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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[@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.

[@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!

[@bizzygeernaert-davies8306]

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

[@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.

[@Garylhairston]

Thanks, very clear and to the point.

[@topsyjayne58]

Thank you - very interesting and helpful. I am a very new beginner - need all the help I can. 😊

[@deborahshariff6376]

Outstanding teacher, very detailed. Thank you!

[@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 🤘

[@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!

[@CharmingParentingYT]

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

[@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.

[@okondaniel6601]

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

[@jacquelinerogers2997]

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

[@Sudden35]

That was a great tutorial thank you

[@1012bela]

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

[@mwdrum]

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

[@IAMVOS]

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

[@Cruising-and-Craps]

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

[@AnimalCare1210]

Would you mind considering how to edit an existing video with 2 different types of music? Let's say I want to retain the first and 2nd page (diff music), and I am going to change the 3rd page up to the last page to replace the new music.

[@Kingdomentrepeneur]

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?

[@quepasavegas]

Great explanation

[@samirsmudge]

Merci beaucoup. Très bonne vidéo d'instructions.

[@Umm_idk1942]

finally what i needed

[@NewmanZw]

Thank you for your tutorials they are so helpful.

[@CanAm_Travels]

Great tips

[@user22162]

Thank you!!

[@francescoscano3052]

Hi, can you tell me please why I haven’t template in my CapCut desktop for Mac? How can I have them?

[@CristiCroicu]

Now that it costs 100 dollars per year to have the CapCut watermark removed, what do you recommend (or course you get access to a lot of things but this watermark is the most important)

[@himalayaglory]

Informative sir

[@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??

[@tjveach]

What are you using for your screen capture ?

[@defaultname9281]

Can you import Powerpoint slides into Capcut?

[@MrGheller]

How much is the Capcut course?

[@vcas404]

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

[@carolynbest2115]

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

[@wilrayup]

Thank you. This was very helpful!

[@Yasodiniindrajith]

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

[@premiertrvl]

This was great, thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@judyslonestarshop]

I hope you can help me figure out why when using CapCut this keeps happening: I have 10 or more separate video clips in my timeline. I resized each to fit the window, but when I go to view the entire timeline, they are all mal-centered and of different sizes, despite having positioned them to my liking. I turned of the ‘magnet’ and resized each and the same thing happened. Any idea as to why? TIA

[@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?

[@teddyw.charawa8989]

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

[@glamglobe7]

Thank you for this

[@Mark11channel12]

Thanks very much this ver helpful info.

[@Howfinity]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MiaHessMusic]

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

[@AskarADV]

Much appreciated giza

[@eggyfresh40]

I screen recorded for 2 hours and all I got after importing the video to CapCut is an hour plus what's left from that 2 hours gone.

[@JohnAbbottinkettering]

when i export it asks me to pay, I thought it was free completely ???

[@mikefowler480]

Don’t click the “pro” transitions or features. Then when you export it will do it without having to pay. Happened to me as well

[@bentb.olesen9022]

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

[@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

[@Andrew-Ditch-The-Scholar]

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

[@Howfinity]

No I made videos on top tools.

[@PeterMasaziro-b5f]

😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😢

[@JoanneMessenger]

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