Yapwing vs Submagic
Submagic is a service you upload video to. It adds styled captions in 118 languages, inserts B-roll and turns long videos into shorts, on plans capped by the number of videos a month and their length. Yapwing is a Mac app with no caps: you cut by deleting words from the transcript, fix captions by retyping them and export as many videos as you like, all processed on the Mac, for $9.99 a month. Choose Submagic to repurpose long videos automatically or caption in many languages. Choose Yapwing for hands-on, private editing at a flat price.
The facts, side by side
| Yapwing | Submagic | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 a month or $79 a year. The first export is free. | Starter is $19 a month, or $12 per member a month billed yearly. Pro is $23 and Business $41 a month, billed yearly. [1] |
| Limits | No cap on the number of videos or exports. | Starter: 15 videos a month, 2 minutes each. Pro: 40 videos, 5 minutes. Business: 100 videos, 30 minutes. [1] |
| Where the work happens | On your Mac. Nothing is uploaded. | On Submagic’s service. “Upload your video, and Submagic’s AI automatically detects highlights.” [2] |
| Working offline | Yes, once the models have been downloaded. | Not something we could confirm; the workflow starts with an upload. [2] |
| Captions | Burned-in captions from an English transcript, corrected by retyping. | Styled captions “in 118 languages”. [2] |
| Editing | By transcript: delete words to cut sound and picture together. | Automatic captions, B-roll and Magic Clips, which cuts long videos into shorts, plus text-based trimming of the transcript. [1] [2] |
| Export | 1080p at 30 fps in 9:16, 4:5, 1:1 and 16:9. | 1080p on Starter, up to 2K on Pro, 4K at 60 fps on Business. No watermark on paid plans. [1] |
| Automation | A command line and a local MCP server for Claude Code and Codex. | A video editing API, with API minutes sold on its plans. [1] [2] |
Submagic’s prices are in US dollars as listed on its pricing page on the date above.
When Yapwing is the better choice
- You post often. Fifteen two-minute videos is Submagic’s Starter allowance for a month. [1] Yapwing does not count.
- You want a project on your own disk. Both let you cut by the transcript; Yapwing does it in a Mac app, on files that stay in your folders.
- Your video is longer than a plan allows, or simply large. Nothing has to upload before you start.
- The footage is private. It stays in a folder on your Mac.
- You want an agent that edits a project you can open afterward, where each request is one undo step.
When Submagic is the better choice
- You repurpose long videos. Magic Clips finds highlights in a podcast or stream and cuts shorts from it. [2] Yapwing has no highlight detection of that kind.
- You caption in languages other than English. Submagic lists 118. [2]
- You want eye-catching caption styles and automatic B-roll without doing the editing. [2]
- You work as a team or build on an API. Submagic offers both. [2]
- You are not on a Mac.
Questions
Is Yapwing a Submagic alternative?
If you used Submagic to caption and trim your own talking videos, Yapwing does that on your Mac without caps. If you used it for automatic clips from long videos, Yapwing is not a replacement.
Is there a limit on videos in Yapwing?
No. A subscription covers every export, with no monthly count.
Do I have to upload my video?
Not to Yapwing. Submagic’s workflow starts with an upload. [2]
Can Yapwing make clips from a long video automatically?
Not in the Magic Clips sense. You can ask the assistant for a rough reel or a cut to a target length, then adjust it by hand.
Yapwing is not affiliated with Submagic. Submagic is a trademark of its owner, named here only to identify the product. If something on this page is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
Try Yapwing
Download it, open a recording and cut it by its words. Editing needs no account, and your first export is free. After that, exporting is $9.99 a month or $79 a year.
Sources
- Submagic pricing: plans, video and length limits, export resolution.
- Submagic home page: captions, languages, B-roll, Magic Clips, team and API.