comparison · test scales
zlabz vs Artkit — canvas effects, measured.
Artkit ships polished single-effect browser tools — pick one, drop a clip, download. zlabz carries the same effects as modes of one editor: Baby Track paints surveillance-style tracking over anything that moves, Glassify refracts your footage through fluted glass — next to 40 more modes, on one subscription.
Baby Track runs deterministic motion detection and paints tracking boxes, connection lines, labels and region filters over any clip, exporting a flawless 30fps MP4 with the original audio. Glassify refracts video through reeded glass, radial lens rings or block glitch — six effects with live shadows and highlights.
Artkit is good at exactly what it promises: small, fast, browser-native effect tools with almost no learning curve. Each effect is its own product, priced on its own.
test scales
How the tools actually feel.
Scored dimensions we care about when shipping overlay effects. Fair where Artkit leads by design; honest where zlabz pulls ahead.
Tracking-overlay look
Boxes, connection lines, labels and region filters that read like real surveillance footage.
Glass refraction
Reeded glass, radial lens rings and block glitch with live shadows and highlights.
Original audio kept
The exported MP4 keeps the source clip’s own soundtrack, frame-exact.
Single-tool focus
One tool, one job, nothing else on screen. Artkit leads here by design.
Deterministic export
No realtime capture: every frame is rendered, so nothing drops.
Time to first result
A single-purpose page is quicker on the very first visit — Artkit’s edge.
Localization
32 interface languages against an English-first product.
Effects per subscription
How many effects one plan covers before you need another tool.
Scores are editorial judgments based on product behavior as of 2026 — not lab benchmarks. Artkit remains a strong reference for focused canvas effects; we built zlabz for creators who want those effects inside one multi-mode editor with local export.
feature matrix
Side by side
| Feature | zlabz | Artkit |
|---|---|---|
| Effects included | Baby Track + Glassify — 2 of 42 modes | One effect per tool |
| Browser-based | Yes — renders and exports locally | Yes |
| Export formats | MP4, WebM, GIF up to 4K, original audio kept | Per-tool output |
| Languages | 32 interface languages | English-first |
| Pricing | One subscription, all 42 modes | A separate subscription per tool |
| Motion tracking | Deterministic detection — boxes, lines, labels, region filters | Tracking-style overlay |
| Glass effects | Reeded glass, lens rings, block glitch — six looks with live shadows | Glass-effect tool |
| Frame accuracy | Rendered frame by frame — no dropped frames | Tool-dependent |
why switch
Stay in one studio.
- Tracking overlays and glass refraction share one account, one credit pool, one export stack.
- Deterministic rendering — every exported frame is computed, never captured off the screen.
- The original clip’s audio survives the export, untouched.
- When you need a different effect tomorrow — glitch, dither, halftone, loops — it is already in the same editor.
FAQ
Questions
Is zlabz a copy of Artkit?
No. It works the same effect categories — tracking overlays and glass refraction — implemented inside zlabz with our own detection, shaders and export path.
Can I switch from Artkit?
Yes. Upload the same clip and pick the effect; settings are sliders, not timelines, so the rebuild takes minutes.
Do you use Artkit assets?
No. Every clip and still on this page is rendered by zlabz modes.
Are Baby Track and Glassify free to try?
Both are open on free credits; one subscription lifts the ceiling across all 42 modes. Exporting requires an account.
Where do I learn the modes?
Read the guides at /baby-track and /glassify, then open the editor.
Which tool should I pick?
Pick Artkit if you need exactly one effect, once. Pick zlabz if the effects you reach for keep multiplying — they are already in the same editor.
Two effects. Forty more behind them.
Drop a clip into Baby Track and watch the boxes lock on — then refract the same clip through Glassify.
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