Vidmoat Review, Pricing & Features

Vidmoat is an AI video editor whose agent cuts, captions and grades on an editable timeline. Free plan, paid from $19/month. See features and pricing.

Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026

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Video Editing
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Freemium, from $19/month
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October 26, 2026
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What is Vidmoat?

Vidmoat is a hosted AI video editor that pairs a full timeline editor with an agent able to do the editing itself. Users hand over footage, say what they want, and the agent cuts, captions, grades and adds music. The result is an ordinary project on a multi-track timeline, not a locked export, so any clip, caption or cut can be changed afterward.

The product is aimed at people who publish video regularly but do not want to spend hours on repetitive work such as trimming silences, syncing captions or reframing for vertical. The site gives examples across gaming, podcasts, cooking, fitness, real estate, courses, music and product videos, and states these are example workflows rather than customers.

Vidmoat is built by Buzz Innovations Ltd, registered in England and Wales. The company clarifies that Vidmoat is not VidMate, the Android video downloader.

How does Vidmoat work?

The workflow has three steps. Users drop in footage, tell the agent what they want by typing, texting or talking it through, and then keep what works and adjust the rest. The agent reads what is said in the clips word by word, plans multi-step edits, checks its own work and, according to the site, leaves alone anything it was not asked to touch.

Before it starts, the agent shows its plan, and each step lands on the same timeline a person would use. Steps can be undone one at a time. AI actions state their credit cost in advance, and live calls display a per-minute rate and cap while they run.

Users can work in the browser, in iPhone and Android apps, or from Telegram, WhatsApp and Discord. These all share the same projects, plan and credits, so a project started on a phone can be finished at a desk.

Key features of Vidmoat

The editor itself covers a multi-track timeline, keyframes and bezier curves, colour grading with LUTs, masking and chroma key, speed ramps, object tracking, multicam sync and auto captions. Auto-Cut sits on top of that, finding the takes worth keeping in long footage and removing dead air while keeping each cut reversible.

For distribution, one edit can be reframed and re-timed for different formats and published directly to YouTube and TikTok. The site lists Instagram and LinkedIn as on the way. Creator and Studio plans include a Creator Studio with channel and monthly post limits.

For developers and power users, Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and custom agents can reach the same editor over MCP with 107 tools on every plan. They can import footage, edit the timeline, look at frames and render. Live calls with an AI specialist, or a handoff to a human editor, round out the collaboration options.

Key Features

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Agent output lands on an editable multi-track timeline, and each step can be reverted or changed by hand.
  • Free Hobby plan needs no card and includes AI editing and auto-captions.
  • The same projects and credits work in the browser, mobile apps, Telegram, WhatsApp and Discord.
  • MCP access to 107 tools is included on every plan, including the free one.
  • AI actions state their credit cost, and live calls show a per-minute rate and cap.
  • Day Passes and credit packs give a way to pay for a single project without a subscription.

Cons

  • The free plan exports at 720p with a small watermark and a 2-second end card, and limits users to 3 projects.
  • Instagram and LinkedIn publishing are listed as on the way, not available yet.
  • Telegram caps bot uploads at 20 MB, so long recordings are better started in the browser editor.
  • AI image and video generation and personal API keys require the $49/month Studio plan.

Pricing

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vidmoat?

Vidmoat is a hosted AI video editor. Its agent cuts, captions, grades and scores footage on a real timeline that users can still edit by hand. It runs in the browser and has iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac apps.

How much does Vidmoat cost?

Hobby is free. Creator is $19/month, Studio is $49/month, and Team is $29 per seat per month with a 3-seat minimum. Enterprise is priced on request, and the site shows a 20% saving for yearly billing.

Does Vidmoat have a free plan or trial?

Yes. The Hobby plan is free with no card required and includes 40 AI credits a month, 3 projects and 720p exports with a watermark. New users can also try Creator free for 5 days with code WELCOME.

Can I pay for just one project?

Yes. Day Passes give Creator access, 4K exports and no watermark for 24 hours ($2.99), 3 days ($4.99) or 7 days ($8.99). They end automatically and do not renew.

What does Vidmoat integrate with?

Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor connect over MCP, and Telegram, WhatsApp and Discord can be used to send edit requests. The editor publishes to YouTube and TikTok, and Instagram and LinkedIn are listed as coming.

Can I edit videos from my phone or chat apps?

Yes. Send a clip to @vidmoat_bot on Telegram or message Vidmoat on WhatsApp, and the agent returns the finished video in the chat. Telegram limits bot uploads to 20 MB, and the iPhone and Android apps open the same projects.

Who is Vidmoat best for?

It suits creators, podcasters, course makers and small teams that publish a lot of video and want an agent to handle first cuts, captions and reformatting. It also fits users who want AI assistants to drive an editor over MCP.

Who is behind Vidmoat?

Vidmoat is built by Buzz Innovations Ltd, registered in England and Wales under company number 17212684. Frederick Abila is named as founder and director on the About page.

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