Submagic review
7.1/10★★★★★AI short-form editor for viral captions, auto-cuts, B-roll and clips
- Best for
- Short-form creators who want punchy, captioned clips with minimal effort
- Price
- Free trial · from $12/month
Free: Free trial with no credit card - Platforms
- Web, API
- Made by
- Submagic
What it is
Submagic edits short-form videos for TikTok, Reels and Shorts in one click. It writes animated captions in 123 languages, cuts silences, adds B-roll, zooms, sound effects and transitions, and turns long videos into clips with Magic Clips. It can also schedule posts.
What the AI does
- Animated captions in 123 languages
- One-click auto editing and silence removal
- Magic Clips from long videos
- Auto B-roll, zooms and sound effects
- AI avatars
- Post scheduling
Pros and cons
- Very fast one-click results
- Caption styles made for social video
- Cheap annual Starter plan
- Short video length limits on cheaper plans
- Little independent testing
- Web only, no mobile app
How it scores
Polished short-form automation, but with little independent review evidence and tight plan limits.
Feature checklist · 5 of 9
- Automatic captions with styles (yes)
- Turns long videos into short clips automatically (yes)
- Edit video by editing the transcript (no)
- Removes silences and filler words automatically (yes)
- AI translation and dubbing into other languages (no)
- Adds AI-generated or stock B-roll automatically (yes)
- AI audio clean-up and noise removal (yes)
- Editing apps for iPhone and Android (no)
- Free plan exports without a watermark (no)
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- Wondershare Filmora 7.8/10Hobbyists who want a full desktop editor with AI help at a low yearly price