Kapwing
Browser-based video editor for teams with AI generation, automatic subtitles, dubbing and clip repurposing.
Kapwing is a browser-based video editing platform for creative teams. Kapwing combines a drag-and-drop timeline editor with AI tools that generate videos from prompts, add subtitles, translate and dub speech, and cut long recordings into social clips. Kapwing is used by opening a project in the browser, editing with teammates and exporting the result.
Best for Marketing, training and education teams that produce and localise video together and prefer an editor that runs in the browser.
- Platforms
- Web
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Free plan
- Yes
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What is Kapwing?
Kapwing is an online video platform for creative teams that combines a timeline editor with a range of AI tools. Everything runs in the browser, so nothing has to be installed. The editor uses a drag-and-drop timeline for trimming and combining clips and adding overlays, and several people can work in one project and leave comments. On the AI side, a prompt can produce a draft video with voiceover, visuals, subtitles and music, built as a layered project that remains editable. Other tools generate subtitles and transcripts, translate and dub dialogue, turn text into speech, clean up audio, cut out silences, reframe footage around the speaker and split one long recording into short social clips. A free tier exports with a watermark, while paid workspaces add 4K export, a brand kit and larger monthly allowances for the AI features.
Key Features
Timeline Video Editor
Trims, merges and layers clips on a drag-and-drop timeline, with transitions, effects and built-in screen and camera recording.
Automatic Subtitles
Creates captions from the audio track and lets you download them as SRT or VTT files or as a transcript.
Translation and Dubbing
Translates subtitles with AI and re-voices dialogue in other languages, with lip sync on the higher tiers.
Prompt-to-Video
Builds a first draft from a text prompt, complete with a script you can adjust, narration, music and visuals.
Repurposing Tools
Finds short clips in a longer video, resizes them for each platform and keeps the framing on whoever is speaking.
Team Workspace
Supports simultaneous editing, comments on the video, shared folders and a brand kit holding logos, fonts and colours.
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Use Cases
- Social Media Clips
- Cut a webinar or podcast recording into short captioned videos sized for each network.
- Localising Video
- Add translated subtitles or a dubbed voice track so one video serves several regions.
- Training and Tutorials
- Record the screen and camera inside the editor and turn the result into an instructional video.
- Video Ads
- Draft ad creative from a prompt and finish it with brand fonts and colours.
- Classroom Projects
- Have students assemble multimedia assignments using the education templates.
Things to know
- Free exports are watermarked
- The free tier adds a Kapwing watermark, caps export quality at 720p and limits finished videos to four minutes.
- Free projects are kept briefly
- The plan comparison lists a storage duration of three days for free workspaces, against the length of the subscription on paid ones.
- AI features have monthly caps
- Subtitling, translation, dubbing, text to speech and lip sync each have a minute allowance that grows with the plan.
- Free projects are unlisted, not private
- Anyone holding the link can view a free workspace project; private projects require a paid plan.
FAQs
What is Kapwing?
Kapwing is a browser-based video editing platform for teams that pairs a timeline editor with AI tools for generating, subtitling, translating and repurposing video.
Is Kapwing free?
Yes, Kapwing has a free tier. Free exports carry a watermark, are limited to 720p and four minutes, and include 10 credits for AI features.
How much does Kapwing cost?
Kapwing: a free plan is available. Paid plan rates are published on kapwing.com. Check the official pricing page for current amounts.
Does Kapwing need to be installed?
No. Kapwing runs in the web browser, and projects are saved to cloud storage in your workspace.
Which file formats does Kapwing export?
Kapwing exports projects as MP4, PNG, JPG, MP3 and GIF files, and subtitles can be saved as SRT or VTT.
Can Kapwing translate videos?
Yes. Kapwing translates subtitles automatically and offers AI dubbing, with monthly minute limits that depend on the plan.
Who makes Kapwing?
Kapwing is made by a company of the same name based in San Francisco, California, whose team also runs its own YouTube channel.
Who it's for
- Marketing teams
- Content creators
- Educators
- Training teams
- Internal communications teams
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