrade. Canva Pro has a free trial; its length is not on the pages we read.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Yes! Even if you have a free Canva account, you can export videos without a watermark as long as you use free elements, images, footage, and music.”
“Unlimited usage of captions with color, stylings and animations.”
“MP4 videos up to 30 minutes in length with a max resolution of 1920 * 1080px”
“Canva Free: Up to 20 uses of Standard AI tools, or Premium AI tools.”
Adobe Express
- Free
- Free plan, no card
- Watermark
- No
- Export
- Under 4K, exact not stated
- Auto captions
- Yes, no video limit
- Paid from
- $9.99 a month
- Sign-up
- Adobe account
It has a free AI clip maker, in English only and on a computer only. Free videos can be up to 30 minutes long. Making 5-second AI videos is limited to 2 free uses, ever. Premium adds 4K export and 250 generative credits a month, is billed monthly with no yearly commitment, and has a 30-day free trial.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Edit videos in minutes with Adobe Express. Crop, trim, add effects, and export watermark-free.”
“There’s no limit to how many videos you can add captions to, so feel free to upload as many videos as you’d like to get started today.”
“At the moment, the AI Clip maker supports English only and is currently only available for desktop.”
“Free to use. No credit card required.”
Free phone apps
Edit on your phone. Adobe Premiere, Edits and VN list 4K exports with no watermark. InShot puts its logo on free videos, and YouTube Create is only in 21 countries.
Adobe Premiere (phone app)
- Free
- Unlimited exports
- Watermark
- No
- Export
- Up to 4K
- Auto captions
- Unlimited on iPhone
- Sign-up
- Not needed to edit
- Works on
- iPhone and Android
No account is needed to edit, save projects on your phone or export; free stock and generative AI need a free Adobe sign-in. Adobe lists auto captions on Android as coming soon. Generative AI (images, stickers, sound effects, image to video) is on iPhone only for now, and uses Firefly credits you buy at a price the app page does not give.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Yes, Adobe Premiere on mobile is a free, standalone video editing mobile app.”
“You can use all core editing functions and export an unlimited number of videos in 4K resolution with no watermarks in the free version.”
“Premiere on mobile is built for social with one-tap background removal, free unlimited captions, and more.”
“no Adobe account or login is required to edit, save projects locally, or export video.”
Edits (by Instagram)
- Free
- Free app
- Watermark
- No
- Export
- Up to 4K
- Auto captions
- Yes
- Sign-up
- Instagram account
- Works on
- iPhone and Android
Made by Instagram, part of Meta. Its App Store listing says it is free, exports in 4K with no watermark and makes captions for you. It also has green screen and AI image animation. No paid plan is mentioned on its pages.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Edits is a free video editor that makes it easy for creators to turn their ideas into videos, right on their phone.”
“Export your videos in 4K with no watermark and share to any platform.”
“Generate captions automatically and customize how they appear in your video.”
“To start using Edits, you’ll need to sign in with your Instagram account.”
VN Video Editor
- Free
- Free app and templates
- Watermark
- No
- Export
- Up to 4K
- Auto captions
- Free on your device
- Paid from
- Credits, prices not shown
Its export help lists 480p up to 4K without tying them to a plan. Captions made on your device are free; cloud captions, translation and the AI generators use credits, and credit prices are not on its website. VN says some features work without an account, but not which.
In their own words(3, checked 5 Oct)
“VN Photo & Video Editor delivers pro-level editing with powerful tools, stunning templates, and no watermarks - all for free.”
“4K Ultra HD video”
“Auto Caption offers Tiny and Base models for free, with no watermark or subscription. Cloud-based captioning is also available and requires credits.”
