Drop your screenshots into ready-made motion scenes, arrange them on a timeline and export a polished MP4 — right in your browser.
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No watermark, no AI footage
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A live look at the product, not a mockup
Zcut is a browser-based promo video maker for SaaS, apps and products. Your real screens, ready-made motion, no After Effects and no AI footage.
Four kinds of scenes, one editor. Mix them, reorder them, and export a video that looks like it took a motion designer a week.
Drop a screenshot into a MacBook or browser frame and pick a camera move — Tilt Reveal, Pan Scan, Ken Burns or Drift. Glass bezel, reflections and depth included.
No more flat screenshots in a slideshow.
Halo Loop, Ribbon Wall, Deck Fan, Nova Grid and nine more — animated 3D galleries that fill themselves with your visuals.
No keyframes, no plugins, no render farm.
Headlines, stat counters, feature lists, quotes and CTA outros — each with entrance presets, font choice and timing you can tune.
No more static text slides.
Drag scenes into order, stretch their duration, set transitions and drop in a soundtrack with trim and fades. Preview it all in real time.
No more juggling five tools for one video.
Everything you'd expect from a video editor — without the learning curve, the upload queue or the watermark.
Device, Cards, Titles and Video — each one a starting point, not a blank canvas.
Up to two SVG or PNG overlays per scene, positioned and animated.
Media stays in your browser and export runs locally. Nothing is uploaded to a server.
Pick a starter or add ready-made motion scenes, drop in your screenshots and clips, arrange them on a timeline, add music, and export an MP4 — all in your browser, in about 30 minutes, with no After Effects and no AI.
Go to app.zcut.studio — nothing to install, and no account is needed to start.
Start from the SaaS Launch or App Showcase template, or add scenes one by one from the Device, Cards, Titles and Video tabs.
Drop screenshots into MacBook or browser mockups, upload a screen recording into a video scene, and fill image reels with your visuals.
Change headings, stats and calls to action, choose fonts and animation presets, and add your logo as an overlay.
Drag scenes into order, resize durations, set transitions, and add a soundtrack with trim and fades. Preview it all in real time.
Choose an aspect ratio (16:9, 1:1, 4:5, 9:16 and more) and a resolution, then export. Free exports are 720p; Pro unlocks up to 4K. No watermark.
Your real product on screen, 3D device reveals, no AI footage and no watermark — all in your browser.
| Feature | Zcut | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Your real product is the contentScreenshots and screen recordings go straight into the scenes. | Yes | Stock and AI footage first |
| AI-generated footageZcut never invents interfaces or imagery. | None, by design | Common |
| 3D device tilt and camera revealsMacBook and browser scenes: Tilt Reveal, Pan Scan, Ken Burns, Drift Reveal and more. | 7 ready-made scenes | Basic or flat mockups |
| 3D image reelsHalo Loop, Ribbon Wall, Carousel Edge, Grid Reel, Deck Fan and more. | 13 ready-made scenes | Basic slideshows |
| No watermarkOn the free plan and on Pro. | Yes | Often on free plans |
| Export runs in your browserYour files are not uploaded to a server to render. | Yes | Typically cloud-processed |
| One-time lifetime optionAvailable to the first 100 customers, then monthly and yearly plans open. | Yes | Usually subscription only |
“Others” means typical template- and AI-based promo video makers such as Canva, Renderforest, PlayPlay and Promo.com. Capabilities vary by product and plan and change over time. Last reviewed September 2026.
Build and export your first promo video for free. The first 100 customers can unlock Pro once, for life. After that, monthly and yearly plans open.
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Read the FAQ below, or send a note — you'll get a reply from the person who builds Zcut.
Everything you need to know before you make your first promo video.
Zcut is a browser-based promo video maker and motion design tool for SaaS, apps and products. Drop your screenshots and clips into ready-made motion scenes — device mockups, image reels, animated text and video layouts — arrange them on a timeline with music, and export an MP4. No After Effects, no AI.
It depends on the job. Template and AI tools such as Canva, Renderforest, PlayPlay and Promo.com suit general marketing videos. Zcut is built for one job: showing your real product. You control every scene — device tilt, text animation, image reels — instead of prompting an AI.
No. Scenes are ready-made templates: you replace the content and adjust text, colours, timing and motion, and Zcut handles the animation. If you can drop in a screenshot and type a headline, you can make a promo. The timeline still gives you control over order, duration, transitions and music.
Yes, in the ready-made sense. Zcut gives you polished, pre-built motion scenes — 3D device tilts, animated text, image reels — that you customize, rather than a blank canvas where you keyframe every layer. It is motion design for people who need a great result fast, not for animators.
No. Zcut doesn't generate footage with AI. Your real screenshots and recordings are the content, and you control scenes, text, timing and camera motion directly. That keeps the video accurate to your product, without invented interfaces or stock-style imagery.
Canva and Renderforest are broad template and AI suites; Jitter is a motion-design canvas for designers. Zcut is narrower: ready-made motion scenes and a timeline for product promos built from your own screens and clips, with no AI footage and no watermark. See the comparison pages for details.
Zcut is built by Aashish Kumar, a product designer and developer based at blurr.design. Aashish also created Ditther (a browser-based pixel effects and creative image editor) and Awesmos.
Yes. Zcut's video scenes accept your own clips and images, such as a screen recording, product demo or customer testimonial, and place them in layouts like Cinematic Reveal, Padded Card, Lower Third and Feature Demo. Everything is processed in your browser.
Start from the App Showcase or SaaS Launch starter, or add scenes one at a time. Drop in your screenshots or recording, edit the text, arrange scenes on the timeline, add music, then export an MP4 in landscape, square or vertical for your site and social channels.
Yes. Title scenes cover animated headings, feature lists, stat counters, quote and testimonial cards, ticker marquees and CTA outros. Each scene has animation presets, font choice, size, timing and position controls, so the text motion matches your brand.
Yes. Gallery ("Cards") scenes turn a set of images into animated reels — Halo Loop, Ribbon Wall, Carousel Edge, Grid Reel and more. Add a soundtrack on the timeline, trim it to fit and set fades, then preview everything together before exporting.
No. Zcut doesn't add a watermark to your exports, on the free plan or on Pro. What you build is what you export, ready to use on your landing page, Product Hunt launch or social channels.
Zcut exports MP4 in seven aspect ratios — 16:9, 3:2, 1:1, 4:5, 2:3, 3:4 and 9:16 — covering landing pages, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Instagram and TikTok. Free exports are 720p; Pro unlocks 1080p, 2K and 4K.
The free plan lets you build and export at 720p with no watermark and save up to 2 projects. Pro adds 1080p, 2K and 4K export, premium scenes and 15 saved projects. The first 100 customers can buy Pro once, for life, from $49; after that, monthly and yearly plans open.
No. Your projects and media are stored in your browser and export runs locally, so Zcut never receives your footage. Clearing browser data can delete projects, so export anything you need to keep.
No. Open the app and start building right away — you'll only need an account to save a project or export your video.
Send a note — every email is read and answered by the maker of Zcut.
Open the app, drop in your screens and export in minutes. Free to start, no watermark, no account needed.
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