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Video editing app for barbers: film yourself talking, get a finished Reel
Cutroom is a video editing app for barbers who talk on camera. You film yourself at the chair, and it returns a captioned vertical video with your cutting clips in about a minute.
In short
- Cutroom edits videos of barbers talking. You film yourself at the chair, and it returns a finished vertical video.
- It cuts the video, adds captions and puts your clips of fades and lineups on the words you pick.
- A 30-second video costs 110 credits, and your first video is free with no card.
- It is not made for silent transformation clips set to a song. CapCut or InShot suit those better.
- From upload to the finished edit
- ~1 min
- A finished 30-second video
- 110 credits
- Caption styles to choose from
- 40
How Cutroom works for barbers
You film one video of yourself talking at the chair on your phone. A minute of talking is plenty.
- You upload the video in your browser, on your phone or a computer. There is no app to install.
- Cutroom writes out what you said, cuts the video and adds captions timed to your voice.
- You get a finished 9:16 video back in about a minute, ready for Reels, TikTok or YouTube Shorts.
- You fix the edit in the transcript. Correct a misheard word, and the caption follows.
Cutroom for barbers: the specs
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| You upload | One video of you talking, up to 3 minutes long |
| You get | One finished 9:16 MP4, 1080 by 1920 |
| Fits | Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts |
| Time | About a minute for the edit |
| Captions | 40 styles, each with a choice of font and color |
| Works on | Any browser, including your phone's |
What: You upload
- Detail
- One video of you talking, up to 3 minutes long
What: You get
- Detail
- One finished 9:16 MP4, 1080 by 1920
What: Fits
- Detail
- Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts
What: Time
- Detail
- About a minute for the edit
What: Captions
- Detail
- 40 styles, each with a choice of font and color
What: Works on
- Detail
- Any browser, including your phone's
Your clips of fades, beards and transformations
The cutting clips you already film can go into your videos. Upload them once and they stay in your library for every video after that.
- Highlight a phrase in the transcript, such as 'the fade this client asked for', and your clip plays over exactly those words.
- Where you have no clip of your own, you can search millions of free stock clips.
- A clip can fill the screen or sit on a small card, a band at the bottom or a tilted card.
- You can swap any clip Cutroom placed for another one.
Where your before and after clips sit in the frame
A clip plays over the words you highlight. Here it sits on a card beside you. It can also fill the screen, sit on a small card or run in a band at the bottom.
This is the whole editor
Highlight a phrase and a clip lands on those exact words. No timeline, no keyframes, no layers.
Videos barbers make with it
Each of these is one video of you talking at the chair, with your own clips over it.
Four videos to film at the chair
| Video | What you say |
|---|---|
| An explained transformation | What the client came in with, what you did and why it suits their face |
| A question clients ask | How often a skin fade needs a touch-up, or what to ask for when a hairline moves back |
| Your prices and booking | What a first visit costs, what is included and how to book |
| Your shop | Your neighborhood, who you cut and what the shop is like |
Video: An explained transformation
- What you say
- What the client came in with, what you did and why it suits their face
Video: A question clients ask
- What you say
- How often a skin fade needs a touch-up, or what to ask for when a hairline moves back
Video: Your prices and booking
- What you say
- What a first visit costs, what is included and how to book
Video: Your shop
- What you say
- Your neighborhood, who you cut and what the shop is like
What it costs
Editing a video costs 100 credits. Exporting it adds 20 credits per minute, so a 30-second video costs 110 credits.
- Your first video is free, with no card, and you have 7 days to make it. It carries a Cutroom mark across the middle.
- Lite at $19.99 a month removes the mark and gives 1,250 credits, about 11 videos of 30 seconds.
- A top-up costs $39.99 for 2,500 more credits, about 22 more videos of 30 seconds.