YouTube Create
Some countries- Free
- Free, no ads
- Watermark
- Not stated
- Export
- Not stated
- Auto captions
- Yes, in one tap
- Sign-up
- Google sign-in
- Countries
- Only 21
Only in 21 countries, for example the US, UK, Canada, India, Germany, France, Spain and Brazil. It needs an Android phone with at least 4GB of RAM, or an iPhone XR or newer on iOS 17 or later. Its AI first draft, which trims and arranges your clips, is only in some places. YouTube's pages do not mention watermarks or export quality.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Use YouTube Create to edit long-form videos and Shorts - free of charge and without ads.”
“Automatically add captions to your videos with just the tap of a button.”
“Use AI to automatically trim and arrange your video clips into a first draft of your video.”
“Have a Google sign-in”
InShot
- Free
- Free app, with ads
- Watermark
- Yes, InShot logo
- Export
- Not stated for free
- Auto captions
- Listed, plan not stated
InShot's website has no pricing page, so the free status comes from its App Store listing. Its terms say a paid plan removes the InShot logo and the ads. The listing says it can save in 4K at 60fps and has Auto Captions and AI Cut, but not which need InShot Pro. A one-time Remove ads purchase is $3.99 in the US App Store; a yearly Pro plan with a free trial is listed, but its price did not show for us.
In their own words(2, checked 5 Oct)
“Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad”
“If you have paid for a subscription, you have access to all paid features and materials for free (including but not limited to stickers, filters, effects, backgrounds, themes, InShot logo and ads removal).”
Clip makers for Shorts and Reels
They cut a long video into short clips. OpusClip and Vizard are free with a watermark, and you have 3 days to export. Submagic has no free plan, only a trial.
- Free
- 60 minutes of video a month
- Watermark
- Yes
- Export
- Up to 1080p
- Auto captions
- Yes, with emoji
- Paid from
- $15 a month
- Catch
- Export within 3 days
1 credit is 1 minute of the long video you import. Free clips get auto reframe, but the free plan has no editing, and it needs no card. The 7-day Pro trial needs no card either, yet videos exported during it still carry the OpusClip watermark; after 7 days it turns into the free plan by itself. Starter is monthly only. Pro is $29 a month, or $174 billed yearly.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“60 credits per month”
“Currently, processing clips will cost 1 credit per minute of the original video imported.”
“If you are on the Free Trial or Free Plan, you will see an OpusClip brand logo watermark on your clips.”
“Up to 1080p rendered clips”
Vizard
- Free
- 60 minutes of video a month
- Watermark
- Yes
- Export
- 720p
- Paid from
- $14.50 a month, billed yearly
- Length
- Exports up to 10 minutes
- Catch
- Projects expire in 3 days
1 credit is 1 minute of video you upload, and the free plan has the full video editor. The cheapest plan, Creator, is $174 for a year and exports 4K with no watermark. An older help article from 2024 lists a bigger free allowance; the current price page says 60 credits a month.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“60 credits/month”
“Every minute of video you upload will cost 1 credit.”
“Do note that if you are on the free plan, your exported videos will have a Vizard.ai watermark and each project will expire after 3 days.”
“Export videos in 720p”
Submagic
- Free
- Trial: 3 short videos
- Watermark
- Yes
- Paid from
- $12 a month yearly, $19 monthly
- Card
- No card
No free plan: the price page starts at the paid Starter plan, and you need a subscription to download without a watermark. The help article does not say if the 3 trial videos come back, or which AI tools the trial has. Starter gives 45 credits a month, which Submagic says make 15 videos, at 1080p with no watermark, and caps each video at 2 minutes.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“You'll be able to upload 3 short videos and edit them the way you want.”
“If you choose a subscription, you'll be able to download it without a watermark”
“$19 $12 / mo. Save $84”
“Start editing shorts with AI, today. No credit card required.”
Free, with a watermark and 720p
Full editors with a real free plan, but free videos carry a watermark and stop at 720p.
