An InShot alternative for your computer, with no watermark

InShot is a video and photo editing app for iPhone, iPad, Android and Macs with an Apple M1 chip or later, with effects, transitions, stickers and a music library; it is free with ads and in-app purchases. Shycut runs in your browser on a computer or a phone instead: no app to install, no ads, no logo on your video, and nothing uploaded, captions included.

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Shycut · InShot

Topic	Shycut	InShot
Where the work happens	In your browser, on your device. Nothing is uploaded.	In the app on your device, with drafts kept there. Auto captions send the audio to InShot’s server, which deletes it after processing.
Platforms	Any current browser on a computer or phone; installable as a web app.	iPhone and iPad (iOS 15 or later), Macs with Apple M1 or later (macOS 13 or later), Android and AppGallery.
Watermark	Never.	The terms list removing the InShot logo among the paid features.
Ads	None.	The app contains ads; the privacy policy names AdMob and AppLovin.
Price	Free. There is no paid plan.	Free with in-app purchases. On the US App Store, InShot Pro is $4.99 a month, $19.99 a year or $49.99 for life; Remove ads is $3.99.
Auto captions	Written on your device; the speech model downloads once. Burn them in or save an SRT file.	Auto Captions and bilingual subtitles, made on InShot’s server.
Silence and filler cuts	Automatic once switched on, with “um” sounds; every cut can be heard and brought back.	AI Cut removes silence, filler words and breath sounds.
Face and plate blur	One tap: every face and plate is found, followed and hidden.	No face or plate blur listed; Smart Tracking makes stickers and text follow a moving object.
Speed	1.25× to 8× for the parts you choose; voices keep their pitch up to 2×.	0.1× to 100×, with speed curves and ramping.
Shape for Reels, TikTok, Shorts	9:16, 1:1, 4:5 or 16:9, with the frame following a face or the whole picture over a blurred copy.	Any aspect ratio, over a background pattern or your own picture.
Effects, stickers, music	No filters, stickers or effects. Your own music goes under the video and drops while someone speaks.	Filters, effects, transitions, stickers, keyframes, chroma key and a music library.
Photos and collages	Not a photo editor; pictures can go on top of a video, and one frame can be saved as JPG or PNG.	A photo editor and a collage maker for up to 20 photos.

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When InShot is the better choice

If you make videos on your phone with effects, transitions, filters, stickers, keyframes, green screen and a built-in music library, InShot is made for that and Shycut is not. It edits photos and makes collages too, in the same app.

If you already pay for InShot Pro and edit on your phone, its exports come without the InShot logo or ads, and tools such as text to speech, stabilizing and slow motion cover jobs Shycut doesn’t do.

When Shycut is the better choice

If you edit on a Windows PC or on a computer you can’t install apps on, Shycut works in the browser you already have, and on your phone too, with nothing to install. There is no logo to remove, no ad to sit through and no plan to buy.

If the video shows people or number plates, Shycut finds every face and plate, follows it and hides it with a tap, and its captions are written on your device, so neither the picture nor the sound leaves it. Silence and “um” cuts, resizing for Reels, TikTok and Shorts, your own music under speech and joining clips are all there as well.

Questions

Is there an InShot for PC?

inshot.com links to the App Store, Google Play and AppGallery; on the App Store, InShot runs on Macs with an Apple M1 chip or later. Shycut needs no app at all: open it in Chrome, Edge or Safari on a computer or a phone.

Does Shycut add a watermark?

No. Shycut never adds a logo or watermark, shows no ads and has no paid plan, so there is nothing to unlock.

Are Shycut’s captions made on my device?

Yes. The speech model downloads once (100–300 MB), then captions are written in your browser and the sound never leaves your device. InShot’s privacy policy says its auto captions upload the audio to its server, which deletes it after processing.

Can I use both?

Yes. Hide faces and plates, cut silences and add captions in Shycut, save the MP4, then add effects or transitions in InShot or any other editor. Shycut’s export is a normal H.264 MP4.

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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