Capcut is one of the most popular editing apps because it offers powerful professional tools and maintains its Indian social media presence through "one-tap templates," which makes viral editing easy.
How to use trending templates?
As you can see, these templates are pre-made edits, with the timing, transitions, and music already set. You just need to add your own photos or videos.
Find templates:
Through the app: Open the Tap Card and tap on the Templates tab at the bottom to browse the For You or Trending captions.
Through TikTok: If you see the "Try this template" button above the username on a video on TikTok, you can tap it to open the caption in that exact style.
Add your media:
Tag the Use Template and select the required number of clips/photos from your gallery. CapCut will automatically sync your clips with the music.
Refine your edit:
Edit text: Tap on any text layer and change the words to your liking.
Adjust the clip: Tap on a clip in the template to trim it (change which part of the video is shown) or replace it.
Export: Tap the export button. To avoid the watermark, select Save and Share to TikTok (you don't have to post it; it first saves a clean version to your phone).
Some important features you should know:
If you want to go beyond the template and edit from scratch, here are the most powerful editing tools of 2026:
1. AI Magic Tools
Auto Caption: Instantly transforms your spoken words into stylish text captions in seconds.
Background Removal: Instantly removes a person's background without requiring a green screen.
AI Image/Video Generator: you can now create distance using text prompts or upscale low-resolution footage to 4K.
2. Advanced Editing Tools
Keyframes: Used for custom animations. You can manually set points to make an object move, shrink, or fade over time.
Overlays: Allows you to layer one video on top of another. (Great for recap videos or picture-in-picture effects)
Speed Cards: Unlike standard slow motion, cards allow you to increase and decrease the speed of a video with a single click for a cinematic velocity effect.
3. Popular trends for 2026: Velocity:
Smooth, British-style speed changes with a lion motif. Whale Zoom: Displays a picture of a woman within a moving 3D environment.
AI Reveal: This is a transition where a regular image transforms into an AI-generated one.
Would you like me to show you step-by-step how to perform a specific edit, such as a celeb rity transition or background removal?