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TESTEDWe installed the Concat video editor 0.2.7 and took every screenshot on this page

Concat Video Editor: the free, open-source CapCut alternative

Concat is a free, open-source video editor for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS that runs entirely on your device. This independent guide to the Concat video editor shows what it can do, how to install it and how it compares with CapCut.

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WindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS (sideload) v0.2.7 · Oct 13, 2026 AGPL-3.0 9.0k stars on GitHub
The Concat video editor 0.2.7 with the Filters panel open, a talking-head clip in the preview, and a caption, a Vivid filter layer and two video clips on the timeline
1 · Drop in your clips 2 · Captions from your voice 3 · One-click filters 4 · Export up to 4K

Screenshot taken by this site from the Concat video editor 0.2.7 for Linux. Sample footage from Pexels.

Why people switch from CapCut to the Concat video editor

Runs on your computer

Captions, voices and cutouts are made locally. Your footage never uploads.

No watermark, ever

Concat is free with no paid tier, so nothing gets stamped on your export.

No account

Install the Concat app and start a project. No sign-in and no subscription.

Open source

AGPL-3.0 code on GitHub. Anyone can read it, build it or fork it.

Coming from CapCut

Switching from CapCut? The Concat video editor will look familiar.

Media on the left, preview in the middle, settings for whatever you select on the right, timeline at the bottom.

  1. 1Media, Text, Stickers, Transitions, Effects, Filters and Templates sit in one row of tabs
  2. 2Click a clip and its scale, blend, background removal, crop and speed show up on the right
  3. 3Q and W trim left and right of the playhead, the same keys CapCut uses
The Concat video editor with background removal applied: the speaker is cut out and placed over a red running track clip
1 2 3
Background removal in the Concat video editor 0.2.7, with the speaker placed over a second clip.

Before & after

Same clip, before and after the Concat video editor

Drag the divider. Left is the raw footage. Right is a frame from the video Concat exported.

Raw talking-head clip with no captions
The same frame exported from the Concat video editor with auto captions at the bottom
Before After Concat

What we did

Clicked the captions button, turned on “Use voice from timeline” and picked the Base (English) model.

Result

Whisper ran on the CPU and placed timed captions on their own track in about 20 seconds.

Screen recordings

Watch the Concat video editor at work

Five short recordings from Concat 0.2.7 on our test machine. Waiting time is sped up and every step is real. Turn the sound on for the voice clips.

Auto captions in the Concat video editor. Screen recording of Concat 0.2.7: generate a voiceover from a typed script, caption the clip from that voice with Whisper, then open the caption to restyle it.
  1. Type a script and generate a voiceover
  2. Generate captions from that voice
  3. Click a caption to edit and restyle it
Remove a video background in the Concat video editor. Screen recording of Concat 0.2.7: put a new background on the lane below, tick Remove background on the speaker and Concat cuts the person out without a green screen.
  1. Put the new background on the lane below
  2. Select the speaker and tick Remove background
  3. Concat cuts the person out, no green screen
Clone a voice with Pocket TTS in the Concat video editor. Screen recording of Concat 0.2.7: choose Pocket TTS, turn on Use sample voice, pick a clip and generate a new line in that voice. The cloned audio plays at the end.
  1. Choose Pocket TTS in Text to speech
  2. Turn on Use sample voice and pick a clip
  3. Type the script and generate the cloned voice
Add a transition in the Concat video editor. Screen recording of Concat 0.2.7: select two clips that touch, click + on the Dissolve transition and step across the cut to check it.
  1. Select both clips: click, then Ctrl+click
  2. Hover a transition and click +
  3. Step across the cut to check the dissolve
Keyframe a slow zoom in the Concat video editor. Screen recording of Concat 0.2.7: set a Scale keyframe, move the playhead and type a new value, then watch Concat fill in the zoom.
  1. Click the diamond next to Scale
  2. Move the playhead and type a new value
  3. Concat fills in the zoom between keyframes

How it works

How to edit a video in the Concat video editor in 3 steps

  1. New project dialog with 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 4:3 shapes, sizes from 720p to 4K and frame rates from 10 to 60
    1

    Start a project

    Pick 16:9 for YouTube or 9:16 for TikTok and Reels, then drag in your clips.

