You want full-quality free exports
Render locally with no app-imposed resolution cap, credit balance or watermark. Projects stay on your disk.
Get Cutawan ↗A free Vizard alternative.
Full quality, on your desktop.
Vizard is a browser clipper with monthly credits and 720p free exports. Cutawan is a free, open-source desktop app that renders on your computer, with no credits, storage window or watermark.
Windows, macOS & Linux · No credits or watermark · What it costs
SHORT ANSWER
Cutawan or Vizard?
It depends how you work.
Both find clips and caption them. Vizard adds cloud storage and team tools; Cutawan keeps everything on your machine.
You want a browser editor for a team
Vizard keeps projects in the cloud, supports team workspaces and schedules to connected social accounts on paid plans.
Vizard pricing ↗Cutawan: $0. Vizard: from $29/mo
Vizard Creator is about half that when billed yearly. Cutawan’s AI clip finding uses Codex plan limits or an API billed by your provider.
See the cost routes ↗AT A GLANCE
Cutawan vs Vizard,
feature by feature.
From Vizard’s public pricing page and Cutawan’s documentation. Check the sources before you decide.
| Feature | Cutawan | Vizard |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Windows, macOS and Linux desktop app | Browser service |
| Price | Free app | Free plan; Creator $29/mo or $14.50/mo yearly |
| Free plan limits | No credits or clip quota | 60 credits a month |
| Free export quality | No app-imposed cap | 720p |
| Watermark on free exports | Never | Yes |
| Storage | Your own disk | Three days on free |
| Social posting | Export and upload yourself | Paid plans |
| Source code | MIT licence | Proprietary |
Vizard facts from its official pricing and help pages; the yearly price is Vizard’s listed annual rate. Vizard pricing ↗
HONEST TRADE-OFFS
Where each one
fits better.
Neither tool is right for everyone. Here is where the difference shows up in practice.
Where Cutawan is stronger
- Exports render at your source quality, with no 720p cap or watermark.
- Nothing expires: projects and exports stay on your disk.
- No credit balance to watch or top up.
- Open source under the MIT licence.
Where Vizard may fit better
- Cloud projects your team can share.
- Scheduling to connected social accounts on paid plans.
- No install and no AI connection to set up.
WHAT CUTAWAN COSTS
Free app.
Pick how clips are found.
The app never charges. Only the AI route you choose for clip finding can have a cost, and local captions need none.
ChatGPT sign-in
Uses a signed-in Codex CLI for analysis and local Whisper for speech. No API key. Your ChatGPT plan’s Codex limits apply.
OpenAI-compatible API
Bring your own key and endpoint. Your provider bills usage at its own rates; local Whisper can handle speech.
Local captions only
Transcribe, caption, reframe and export a whole video with local Whisper and no AI service. Does not find or score clips.
Every route exports without a forced watermark. Local Whisper needs Python 3.10+ and a speech model; the first-run wizard helps. Read the setup guide ↗
RUN A FAIR TEST
Three steps.
One honest answer.
A score printed by any clipper, including Cutawan, is an editing aid. It does not predict views.
- 01
Use the same recording.
Run one video you own through Cutawan and Vizard, ideally with two speakers and a few topic changes.
SAME INPUT - 02
Judge the clips, not the count.
Keep only clips that make sense to a new viewer. Check openings, endings, caption spelling and framing.
QUALITY OVER VOLUME - 03
Add up the real cost.
Compare plan prices, credit limits and any API usage at the volume you expect each month.
COST AT YOUR VOLUME
WHY A DESKTOP APP
Your footage.
Your workflow.
Your call.
Cutawan is free, MIT-licensed and built in the open. Use it. Inspect it. Make it better.
Explore the source ↗The heavy lifting stays here.
Video editing, face tracking, rendering and export run on your machine. Your original video is not uploaded to a hosted editor.
Clear about what leaves.
The API route can send audio for transcription, and both AI routes send transcript text and sampled frames for analysis. Local captions need no AI service.
No Cutawan subscription.
No credits, no app-imposed minute or clip quota and no paid watermark removal.
VIZARD ALTERNATIVE FAQ
Good questions.
Straight answers.
Still weighing it up?
See every tool compared ↗
Is there a free alternative to Vizard?
Yes. Cutawan is a free, open-source desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. It suggests clips, adds animated captions, reframes to vertical and exports MP4 files with no forced watermark or credit allowance.
Can I export above 720p for free?
Cutawan renders exports locally with no app-imposed resolution cap. Vizard’s free plan lists 720p exports.
Does Cutawan add a watermark?
No. Cutawan never adds a mandatory watermark, and there is no paid tier to remove one.
Which computers does Cutawan run on?
Windows, macOS and Linux. Download the matching installer from GitHub Releases. macOS builds are currently unsigned, so follow the installation notes before the first launch.
Can Cutawan post clips to social accounts?
Not currently. It exports ready-to-upload MP4 files and can help draft a post caption; you upload the file yourself.
KEEP COMPARING
Other tools
worth a look.
See all tools side by side in the full comparison ↗
Cutawan
A desktop editor that finds clips, adds animated captions and reframes the speaker, then renders MP4s locally.
- Runs in
- Windows, macOS, Linux desktop
- Free plan
- Whole app, no credit cap
- Watermark
- Never
- Paid from
- Free. AI clip finding uses Codex plan limits or your own API
OpusClip
The best-known AI clipper. A managed browser service with virality scores, an editor on paid plans and scheduled posting.
- Runs in
- Browser
- Free plan
- 60 credits a month, no editing
- Watermark
- On free exports
- Paid from
- $15/mo Starter
Klap
A paid browser clipper sold by monthly clip allowance, with AI dubbing and social account support on higher tiers.
- Runs in
- Browser
- Free plan
- One trial video
- Watermark
- Paid plans remove it
- Paid from
- $29/mo
Plans checked . Sources: Cutawan documentation, Vizard pricing, OpusClip pricing, Klap pricing. Check each provider’s current terms before you buy.