Adobe Express
Focus: graphic design, templates and video. Shares social media with Kapwing. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.4 (Kapwing: 4.5).
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.4Visit
Web App
Kapwing
An online video editor with subtitles, resizing and AI tools.
Rating
4.5 / 5
Pricing
Freemium
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
Web
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What is Kapwing?
Kapwing is a browser-based editor for trimming videos, adding subtitles, resizing for social platforms and recording your screen or webcam. The free plan offers unlimited exports up to four minutes at 720p with a watermark, and paid plans remove the watermark and add 4K and longer exports.
Pros: what Kapwing does well
- Nothing to install
- Handy auto-subtitles
- Easy resizing for each platform
Cons: where it falls short
- Free exports carry a watermark
- Free videos are limited to four minutes at 720p
Who Kapwing is for
Creators and marketers who make short videos for social media and want a simple editor.
Who can skip it
Video editors who already work in a full desktop editing suite.
Kapwing alternatives
Not sold on Kapwing? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
VEED
Focus: video, editing and online. Shares subtitles with Kapwing. Rated 4.4 (Kapwing: 4.5).
Web AppFree planWeb
Descript
Focus: podcast, transcript editing and screen recording. Shares video editing with Kapwing. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.4 (Kapwing: 4.5).
Desktop AppFree planmacOS, Windows
4.4Visit
Linear
Focus: issues, sprints and engineering. Also in Workflows and Collaboration, like Kapwing. Adds macOS and Windows. Rated 4.8 (Kapwing: 4.5).
Web AppFree planWeb, macOS
4.8Visit
CapCut
Focus: Content Creation and Free Tool. Shares Video Editing and AI with Kapwing. A mobile app, not a web app. Free (Kapwing: Freemium). Adds iOS, Android and macOS. Rated 4.7 (Kapwing: 4.5).
Mobile AppFreeiOS, Android
4.7Visit
Grafana
Focus: dashboards, monitoring and metrics. Also in Collaboration and Workflows, like Kapwing. Free (Kapwing: Freemium). Adds Linux. Rated 4.7 (Kapwing: 4.5).
Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.7Visit
Free alternatives to Kapwing
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Subtitle Edit
Focus: captions, open source and github. Shares subtitles and video editing with Kapwing. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Kapwing: Freemium). Adds Windows, Linux and Offline. Rated 4.7 (Kapwing: 4.5).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, Linux
4.7Visit
Claude Code Game Studios
Focus: claude code, game development and ai agents. Also in Workflows and Collaboration, like Kapwing. An AI tool, not a web app. Free (Kapwing: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (Kapwing: 4.5).
AI ToolFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit
Storybook
Focus: ui development, components and testing. Also in Workflows and Collaboration, like Kapwing. A framework, not a web app. Free (Kapwing: Freemium). Rated 4.7 (Kapwing: 4.5).
FrameworkFreeWeb
4.7Visit
Bruno
Focus: api client, api testing and postman alternative. Also in Workflows and Collaboration, like Kapwing. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Kapwing: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Kapwing: 4.5).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit
D2
Focus: diagrams, diagram as code and command line. Also in Collaboration and Workflows, like Kapwing. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Kapwing: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Kapwing: 4.5).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit
delta
Focus: git, diff and code review. Also in Workflows and Collaboration, like Kapwing. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Kapwing: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Kapwing: 4.5).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit
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