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Is CapCut free? What the watermark depends on and what Pro adds

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CapCut's Free plan costs nothing and covers basic editing and free templates. Premium templates, effects and AI tools need Pro, and some of them leave a watermark if you export on Free.

What Pro costs

On the U.S. App Store (Nov 8, 2026), CapCut sells a "Standard Monthly Subscription" at $9.99, a "Pro Monthly Subscription" at $19.99 and a "Yearly Subscription" at $89.99, among other entries. CapCut's website calls its paid tiers Pro, Ultra and Teams instead. Pro includes 1,200 AI credits a month, Ultra 8,645.

CapCut offers a 7-day Pro trial to eligible new users in supported regions, depending on region, account history and app version. You add a payment method to start it, and you're charged when it ends unless you cancel. Per CapCut, the trial includes 4K/60fps export, no watermark, premium templates, AI tools with subscription credits and expanded cloud storage.

The watermark

CapCut's help page on watermarks (dated Mar 18, 2026) says whether an export has one depends on the features you use and the version of the app. It names four causes and fixes:

  • Templates often add a small CapCut watermark at the end. Editing in the standard editor instead avoids it.
  • Some projects get an ending clip with the CapCut logo. Delete it from the timeline before exporting.
  • Certain advanced templates, effects and stock elements add a watermark in the free version. Pro removes it for those.
  • Premium stickers, transitions or filters can trigger one. Replacing them with free assets removes the restriction.

A second help page, on why you're prompted to buy Pro (Apr 2, 2026), lists "no watermark" with 4K/60fps export, AI generation, exclusive templates, premium effects and expanded cloud storage as Pro items. The two pages don't agree, and CapCut doesn't say which applies to which version of the app.

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