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title: "How to Stabilize Video in CapCut | stabilize.video"
description: "How to stabilize video in CapCut on desktop, phone and web: where Stabilize is, what Recommended, Minimum cut and Most stable do, and why your clip is cropped."
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# 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.

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.

1. ### Add the clip to a project
Start a new project and import the shaky video, or open the project it is already in.
2. ### Select the clip
Click the clip in the timeline on a computer, or tap it in the phone app.
3. ### 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.
4. ### Choose a level
Pick **Recommended**, **Minimum cut** or **Most stable**, then play the clip to check the result and the crop.
5. ### Export
Press **Export**, choose the resolution and frame rate, and save the video.

## Recommended, Minimum cut or Most stable?

__CapCut’s three stabilise levels__
| 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](https://stabilize.video/stabilize-video-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 stabilise levels and the closest settings here__
| 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

### 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**.

### 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.

## More on stabilising in other apps

* [ Stabilize a video online Smooth out shaky footage in your browser, with nothing uploaded. ](https://stabilize.video/)
* [ Compare video stabilisation software Free and paid stabilisers side by side, from Resolve and Warp Stabilizer to Gyroflow and FFmpeg. ](https://stabilize.video/video-stabilization-software)
* [ Stabilize video without cropping Keep the whole frame and fill the edges, or zoom only where the shake needs it. ](https://stabilize.video/stabilize-video-without-cropping)
* [ Stabilize a video on iPhone Steady a clip you’ve already filmed, in Safari, with no app. ](https://stabilize.video/stabilize-video-iphone)
* [ Stabilize a video on Android Google Photos’ Stabilize, Samsung and Pixel settings, and a browser option. ](https://stabilize.video/stabilize-video-android)
* [ Stabilize video in Premiere Pro Warp Stabilizer step by step, and what to do when it refuses or wobbles. ](https://stabilize.video/stabilize-video-premiere-pro)