Whether I wanted to quickly edit a social media video, gaming clip, or screencast, I used to rely on CapCut. At one point, it offered so much for free, including premium transitions, body effects, and AI features. But as more and more features got paywalled, I caved and got the CapCut Pro subscription for a while. However, the final straw came when ByteDance, the owner of CapCut, expanded its terms of service to include some aggressive data collection and use.
