Video Software reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 178 Reddit reviews across 43 subreddits and 49 posts to rank the best Video Software brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/NewTubers, r/software, r/socialmedia, r/openSUSE, r/videography. Top-rated brands include Blackmagic Design (4.8/5), DaVinci Resolve (4.6/5), CapCut (4.2/5).
Stats
Reviews178
Subreddits43
Posts49
Brands83
Products43
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#1
Blackmagic Design
4.8
(16)
"Easy... DaVinci Resolve"
"Davinci resolve, premier elements, or premiere rush"
"This software offers advanced video editing features and a wide range of effects and transitions."
"It is free, powerful, and easy to use, with fast rendering performance and great tutorials."
"Pc Editor: DaVinci Resolve or premiere pro"
"Davinci Resolve is an excellent video editing software!"
"Davinci Resolve. Close the thread"
"DaVinci Resolve is an excellent video editing software that offers powerful features for both beginners and professionals."
"Resolve is absolutely the best free editing software in the market. The free version is both relatively easy to learn and also incredibly powerful."
"Davinci Resolve"
#2
DaVinci Resolve
4.6
(14)
"For a good mix of features and ease, I'd recommend trying DaVinci Resolve – the free version is surprisingly powerful!"
"Davinci resolve. You can use a pretty generous free version but the paid is amazing"
"Davinci resolve. There’s a powerful free version. Useable for beginners and great features you can use as you become more experienced"
"I've used Davinci professionally for 7 years and it's never let me down"
"Dittoing the DaVinci Resolve reco! crazy value especially since it's completely free"
"Da Vinci resolve does everything I've needed. It's basic and easy to work with."
"It's a professional-quality editing software that has more features than you'll need, but it's free so why not have them?"
"Did you gave Davinci Resolve a Chance?"
"Davinci."
"It's also very popular, which means I've always been able to find easy tutorials to learn something new."
#3
CapCut
4.2
(14)
"Capcut is by far the easiest and most beginner friendly software. it can do everything you need when you are starting."
"Capcut is an amazing video editing tool that I use all the time!"
"CapCut is my jam. 1000 active drafts and counting"
"Between VSDC and CapCut, i'll go with CapCut."
"Working with CapCut is easy. And also the system requirement for CapCut is lower than DaVinci Resolve."
"If you want efficient with just what you mentioned then CapCut is great."
"I use cap cut and Sony vegas"
"Capcut gets a bad rep, but it really is super easy to use. It's especially amazing for shorts with its auto-caption feature being best-in-class"
"Capcut desktop is pretty neat"
"Capcut is easy and good, mobile use"
#4
Adobe
4.2
(11)
"Easy... Premiere Pro"
"Pc Editor: DaVinci Resolve or premiere pro"
"I use Camtasia for beats and Premiere for other kind of videos, they both work great!"
"I use Adobe Premiere Rush — it's like Premiere for extra dummies, but it covers all my editing needs."
"I personally use Adobe Premiere Pro. DaVinci is a good alternative if you want a free option, though."
"Not automated but you can learn some video editing."
"After Effects is pretty good for adding nice glitch effects and film grain."
"Despite being from 2005, it still has more than enough to recommend over any free alternative."
"Premiere is very capable for simple cuts."
"Adobe Premiere also offers a 30-day free trial."
#5
Apple
4.5
(8)
"Apple's Keynote offers similar slideshow features."
"If you have a Mac final cut is the way to go."
"IMovie does exactly what you need and has a voice over button that makes recording easy."
"I’m a big fan of Apple Mac, after several years of Mac using experience."
"FCPX is more than enough for simple cuts."
"Final Cut is another powerful editor with a free trial."
"There's free software available for each OS, often ones that come with your device. iMovie, Windows Movie Maker etc."
"IMovie is great for simple editing tasks."
#6
Kdenlive
4.3
(6)
"Kdenlive is an excellent video editing software that is user-friendly and powerful."
"Kdenlive is a great choice for simple video editing."
"[Kdenlive](https://kdenlive.org/en/)"
"It's pretty easy to manage, but isn't a Windows Movie Maker replacement."
"Also try kdlive see ya"
"For free you can use KDENLIVE (works for me) or Davinci Resolve both free."
#7
Microsoft
4.2
(6)
"PowerPoint can also create slideshows with music."
"PowerPoint allows you to create a slideshow, record narration, and export it as a video."
"Photos on Windows has a built in video editor that allows for slo-mo and unique drawing features."
"The video editor app that comes with Windows does any editing stuff you need it to do."
"There's free software available for each OS, often ones that come with your device. iMovie, Windows Movie Maker etc."
