Free exports
- Kapwing
- 720p exports with a Kapwing watermark, limited to 4 minutes per video and 30 minutes of exports a month.
- DriftEdit
- Exports up to 1080p at up to 60 fps, with a faint DriftEdit watermark.
Coming from Kapwing
Kapwing stores projects and renders exports on its servers. DriftEdit decodes, edits and exports footage on the device, without an upload step. The free plans have different resolution limits and watermarks, and different rules for how long projects remain available.
Familiar tasks in DriftEdit
- Generate subtitles 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, with timings for each word. The 80 MB model downloads once.
- Resize for TikTok, Reels or YouTube
- Open Export in the top bar. Under Also in, choose 9:16, 4:5, 1:1 or 16:9. Each version is reframed, and all files are saved in one zip. Enable Safe areas on the viewer to see where TikTok, Reels and Shorts place their buttons.
- Remove pauses from speech
- Select the clip, then choose Techniques, Talking-head video, Remove pauses. Set Pauses longer than and Breath kept each side. Turn off any pause to keep it, then remove the rest. Captions move with the speech.
- Clean up a noisy voice recording
- Select the clip and open Voice in the Audio tab. Enable Clean up the voice and set Strength between 5 % and 100 %. Switch it off to hear the original recording.
- Separate speech from background music
- Select the clip and enable Isolate the voice under Voice in the Audio tab. The model separates speech from music, effects and room sound on the device. It is a one-time download of 31 MB.
- Highlight words in subtitles
- In Captions, open Style and choose a style that marks the spoken word. For emphasis on specific words, select a caption and open Emphasis in the Video tab. Pick the words, then use Colour, Bold, Bigger, Underline or Highlight. Draw it on reveals the mark as the word is spoken.
- Blur a speaker's background
- Select the clip, then choose Techniques, Visual edits, Blur the background. In the Adjust tab, change Strength on Background blur or switch the effect off. Select Brush to paint on the viewer: Add keeps an area sharp; Remove blurs it.
- Add B-roll over a speaker
- Import B-roll into Media, select the talking clip and apply B-roll on the words in Techniques. It places a shot over the speaker only where the shot clearly illustrates the speech. The 156 MB model downloads once.
- Edit a talking video in one step
- Select the talking clip and apply Edit a talk in Techniques. It cleans up the voice and removes pauses, then cuts to closer framing at each jump cut. It also generates captions and lowers music under the speech.
- Add animated text
- Click a style in Text to add a title at the playhead. Choose an animation from the In, Out or Loop tab, such as Typewriter or Word pop. Drag the title in the viewer to position it.
- Save a project for later
- Projects save on the device while editing. Reloading resumes the last session; free projects lock 48 hours after the last edit. To keep a copy that opens on another device, choose Project file, Save a project file in the top bar.
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.
Free project retention
- Kapwing
- Free projects are deleted after 3 days. Creating a new project locks the oldest one.
- DriftEdit
- Free projects lock 48 hours after the last edit. They remain stored on the device and are not deleted.
Export processing
- Kapwing
- Kapwing assembles exports on its servers.
- DriftEdit
- The browser's encoders process exports on the device. Nothing is uploaded.
Paid plan
- Kapwing
- The listed monthly price for Pro is USD 16.
- DriftEdit
- Pro is Coming; its price has not been set.
Account
- Kapwing
- Removing the watermark requires sign-in to Kapwing.
- DriftEdit
- Editing and export need no account.
Where it runs
- Kapwing
- Runs in the browser, including phone browsers, and requires an internet connection. There is no iOS or Android app.
- DriftEdit
- Runs in a browser tab without installation. Tested in current Chrome and Edge on computers and Android.
Where Kapwing is ahead
- Team workspaces let people edit together in Kapwing.
- Kapwing generates speech from text.
- Kapwing runs in any modern browser, including phone browsers.
- Projects are stored on Kapwing's servers, without requiring storage on the editing device.
What DriftEdit lacks
- Shared team workspaces for collaborative editing.
- Text to speech. A recorded voice can be imported as an audio file.
- Online projects accessible from any device. DriftEdit stores projects on the editing device. Save a project file, with or without media, to move an edit.
- Tested support for other browsers. DriftEdit is tested in current Chrome and Edge on computers and Android. Testing in Safari and Firefox is still in progress.
Kapwing is a trademark of its owner. DriftEdit is not affiliated with or endorsed by the trademark owner.
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