A Clideo alternative with no watermark and no upload

Clideo is a set of online video tools, from a compressor and converter to subtitles, a screen recorder, an editor and AI features, that work on your files on its servers. Shycut covers several of the same jobs in your browser instead: the video stays on your device and nothing you save carries a watermark.

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Shycut · Clideo

Topic	Shycut	Clideo
Where the work happens	In your browser, on your device. Nothing is uploaded.	On Clideo’s servers, hosted in Germany; subtitle generation and translation go to Google Cloud.
Account	None.	Not required: visitors can use the tools free; a free account adds 10 AI credits a month and project storage.
Watermark	Never.	A small Clideo watermark on free video and image exports.
File size	No limit from Shycut; your device’s memory and free space are the limit.	500 MB per file free; 100 GB on Pro.
Export quality	The original resolution, or whatever fits a size you set.	480p or 720p (standard quality) and GIF on free; 1080p and 4K on Pro.
Price	Free. There is no paid plan.	Pro from $9 a month billed yearly ($12 monthly) with 500 AI credits a month; more credits cost more.
Converting	Several files at once, to MP4, WebM, MOV, GIF, M4A, MP3, WAV or one JPG/PNG frame.	One file at a time, to formats such as MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, MKV and 3GP, or MP3, WAV, OGG and FLAC; results aren’t kept, so download them right away.
Compressing	Type the size in MB and Shycut fits the video under it, lowering the picture size if it must.	Basic or Strong; Superb needs Pro. The expected size is an estimate.
Auto captions	Written on your device, no monthly limit.	Use credits: not for visitors, 10 credits a month for free accounts, from 500 on Pro.
Projects	Saved only on your own device.	Not stored for visitors; free accounts reach projects from the last 14 days; Pro keeps them while subscribed.
Platforms	Any current browser on a computer or phone; installable, and it opens offline once loaded.	Web, and an iOS video editor that can edit offline.

Checked on 26 October 2026 · Product names belong to their owners. Their details come from their own public pages on the date above and can change; check their site before you decide.

When Clideo is the better choice

If you want many small tools in one place, such as memes, slideshows, stop motion, AI voiceover, video translation or AI-generated clips, Clideo has them and Shycut does not. Its iOS app syncs projects with the web editor.

Its converter also writes formats Shycut doesn’t, such as AVI, WMV, MKV and 3GP, and audio such as OGG and FLAC.

When Shycut is the better choice

If the clip shows people or places that shouldn’t be public, Shycut finds and hides faces and license plates with one tap and never receives the file. The copy you save leaves out the original’s location and device tags.

On Clideo’s free tier, exports carry a watermark and stop at 720p, uploads stop at 500 MB, and auto subtitles need credits. Shycut has none of that: no watermark, the original resolution, no size cap beyond your device, and captions written on your device with no monthly limit.

Questions

Does Shycut add a watermark?

Never, in any format. There is no paid plan that removes one, because there is nothing to remove.

Can I compress a video for email or a chat app without a watermark?

Yes. Under “Keep it under”, type the app’s limit in MB. Shycut works out the quality, lowers the picture size one step if it must and says so; drop several videos and each stays under it.

Is my video stored anywhere?

Shycut never receives it. Projects you save stay in your browser on your own device, and the finished file is written straight to your disk.

Is there a Shycut app?

Shycut is a web app: open it in a current browser on a computer or phone and install it from there if you like. After the first visit it opens without a connection.

Your video stays with you.

Open Shycut, drop the video in and export. Free, with no account, and your video never leaves your device.

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