"Windows Movie Maker"
#8
Zoom
4.3
(4)
"It is easy to use and provides a wonderful video conferencing experience."
"Zoom offers several options to optimize sound."
"If the virtual audition is over conference call, probably zoom."
"I use zoom and am pretty happy with it."
#9
OBS Studio
4.3
(4)
"Great software for recording!"
"You should be able to do what you want with OBS. Just do a search and you will find the software and lots of guides, demo videos etc."
"Just used OBS to record a replay"
"Obs"
#10
Shotcut
4.7
(3)
"Shotcut is a great tool for video editing, especially for dealing with text."
"Shotcut is an excellent video editing software that is user-friendly and powerful."
"Shotcut is user-friendly and effective for basic tasks."
#12
Blackmagic
3.7
(3)
"Thank you all - after careful consideration, I will be going with DaVinci Resolve."
"Resolve is free and very capable for editing."
"That program is very complicated even for me."
#13
Movavi
3.7
(3)
"Easy... Movavi Video Editor"
"Movavi video editor is really good but I got it for free"
"Movavi is quite stable and easy to use, but it is limited on features and effects."
#14
CatDV
5.0
(2)
"Look into CatDV or Axle.ai"
"Look into CatDV or Axle.ai"
#15
5.0
(2)
"Google services allow for creating slideshows with music."
"Google Meet does what you're looking for."
#16
OpenShot
4.5
(2)
"Openshot is a great simple to use video editor that will allow you to do what you're after."
"OpenShot is another simple option for video editing."
#17
HitFilm
4.5
(2)
"Go HERE and scroll down to the bottom, then create an account/sign in and they email you the download."
"I've heard good things about that."
#18
InVideo
4.5
(2)
"They have nice AI tools integrated into it - it's like Canva but for video editing. Nice and light."
"Check invideo, is good for beginners"
#19
TechSmith
4.5
(2)
"I use Camtasia for beats and Premiere for other kind of videos, they both work great!"
"Have you tried Camtasia?"
#20
Avid
4.0
(2)
"Avid is sufficient for basic editing tasks."
"Avid Media Composer is a major player with a trial available."
#21
VLC
4.0
(2)
"You can use VLC to download videos from YouTube."
"If you really want to use VLC, you can try one of these skins."
#22
PotPlayer
4.0
(2)
"PotPlayer or KMPlayer, which IMO are better than VLC anyway."
"Have you tried MPC-HC or PotPlayer?"
#23
Sony
4.0
(2)
"I just use Sony Vegas but there is prolly an easier way"
"I'm biased towards Sony Vegas, as it was my first (and pretty much only) editor."
#24
Hitfilm
4.0
(2)
"Hitfilm express is also good."
"It's considerably better and more user-friendly than the other free video editors I've used."
#25
Shutter Encoder
3.5
(2)
"Shutter encoder with the best in class customisation and formats."
"Shutter encoder is another option. Just a Gui on top of ffmpeg, but it works."
#26
Clipchamp
3.5
(2)
"Not automated but super easy and cheap. Now part of Office 365, buy premium is an extra cost."
"Maaaaaaaybe ClipChamp but idk, u could check it out"
#27
Freeware Video Editing Software
5.0
(1)
"The experience was faster and smoother than my 120$ video editing suite."
#28
Musicvid.org
5.0
(1)
"Musicvid.org
The best imo"
#29
ZGameEditor
5.0
(1)
"If you have FL you can make really good ones with ZGameEditor Visualizer."
#30
NCH Software
5.0
(1)
"I like VideoPad, I use the free version."
#31
Tracker
5.0
(1)
"An excellent tool for physics education that enhances understanding through visual analysis."
#32
VideoLAN
5.0
(1)
"VLC Player allows you to play videos frame by frame."
#33
GoPro
5.0
(1)
"The GoPro Splice app is actually an awesome video editing tool. Super easy to put in a bunch of clips and trim them to length."
#34
Nvidia
5.0
(1)
"It works amazing, recorded in a native resolution with no limit to recording time."
#35
4K Download
5.0
(1)
"It's reliable and the basic version is free."
#36
FFmpeg
5.0
(1)
"If there is anything which does it, ffmpeg will."
#37
Descript
5.0
(1)
"Descript is my go-to for making PMM videos. Way, way simpler than Premiere, the quality keeps getting closer to Premiere-grade."
#38
SnapCell
5.0
(1)
"SnapCell is pretty solid. We’ve been using it for a couple of months now and they’ve added a few features here and there which is nice."
