To remove text from video in CapCut, select the text clip on the timeline and delete it. Text, text templates, auto captions and stickers you added in CapCut all sit on their own tracks above the video, so deleting them leaves your footage untouched. What CapCut's delete can't reach is text that's already inside the video file: subtitles burned into a downloaded clip, or text on a video you exported earlier. CapCut can crop, blur or cover that text, but it can't rebuild what's behind it. For that you need AI video inpainting.
TL;DR
- Text you added: select the text clip → Delete (desktop: Delete key; mobile: Delete in the toolbar). Export again.
- Auto captions: select the captions on the caption track and delete them.
- Text burned into the video: CapCut can only hide it. Remove it with AI inpainting in Subtitle Remover, then import the clean clip into CapCut.
Remove text you added in CapCut
On CapCut desktop
- Open the project and find the text clip on the timeline. Text sits on its own track above the video.
- Click the clip to select it. To remove several, hold Shift or Cmd/Ctrl and click each one.
- Press Delete or Backspace.
- Export again.
On CapCut mobile
- Open the project and tap Text in the bottom toolbar to show the text track, or tap the text directly in the preview.
- Tap the text clip you want to remove.
- Tap Delete in the toolbar.
- Export again.
Auto captions
CapCut puts auto captions on their own caption track. Select the captions and delete them, or, on desktop, select all the caption clips on that track at once before pressing Delete. Export again and the captions are gone.
Text templates, stickers and template projects
- Text templates and animated text are text clips. Delete them like any other text.
- Stickers and emoji are on the sticker track. Select and delete.
- Text inside a template project is usually a replaceable text layer. Edit or clear it in the template editor, or recreate the edit in a blank project.
Text that's burned into the video
If the text is part of the clip itself, for example a downloaded video with hardcoded subtitles, or a video you exported from CapCut earlier, there is no text clip to delete. The letters are pixels in the video track.
Here's what CapCut's tools can do with burned-in text:
| Tool in CapCut | Result |
|---|---|
| Crop | Cuts off the strip with the text, and part of the shot with it |
| Mosaic or blur effect | Smears the text, but a soft band stays on screen |
| Sticker, shape or new caption on top | Hides the text under something else |
| AI inpainting (outside CapCut) | Removes the text and rebuilds the background |
If the video is going to be published, translated or re-captioned, remove the text instead of covering it, then finish the edit in CapCut.
Remove burned-in text with Subtitle Remover, then edit in CapCut
- Upload the clip. Open the Studio and add an MP4, MOV, MKV or WebM file up to 1 GB, at up to 2K.
- Pick a mode. Auto finds subtitles in the lower half of the frame by itself (1 credit per second). Box select removes text anywhere you draw a box, such as titles, watermarks or captions in the middle of a vertical video (3 credits per second).
- Download the clean MP4. Most clips take about 12–20 minutes. Output is up to 1080p.
- Import it into CapCut. Replace the original clip with the clean one, and add your own text or captions on top.
New accounts get 15 free credits, enough to test a 15-second clip in Auto.
Tips
- Delete before you export. Text you added is only easy to remove while it's still a clip. Keep your CapCut projects.
- Hide the caption track instead of deleting it if you might need the captions later. On desktop, turn off the track's visibility, export, then switch it back on.
- Check the end of the timeline too. If the "text" you want gone is CapCut branding, see how to remove CapCut watermark.
- Use the best source you have. Clean the original download, not a copy that has been re-exported several times.
FAQ
Can CapCut remove text from a video?
CapCut can delete any text, caption or sticker you added in CapCut, because those are separate clips. It can't remove text that's burned into the video file. It can only crop, blur or cover it.
How do I remove text from a video in CapCut on my phone?
Open the project, tap the text in the preview or on the text track, and tap Delete. For auto captions, select the captions and delete them. Then export again.
How do I remove text from a video in CapCut on PC?
Select the text clip on the timeline and press Delete or Backspace. Select several clips at once to remove them together, then export.
How do I remove hardcoded subtitles in CapCut?
CapCut's editing tools can't rebuild what's behind hardcoded subtitles. Remove them with AI inpainting in Subtitle Remover first, using Auto for subtitles near the bottom, then import the clean clip into CapCut.
Will deleting text in CapCut lower the quality?
No. Deleting a text clip doesn't change the video, and the new export is a normal export. With AI removal of burned-in text, only the text area is rebuilt.
Conclusion
To remove text from video in CapCut, delete the text clip, the caption clips or the sticker, and export again. If the text is burned into the video itself, CapCut can only hide it: remove it with AI inpainting first, then bring the clean clip back into CapCut. For other editors and phones, see how to delete text in video.
Have a clip with hardcoded subtitles? Open the Subtitle Remover Studio, keep Auto, and import the clean MP4 into CapCut when it's ready.
