What does Stabilize do in CapCut?
It reduces camera shake by moving each frame against the movement and zooming in slightly to hide the edges. You choose how strong it is with three levels: Minimum cut, Recommended and Most stable.
Guide · free tool included
How to stabilize video in CapCut
Where the Stabilize switch is on a computer, a phone and the web, which of the three levels to choose, why it crops your clip, and an option with more control.
Drop a clip to steady before CapCut
More control than three levels, no account and no upload. The original plays alongside.Pick it from your gallery, steady it, then add it to your CapCut project.
Works with MP4MOVWebMMKVand more
Stabilised on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
To stabilise a video in CapCut on a computer, select the clip in the timeline, open Video › Basic in the panel on the right, switch on Stabilize and choose a level: Recommended, Minimum cut or Most stable. In the phone app, tap Edit and then Stabilize in the toolbar along the bottom, and pick the level the same way.
Recommended is the sensible start. Minimum cut steadies less but keeps more of the picture, and Most stable steadies hardest and crops the most. Those three levels are the only setting. If you need more control than that, a tripod-still result, or a rolling-shutter fix, the stabiliser at the top of this page does it in your browser without an account or an upload, and you can add the steady clip to your CapCut project afterwards.
Stabilise a clip in CapCut
CapCut moves its menus around between versions; these follow CapCut’s own guide from September 2026.
Add the clip to a project
Start a new project and import the shaky video, or open the project it is already in.
Select the clip
Click the clip in the timeline on a computer, or tap it in the phone app.
Find Stabilize
On a computer, open Video › Basic on the right and switch on Stabilize. In the phone app, tap Edit, then Stabilize in the bottom toolbar. In CapCut’s online editor, it is under the Basic tab.
Choose a level
Pick Recommended, Minimum cut or Most stable, then play the clip to check the result and the crop.
Export
Press Export, choose the resolution and frame rate, and save the video.
Recommended, Minimum cut or Most stable?
| Level | What it trades | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum cut | The least zoom, so the least steadying | Light jitter, or a shot whose edges matter: text, a face near the frame edge |
| Recommended | A balance of steadiness and crop | Most handheld clips; try this first |
| Most stable | The strongest steadying, and the biggest crop | Walking and running shots that are still too shaky on Recommended |
The level is the only setting Stabilize has. It offers no way to hold the shot completely still, to steady only one kind of movement, or to straighten the leaning lines a phone’s sensor adds to fast moves.
Why CapCut crops your video
Every stabiliser works by moving each frame against the shake. A moved frame no longer fills the screen, so the stabiliser zooms in until the gaps at the edges are hidden. The steadier the result, the further the frames move and the more it has to zoom: that is the whole difference between Minimum cut and Most stable.
To keep the whole picture you need a stabiliser that fills the edges instead of zooming in. The one on this page can: set Framing to Full frame and choose how the gaps are filled under Edges. Stabilising without cropping explains the trade-off.
Is CapCut’s stabiliser free?
CapCut’s own guide presents Stabilize as free to use on desktop and online, and mentions Pro only for other features. Which tools carry a Pro badge does change between versions and regions, so if you see one on Stabilize, it is part of the paid plan where you are. The online editor needs your video uploaded to CapCut first.
The stabiliser on this page is free with no Pro tier, needs no account, adds no watermark, and never uploads the clip.
Doing it in the browser instead
Steps
- Open the clip with the box at the top of this page; on a phone, tap Choose a shaky video and pick it from your gallery.
- Wait for Analysing motion…, then pick a card under How was it filmed?, or take the one marked Suggested.
- Compare in Side by side, or switch View to Split and drag the divider.
- Press Export video, and Export video again in the sheet to start; then Download or Share it and import the steady clip into CapCut.
CapCut’s levels, mapped
| CapCut | Here |
|---|---|
| Minimum cut | The Subtle preset, or a lower Zoom limit |
| Recommended | The Recommended preset |
| Most stable | The Maximum preset, or Running for action footage |
| No equivalent | Camera: Locked for a tripod look, or the Tripod preset |
| No equivalent | Rolling shutter: Auto straightens leaning lines |
| No equivalent | Framing: Full frame, which fills the edges instead of cropping |
CapCut stabilisation questions
Is CapCut stabilize free, or do I need Pro?
CapCut’s own September 2026 guide presents it as free to use, but Pro badges vary by version and region. If Stabilize shows a Pro badge for you, it is part of the paid plan there.
Which CapCut stabilise level should I use?
Start with Recommended. Drop to Minimum cut if it crops off something important, or go up to Most stable if the clip is still shaky. Play the whole clip after each change.
Why did CapCut crop my video?
Stabilising moves the frames, and CapCut zooms in so the moving edges don’t show. Minimum cut zooms the least. To avoid cropping entirely, use a stabiliser that fills the edges, such as Full frame on this page.
How do I stabilise a video in CapCut on PC or Mac?
Select the clip, open Video › Basic in the panel on the right, switch on Stabilize and pick a level.
Can I stabilise without CapCut Pro or an account?
Yes, with the tool on this page: open the clip in your browser, choose a preset and export. It is free, needs no account and keeps the clip on your device.