Free video editor, no watermark
Unlimited exports and nothing to pay. It runs on your computer, and your footage never gets uploaded anywhere.
Free when you export, too
No watermark and no paid effects waiting at the save step. Your computer does the processing, so exporting costs us nothing.
No uploading your footage
Browser-based editors make you upload every file before you can start, and with a shoot that runs to dozens of gigabytes, that takes hours. The desktop app opens your videos right from the folder they’re already in.Editing, cutting and exporting work without an internet connection.
Find the shot before you edit
The desktop app indexes your folders: what’s in every image, what’s said in every video and the text that shows up on screen.Search for “the chef plating, overhead shot” and jump to that moment in the clip, without remembering what the file was called.
Free subtitles on your computer, no limits
Transcription runs on Whisper, locally: no per-minute fees, no cap on hours, and the audio never leaves your computer. The text comes out with timestamps, ready for subtitles.
Which one fits what you do
| Polimake | CapCut | Canva | DaVinci Resolve | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export with no watermark | Yes, unlimited | Yes, except paid effects and templates | Yes, except paid elements | Yes, except Studio-version features |
| Where it runs | Windows | Phone, browser and desktop | Browser and apps | Windows, Mac and Linux |
| Templates | A few, for now | Lots | A huge library | A few |
| Learning curve | Low | Low | Low | Steep |
| Search your own footage | Yes, by describing it | No | No | No |
| Best for | Producing every week with your own footage | Short-form social video | Design with a bit of video | Professional finishing and color |
When it’s not for you
- If you mostly edit on your phone: for now there’s only a Windows version.
- If your computer is old: your machine does the rendering, and exporting 4K with 4 GB of RAM will be slow.
- If you work from templates: CapCut and Canva have a catalog this doesn’t replace today.
- If you need serious color grading or complex effects chains: DaVinci Resolve is the better tool for that.
Download
Free, no card and no trial. Windows only for now.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Polimake’s video editor really free?
- Yes. You download it, install it and use it for free, with no watermark and no limit on exports. What’s paid in Polimake is the shared cloud library, not the work you do on your computer.
- Does it work on Mac or on my phone?
- For now there’s only a Windows installer.
- Do I need internet to edit?
- No. Editing, transcribing and searching all work locally. You need a connection to download the app and its updates and, the first time, the models that transcription and search use.
- Is it open source?
- The editor is built on OpenCut, which is open source. Polimake’s desktop app is free of charge, but it isn’t open-source software: those are different things, and we’d rather say so plainly.
- What other free video editors with no watermark are there for PC?
- DaVinci Resolve, the most complete, with professional color grading, but demanding on hardware and with a steep learning curve; Shotcut, Kdenlive and OpenShot, open source and available for Windows, Mac and Linux; and Clipchamp, which comes with Windows 11 and is the simplest. Polimake fits if, on top of editing, you need to find clips in your own footage by describing them and transcribe with Whisper without limits.