How to move a CapCut project to DaVinci Resolve
CapCut on Windows
- Close CapCut, press Windows + R, paste
%LOCALAPPDATA%\CapCut\User Data\Projects\com.lveditor.draftand press Enter. - Drag your project's folder onto the box above. DaVinci Resolve is already selected.
- Click Download for DaVinci Resolve.
- In DaVinci Resolve (Windows or Mac) choose File → Import → Timeline… and pick the
.fcpxml; your timeline appears with the media linked.
CapCut on a Mac
- Quit CapCut, then in Finder press ⇧⌘G, paste
~/Movies/CapCut/User Data/Projects/com.lveditor.draftand press Return. - Drag your project's folder onto the box above. DaVinci Resolve is already selected.
- Click Download for DaVinci Resolve.
- In DaVinci Resolve (Windows or Mac) choose File → Import → Timeline… and pick the
.fcpxml; your timeline appears with the media linked.
Why CapCut projects don't open in Resolve
CapCut is great for fast edits, but many creators move to DaVinci Resolve for colour grading, Fairlight audio or longer projects. The problem: CapCut can only export a finished video. It has no XML, AAF or EDL export, so the usual advice is to re-edit everything from your raw footage. This tool reads CapCut's own project file and writes an FCPXML timeline — the exchange format DaVinci Resolve imports — so your edit comes along: every cut, every track and the timing down to the frame.
What is carried over
| In CapCut | In your editor |
|---|---|
| Cuts, trims and the order of clips | ✅ Frame-accurate, including in-points |
| Video, photo and audio tracks | ✅ Main track plus overlay and audio tracks |
| Clip speed (constant) | ✅ Retimed clips |
| Volume, muted tracks, hidden clips | ✅ In dB, muted or disabled |
| Audio fade in / fade out | ✅ Fades on the clip |
| Transitions on the main track | ✅ As cross dissolves |
| Position, scale, rotation, opacity | ✅ Resolve and Final Cut (Premiere: scale and opacity) |
| Zoom and pan keyframes (Ken Burns) | ✅ Resolve and Final Cut |
| Texts and auto captions | ✅ As .srt subtitle files |
| Effects, filters, stickers, masks, animations, crop | ❌ Not available outside CapCut — listed after converting |
Where is my CapCut project?
CapCut keeps every project in its own folder. Close CapCut first, so the project file is up to date, then open:
- Windows:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\CapCut\User Data\Projects\com.lveditor.draft
Paste it into the File Explorer address bar and press Enter. - Mac:
~/Movies/CapCut/User Data/Projects/com.lveditor.draft
In Finder press ⇧⌘G, paste the path and press Return.
Inside you see one folder per project, usually named after it. Drag that whole folder onto the box above — only its small
project files (draft_content.json or draft_info.json, plus draft_meta_info.json) are read;
your videos are not opened or copied. If you changed where CapCut saves drafts, look in CapCut's settings for the drafts location.
After importing into Resolve
- Timeline settings: Resolve creates the timeline at your CapCut resolution and frame rate, also for vertical 9:16 videos (1080×1920).
- Offline clips (red): select them in the Media Pool, right-click → Relink Selected Clips… and choose the folder with your footage. Resolve matches the files by name.
- Captions: download the .srt as well and use File → Import → Subtitle…; drag the subtitle onto the timeline to get a subtitle track.
- Grading: filters from CapCut are not carried over, which is usually what you want: you start colour from clean footage on the Color page.
What can't be converted
- Effects, filters, stickers, masks and in/out animations are CapCut's own and have no equivalent in other editors. The tool lists exactly what was left out, so you know what to rebuild.
- Text styling: texts and captions come over as subtitle files (.srt) with their timing, not with CapCut's fonts and effects.
- Mobile and web projects: only projects from CapCut for Windows and Mac can be read; the phone app and CapCut Online store projects differently.
- Encrypted projects: projects made from CapCut's template library and projects from JianYing 6 or newer are encrypted. The tool tells you when that's the case; it does not try to break the encryption.
- Library music and text-to-speech live in CapCut's cache; they only link on the computer where CapCut is installed.
Private by design
Everything happens in your browser. The project file is read on your computer, and your footage is never uploaded — the downloaded timeline simply points to the files where they already are.
Free Forever Converter is not affiliated with ByteDance (CapCut), Blackmagic Design (DaVinci Resolve), Adobe (Premiere Pro) or Apple (Final Cut Pro).
Frequently asked questions
Can DaVinci Resolve open CapCut projects?
Not directly — CapCut has no XML export. Convert the CapCut project to FCPXML on this page, then import it in Resolve with File → Import → Timeline.
Which DaVinci Resolve versions are supported?
DaVinci Resolve 17 and newer, including the free version. The timeline is written as FCPXML 1.9.
Are transitions and speed changes kept?
Yes. Constant speed changes become retimed clips, and transitions on the main track become cross dissolves. Speed ramps (curves) become their average speed.
Do zooms and pans come along?
Yes. Position, scale and rotation, including keyframed Ken Burns zooms, are converted for DaVinci Resolve.
What happens to effects and filters?
They are CapCut-only and are left out; after converting you see a list of everything that could not be carried over.
Are my videos uploaded?
No. Only the small CapCut project file is read, in your browser. Your footage stays where it is; the timeline you download points to it.
Which CapCut versions work?
CapCut for Windows and Mac (desktop), including recent 8.x versions with several timelines. Projects from the mobile app, CapCut Online, templates and JianYing 6+ cannot be read.
Why are some clips offline after importing?
The editor could not find the files at the saved location — for example because they moved, or because CapCut stored them inside the project folder. Relink them to the folder with your footage, or enter the folder under Media locations before downloading.