  2. Captions dialog with Use voice from timeline switched on and the Base (English) model selected
    2

    Add captions and effects

    Generate captions, add a voiceover or drop a filter. Each one is a button or a drag away.

  3. Export screen with resolution, frame rate, codec, 10-bit colour and three quality presets
    3

    Export

    Choose High, Balanced or Small. Our 32-second 1080p test exported in 40 seconds on a CPU.

Features

What the Concat video editor can do, shown in the app

Captions dialog in the Concat video editorTranscriber settings listing Tiny, Base and Small Whisper models from 78 MB to 488 MB

Auto captions

The Concat video editor transcribes speech with Whisper on your own computer. Pick a model from 78 MB to 488 MB, in English or multilingual. You can also type a script and let Concat time the captions.

Auto captions in Concat
Text to speech dialog with a script, the Kokoro (compact) model and the Heart voice selectedSpeech settings with Chatterbox Turbo, Pocket TTS and two Kokoro voice models

Text to speech and voice cloning

Type a script, pick a voice and the audio lands on your timeline. Kokoro voices read English and Chinese. Pocket TTS can read in a voice cloned from a short recording.

Text to speech in Concat
Remove background settings with Auto removal, subject, feather, Custom removal and Chroma keyClip transform settings with a keyframe button beside scale, position, rotation and opacity

Background removal and keyframes

Cut a person out without a green screen, paint your own mask or key out a color. Every transform value in the Concat video editor has a keyframe button, so you can animate scale, position, rotation and opacity.

Background removal in Concat

Everything else in the Concat video editor

Filters panel with Everyday looks such as Fresh, Vivid, Clean and Golden Hour, plus an Import a LUT button

Filters and LUTs

Eleven filter groups, plus your own .cube files.
Effects panel with Exposure, Curves, Gaussian Blur, Vignette, Film Grain, Glow and Chroma Key

Video and audio effects

Color, blur, glow, grain, keys and voice effects.
Text styles including Title, Poster, Bold caption, Comic, Retro, Pixel and Lower third

Title styles

Poster, bold caption, lower third, retro and more.
Audio settings with Normalize loudness, Reduce noise and Enhance voice switches

Voice cleanup

Reduce noise, enhance voice and level loudness.
Transitions panel with Basic, Dissolve, Zoom, Slide, Spin, Glitch, Wipe and Light groups

Transitions

Dissolve, zoom, slide, spin, glitch, wipe and light.
Templates panel with a Save this project as a template button

Your own templates

Save a project with clips marked as slots. No built-in library yet.

All Concat video editor features

Guides by use case

What you can make with the Concat video editor

Vertical 9:16 frame exported from Concat with large white captionsTikTok, Reels and Shorts9:16 projects with big captionsTalking-head frame with subtitlesYouTube videosSubtitles for viewers on muteClip graded with the Vivid filterVlogsColor, music and a voiceoverSpeaker cut out and placed over a new backgroundPromos and explainersSwap the background, keep the speaker

Concat vs CapCut

Concat vs CapCut: which video editor should you use?

The Concat video editor wins on price, privacy and limits. CapCut is more mature and has a huge template and asset library.

Concat video editor compared with CapCut
FeatureConcat 0.2.7CapCut
PriceFree, no paid tierFree plan. Pro about $19.99 a month in the US
WatermarkNeverCan appear when Pro assets are in the project
Export resolutionUp to 4K 60 fps, 10-bit4K and 60 fps locked without Pro on desktop
AI captions and cutoutsNo limits, run locallyFree access varies by tool and account; no published quota
AccountNot neededSign-in may be required on desktop; required to export on web
Template libraryOnly templates you saveLarge built-in library
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS by sideloadWindows, macOS, web, iOS and Android app stores
MaturityBeta, public since August 2026Established and widely used
Source codeOpen, AGPL-3.0Closed

Concat column tested by us on version 0.2.7. CapCut details come from public pricing reviews checked in October 2026 and change often. CapCut is a trademark of its owner.

