Edits or VN on a phone and DaVinci Resolve on a laptop, all free; OpusClip to cut long videos into Shorts and Reels.

CapCut has been banned in India since 2020, so phone editors here are Edits, Adobe Premiere's free app, VN and InShot. On a laptop Clipchamp is free on Windows and iMovie on a Mac; pay when you outgrow them, with Final Cut Pro at ₹29,900 once or Descript at $16 a month billed yearly for talking videos. OpusClip's Starter plan at $15 a month removes the watermark from clips.

The picksPrices as each maker's page states them

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Edits
A phone, free, 4K exports with no watermark

Free Read from apps.apple.com on 10 November 2026 Free, with no in-app purchases listed
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VN Video Editor
A free phone editor with no watermark

Free; VN Pro in-app at ₹399 or ₹1,799 (the listing does not name the period), credit packs from ₹99 Read from apps.apple.com on 10 November 2026 Free with no watermark
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DaVinci Resolve
The best free serious editor on a laptop

Free version; DaVinci Resolve Studio 21 ₹25,980 one-time (₹31,980 before the 20% offer) Read from blackmagicdesign.com on 10 November 2026 Free: The free version edits up to Ultra HD at 60fps with multi-user collaboration
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Microsoft Clipchamp
Free on Windows with watermark-free 1080p exports

Free; premium features come with Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions Read from clipchamp.com on 10 November 2026 Free editor with unlimited exports up to 1080p and no watermark
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OpusClip
Turning long videos into Shorts and Reels in volume

Free; Starter $15 a month, Pro $29 a month Read from opus.pro on 10 November 2026 Free forever with 60 credits a month

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