CapCut is a video-editing tool developed by ByteDance, built for the era of short-form social content. It offers drag-and-drop editing, AI-powered filters, templates, branded effects and direct export for platforms like TikTok. By 2023 it had surpassed ~US $100 million in revenue and hundreds of millions of users. It embodies the shift toward creator-first software, lowering the barrier between idea and shareable content.