Best video editing software on Reddit

255 reviews from r/NewTubers, r/software, r/dji and 34 more subreddits

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#1

DaVinci

5.0
(41)
"Free and pretty powerful"
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"More features"
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"Full fledged video editing tool with most of the advanced video editing functionality"
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"Easily Davinci Resolve! It's free and it has way more than you'll need just starting. There's a TON of tutorials on it on youtube if you ever have any questions."
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"The best free one"
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"Pro program for free"
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"It's free and you can do a lot of things with it"
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"Closest to Premiere Pro and the most powerful for free"
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"Free online courses for beginners"
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"They offer a free version that's excellent and can track faces and other selections. The beauty effects are also nice for skin softening and blemish removal, and color grading is excellent. There is a learning curve, but you can pick up the basics quickly. If you want to go really advanced, this is the software used in Hollywood productions, so you can go nuts if you want to."
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#2

DaVinci Resolve

4.4
(41)
"DaVinci resolve without any second thought!"
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"If you’re serious about it, go for DaVinci Resolve"
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"Davinci resolve or open source kdenlive"
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"Davinci Resolve for long-term."
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"DaVinci resolve"
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"Best free software? I'd suggest DaVinci Resolve."
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"Davinci Resolve will probably be your best friend."
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"More advanced"
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"Counterpart"
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"Davinci Resolve is awesome for using on a PC."
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#3

CapCut

4.2
(30)
"Mobile app and desktop"
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"Updated it so that you can access a cloud anywhere so you can edit in any type of device"
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"Super good and FREE!"
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"Capcut, hands down."
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"Preferring Capcut Desktop"
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"Capcut free gives you a ton of features that davinci normally doesnt in the free version, like auto captions or masking."
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"Kdenlive or Capcut web"
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"Capcut"
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"CapCut is free or Filmora might be up your alley."
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"Capcut is highly recommended."
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#4

Kdenlive

4.0
(14)
"Same as davinci"
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"Free"
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"Kdenlive, openshot, davinci resolve and blender are all good options."
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"Kdenlive or Capcut web"
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"And then you can transition to Kdenlive pretty seamlessly later."
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"It's free, open source, very noob friendly."
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"Quite a learning curve attached"
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"Try Kdenlive. Free and open source."
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"Kdenlive is a decent one. Not perfect but decent."
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"Kdenlive Super simple, video editor."
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#5

Shotcut

3.9
(10)
"Easy to use for basic video editing"
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"I use Shortcut. I have basically no interest in video editing."
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"Try Shotcut"
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"If your new to editing try : shotcut. It is free."
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"I use Shotcut (free) because I need something simple and basic."
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"I'd recommend Shotcut if you just need to do quick and easy basic stuff."
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"I'd recommend starting with Shotcut, as it's more user/beginner-friendly."
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"I myself use shotcut, its free and pretty simple to use."
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"Shotcut is full fledged desktop class video editor and it's free."
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"I would suggest you to give a shot to either ShotCut or Kdenlive."
#6

OpenShot

4.1
(8)
"Gave OpenShot to our employee who does video editing for us"
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"Open source"
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"Kdenlive, openshot, davinci resolve and blender are all good options."
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"Openshot, Shotcut, and Kdenlive are all free and cross platform"
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"Basic edits/cuts"
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"Also very good"
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"OpenShot is simple free drag and drop software."
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"A little bit more complex than capcut"
#7

Movavi

4.4
(7)
"User-friendly"
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"Great blur filter"
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"Pretty inexpensive"
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"The video editing software I use on Windows is Movavi."
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"I use movavi on steam, super easy to use."
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"The software I use for all of my video editing is Movavi. I think you’ll find it easier to learn than a lot of others."
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"The best video editor I can recommend is Movavi."
#8

Adobe

4.4
(7)
"Operating at the Adobe level"
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"Standouts"
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"Main edit"
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"VFX sections"
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"Wonderful"
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"Use Adobe products for mobile and desktop"
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"Premiere is a piece of crap and avoid it at all costs."
#9

Clipchamp

4.2
(6)
"It's free, user-friendly, and does screen recording."
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"Clipchamp is already part of windows and fairly good too."
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"I use Clipchamp, which is free."
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"I use Clipchamp, which is free."
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"Clipchamp for a total beginner."
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"Clipchamp."
#10

Filmora

3.4
(7)
"I use Filmora"
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"I edit in Filmora and record voiceover in Audacity."
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"I use Filmora, just because my videos aren't super complex, it's very easy to use."
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"More stuffs"
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"Filmora would be great for you."
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"Filmora kind of runs like shit at least for me"
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"Stupid adware of a program"
#11

Resolve

5.0
(4)
"Resolve is super strong"
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"Best free program"
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"Switching to Resolve"
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"Fully featured editing suite"
#12

Samsung

5.0
(4)
"All free"
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"All free"
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"All free"
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"Luma fusion"
#13

Premiere Pro

4.0
(4)
"More advanced"
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"For windows probably Premiere pro, on mac it’s final cut imo."
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"I use premiere pro, and I find it good for YouTube editing."
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"And if you want something for advanced try : premiere pro."
#14

