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VN: Video Editor
Free — no watermark, no subscription required for core editing, per the developer
Price checked at source August 28, 2026.
A free, no-watermark, no-subscription multi-track video editor that grew out of mobile — now on Mac with the same 4K/HDR timeline, auto captions, and beat-synced cuts.
Our take
Free with genuinely no watermark and no forced subscription, which is the whole pitch — its App Store reviews are full of side-by-side comparisons to paid mobile-first editors, and it wins on price every time. VN started as a phone app, and its Mac version still feels closest to CapCut’s free-first playbook — multi-track timeline, keyframe animation precise to 0.05 seconds, beat sync, and auto captions, no credit system gating the core editing tools. One surprising fact worth knowing: it’s made by Ubiquiti Labs, LLC — its own terms and privacy pages live at ui.com, the same domain as the networking-hardware company Ubiquiti.
- Price
- Free — no watermark, no subscription required for core editing, per the developer
- License
- Proprietary
- Get it via
- Mac App Store
- Developer
- Ubiquiti Labs, LLC
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What it does
Frame-accurate multi-track timeline
Trim and merge clips to 0.05-second precision across multiple video, audio, and overlay tracks, with up to 30x zoom.
Auto captions and text-to-speech
Generate subtitles from audio automatically, or create a voiceover from typed text without recording anything.
Beat Sync
Drops beat markers into the timeline so cuts can be aligned to a music track’s rhythm.
The deal
Worth knowing: Its terms of service and privacy policy are hosted at ui.com/legal — the same domain used by Ubiquiti Inc., the networking-hardware company — rather than a Wondershare/Adobe-style dedicated legal domain.
VN: Video Editor — questions people ask
Does VN really have no watermark or subscription?
Per the developer, exports carry no watermark and there’s no subscription required for the core editing toolset — a point its own App Store reviews repeatedly contrast with paid mobile editors.
Who makes VN?
Ubiquiti Labs, LLC. Its legal pages are hosted on ui.com, the same domain as the networking-hardware company Ubiquiti — the connection is confirmed by the developer’s own linked terms and privacy pages.
Is VN available on more than Mac?
Yes — iOS, Android, and Windows versions exist alongside the Mac App Store release, per the developer’s site.
Is VN: Video Editor free?
Yes — VN: Video Editor is free.
Does VN: Video Editor work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — VN: Video Editor lives in the screen, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download VN: Video Editor?
VN: Video Editor is available via Mac App Store.
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Listing hand-verified August 28, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
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