#39
4K Video Downloader
5.0
(1)
"I like it a lot"
#40
Lightworks
5.0
(1)
"Lightworks is a very powerful program."
#41
HandBrake
5.0
(1)
"It's free, it gives you alot of control of the conversion parameters, and it supports offloading the work to the GPU which is so much faster then running it on the CPU."
#42
Final Cut Pro
5.0
(1)
"In my opinion far and away the best editing software especially for content creation. Incredible ease of use but professionally capable."
#43
Frame.io
5.0
(1)
"Frame.io"
#44
Cohley
5.0
(1)
"Try cohley :)"
#45
OBS
5.0
(1)
"If you know a decent amount try obs"
#46
Virtual Pro
4.0
(1)
"I use the Virtual Pro app on my phone."
#47
QuickPage
4.0
(1)
"I used QuickPage a while back. Pretty neat."
#48
Adobe Premiere Pro
4.0
(1)
"This looks like a pretty legit software."
#49
MPC-HC
4.0
(1)
"Have you tried MPC-HC or PotPlayer?"
#50
OpusClip
4.0
(1)
"I JUST started using OpusClip which promised auto A"
#51
Kinovea
4.0
(1)
"Kinovea"
#52
MAGIX
4.0
(1)
"Vegas pro 18"
#53
Pinnacle
4.0
(1)
"Easy... Pinnacle Studio Ultimate"
#54
FlexClip
4.0
(1)
"Easy... FlexClip"
#55
Lossless Cut
4.0
(1)
"Check out Lossless Cut: Drag & drop, really easy and quick."
#56
YouTube
4.0
(1)
"YouTube-DL is the most flexible and reliable method for pulling local copies of YouTube videos."
#57
Corel
4.0
(1)
"VideoStudio Pro is easier to learn than Davinci Resolve and has an auto subtitle option."
#58
Vegas
4.0
(1)
"$25 is a steal for it."
#59
Eye
4.0
(1)
"Great for converting to editable formats and cutting."
#60
DVDFab
4.0
(1)
"The free version allows 720p clips, while the pro version supports up to 4k."
#61
DaVinci Design
4.0
(1)
"For free you can use KDENLIVE (works for me) or Davinci Resolve both free."
#62
LoveAsmr
4.0
(1)
"The app functions similar to tingles, allowing you to play videos or stream audio directly."
#63
Audacity
4.0
(1)
"Audacity is a free sound editing software that is very useful."
#64
KMPlayer
4.0
(1)
"PotPlayer or KMPlayer, which IMO are better than VLC anyway."
#65
Simplex
4.0
(1)
"I gave it a try and it's quite good. It does exactly as I asked. The call quality wasn't the greatest but it was good enough for my purposes."
#66
Visla
4.0
(1)
"I just made a video with https://www.visla.us/ on youtube to test if would be worth paying for."
#67
Filmora
4.0
(1)
"I like Filmora. It's easy enough to use for me."
#68
Sony Vegas
4.0
(1)
"Does what it's supposed to do, good for gaming videos eg"
#69
Lyric Video Studio
4.0
(1)
"Although optimized for lyric/music videos, it's very simple to use and optimized for fast usage, for any video needs."
#70
Clipify
4.0
(1)
"Clipify is amazing and it's super beginner friendly"
#71
OpenShot Video Editor
4.0
(1)
"Have you looked at OpenShot? I know it works good on PC and Mac."
#72
HyperCam 2
4.0
(1)
"Unregistered HyperCam2"
#73
Tesla
4.0
(1)
"I've been using [this one] to combine the three cameras into one video."
#74
Editstock
4.0
(1)
"[Editstock.com](www.EditStock.com)"
#75
V1 Sports
4.0
(1)
"The V1 Sports App"
#76
PhotoScape
4.0
(1)
"PhotoScape is simply good."
#77
Pitivi
3.0
(1)
"[Pitivi](https://www.pitivi.org/?utm_source=pocket-app&utm_medium=share). I have personally never used it, but saw it mentioned somewhere else."
#78
Garry's Mod
3.0
(1)
"I use gmod sometimes although it's expansive."
#79
VSDC Video Editor
3.0
(1)
"VSDC video editor? Anybody used that?"
#80
Vimeo
3.0
(1)
"I don’t know any except Vimeo so yeah"
#81
Mapillary
3.0
(1)
"I work at a company that allows you upload and share street level imagery."
#82
AlternativeTo
3.0
(1)
"Http://alternativeto.net will help you find programs for the different platforms."
#83
Open Broadcaster Software
2.0
(1)
"The video recorded with OBS Studio came out quite pixelated."
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