What it does
Kapwing is a video platform that works in the browser. Its core editor has a drag-and-drop timeline for trimming, combining and overlaying clips, with a collaborative interface so a team can take part and share feedback. A customer quote on the site says no downloads or installations are needed. Alongside the editor sits a set of AI tools. A video generator turns a text prompt into a video with voiceover, visuals, subtitles, music and characters, built around a script you can customize for tone and content. Other tools include an auto subtitle generator, dubbing into 40+ languages, text to speech, audio cleanup, Smart Cut for removing silences, a repurpose studio that turns a video into social-ready clips, and editing a video by editing its transcript. The site targets marketing teams, training teams, schools, content creators and internal communications, and offers a demo request for teams. It links to a pricing page, but plan details are not shown on the home page.
Capabilities
- Drag-and-drop timeline editor with team collaboration
- Video generator that turns a text prompt into a finished video
- Auto subtitle generator, and a dubbing tool that translates dialogue into 40+ languages
- Smart Cut to automatically remove silences from a video
- Repurpose studio for social-ready clips
- Trim video by editing its transcript
When to use it
- You want to draft a video from a text prompt instead of recording footage
- You need subtitles or dubbing to localize a video
- You want a team to edit and review videos together in the browser
- You want to cut a longer video into short social clips
