A Kapwing alternative that edits on your own device

Kapwing is a collaborative online editor that processes and stores videos in the cloud. Shycut takes the opposite route for the privacy and clean-up jobs: your browser does the work on your device, with no account, no watermark and no export minutes to count.

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Shycut · Kapwing

Topic	Shycut	Kapwing
Where the work happens	In your browser, on your device. Nothing is uploaded.	On Google Cloud servers in the USA; Kapwing says it does not work offline.
Account	None.	Uploads made while signed out may be accessible to anyone with the link.
Watermark	Never.	On free exports.
Free plan limits	None set by a server.	720p, exports up to 4 minutes, 30 export minutes a month, files kept for 3 days.
Price	Free. There is no paid plan.	Pro from $16/month billed yearly ($24 monthly); Business costs more.
Face blur	One tap, tracked, every face hidden until you reveal it.	AI mask that tracks what you ask for, such as “blur faces”.
License plate blur	Automatic, one tap.	The same prompt-based AI blur (“blur license plates”).
Silence removal	Automatic once switched on, with “um” sounds.	Smart Cut, not on the Free plan.
Auto captions	On your device, no monthly limit.	10 minutes on Free; 1,000 minutes a month on Pro.
Use of your uploads	Nothing is uploaded.	A licence to publish it on Kapwing’s services; Kapwing says it does not train AI on customer content.
Collaboration	Not offered.	Shared workspaces and team plans.
Platforms	Any current browser on a computer or phone; installable.	Browser only; no mobile app.

Checked on 15 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 Kapwing is the better choice

If several people work on the same video, comment on it and keep a shared library, Kapwing is built for that. Its paid plans add 4K exports and longer videos, and its AI tools go beyond the privacy and clean-up jobs Shycut covers.

If your footage is not sensitive and you want everything in one online workspace, Kapwing is a reasonable choice.

When Shycut is the better choice

When the video shows people, plates or places that shouldn’t be public, you probably don’t want it on a server first, and certainly not at a link anyone can open. Shycut finds and hides faces and plates on your device and never receives the file.

It is free with no quotas: no export minutes, no caption minutes, no watermark, no files deleted after three days, because nothing is stored anywhere but on your own device.

Questions

Does Shycut work without an internet connection?

After the page and its models have loaded once, the app is installed in your browser and keeps working for the jobs that use models already downloaded. The caption model needs a one-time download first.

Can Shycut blur anything I describe, like Kapwing’s prompts?

No. Shycut finds faces and license plates with one tap; for anything else you draw a box with “Add area” and it is followed as it moves.

Is there a time limit on exports?

No server sets one. Videos up to about an hour work well; long ones are fastest on a computer.

Can I collaborate in Shycut?

No. Shycut has no accounts or shared projects; your projects stay on your own device. You export an MP4 (and optionally an SRT) and share it however you like.

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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