The grin, then the slow clap
Clapping Cat AI Video Generator
Add one photo of your pet and it sits up on the tiled floor, looks up with a wide, oddly human grin and slowly claps its paws, just like the viral black cat. Ready in 3 to 8 minutes.
Updated Oct 26, 2026: Page published with three examples.
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7s × 1 credits at 720p. 3 to 8 minutes; failed renders are refunded.
About the trend
What Is the Clapping Cat AI Meme?
SlapClip is a clapping cat AI video generator: add one photo of your pet and the viral 7 second clip is recast with it as the star. Your cat or dog sits up on the tiled floor, flashes a wide human grin and slowly claps its paws, ready in 3 to 8 minutes.
The Sit-Up
Your pet sits up on its back legs and looks straight at the camera.
The Grin
A wide, toothy, unsettlingly human smile, the part everyone screenshots.
The Slow Clap
Front paws clapping, slowly, like it just watched you make a bad decision.
Your Actual Pet
Fur colour, markings and face all come from the photo you add.
The clip was made in late September 2026 by Aleksandr Kim (@merkurianin) with his own black cat: the cat is real, the grin and the slow applause were added with AI. It passed 40 million plays in two weeks, and people started pasting the cat into their own videos to applaud bad ideas.
The original: The original clip by Aleksandr Kim (@merkurianin)
Also known as: Clapping cat meme, Black cat clapping, AI clapping cat, Cat clapping meme, Clapping cat green screen, Clapping dog meme
Updated Oct 26, 2026
The clip
Your photos
Your video
How to Make a Clapping Cat AI Video
Making a clapping cat AI video takes one pet photo and 3 to 8 minutes. The original clip is already loaded in the generator at the top of this page, so there is nothing to film, no green screen to cut out and no prompt to write before you start.
- 1
Keep the Clip or Pick a Take
The original clip is loaded for you. To start from another version, hover an example beside the generator and tap Recreate; its clip and photo load in its place.
- 2
Add Your Pet’s Photo
Tap + and add one clear photo of your cat or dog, face and front paws visible. Its fur, markings and face all come from it.
- 3
Generate and Post
The button shows the price before anything is charged. Tap Generate, then Download MP4 3 to 8 minutes later, ready to drop into any video.
Which Pets Make the Best Clappers
Any pet can do it, but the joke is best when the grin is the last thing anyone expects from that face. Serious cats, sleepy dogs and fluffy little ones all work; pick the pet whose usual expression says “I am judging you”.
Dogs, or Both at Once
Dogs clap too, or put your cat and dog side by side and let them both applaud.
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Into Your Videos
Download the clip and paste your clapping pet into any moment that deserves it.
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More Ways People Use It
Once your pet claps, people cut it into anything that deserves slow applause. These are the most-watched edits of the meme.
- Bad parking
- Group chats
- Teachers
- Siblings
- Halloween
- Roommates
Tips for a Better Clapping Pet Video
The photo decides how much the clapper looks like your pet. A sharp, well-lit photo that shows the face and front paws keeps the fur and markings right through the grin and the clap. These four habits fix most results that come out looking off.
Show the Face and Paws
A photo from the front, head and front legs in frame, works best.
Use Even Light
Daylight keeps the true fur colour, especially on black cats.
One Pet per Photo
A single, clear pet in the photo gives the cleanest clapper.
Name the Breed
Switch on Prompt and name the breed if the result drifts from your pet.
The Easiest Way to Make the Clapping Cat Meme: One Photo
SlapClip recasts the whole pet from one photo instead of pasting the original black cat on top, keeps the clip’s grin, clap and timing, shows the exact price before you start and refunds every failed render automatically. There is no green screen to cut and no prompt to write.
Your Pet, Not a Sticker
Fur, markings and face come from your photo, not the original black cat.
The Grin Included
The human smile and the slow clap land on the same beats as the original.
Nothing to Install
It runs in the browser on a phone or a computer.
Price Shown First
Billed per second of video; the exact price is on the button before you start.
Failed Renders Refunded
If a render fails, the credits go back to your balance automatically.
Ready to Post
A short MP4 with no watermark, ready for TikTok, Reels and your own edits.
Clapping Cat Video: Your Options Compared
There are three ways to make it: SlapClip recasts the clip from your photos, a CapCut template pastes a face onto the original, or you set up an AI video model yourself.
| SlapClip | CapCut face swap | By hand in an AI video tool | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What changes | The whole person: face, hair, outfit and build | Only the face | The whole person |
| Moves, camera and timing | Kept from the clip | The original footage | Often drift; expect several tries |
| What you need | Your photos; the clip is ready | The app and a template | The clip, a prompt and an editor |
| Ready in | 3 to 8 minutes | A few minutes | Hours, with retries |
| Price | Per second of video, shown before you start | Free or CapCut Pro | Each render on that tool |
Pay Per Video. No Subscription.
Buy a credit pack when you want to make videos, and top up when it runs out. A 720p second costs 1 credit, and the button shows the exact price before you start.
- Nothing renews
- No charge if a render fails
- Credits last 12 months
- No watermark
What a Clapping Cat AI video costs
Priced by each example clip's length at 720p.
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Clapping Cat AI Questions
Upload one clear photo of your cat, keep the original clip selected and tap Generate. In 3 to 8 minutes your cat sits up on the tiled floor, flashes the wide human grin and slowly claps its paws, the same way the viral black cat does.
Yes. Dogs are some of the most shared versions: upload a clear photo of your dog and it sits up, grins and claps exactly like the cat. If the result drifts from your dog, switch on Prompt and name the breed.
Aleksandr Kim, who posts as @merkurianin, made it in late September 2026 with his own black cat. The cat is real; the grin and the clapping were added with AI. It passed 40 million plays in about two weeks and then became a meme.
No. There is nothing to film, cut out or key and no prompt to write: the clip is already loaded, so you upload one pet photo and tap Generate. It runs in the browser, and the MP4 is ready to post or to drop into another video.
No, not here. Every video is a new AI render of your own pet, and the price shows on the button before you start. Free green-screen downloads only give you the original black cat to paste on top, not your pet doing it.
Video costs 1 credit per second at 720p, the default. The clips here run 7 seconds, so a video is 7 credits: $4.66 at the smallest pack or $3.50 at the largest. Packs are one-time, with no subscription, and failed renders are refunded.
Because the grin is human. A real black cat sitting up is cute, but the wide, toothy smile and the slow, deliberate applause look like a person inside a cat, which is exactly why people use it to react to bad ideas.
It usually takes 3 to 8 minutes, sometimes longer at busy times, and you can leave the page while it renders. The video is about 7 seconds, the same length as the original, short enough to paste into any edit.
Yes. Download the MP4 and post it on TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts or anywhere else, with no watermark. Label the clip as AI-generated when you post, which both platforms ask creators to do, so nobody thinks your pet really grins.
The credits come back to your balance automatically, with nothing to claim. A render can fail when a photo is unclear or the pet is hard to see; the status card says why, and you can change the photo and try again straight away.
Your Clapping Pet Video Is 3 to 8 Minutes Away
One pet photo in; the sit-up, the grin and the slow clap out. Failed renders are refunded.
- No charge if a render fails
- No watermark
- Keeps the clip's shape, ready for TikTok and Reels
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