CapCut Tutorial for Mac and PC 2024 - Best Free Video Editor

CapCut is a free video editor that really simplifies the video editing process.
And in my 15 years of editing experience, this might be the best, beginner friendly tool for creating social media and UA-cam videos.
You can use it online, on Windows PC, Mac and they have mobile apps too.
With Capcut, you can easily create social media videos for TikTok and UA-cam, marketing videos, personal videos. Pretty much any style of video you want.
And they recently added ton of new AI tools to make editing faster and easier.
So in this video, I’ll walk you through the entire editing process, step by step.
Before we get started, download Capcut to your computer. That is the best version of the app and far more useful than the mobile app and the online app.
There is a paid version of Capcut called Capcut pro that gives you more options, but for this video, we will only use the free version.
You still can sign in to get access to more free options on the login page.
Step 1: Create a new project and name your project
Step 2: import Media
Step 3: change aspect ratio
Step 4: basic editing
Step 5: adding b-roll
Step 6: adding music
Step 7: mixing audio
Step 8: add text and captions
Step 9: add effects and transitions
Step 10: sharing/exporting
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[@DrCarlLadd]

This is BY FAR the best video I've seen walking through the steps needed to use CapCut. Thank you for putting in the time and making this so user friendly for newbies!

[@deborahshariff6376]

Outstanding teacher, very detailed. Thank you!

[@Paradoxical66]

I've watched dozens of videos so far to learn Capcut and just dropping in to say that your's is the best of all of them.

[@okondaniel6601]

The step-by-step guide is quite helpful. Thanks a lot

[@killua-970]

finally what i needed

[@videoeditoranimation1714]

Dude. Love your videos. Thank you for the tutorials. I am an instructional designer and communications professor. And I need tutorials like this so that I can master this program. Having gone from camtasia to davinci to now catcut I am a little overwhelmed. I just can't believe how much you can do with CapCut. This is crazy! Again thank you for your videos.

[@DevilsInc323]

Was watching your video and I enjoyed it. I like how you explained everything well in pace not like some that goes really fast. Thanks and I’ve subscribed 🤘

[@mobilebrakesexpert]

I've learned more from you than from other videos. Thank you

[@user22162]

Thank you!!

[@Cruising-and-Craps]

Great tutorial can’t wait to use it. Right now I just use my phone

[@bizzygeernaert-davies8306]

As a complete noob, your tutorial is easy to understand and has been very useful. Thank you.

[@NewmanZw]

Thank you for your tutorials they are so helpful.

[@sabatareviews]

Excellently paced tutorial. Thank you for not rushing through your lectures. Good Job Sir!

[@AnnDunnington]

THANK YOU!! I appreciate your info- this is a new editor to me... iMovie just isn't cutting it anymore.

[@CanAm_Sailing]

Great tips

[@JoanneMessenger]

Thank you for speaking at a regular pace. You're really easy to follow and multiple-rewind-free.

[@wilrayup]

Thank you. This was very helpful!

[@darrenraleigh1986]

Thank you! I really feel not-overwhelmed with this program and I feel like it can learn to get it to do what I'm going to need. I'm downloading it! Thanks again!

[@premiertrvl]

This was great, thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@glamglobe7]

Thank you for this

[@CharmingParentingYT]

Great tutorial, easy to follow. Thanks for being real.

[@jacquelinerogers2997]

Thank you for an easy-to-follow and understand tutorial. At present Adobe Rush, but I'm going ahead with CapCut Pro.

[@1012bela]

Amazing video, one of the best I have seen so far, thank you very much - I learn a lot

[@AskarADV]

Much appreciated giza

[@himalayaglory]

Informative sir

[@samirsmudge]

Merci beaucoup. Très bonne vidéo d'instructions.

[@user-kt9lp3cg6s]

Thanks very much this ver helpful info.

[@Howfinity]

Glad it was helpful!

[@IAMVOS]

Is there a way to return the playhead to the starting point?

[@mwdrum]

Great you can separate audio and video, as in Camtasia.

[@Yasodiniindrajith]

Hi. Please post a video on binary count and bits and bytes networking

[@Crochetpraylove]

You mentioned vertical and then clicked on horizontal? Am I missing something 🧐 I want to edit videos for UA-cam, what is the best way to shoot using my iPhone? Vertical or horizontal?

[@tjveach]

What are you using for your screen capture ?

[@I_Mackenzie]

No media tab or library tab for Mac vesion? Is that a Pro feature?

[@hunterelement]

Yeah my capcut home page (Project Time line) does NOT look like his. Also, no wave form audio lines under my video clips...what did I miss in this video??

[@MrGheller]

How much is the Capcut course?

[@vcas404]

Hey. Can I import videos-photos on my Mac from photos app?

[@jennyb1650]

I am using the Mac app and I do not have the template button. Does anyone know if they've moved where button is since this tutorial was made?

[@defaultname9281]

Can you import Powerpoint slides into Capcut?

[@carolynbest2115]

I have a video training that is about 90 minutes...can I use Capcut with Powerpoint?

[@teddyw.charawa8989]

I cannot see the Media in the top left corner of my editor.

[@MiaHessMusic]

I don't have library in my PC vversion of CapCut. I have Import but not Media. Help!!!

[@mischform_ch]

Strange thing is, I do not have the "JOIN PRO" button option when I am logged in with the latest release...

[@martincole]

Yes same here, did you solve the mystery

[@bentb.olesen9022]

I can't see the template on my free CapCut on my PC. Why?

just asking, but does the CCP pay you for making these videos?

[@Howfinity]

No I made videos on top tools.