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OpenShot vs CapCut: catalog facts
OpenShot	CapCut
Free Free and open source under the GPL. The project sells an optional video course and accepts…	Freemium Free with optional paid Pro features.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Web
Unlimited tracks and layers with drag and drop, snapping and frame-accurate stepping Curve-based keyframe animation, time mapping and speed changes on clips	Templates make it fast to produce social-media-ready edits Available across desktop, mobile, and web
Stability on long or complex timelines has been a recurring complaint Hardware encoding and decoding are marked experimental	Owned by ByteDance, which raises data-handling concerns for some users Some advanced AI editing tools sit behind a paid tier
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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