CapCut might be (mostly) free, but there is now a BIG catch.

One of the most popular programs used by TikTok creators, drone flyers and GoPro and other action camera shooters is CapCut. It is easy to use, quite featured for most purposes and available on mobile, desktop and online.

The base app is free to use, but if you want the premium features, you can pay up to USD$10 / month.

But it has come to my attention that recently, they sneaked a little addition into their terms and Conditions that might make a lot of people decide to switch programs (for which I’d recommend Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve which has more features than CapCut can dream of and is totally free).

You see, CapCut’s owner have quietly updated their terms to say they now permanently have rights to your content. Yep, they can now do whatever they want with the stuff YOU create.

The fine print actually states “… you hereby grant… a perpetual, worldwide licence to use, modify, adapt, edit, reproduce, make derivative works of…” which is legalese for saying we can take your video for them to use in anything, even commercial stuff like adverts.

So, if YOUR content matters to you, you might want to consider your reliance on CapCut I’d suggest.

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2 Comments

Gavin Milne 26 June 2025 at 9:23 pm

Dear David,
I have arrived back in Australia after spending 2 weeks travelling through China.
I was advised to use Capcat, however, after reading your post, I am going to change my mind and use DaVinci Resolve.
The only issue is can you transfer from Capcut to DaVinci Resolve, and looking at the specs of Da Vinci Resolve, can Windows 10 be able to be used.
Kind regards
Gav

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1. info@creativecontent.au 27 June 2025 at 10:07 am
  
  Hi Gav, I am assuming your original files are all still intact and in MP4 or similar? If not, then simply export from CapCut in MP4 or AVI for example and import into Resolve. Resolve will run under Windows 10 – it just needs 16GB memory and if you want the higher functions, 32GB. I have tutorials at https://cre-8.com.au/elementor-8454/ to get you going.
  
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