Kapwing October 2025 Release Notes

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Expanded License-Free Music Library

Kapwing partnered with Jamendo to offer more license-free music included in the Stock Media bunde. Kapwing Pro users can browse and add hundreds of commercial-safe tracks to their projects, using the "royalty-free" toggle to filter down in the Audio tab. This long-standing feature request simplifies the time-consuming task of finding stock audio for marketing videos and ads.

When Kapwing users add audio to a video and download a project that uses a Jamendo song, they will also get a license download in the Export menu.

New AI Assistant Capabilities

Kapwing AI got smarter this month with new prompt to video capabilities

  • Sound effects: Want a custom thunder strike, the sizzle of bacon, or the gentle pitter patter of rain? Just ask Kai to get a unique audio track. Kapwing can now generate sound effects via ElevenLabs.
  • Add captions: Put automatic subtitles on videos with sound
  • Resize aspect ratio: Change the dimensions of your videos, cropping to center or expanding an image with AI.
  • Multi-scene videos: Basic support for

Kapwing AI also supports sharing now. Using the "Share" button within the chat surface, creators can send the URL of a chat to a friend to share their prompt history and creative output. Dozens of creators now share their Kapwing chats on social media every day.

Kit: Kapwing's new support bot

We added a new conversational support bot called "Kit" this month. Rather than corresponding with our team over email, creators can ask Kit questions about Kapwing's tools, subscription, or workspace to get an instant response. Kit provides guidance on workflows and how to achieve a design or editing technique.

Find Kit on Kapwing's Contact Us page or under the "Report a Problem" icon in the Studio.

Layer Virtualization

The Kapwing timeline is one of the most powerful surfaces on the web, supporting hundreds of layers and unlimited layer types. Now, when you have a projects with many small layers, they are "virtualized" in the timeline, making it easier to navigate your project, move layer blocks, and time out other layers again it.

When the timeline is zoomed out, layers of the same type will be merged visually and grouped. To unmerge the layers, zoom in and they will automatically become discrete again.

For long-form video creators, podcasters, and AI dubbing teams, virtualizations makes video playback smoother for complex projects and simplifies timeline management.

Bug Fixes and More

  • Added a direct link to a cancelation page for users who want to cancel their Kapwing subscriptions
  • Sign in with Apple: When creating a new Kapwing account, users can sign in with an Apple ID (or Microsoft, Google, or email)
  • We temporarily disabled YouTube pasted link support this month due to consistent failures from our provider. We're evaluating new vendors to provide this valuable service for users reliably.