- Free
- 1 hour a month, 100 AI credits once
- Watermark
- Yes
- Export
- 720p
- Auto captions
- Yes, animated
- Paid from
- $16 a month yearly, $24 monthly
- Card
- No card
The hour of media comes back every month, but the 100 AI credits are given once and never refill. Its table lists captions as unlimited on every plan, free included, while most AI tools, such as Studio Sound and Create Clips, are limited on free. The watermark sits in the bottom-right corner. Free storage is 5GB. Hobbyist exports 1080p with no watermark.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“60 minutes (1 hr) / month”
“AI credits (per editor) 100 (one-time)”
“Exports from a Free drive will include a Descript watermark in the bottom-right corner.”
“Free plan users are limited to 720p export.”
VEED
- Free
- Free plan
- Watermark
- Yes
- Export
- 720p
- Auto captions
- Yes, with limits
- Paid from
- $147 a year
VEED says the free subtitle limit is on its price page, but it did not show in the parts we could read. Its Magic Cut tool is fully free; AI Clips and Clean Audio can be used once per account. The watermark is part of the video, so paying later means exporting again. Free AI credits are offered only in some regions. Creator, at $147 a year, removes the watermark; we could not see its monthly price.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“The watermark is put on all exported videos while the account had a free subscription.”
“Free Plan: Export in 720p only.”
“This feature is accessible by all plans with limitations shown on our pricing page.”
“Creator $147 per user / year”
- Free
- 30 minutes of exports a month
- Watermark
- Yes
- Export
- 720p
- Auto captions
- Up to 10 minutes
- Paid from
- $16 a month yearly, $24 monthly
- Sign-up
- Not needed for most tools
- Length
- Videos up to 4 minutes
The 10 free credits are for life and do not refill: 1 minute of subtitles costs 1 credit. The 30 minutes of exports come back every month. Free projects are kept for 3 days, and you may not be able to export a project that uses paid tools. Saving a project needs a free sign-in. Kapwing has no free trial of its paid plans.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“Unlimited exports with a watermark”
“Monthly video export limit The monthly time limit for exported videos 30 minutes”
“The Free Plan comes with 10 credits lifetime.”
“Most of our tools are available for free without an account.”
Free desktop editors
Programs you download to your computer. Shotcut and Kdenlive are open source with no paid plan; Filmora puts a watermark on free videos.
DaVinci Resolve
- Free
- Free version
- Watermark
- Not stated
- Export
- Up to 3840 x 2160, 60fps
- AI tools
- Mostly in paid Studio
- Paid from
- $295 one-time (Studio)
A program you download. The free version works with 8-bit video formats. The paid Studio version adds the DaVinci AI Neural Engine and most AI tools, such as text based editing and magic mask. Studio is a single $295 price; the page does not mention a subscription. Blackmagic's pages do not mention watermarks at all.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“That’s why there’s a free version of DaVinci Resolve, so you can learn how to use the same tools that professional Hollywood artists use.”
“The free version works with virtually all 8-bit video formats at up to 60fps in resolutions as high as Ultra HD 3840 x 2160.”
“Includes everything in the free version plus the DaVinci AI Neural Engine, dozens of additional Resolve FX, temporal and AI spatial noise reduction, text based editing, magic mask, film grain, optical blur and more.”
“Buy Online Now $295”
Shotcut
- Free
- Fully free, open source
- Watermark
- Not stated
- Export
- 4K and 8K
- Auto captions
- Yes, speech to text
- Paid from
- No paid plan shown
- Works on
- Windows, Mac, Linux
Open source under the GPLv3 licence, and free for commercial use. Its pages show no paid plan and do not mention watermarks.
In their own words(3, checked 5 Oct)
“Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform video editor.”
“Support for 4K & 8K resolutions”
“Convert spoken word to subtitle text and text-to-speech”
Kdenlive
- Free
- Fully free, open source
- Watermark
- Not stated
- Export
- Not stated
- Auto captions
- Yes, from speech
- Paid from
- No paid plan shown
- Works on
- Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD
Automatic subtitles use the VOSK or Whisper engine, with a speech model you download inside the app. Its site asks for donations and shows no paid plan. Its pages do not mention watermarks or export limits.
