Free exports
- Clipchamp
- Unlimited video exports up to 1080p without a watermark.
- DriftEdit
- Exports up to 1080p at up to 60 fps, with a faint DriftEdit watermark. Free projects lock 48 hours after the last edit.
Coming from Clipchamp
Clipchamp and DriftEdit both edit in the browser. With personal accounts, Clipchamp also processes footage on the computer without uploading it. Clipchamp's free plan exports 1080p without a watermark; DriftEdit's free exports carry a faint watermark. DriftEdit runs in Chrome and Edge on Android phones, needs no account and offers automatic edits timed to music.
Familiar tasks in DriftEdit
- Turn clips into a video automatically
- In Auto, choose a song, clips, a style and a length, then select Make the edit. Cuts follow the song's kicks. Another take creates a different edit; Versions displays four takes side by side.
- Trim or split a clip
- Drag a clip's edge to trim it. To split at the playhead, press S or choose Clip, Split at the playhead. Edit, Delete and close the gap removes a clip and closes the space it leaves.
- Add a title
- Click a style in Text to add a title at the playhead. Edit the words and size in the inspector's Video tab, then drag the title in the viewer to position it.
- Generate captions from speech
- In Captions, select From speech. Choose a Language or Auto-detect, then select Make captions. Transcription runs on the device in any of 99 languages. Use the Style tab to restyle all captions at once.
- Remove pauses from speech
- Select the clip, then choose Techniques, Talking-head video, Remove pauses. Review the shaded pauses on the timeline and turn off any to keep them. Remove the rest in one step.
- Add a sound effect or beat
- Drag a sound or beat from Library onto the timeline, or click + to add it at the playhead. To use a song of your own, choose Import in Media.
- Change playback speed
- Select the clip and open the Speed tab. Constant applies one speed throughout; Ramp varies the speed during the clip. Reverse plays it backwards.
- Key out a green screen
- Place the clip on the upper track. In Effects, under Keying, apply Green screen. Adjust Tolerance, Softness and Spill in the Adjust tab.
- Set the aspect ratio for TikTok or YouTube
- Select the aspect ratio shown on the viewer, such as 16:9, then choose Vertical, Square or Wide. Enable Safe areas on the viewer to see where TikTok, Reels and Shorts place buttons and captions.
- Lower music during speech
- Select the talking clip and apply Lower the music under speech in Techniques. The music drops by 12 dB during each spoken phrase and returns to its previous level between phrases.
- Export a video
- Open Export in the top bar. Set Resolution, Frame rate and Quality, then choose where to save the file. Encoding runs on the device. Free exports support up to 1080p at 60 fps with a faint DriftEdit watermark.
Compare the details
Details from each vendor's pages, checked on 4 November 2026. Prices and plans can change. Follow the source links for current details.
Paid plan
- Clipchamp
- Premium adds 4K exports and is included with Microsoft 365 Personal at USD 9.99 a month or USD 99.99 a year, or Family at USD 12.99 a month or USD 129.99 a year.
- DriftEdit
- Pro is Coming, with exports up to 4K at 120 fps without a watermark. Its price has not been set.
Where footage goes
- Clipchamp
- With personal accounts, the browser and Windows app process media without uploading it to a server, unless sharing or content backup is used. Work accounts back up to OneDrive or SharePoint by default.
- DriftEdit
- Footage is decoded, edited and exported on the device. Nothing is uploaded.
Where it runs
- Clipchamp
- The latest desktop Edge or Chrome on Windows, Mac, Linux or Chromebook, plus a Windows app. Android and iOS mobile browsers are unsupported.
- DriftEdit
- Tested in current Chrome and Edge on computers and Android.
Account
- Clipchamp
- Sign-in uses a personal or family Microsoft account.
- DriftEdit
- Editing and export need no account.
Automatic editing
- Clipchamp
- Auto compose selects highlights, pacing, transitions, music and effects. Processing runs in the browser and is free for personal accounts. Microsoft does not state that it cuts to the beat.
- DriftEdit
- Auto mode analyses the song's tempo, bars, sections, drop and every kick. It cuts clips on the kicks in one of seven styles.
Where Clipchamp is ahead
- Free Clipchamp exports support up to 1080p without a watermark.
- Voiceovers are included in Clipchamp's free plan.
- Clipchamp offers free stock media.
- Personal projects save to OneDrive, with 5 GB of free storage.
What DriftEdit lacks
- A stock footage, music or image library. The Library has 49 sound effects, 8 beat loops and 31 overlays, plus stickers, all generated by DriftEdit's code.
- Voiceover recording or generation. Import a recorded voiceover as an audio file.
- Free exports without a watermark. Every free DriftEdit export carries a faint watermark. Pro is Coming, with watermark-free exports.
- Cloud project storage. Projects stay on the device used to edit them. Save a project file to move an edit to another device.
Clipchamp is a trademark of its owner. DriftEdit is not affiliated with or endorsed by the trademark owner.
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