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How to make the clapping cat video

There are three ways to make a clapping cat post: drop the green-screen cat over your own clip, try an app template, or upload one photo to a tool that puts you in the original video as the person who feeds the cat. Here is what each one involves.

Make a clapping cat video

In short

  • Green screen: fastest for a reaction post, but the cat only claps over someone else’s clip.
  • Templates: quick when the link works, but they usually animate your pet rather than you.
  • One photo on Clapping Cat: you play the owner in the full 10-second clip.
  • Use a sharp, front-facing photo of one person; post vertical 9:16 and label it as AI-generated.

Option 1: the green-screen reaction

Search TikTok or CapCut for the clapping cat green screen, place it over a screenshot or a clip, and remove the green background with the chroma-key tool. This is the classic sarcastic-applause format. It does not put you in the scene; the cat simply claps at whatever is underneath.

Option 2: a pet template

Several AI apps offer a clapping cat template that animates a photo of your own pet with the grin and the clap. That is a different joke: your pet becomes the clapping cat, but there is no owner, no treat and no handshake.

Option 3: one photo on Clapping Cat

  1. Pick the photo One person facing the camera, face sharp, head and shoulders or upper body in frame, good light.
  2. Upload and confirm Upload it in the studio and confirm the photo is of you, your own child or someone who agreed.
  3. Make and download Select Make my clapping cat video. After a few minutes, download the 10-second vertical MP4. A single video costs $8.99.

Posting tips

Post in 9:16 to TikTok, Reels or Shorts. A caption that sets up the treat (“when you give the cat one snack”) does a lot of the work. Label the post as AI-generated, and only post people who agreed to appear.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need CapCut for the clapping cat trend?

Not for the version with you in it. Clapping Cat makes the video in the browser from one photo, with no template link or green screen.

What photo works best?

A sharp, well-lit photo of one person facing the camera, with the face, shoulders and top visible. Avoid group shots, sunglasses and face coverings.

How long is the video?

Clapping Cat videos are 10 seconds, vertical 9:16, and cover the whole bit from the treat to the handshake.

Do I need my own black cat?

No. The black cat, the treat and the kitchen come from the clip. You only upload a photo of yourself, and you take the owner’s place.

What is the fastest way to make a clapping cat video with me in it?

Upload one photo of yourself to Clapping Cat and download a 10-second vertical MP4 in which you feed the clapping cat, shush it and shake its paw. A single video is $8.99 (40 credits), with no subscription.

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Updated 2026-10-19. clappingcat.net is an independent AI video tool, not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Aleksandr Kim (@merkurianin), TikTok, Instagram or the creators of other clapping cat videos. Videos are AI-generated from photos you upload. Only upload photos of yourself, your own children or people who agreed to appear.