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THE ROUNDUP

The Best Video Editing Tools for Creators

Short-form eats the day. These are the editors and clippers we actually keep open, ranked by how much time they give back.

1

CapCut

Free, fast, and slightly better than it has any right to be.

CapCut is what happens when a billion-dollar company decides to give away an editor to lock you into a content economy. It works.

8.4 / 10
FREE · Short-form creators on a budget
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2

Opus Clip

AI clipping that actually understands what a hook is.

Opus Clip is the one AI clipper I've stopped reflexively rolling my eyes at. Drop in a 90-minute interview, get back ten or so candidates that aren't embarrassing.

8.0 / 10
$$ · Repurposing long-form into short-form
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3

Submagic

Captions, B-roll, and emoji punch-ins for people in a hurry.

Submagic is a one-trick pony, but the trick is the trick: short-form videos with the caption styles your audience expects, in 90 seconds.

7.8 / 10
$ · TikTok / Reels / Shorts captioning
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// AT A GLANCE
// HEAD TO HEAD

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