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CBytedance Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
CapCut
Video editor (desktop, web, mobile) with automatic subtitles, AI video generation, text-to-speech, background removal and upscaling.
Shared spot12of 20 professional tools with a GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider publishes itself about your data: whether the data is held in the EU (2 points), whether there is a certification or GDPR guarantee (1), and whether the provider is based in the Netherlands or the EU (1). 3 or 4 points is Strong, 2 Good, 1 Limited, 0 Unknown. How we measure in video & film production
GDPR: Unknown
- Provider based outside the EU
Pricefreefree; Pro €23.99/month or €199.99/year
Free trialYes
EstablishedSGOutside EU
Last checked: 9 November 2026 · How we check
Is this your tool? Fill in missing detailsWhat it does
AI video generator (Seedance)
Automatic subtitles
Text-to-speech and AI voicesRemove background and objects
Upscale video and images
Enhance speech and remove noise
EditPilot
Questions about CapCut
- Which AI model does CapCut use?
- CapCut runs (partly) on ChatGPT, Runway. The contracting party and data controller is Bytedance Pte. Ltd. in Singapore (not in the EU); EEA representative in Dublin. Its own models are Seedance and Seedream, plus Sora 2, Veo 3.1, GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana Pro among others; the terms also mention Gemini, Stable Diffusion, FLUX and Luma. Data is used, among other things, to train machine learning models, with no specific opt-out. You grant a worldwide, perpetual, transferable licence over your content. Servers are in Malaysia, Singapore and the US (adequacy or SCCs). Certification is not mentioned.
- How much does CapCut cost?
- free; Pro €23.99/month or €199.99/year. Check the current price on the provider's website; prices often change.
- Who is CapCut for?
- CapCut focuses on video & film production and marketing. It fits work such as editing and post-production: cutting via the transcript, removing silences and filler words, reframing footage for social and cleaning up audio; subtitles, translation and dubbing: automatic transcription, subtitles in dozens of languages and AI dubbing with voice cloning or lip sync; generating and enhancing images: creating b-roll and shots from text or images, upscaling to 4K, removing noise and motion blur.
- What should I watch out for with AI in video & film production?
- Raw footage almost always contains personal data: the faces and voices of people on screen, and with voice cloning or face editing you are working with biometric data. Arrange consent from the people depicted and, for voice cloning or lip-sync, from the actor or speaker. Check per tool what happens to uploads. CapCut may use your input and output for training under its standard terms (not on Enterprise), VEED does so on the free plan, and Descript does so unless you opt out. Runway (Bytedance, Singapore) stores data in Malaysia, Singapore and the US and receives a worldwide, perpetual licence to your content. Adobe, Kapwing, Flawless, Moments Lab and Dubformer state that they do not train on your content, Happy Scribe only with your permission. For unreleased client material, choose a tool with a data processing agreement and, where possible, EU storage or local processing.
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