Why it matters
The AI features sit inside a real timeline, so generated steps stay editable instead of arriving as a finished file.
CapCut
Added 2026-07-25ByteDance's video editor with AI editing built into the timeline, on desktop and mobile.
CapCut is a video editor that folded AI into the editing surface rather than shipping it as a separate generator. Script-to-video, auto-cut, matting, colour work and audio cleanup all land as timeline operations you can adjust, which is the difference between a tool you can finish a video in and one that hands you a take-it-or-leave-it render. That fits short-form and marketing work, where the volume is high and each clip needs small manual corrections. The mainland product is branded Jianying and runs as a separate site.