Missing CapCut? Try these apps instead!

If you’re looking for a video editor for your tablet or phone in the U.S., things just got more difficult. The recent removal of the video editing app CapCut from Apple’s App Store and Google Play has made even die-hard CapCut editors consider installing a backup editor. Whether CapCut continues to dominate or not, getting to know the other editing apps available can’t hurt.

1. KineMaster

KineMaster is an app known for its powerful editing tools and streamlined editing interface. KineMaster is easy to learn how to use and provides high quality video editing features.

Why Video Editors Love It:
✅ Multi-layer video editing
✅ Amazing animation tools
✅ Supports 4K editing and exporting
✅ Tons of transitions, effects, and templates to download

KineMaster is great for individual creators, marketing professionals, and mobile journalists. KineMaster is an excellent choice when you’re making videos for Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.

2. Spring - No Watermark!

Spring is a simple and fast short-form video creation app that will feel familiar to CapCut users. Spring is designed around the videos that you make for TikTok, Shorts, and Reels. One of Spring’s biggest strengths is that it allows you to create videos without a watermark, for free.

Why Video Editors Love It:
✅ Intuitive editing screen is easy to learn
✅ Provides lots of filters and text animations
✅ Supports high-definition video export
✅ Affordable subscription removes ads and gives 10GB of cloud storage

If you’re already familiar with CapCut, Spring will take almost no time to master. It’s simple and fun to create videos and experiment with asset combinations to give your videos a very unique, creative feel.

3. InShot

InShot is a popular app for simple video edits and social media content creation. InShot is easy to use and its simplified workflow means that you’ll spend less time editing and more time engaging with your followers.

Why Video Editors Love It:
✅ Make videos in different aspect ratios
✅ Useful editing tools, filters, and music add-ons
✅ User-friendly editing screen
✅ Many editing tools are available for free

InShot comes recommended for users who want to create content quickly without worrying too much about what’s a draft and what’s a final video to share.

4. Adobe Premiere Rush

Adobe Premiere Rush is a cross-platform video editing app and can be connected to Adobe Creative Cloud. Adobe Premiere Rush is available for desktop PCs, laptops, tablets and phones. A Creative Cloud subscription lets you sync your projects to the cloud to switch from one device to the other with minimal inconvenience.

Why Video Editors Love It:
✅ Add multiple audio and video tracks
✅ Template-based editing
✅ High-resolution video editing and exports
✅ Integration with Adobe Creative Cloud

While CapCut’s fate remains uncertain, your ability to create, edit, and share videos that you make with KineMaster, Spring, InShot, and Adobe Premiere Rush isn’t. Each app offers awesome features suited to different kinds of editors, with KineMaster and Spring being particularly recommended for content creators wanting something that looks and works like CapCut.

No matter which editor you choose, one thing is for sure: your next video is going to be incredible. Happy editing!