No upload · No watermark · No account
The 9:16 editor for TikTok, Reels and Shorts
Vertical-first editing without CapCut's account, upload or meters: pick the 9:16 canvas, drop your clips, and safe-zone overlays show exactly where platform UI will cover your frame. Scale and reposition landscape footage to fill, stack text and music on the multi-track timeline, and export 1080×1920 free — no watermark to crop around, ever.
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- 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5 canvas presets — switching preserves relative layout
- Safe-zone overlays for TikTok/Reels/Shorts UI so captions stay readable
- Landscape → vertical: scale, crop and reposition on-canvas to fill the frame
- 1080×1920 export free, no watermark — styled auto-captions are on the roadmap
How it works
- 1 Start a project with the 9:16 preset (or switch an existing canvas — layout adapts).
- 2 Drop clips; drag, scale and crop on-canvas until the frame is filled.
- 3 Add hook text in the safe zone and music with fade handles.
- 4 Export 1080×1920 MP4, free — post it anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Why do safe zones matter for vertical video?
TikTok, Reels and Shorts each overlay UI — captions, buttons, the progress bar — on parts of the frame. Clipforge's safe-zone guides show those regions while you position text and key action, so nothing important ends up under a like button.
Can I turn landscape footage into a vertical edit?
Yes — drop the 16:9 clip into a 9:16 project and scale/reposition it on-canvas to fill the frame, keeping the subject centered. Automatic subject-tracked reframing is on the roadmap; manual reframing works today and gives you exact control.
Is there a watermark on the free export?
No — never, at any tier. That matters double for vertical formats, where competitors' watermarks sit exactly where captions belong. Free is unlimited 1080×1920 exports.
What about the word-by-word captions every Short uses?
Styled auto-captions (karaoke word-highlight and friends, generated on-device) are a committed roadmap feature sharing the engine of our subtitle app, CaptionForge — which you can use today for the caption pass. Text layers with fade/slide animations work in Clipforge now.
How is this different from editing in CapCut?
No account, no upload, no monthly AI meters, and no template lock-in — plus it works offline. You lose CapCut's template library; you gain structural privacy and a free tier with no strings. See the full comparison on our CapCut alternative page.