PenCut — Short Vertical Videos, Complete in 3 Minutes
No need to learn complex editing software. Simply insert footage and photos, add text, and set the mood to music to create a complete vertical video for social media. Start immediately after installation without any sign-up or login.
■ Fast Vertical Video Editing
9:16 aspect ratio is the default. You can select Square (1:1) or Horizontal (16:9)
Freely mix and edit videos and photos on a single timeline
Crop, reorder, speed adjustment (0.5x–4x)
Scene transition effects: Black screen, White screen, shrink/enlarge, swipe sideways (4 directions) + transition speed adjustment
Fill screen: Make horizontal videos fill the vertical screen
Photo effects: Enlarge, shrink, flow up/down/left/right
Edits are saved automatically — continue working even after closing and reopening the app
■ Subtitles are the center of editing
Freely customize font, size, color, outline, shadow, background box, and alignment
Drag with your finger in the preview to place them where you want
Distinguish between subtitles visible in a single scene and title subtitles floating across the entire video
Provides safe zone guidelines to prevent them from being obscured by social media screens
■ Decorate
20 types of animated emoji stickers + 6 emoji bundles
Image layers to place on top of the video — title banners, logos, etc. as desired Display only on specific sections
12 types of theme borders to wrap the entire video
Background Music: Volume, Gradual increase/decrease, Repeat, Automatically reduce music when speaking
■ Screen Recording + Handwriting (Exclusive to this app)
Handwriting written on the screen while recording is captured directly in the video. You don't need to manually overlay text during editing when creating videos for app usage explanations, lectures, or game commentary. You can turn off the pen to operate the app directly below, and you can also record your voice via the microphone (optional).
■ Composition Guide on the Screen
If you draw lines, circles, or squares on the screen, they remain even after you open the camera app. This is useful when you want to retake a video in the exact same spot and composition as yesterday. You can name and save the drawn guides to recall them later.
■ Easy for Anyone to Use
Simple language instead of difficult editing terms: "Video Quality," "Screen Layout," "Quiet Music When Speaking"
Large buttons and icon+text display
Easy mode reducing tools to just 4
Up to 20 undo steps, confirm before deletion
■ No Personal Information Collected
This app has no internet access permissions. There are no accounts, ads, or analytics tools. All videos, photos, recordings, and edits are stored exclusively on your mobile phone and are never transmitted anywhere.
■ Export
Select MP4 (H.264/AAC), 480p/720p/1080p
Results saved to Gallery, share immediately
We will notify you in advance if your video length exceeds social media platform limits
Start now. 3 minutes is all it takes to create your first video.
Create a short video in under 3 minutes. Subtitles, music, transitions, and even handwritten screen recording—an easy vertical video editor.