CapCut broadens its creative horizons: the video editor unveils a graphic design tool inspired by Canva

CapCutthe application so popular with creators on TikTok, is expanding beyond video editing to offer a new creative dimension. Created by ByteDancethe parent company of the Chinese social network, CapCut has unveiled a graphic design tool that is very reminiscent of Canva. This new platform, available only on computers via the Chrome web browser, extends the range of services offered by CapCut, renowned for its ease of use.

The resemblance with Canva is striking, both in terms of interface and functionality. This initiative is reminiscent of Microsoft's strategy with its Designer tool. For CapCutWith this diversification, TikTok is moving away from the video editing for which it is renowned. The graphics editor offers a free platform to meet the visual design needs of users of TikTok and other social networks.

The CapCut offers a host of templates and photos for creating visuals for social media. You can also import your own images and customise them with text, stickers, frames, templates and many other effects. What's more, the tool incorporates artificial intelligence features to make the creation process easier.

Among the features of the CapCutYou can create templates in a variety of formats, import your own images, add text, text effects, shapes, symbols, stickers and frames, as well as a wide range of filters, effects, colours and adjustment tools. What's more, artificial intelligence can be used to automatically improve colours, replace the background of an image, increase resolution, change the style of an image, improve brightness and even restore or colourise damaged or old photos.

Once you've created your visuals, you can download them in JPG or PNG format. For now, click here, CapCut has not said whether its graphics editor will be available on other browsers or on mobile devices. This new initiative promises to open up new creative possibilities for CapCut users, who will now be able to bring their ideas to life in even more varied and attractive ways.