Clipify

3.8
(4)
"[Clipify](https://clipify.net/) is great imo, and it's also free."
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"I really like Clipify, it's free and super simple."
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"[Clipify] if your goal is a simple video."
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"Basic edits/cuts"
#15

Da Vinci

4.7
(3)
"Free ver."
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"FTW"
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"Easy to use"
#16

Adobe Premiere Pro

4.3
(3)
"Premiere is probably the best"
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"Adobe premiere pro."
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"Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve are considered two of the top professional-level NLE."
#17

Blender

4.3
(3)
"Very good builtin video editor"
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"Kdenlive, openshot, davinci resolve and blender are all good options."
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"Blender for animating and editing."
#18

Wondershare

4.0
(3)
"Great software"
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"Good"
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"For something more beginner friendly and doesn't require high-end hardwares, there's Wondershare Filmora"
#19

VSDC

4.0
(3)
"Powerful"
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"Bit more"
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"I’ve been happy with VSDC. It was pretty easy for me to figure out all the major things."
#20

Kinemaster

2.8
(4)
"Kinemaster, Fimora, Youcut are three apps works very well"
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"Kinemaster"
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"I wouldn’t recommend honestly."
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"Kinemaster is a year behind everyone else"
#21

PowerDirector

3.7
(3)
"Power Director"
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"More stuffs"
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"Power Director can get buggy, especially if you move off screen/multitask"
#22

Microsoft

3.7
(3)
"Looking for something easy, free. I only need to cut my part out of the middle of another. Nothing fancy."
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"Clipchamp is dead easy to use"
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"There's also Microsoft Clipchamp, but it's more of a glorified webpage"
#23

Olive

3.7
(3)
"Great"
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"But if you don't have a good or minimum of a mid-end PC, you can try out Olive Editor (PLS USE v0.1 until a new version is made, even if it is unsupported; it seems like some basic features was missing when I used the Dev version [that might have changed a little bit tho]). The interface are similar than Premiere Pro, but it seems to be actually slightly easier to use on default settings"
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"Olive might be worth checking out."
#24

Vllo

4.0
(2)
"If you use IOS I recommend VLLO quick and easy with lots of depth"
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"Good enough for 90% of editing people do"
#25

Camtasia

4.0
(2)
"Camtasia studio, I have the 2023 License (Lifetime Key No Crack) $110 DM For Proof."
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"Short database over videos"
#26

Splice

4.0
(2)
"Absolutely love it"
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"Splice isn’t too bad either"
#27

LumaFusion

3.0
(2)
"Lumafusion"
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"So far behind in features compared to its competitors"
#28

iMovie

5.0
(1)
"Editing"
#29

Avid Media Composer

5.0
(1)
"Most advanced"
#30

Xbox

5.0
(1)
"Record your screen for free"
#31

Pinnacle

5.0
(1)
"Pinnacle Studio"
#32

Sony

5.0
(1)
"Sony Vegas"
#33

Magix

5.0
(1)
"Works really good for me"
#34

Premiere

5.0
(1)
"Expand your knowledge"
#35

FCPX

4.0
(1)
"Try FCPX, if your computer can run it then you should be golden."
#36

LumaFusion Pro

4.0
(1)
"I use LumaFusion Pro as of a few days ago."
#37

InShot

4.0
(1)
"I don't know if it's the best option, but I use inshot."
#38

Apple iMovie

4.0
(1)
"IMovie."
#39

Corel VideoStudio Ultimate

4.0
(1)
"Corel VideoStudio Ultimate is a great choice."
#40

Pictory

4.0
(1)
"I've been using Pictory for around 6 months now for making faceless YouTube videos. So far so good."
#41

Invideo

4.0
(1)
"Pictory is too slow, and lags a lot. Very aggravating. Speed is important to me when making videos, so I give Invideo the clear edge."
#42

Canva

4.0
(1)
"Might not be a full fledge editor but Canva.com video editing is pretty good."
#43

ActivePresenter

4.0
(1)
"Activepresenter. Absolutely free and so simple to use."
#44

YouCut

4.0
(1)
"Good enough for 90% of editing people do"
#45

Apple

4.0
(1)
"IMovie is quite simple but still effective"
#46

Mac

4.0
(1)
"It’s pretty strong."
#47

Macbook

4.0
(1)
"Good program I like it."
#48

Flowblade

4.0
(1)
"Quite a learning curve attached"
#49

Avidemux

4.0
(1)
"Taking a slice of a video"
#50

Open Broadcaster Software

4.0
(1)
"Standard for streamers and video content creators to capture screen footage"
#51

ScreenPal

4.0
(1)
"Screen recording"
#52

Vegas Pro

4.0
(1)
"Bit more"
#53

VideoPad

4.0
(1)
"More stuffs"
#54

Luma

4.0
(1)
"Good"
#55

Adobe Premiere Elements

3.0
(1)
"Adobe Premiere Elements, it is paid tho."
#56

Canva Video Editor

3.0
(1)
"What about Canva?"
#57

Android

3.0
(1)
"Kinemaster is pretty easy too"
#58

Sony Vegas

2.0
(1)
"Shell money for all those primo features"
#59

Adobe Premiere

2.0
(1)
"Shell money for all those primo features"

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