Full Concat vs CapCut comparison

The Concat project on GitHub at a glance

8,981
GitHub stars
1,073
Forks
34
Contributors
7
Releases since August 2026

Pulled from the Concat GitHub repository on October 18, 2026. This page refreshes the numbers on every build. See every release.

Download

Download the Concat video editor for free

Concat 0.2.7 came out on October 13, 2026. Every button goes to the official GitHub release. This site does not host any files.

Windows

x86_64. Setup .exe or .msi. ARM builds are paused.

Concat-0.2.7-windows-x86_64-setup.exe · 81 MB

Download How to install on Windows

macOS

Apple silicon and Intel. .dmg

Concat-0.2.7-macos-arm64.dmg · 58 MB

Download How to install on macOS

Linux

x86_64 and ARM. .deb, .rpm, .AppImage and an Arch package. A community Flatpak exists on Flatpark.

Concat-0.2.7-x86_64.AppImage · 125 MB

Download How to install on Linux

Android

arm64 phones and tablets. .apk

Concat-0.2.7-android-arm64.apk · 69 MB

Download How to install on Android

iPhone and iPad

arm64. .ipa, sideload only. Not on the App Store.

Concat-0.2.7-ios-arm64.ipa · 67 MB

Download How to install on iPhone and iPad
Good to know before you install Builds are not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen and macOS may warn youCaption, voice and cutout models download separately, from 15 MB to 1.1 GB eachConcat is still in beta Full download guide

FAQ

Concat video editor FAQ

Found a bug in Concat?

We only write guides. Report bugs to the developers on GitHub Issues. For questions about this site, use the contact page.

What is the Concat video editor?

Concat is a free, open-source video editor for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS that runs entirely on your device. It is written in Rust by Jareer (jub0t) and community contributors and went public on GitHub in August 2026.

Is this the official Concat website?

No. concatvideoeditor.com is an independent guide written by users. The official Concat project lives at github.com/jub0t/Concat and its own site is concatenate.pages.dev. Every download link here points to the official GitHub releases.

Is Concat free?

Yes. The Concat video editor has no paid plan, no watermark and no account. It is funded by sponsors and its code is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

Is there a Concat app for Android and iPhone?

Yes. The Concat app for Android is an .apk you install yourself. The iPhone and iPad build is an .ipa that has to be sideloaded, because Concat is not on the App Store or Google Play.

Is it Concat or Concut?

The editor is called Concat, short for concatenate, which is also the name of its official website. People often type “Concut” because of CapCut. They mean the same Concat video editor.

Does the Concat video editor work offline?

Yes, after the AI models are downloaded. Captions, voices and background removal run on your computer and your footage is never uploaded.

Why does Windows or macOS warn me when I open Concat?

The builds are not code-signed yet. On Windows choose More info and then Run anyway. On macOS run one Terminal command to clear the quarantine flag. Our download pages walk through both.

Does Concat have ready-made templates like CapCut?

Not in version 0.2.7. The Templates tab lets you save your own project as a template with clips marked as slots, then reuse it.

All Concat video editor questions

Concat video editor quick facts

By concatvideoeditor.com · Tested on Concat 0.2.7 for Linux · Updated October 18, 2026

What it isConcat is a free, open-source video editor for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS that runs entirely on your device.
Not to be confused withThis site, which is an independent guide. Concat is not a CapCut or ByteDance product.
DeveloperJareer (jub0t) and contributors
LicenseAGPL-3.0-or-later
Latest version0.2.7, released October 13, 2026 (beta)
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS (sideload)
PriceFree. No watermark, no account, no paywall.
Project shapes16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3 from 720p to 4K
ExportH.264, HEVC, AV1 up to 4K 60 fps, 10-bit
AI featuresWhisper captions, Kokoro and Pocket TTS voices, voice cloning, background removal. All run locally
Official sourcegithub.com/jub0t/Concat

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