Kapwing

What it is for

Kapwing is a browser video studio: the official Getting Started still (see the cover: talking-head preview, media bin, inspector, timeline) is the product. Use it when the job is cut, caption, resize, or repurpose a clip in the browser, not when you need a generative video model as the product.

It is not open source. Free exists ($0). Pro is the first public paid card.

What makes it unique: the cover is Kapwing’s own Studio screenshot from the official help article — preview + timeline — not a blank canvas.

Key features

• Studio timeline — preview, media bin, inspector sliders, and a multi-track timeline (cover).
• Repurpose tools — Subtitler, Speaker Focus, Resize, Trim with Transcript, Dubbing, Clip Maker.
• AI extras — script generator, B-roll, custom characters, text to speech (credit-metered).
• Credits — Free 10; Pro 1,000/mo; Business 4,000/mo on the live cards.
• Team workspace — Brand Kit and shared projects on Pro+; custom voice clones on Business.

Who it's for

Best fit: social teams who already have footage and need captions / resize / collab in one tab.

Poor fit: people who want a transcript-first podcast cut (Descript) or a prompt-to-video model (Runway).

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-21 (Asia/Shanghai) from the live cards on kapwing.com/pricing. Displayed dollars can vary by region at checkout.

• Free — $0. 10 credits; watermarked exports; up to 4 minutes; 720p; 5 GB storage.
• Pro — $16/mo billed annually or $24/mo monthly. 1,000 credits/mo; no watermark; 4K; 2-hour exports; 200 GB.
• Business — $50/mo billed annually or $64/mo monthly. 4,000 credits/mo; voice clones; lip sync; 800 GB.
• Enterprise — custom credits; contact sales.

Limitations / costs

• Credits gate AI tools. Auto-subtitling and dubbing draw from the monthly pool.
• Free keeps a watermark and a 4-minute export cap.
• Studio, not a text-to-video model. You start from media or a URL.
• Annual $16 / $50 is the save-33% toggle; monthly list is $24 / $64.

Alternatives

• CapCut — signed-out browser timeline; Pro USD 19.99/mo.
• VEED — subtitle-first browser editor; Creator $12/user/mo billed annually.
• Descript — edit video by editing a transcript.

Official tutorial

Official Kapwing channel video: How to Resize Any Video for Every Social Media (Kapwing 2023 Tutorial) (oEmbed author: Kapwing).

Written path: Getting Started with Kapwing Studio plus Pricing.

Website

https://www.kapwing.com

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is Kapwing’s official Studio still from the Getting Started help article (talking-head + timeline). Dollars checked on kapwing.com/pricing (Free $0; Pro $16 annual / $24 monthly; Business $50 / $64). Tutorial: How to Resize Any Video on @Kapwing (oEmbed).

Last verified

2026-10-21 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.