In their own words(3, checked 5 Oct)
“Free and Open Source Video Editor”
“Create professional subtitles with automatic transcription, advanced layering and styling.”
“Automatic subtitle generation using the Whisper engine”
Wondershare Filmora
- Free
- Basic editing tools
- Watermark
- Yes
- Export
- Not stated
- Auto captions
- Not in the free plan
- Paid from
- $49.99 a year
- AI Mate
- 15 free uses a day
These plans are for the Windows and Mac app. AI Mate is Filmora's AI assistant. Its plan table leaves the free column empty for AI credits and for AI tools like Speech-to-Text and Smart Short Clips, which are paid with AI credits. The yearly plan renews by itself; a one-time licence is $79.99. The prices were shown with a sale countdown, so they may change.
In their own words(4, checked 5 Oct)
“You can access all of Filmora's basic editing features for free, and easily export your videos. However, watermarks will be added to the exported files.”
“AI Mate 15 free uses/day”
“US$49.99 /yr Automatically renew. Cancel anytime.”
“US$79.99 One-time payment”
Questions
What is the best free AI video editor?
It depends on what you need. For no watermark and no export limit, Microsoft Clipchamp: as many videos as you like, up to 1080p, with free AI subtitles. On a phone, the Adobe Premiere app exports unlimited 4K videos with no watermark, and you need no account to edit. For captions, Canva gives them unlimited, and the free Edits app makes them too. To cut long videos into Shorts, OpusClip gives 60 minutes of video a month, with a watermark.
Which free AI video editor has no watermark?
Microsoft Clipchamp and Adobe Express say free exports have no watermark, and CapCut says its videos usually have none: delete the ending clip that CapCut templates add. Canva has none if you use only free elements. On phones, Adobe Premiere (in 4K), Edits and VN export with no watermark. Descript, VEED, Kapwing, Filmora, OpusClip, Vizard and InShot put one on free videos, and Submagic removes it only for subscribers.
Is there a free AI video editor with no sign-up?
Yes, on a phone: the Adobe Premiere app needs no account to edit, save projects on your phone or export. Kapwing says most of its tools work without an account, but saving a project needs a free sign-in, and free videos have a watermark. Clipchamp needs a Microsoft account, Adobe Express an Adobe account, Edits an Instagram account and YouTube Create a Google sign-in. OpusClip and Vizard need an account too.
How can I add auto captions to a video for free?
Canva gives unlimited captions on free, and Adobe Express puts no limit on how many videos. CapCut's AI captions are free on CapCut Web, Clipchamp, YouTube Create and the free Edits app include them, and VN's are free when made on your device. The Adobe Premiere app has unlimited captions on iPhone, with Android coming soon. On a computer, Shotcut and Kdenlive turn speech into subtitles. Kapwing's free plan covers up to 10 minutes.
Is there a free AI clip maker for Shorts and Reels?
Yes. OpusClip and Vizard each turn 60 minutes of long video a month into short clips, free, with a watermark, and you have 3 days to export them. OpusClip adds AI captions and auto reframe, up to 1080p; Vizard exports at 720p. Adobe Express has a free AI clip maker, in English and on a computer only. Submagic has only a trial of 3 short videos, and Canva keeps AI clipping for Pro.
Is CapCut free?
Yes. CapCut says its online editor is free, with templates and media, and makes videos without a watermark. Its AI captions are free on CapCut Web, with no card needed. Tools with a purple diamond need Pro. CapCut does not put prices on its website: they change by country, device and offer, and you see them in the app after you log in.
How we checked
Every fact here comes from the company’s own page, with the sentence it is in. The facts checked for this guide show the day we read them. The tables come from our catalogue, which re-reads each price page on its own. When a page does not say something, we write that, and we never guess. How we check