Free online video editor, no watermark

Most 'free' online editors stamp a logo on your export or cap you at 720p. AetherCut's free tier exports clean video up to 4K — and your footage never leaves your browser.

Search 'free online video editor' and almost every result has an asterisk: free to edit, but the export carries the tool's watermark until you pay, or resolution is capped at 720p/1080p, or you have to make an account before you can download anything. AetherCut's free tier doesn't do any of that.

On the free tier you get 18 editing tools and 2 AI features, unlimited exports with no monthly cap, resolution up to 4K, and — the part people actually search for — no watermark on any export, ever. There's a guest mode too, so you can start editing without creating an account.

The reason we can afford a genuinely free tier is architectural: AetherCut edits and renders in your browser, on your device. There's no server doing the encoding, so a free export costs us essentially nothing — which means we don't need to hold your finished video hostage behind a watermark.

Why other 'free' editors watermark your export

Cloud editors like CapCut (web), Clipchamp, VEED, and Kapwing render your video on their servers. Every free export burns their compute, so the watermark is the lever that pushes you to a paid plan — it's a business model, not a technical necessity.

Because AetherCut renders locally with WebCodecs and ffmpeg.wasm, there's no per-export server cost to recoup. That flips the incentive: the free tier can be genuinely useful and unwatermarked, and Pro earns its price on things that actually cost us money (cloud-AI minutes) or that power users specifically want (longer projects, the full AI suite).

What you actually get for free

The free tier covers the core of everyday editing: trimming and splitting, multi-track timeline, transitions, text and titles, speed control, audio, crop and resize for any aspect ratio, and export to MP4, MOV, or WebM up to 4K with no watermark and no export limit.

Two AI features are included free because they run on your device: auto-captions (a Whisper speech-to-text model via WebGPU) and background removal (MediaPipe, on-device). No credits, no metering — they cost us nothing to run, so they're free.

The honest limits of the free tier

We won't pretend free is everything. Pro unlocks the full set of 17 AI features (including the cloud-bound ones like AI voiceover and generated B-roll), longer project limits, and a Pro Quality export preset. If you lean on advanced AI or produce long-form video daily, you'll likely want it.

But the line we draw matters: the paid tier is about extra capability, not about removing a watermark or unlocking basic resolution. A creator can produce and publish finished, unwatermarked 4K video on the free tier indefinitely.

Frequently asked questions

Is AetherCut really free with no watermark?

Yes. The free tier exports clean video up to 4K with no watermark on any tier and no monthly export cap. There's no watermark to remove because we never add one.

Do I need to create an account to export?

No. There's a guest mode, so you can edit and export without signing up. An account is optional and only needed if you want to save projects to sync across devices.

What's the catch — how is it free?

There's no catch on watermarks or resolution. AetherCut renders in your browser on your device, so a free export costs us nothing. Pro exists for the full AI suite, longer projects, and cloud-AI minutes — not for basic, unwatermarked exports.

Does my footage get uploaded when I use the free editor?

No. Your media is read locally in the browser and never uploaded — you can verify zero outbound media traffic in Chrome DevTools' Network tab while you edit and export.

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