Here's how to unblock CapCut in the US and get around the ban. Use a VPN to change your IP address and use the app freely.

With the fate of video editing program CapCut in limbo, here are five alternatives that offer inexpensive or free editing on mobile devices.

CapCut, the video-editing app owned by China's ByteDance, remained dark for US users on Monday even after TikTok returned.

CapCut video editor is banned in the USA following the TikTok ban. Find out how to bypass the US CapCut ban and regain access to it.

Update: CapCut, Marvel Snap and other ByteDance apps have returned to the US (at least for now). They may still be banned if a sale doesn't go through again but for the meantime you can enjoy CapCut and forget all about Instagram's upcoiming Edits app. The original story continues below.

CapCut’s service has been suspended in the U.S., leaving users wondering when the popular video editing app will be restored, especially after TikTok’s ban was lifted. Find out more here.

Several other ByteDance-owned apps went offline along with it, including the popular video editing app CapCut. With the app's fate now in limbo, many content creators have been left scrambling for alternatives while the future of their digital workflows remains up in the air.

Meta has released an alternative to CapCut. The popular video-editing app was temporarily shut down the night of Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, following a TikTok ban. As AFROTECH™ previously reported TikTok’s parent company,

Meta announced its upcoming new video editing app called Edits after President Donald Trump restored TikTok in the US. Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared details regarding the upcoming app on Threads.