How to use CapCut video editor: a beginner's guide to using CapCut for social media

How to use CapCut
(Image credit: CapCut)

Ever wondered how creatives are making those sleek and seamless transition videos for social media? The answer is probably CapCut, one of the best video editing software apps you can get right now. It's created by ByteDance, the same parent company that owns TikTok, and is a great free tool for easy smartphone content creation, and for those who are complete beginners when it comes to video editing.

I've been using CapCut for over a year now, ever since I started trying to get a bit more serious with my personal TikTok account (I finally made it to over 1K followers), and I love that it's super easy to get your head around while offering a lot more than the basic built-in editing tools you get with Instagram and TikTok's platforms.

CapCut Pro: 7-day free trial

CapCut Pro: 7-day free trial
You don't NEED CapCut Pro to produce great social media content, but if you're intrigued by the advanced video editing tools that this paid subscription plan offers, then why not give Pro a try?

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Beth Nicholls
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Beth is Creative Bloq’s Ecommerce Writer and has the fun job of finding you the very best prices and deals on creative tech. Beth kicked off her journalistic career writing for Digital Camera World, and has since earned bylines on TechRadar too. With a Masters degree in Photography, Beth loves getting to tinker with new cameras, especially camera phones, as the resident Samsung fan on the team. Her background working as a tester for CeX let her play around with all kinds of weird and wonderful products, including robots, and she’s recently gotten into 3D printing too. Outside of CB, you’ll find her gaming on her PS5, photographing local shows under the alias Bethshootsbands, and making TikToks of her dog, Tilly.