Video editing · 2026
Free video editing tools for TikTok 12 tools ranked by verified data
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
We scored 14 tools with a free plan among video editing tools for TikTok with the same 7-criterion scorecard; 12 have enough verified data to be ranked.
Only tools with verified TikTok support are included.
Every listed tool has a free plan; the table shows exactly what each free plan allows, as the vendor states it.
Fliki ranks first with 94/100, followed by Slidekick (84) and Opus Clip (82).
The lowest starting price among ranked tools (the least you can pay for a paid plan, for one user or account) is Slidekick's: $4.99 per month billed monthly on the Monthly plan.
Free plans compared
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | Free plan allows | From, billed monthly | Integrations | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fliki | 94/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | 3 credits per month | Free | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Slidekick | 84/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | No limits stated | $4.99/mo | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  Opus Clip | 82/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | 60 credits per month | $15/mo | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  SubtitleMe | 73/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | No limits stated | $15/mo | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  Choppity | 72/100 | 100%7 of 7 criteria | 1 user, 2 storage gb | $24/mo | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 6 |  Reap | 69/100 | 90%6 of 7 criteria | No limits stated | $24/mo | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 7 |  Quso.ai | 67/100 | 85%6 of 7 criteria | 75 credits per month | $29/mo | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 8 |  Riverside | 67/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | No limits stated | $29/mo | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 9 |  Wisecut | 64/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | 30 credits per month | Not offered | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 10 |  Spikes Studio | 62/100 | 65%4 of 7 criteria | 30 video minutes per month | $32.99/mo | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 11 |  OpenShorts | 60/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | No limits stated | $29/mo | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 12 |  AI-Faceless-Video-Generator | 59/100 | 75%5 of 7 criteria | No limits stated | $30/mo | 20 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Lightworks | Not ranked | 55%3 of 7 criteria | – | Free | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
| – |  Vocaflow | Not ranked | 40%3 of 7 criteria | No limits stated | – | – | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
– = not published by the vendor, or not verified yet.
Why each one ranks where it does
- 1. Fliki 94/100
Web tool that turns text, scripts, blog posts and slides into videos with AI voiceovers, avatars, subtitles and voice cloning.
- Entry price (100/100): Free: the pricing page lists no paid plan
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 - 2. Slidekick 84/100
Browser-based editor that imports, uploads or records videos, trims and crops them, and exports GIFs for Google Slides or MP4 clips.
- Entry price (100/100): $4.99/month billed monthly on Monthly (scored on the monthly price)
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
From $4.99 per month billed monthly on the Monthly plan.
- 3. Opus Clip 82/100
AI video tool that cuts long videos into short clips with captions and reframing, and can schedule posts to social platforms.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- Verified features (100/100): 7 of 10 tracked features verified: team access, templates, ai assistant, automatic captions, text-based editing, no watermark on paid plans, stock media library
From $15 per month billed monthly on the Starter plan.
- 4. SubtitleMe 73/100
Web tool that generates subtitles and transcripts from uploaded video and audio files and exports them in several formats.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Starter)
- API, integrations and export (100/100): public API, documented data export
From $15 per month billed monthly ($12 billed yearly) on the Creator plan.
- 5. Choppity 72/100
AI video editor that clips long videos and podcasts into short captioned vertical clips, with a content planner, calendar and social scheduler.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- Verified features (100/100): 6 of 10 tracked features verified: team access, templates, automatic captions, text-based editing, 4k export, real-time collaboration
From $24 per month billed monthly ($16.80 billed yearly) on the Starter plan.
- 6. Reap 69/100
AI video editor that turns long videos into clips with animated captions, dubbing and subtitles, with an API, CLI and MCP for automation.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- Verified features (100/100): 6 of 10 tracked features verified: team access, automatic captions, text-based editing, 4k export, no watermark on paid plans, stock media library
From $24 per month billed monthly ($9.99 billed yearly) on the Creator plan.
- 7. Quso.ai 67/100
Tool that turns long videos into short clips with AI detection, captions and reframing, and includes a brand kit, content planner and social scheduler.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- Verified features (100/100): 5 of 10 tracked features verified: analytics, templates, ai assistant, automatic captions, text-based editing
From $29 per month billed monthly ($19 billed yearly) on the Lite plan.
