Is PandaVid really free?
The editor is free to use: editing and exporting cost nothing, and the export carries no watermark. That works because your video is rendered in your own browser, on your own machine, so there is no per-video server cost to cover.
Does the export have a watermark?
No. Nothing is stamped on the file you download: no logo in the corner, no intro clip and no branded outro, and the video comes out at the resolution you set, not a reduced free-plan version.
Do I need to install anything?
No. PandaVid is a web page. It opens in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari on Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS, and there is nothing to download, unzip or keep updated.
Do I need an account?
You need a free account for the editor, so your projects can be saved and picked up again on another machine. The free browser tools, like transcription and the file converters, work with no account at all.
Where is my video processed?
The render runs in your browser, so the finished video is put together on your own machine rather than in a render queue. Media you add to a project is stored in your account, which is what lets you close the tab and pick the project up on another device. The free browser tools are different again: they process the file in the page and upload nothing.
Which browser should I use?
Editing and preview work in any modern browser. For exporting, Chrome or Edge are the most reliable, because they have the widest support for the browser video features the export depends on. Firefox and Safari work within their own limits.
Do the captions and the voiceover cost anything?
No. Automatic captions transcribe the speech in a clip and the text-to-speech voiceover reads text aloud. Both run on your own device rather than on a paid cloud service, so neither adds a cost.