Cutroom plans, counted in 30-second videos
At 110 credits for a 30-second video.
| Plan | Price | Credits | 30-second videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0, no card | 600, for 7 days | 1, with a Cutroom mark |
| Lite | $19.99 a month | 1,250 | About 11, no mark |
| Basic | $39.99 a month | 2,500 | About 22, plus AI presenters and music |
| Premium | $79.99 a month | 5,000 | About 45 |
Plan: Free
- Price
- $0, no card
- Credits
- 600, for 7 days
- 30-second videos
- 1, with a Cutroom mark
Plan: Lite
- Price
- $19.99 a month
- Credits
- 1,250
- 30-second videos
- About 11, no mark
Plan: Basic
- Price
- $39.99 a month
- Credits
- 2,500
- 30-second videos
- About 22, plus AI presenters and music
Plan: Premium
- Price
- $79.99 a month
- Credits
- 5,000
- 30-second videos
- About 45
Cutroom compared with CapCut, InShot and Captions
CapCut and InShot are editing apps where you make every edit yourself. Captions edits videos of you talking with AI styles. Cutroom does the whole edit for you.
Video editing apps barbers use
Prices and plans read from each vendor's own pricing page on 21 September 2026.
| Tool | Best for | Editing approach | Platform | Pricing from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 CapCut | Editing any video yourself on your phone | You edit on a timeline with templates, effects and music | iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, web | Free; Pro $19.99/month or $179.99/year, varies by region |
| InShot | Quick, cheap edits on your phone | You edit on a simple phone timeline with auto captions | iOS, Android | Free; Pro $4.99/month, $19.99/year or $49.99 once (US App Store) |
 Captions | AI editing of videos of you talking, on your phone | An AI edit style is applied to your video, then you adjust it | iOS, Android, web | Free version; Max $24.99/month (iOS price) |
| Cutroom | Turning one video of you talking into a finished Reel | Edits the video for you: cuts, captions, clips and a headline | Web, on your phone or a computer | First video free; Lite $19.99/month |
- CapCut
- Best for
- Editing any video yourself on your phone
- Approach
- You edit on a timeline with templates, effects and music
- Platform
- iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, web
- Pricing from
- Free; Pro $19.99/month or $179.99/year, varies by region
InShot
- Best for
- Quick, cheap edits on your phone
- Approach
- You edit on a simple phone timeline with auto captions
- Platform
- iOS, Android
- Pricing from
- Free; Pro $4.99/month, $19.99/year or $49.99 once (US App Store)
- Captions
- Best for
- AI editing of videos of you talking, on your phone
- Approach
- An AI edit style is applied to your video, then you adjust it
- Platform
- iOS, Android, web
- Pricing from
- Free version; Max $24.99/month (iOS price)
Cutroom
- Best for
- Turning one video of you talking into a finished Reel
- Approach
- Edits the video for you: cuts, captions, clips and a headline
- Platform
- Web, on your phone or a computer
- Pricing from
- First video free; Lite $19.99/month
Which one should you choose?
It comes down to whether you talk in your videos, and whether you want to edit them yourself.
Which app to choose
Choose CapCut if you make silent transformation videos set to music, and you enjoy editing.
Choose InShot if you want the cheapest paid app and are happy to do every edit yourself.
Choose Captions if you film and edit videos of you talking entirely on your phone.
Choose Cutroom if you talk through your work and want the whole edit done for you, with your own clips on your words. Your first video is free.
Questions people ask
- What is the best video editing app for barbers?
- It depends on your videos. CapCut is best for silent transformation videos set to music. Cutroom is best if you talk on camera and want the edit done for you, with your own cutting clips on your words.
- Do I have to be on camera?
- Yes, Cutroom needs a video of you talking. Your own cutting clips can then cover much of the screen, so viewers see the work as well as you.
- Can I use my own clips of my cuts?
- Yes. Upload them once and they stay in your library. Highlight the phrase in your transcript where a clip belongs, and it plays over exactly those words.
- What does the free version include?
- Your first video is free, with 600 credits and no card, and you have 7 days to make it. It has a Cutroom mark across the middle. Lite at $19.99 a month removes the mark and gives 1,250 credits.
- Does it work on my phone?
- Yes. Cutroom runs in your phone's browser, so there is no app to install. Film on your phone, upload the video, check the edit and download the MP4.
- How long can the video be?
- The video you upload can be up to 3 minutes long. Export costs 20 credits per minute, so shorter videos cost less. For Reels and TikTok, under a minute is usually enough to explain one cut.
Film yourself talking at the chair and get a finished Reel back in about a minute. Your first video is free.