- 8. Riverside 67/100
Browser-based studio for recording video and audio with guests, editing by transcript or with AI, live streaming, and publishing podcasts.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- Verified features (100/100): 7 of 10 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, ai assistant, automatic captions, text-based editing, no watermark on paid plans, real-time collaboration
From $29 per month billed monthly ($24 billed yearly) on the Pro plan.
- 9. Wisecut 64/100
AI video editor that cuts long videos into short clips, adds captions and reframing, and schedules posts to social channels.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Free)
- Pricing transparency (100/100): 3 of 3 plans have a public price
From $23.25 per month billed yearly on the Starter+ plan.
- 10. Spikes Studio 62/100
AI video editor that detects highlights in long videos, makes captioned clips, and schedules and analyzes social posts from one dashboard.
- Free plan or trial (100/100): Free plan (Basic plan)
- Verified features (100/100): 5 of 10 tracked features verified: analytics, team access, templates, automatic captions, no watermark on paid plans
From $32.99 per month billed monthly ($14.09 billed yearly) on the PRO+ plan.
How we picked
Every one of these video editing tools is scored by the same 7 criteria (scorecard v1). Each criterion gives 0 to 100 from the vendor's published data; the total is the weighted average. A criterion without verified data is left out and the other weights are re-normalised. A tool with under 60% of the weight covered is listed as not ranked, and so is a tool with no verified price and fewer than 2 verified features (“needs a verified price”); each score shows how many criteria it is based on. The core criteria are the same in every category; the category criteria are specific to video editing tools. Nobody gets custom weights, including our own products.
| Criterion | Weight | Type | What we measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry price | 25% | Core | Price per month of the cheapest paid plan, against the prices of other video editing tools on the same billing basis (monthly-billed prices against monthly, annual-billed against annual).Log scale. Billed monthly: $8.08/month or less = 100, $32.31 or more = 0. Only billed annually: $4/month or less = 100, $25 or more = 0. Only free plans = 100. Usage-priced and one-time plans are not scored. |
| Free plan or trial | 15% | Core | Whether you can use the tool before paying: a free plan, or failing that a free trial, as shown on the vendor's pricing page.Free plan = 100. No free plan but a free trial = 60. The pricing page lists plans but shows neither = 0. No plans read = not scored. |
| Pricing transparency | 10% | Core | How much of the pricing is public: the share of plans with a published price ("contact sales" counts against), and whether there are at least 3 published tiers.80 x (plans with a public price / plans listed) + 20 x (public plans, up to 3) / 3. No plans read = not scored. |
| Verified features | 15% | Core | How many of the 10 features we track for this category the vendor's own pages verifiably show (analytics, team access, templates, ai assistant, automatic captions, text-based editing, 4k export, no watermark on paid plans, stock media library, real-time collaboration). This counts verified features only: a tool that documents less scores lower here, and only here.Linear: verified features / 5 (half the tracked list) x 100, capped at 100. No tracked feature verified = not scored. |
| API, integrations and export | 10% | Core | Whether a public API exists, how many integrations the vendor states, and whether the vendor documents a way to export your data.Average of the parts with data: public API yes = 100, no = 0; integrations on a log scale (100 or more = 100); a documented data export = 100. None verified = not scored. |
| Cost per user (team of 3) | 15% | Category | Monthly price per user for a team of 3, on the cheapest paid plan that is priced per seat or states room for at least 3 users.Log scale: $8 per user or less = 100, $41.67 or more = 0. Plans that do not state a user limit are not used. No such plan = not scored. |
| Storage | 10% | Category | GB of storage included on the cheapest paid plan that states a limit.Log scale: 100 or more (or unlimited) = 100. No stated limit = not scored. |
Sources are vendor pricing pages, docs and changelogs, each with the date we checked it. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Full formulas: methodology.
Questions, answered from the data
What is the best free video editing tool for TikTok?
Fliki, with 94/100 on our scorecard; Slidekick is second with 84/100.
What is the cheapest free video editing tool for TikTok?
By entry price among ranked tools, Slidekick: $4.99 per month billed monthly on the Monthly plan.
How did you rank these video editing tools?
Each tool gets 0 to 100 per criterion from its published pricing, limits and features; the total is the weighted average over the criteria with verified data. Tools with under 60% of the weight covered are not ranked.