Does CapCut have a border feature?
Not as one button. You make a border with the canvas: give the background a colour or blur and make the clip smaller so the background shows round it.
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How to add a border to a video in CapCut
CapCut has no single border button, but its canvas settings get you there. Here is the method on desktop and mobile, and a faster route if you just need a frame.
CapCut makes a border out of its canvas: you change the project’s ratio (or keep it), give the canvas a colour or a blur, then scale the clip down so that background shows round it. On the desktop app the setting is called Canvas, under Video → Basic; on the phone app it is the Background button in the bottom toolbar. CapCut moves these controls between versions, so if a label differs, look for the same idea near the clip’s basic settings.
If all you want is the frame, the tool at the top of this page does it in one step without a project or an account: open the clip, pick a look such as Blurred background or Clean white, choose a Shape, and press Export video. Nothing is uploaded and no watermark or ending clip is added.
Add a border in CapCut on desktop
Based on CapCut for Windows and Mac in late 2026. The phone app works the same way with different names, covered below.
Set the ratio
With the clip on the timeline, click Ratio under the player and choose the shape you need, such as 9:16 or 1:1. Keep Original for a border on the same shape.
Open the canvas settings
Select the clip, then in the panel on the right open Video → Basic and scroll down to Canvas.
Pick a colour or blur
Turn Canvas on and choose Blur (with a strength) or a colour. Some versions also offer patterns or your own image.
Shrink the clip
Lower the clip’s Scale, or drag a corner in the player, until the canvas shows evenly on every side. That margin is your border.
Export
Click Export. Delete the CapCut ending clip from the timeline first if your version adds one, and check no Pro-only (diamond) item is used.
On the CapCut phone app
- Open your project and tap Ratio in the bottom toolbar if you need a new shape.
- Tap Background (sometimes under Canvas) and choose Color, Image or Blur.
- Pinch the clip in the preview to make it smaller so the background frames it.
- Tap Export in the top right.
Tap away from the clip first if you can’t see the Ratio or Background buttons: the toolbar changes depending on what is selected.
What CapCut doesn’t do easily
- There is no per-side border: the clip scales evenly, so a deeper bottom edge for a caption means moving the clip up by hand.
- A visible outline round the clip is fiddly. CapCut’s stroke options are made for text and cut-out subjects, not for the frame of a clip.
- Exports from some templates and versions add an ending clip with the CapCut logo, and diamond-marked items need the Pro plan.
The browser tool on this page covers those gaps: per-side widths under More options, an Outline, Corner radius, a Caption in the bottom border, and no watermark. It is quicker when the border is the only edit.
Which to use
Stay in CapCut when you are already editing there: cutting, adding music and effects, and the border is the last touch. Use the border tool when you have a finished clip and only need a frame, a square or 9:16 version, or a look CapCut makes awkward, such as a Polaroid edge with a caption.
CapCut border questions
How do I add a white border in CapCut?
Set the canvas (Background on mobile) to white, then shrink the clip so an even white margin shows. On this site, the Clean white look does the same in one tap.
Why is there a watermark on my CapCut export?
CapCut says watermarks come from its default ending clip or from template elements. Delete the ending clip before you export, and avoid Pro-only items on the free plan.
How do I make a video 9:16 in CapCut without cropping?
Choose 9:16 under Ratio and leave the clip at its fitted size, then set the canvas to Blur or a colour to fill the space above and below.
Can I add rounded corners in CapCut?
Some versions offer a mask with rounded corners, but the options vary by device. Here, Corner radius under More options rounds the clip in any browser.