Top 10 Video Editing Software List

Professional audio editing software. The following is a list of video editing software.

1. Top 10 Video Editing Software Listed
2. Top 5 Free Editing Software
3. Top 10 Video Editing Softwares
4. Best Video Editing Software For Windows 10

The criterion for inclusion in this list is the ability to perform non-linear video editing. Most modern transcoding software supports transcoding a portion of a video clip, which would count as cropping and trimming. However, items in this article have one of the following conditions:

Mac users who only need a simple video editor will find that Apple iMovie is the best free video editing software, because of its strong integration with Apple's operating system and easy-to-grasp. Available For: Windows and Mac; Best Suited For GoPro users; The great thing about Quik is that it comes straight from the masterminds behind GoPro. Which means that you are basically getting a first-party video editing software that has all the amazing features that you are going to need in order to edit your videos effortlessly and without any issues.

1. Can perform other non-linear video editing function such as montage or compositing
2. Can do the trimming or cropping without transcoding

Free and open-source

Active and stable

• Avidemux (Linux, macOS, Windows)
• Blender VSE (Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows)
• Cinelerra (Linux, FreeBSD)
• FFmpeg (Linux, macOS, Windows) – CLI only; no visual feedback
• Flowblade (Linux)
• Kdenlive (Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows)
• LiVES (BSD, IRIX, Linux, Solaris)
• Olive (Linux, macOS, Windows) - currently in alpha
• OpenShot (FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows)
• Pitivi (Linux, FreeBSD)
• Shotcut (Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows)

Inactive

• Kino (Linux, FreeBSD)
• VirtualDub (Windows)
• VirtualDubMod (Windows)
• VideoLan Movie Creator (VLMC) (Linux, macOS, Windows)

Proprietary

Freeware or Freemium products

Active

• ActivePresenter (Windows) – Also screencast software
• DaVinci Resolve (macOS, Windows, Linux)
• Freemake Video Converter (Windows)
• iMovie (iOS, macOS)
• ivsEdits (Windows)
• Lightworks (Windows, Linux, macOS)
• Microsoft Photos (Windows)^[1]
• showbox.com (Windows, macOS)
• VideoPad Home Edition (Windows, macOS, iPad, Android)
• VSDC Free Video Editor (Windows)
• WeVideo (Web app)

Discontinued

• Adobe Premiere Express (Web app)
• Debugmode Wax (Windows)
• Pixorial (Web app)
• VideoThang (Windows)
• Windows Movie Maker (Windows)

Commercial

Top 10 Video Editing Software Listed

Active

• Adobe After Effects (macOS, Windows)
• Adobe Premiere Elements (macOS, Windows)
• Adobe Premiere Pro (macOS, Windows)
• Adobe Presenter Video Express (macOS, Windows) – Also screencast software
• Autodesk Flame
• Autodesk Smoke
• Avid Media Composer (Windows, macOS)
• AVS Video Editor (Windows)
• Blackbird (macOS, Windows, Linux)
• Camtasia (Windows, macOS) – Also screencast software
• Corel VideoStudio (Windows)
• Cyberlink PowerDirector (Windows)
• DaVinci Resolve Studio (macOS, Windows, Linux)
• Edius (Windows)
• Final Cut Pro X (macOS)
• Kaltura (Web app)
• Magix Movie Edit Pro (Windows)
• Magix Vegas Pro (Windows) - previously Sony Vegas Pro
• Media 100 Suite (macOS)
• muvee Reveal (Windows, macOS)
• Pinnacle Studio (Windows)
• Roxio Creator (Windows)
• Video Toaster (Windows, hardware suite)
• VideoPad Masters Edition (Windows, macOS, iPad, Android)
• Xedio (Windows)

Mac users who only need a simple video editor will find that Apple iMovie is the best free video editing software, because of its strong integration with Apple's operating system and easy-to-grasp. Available For: Windows and Mac; Best Suited For GoPro users; The great thing about Quik is that it comes straight from the masterminds behind GoPro. Which means that you are basically getting a first-party video editing software that has all the amazing features that you are going to need in order to edit your videos effortlessly and without any issues.

1. Can perform other non-linear video editing function such as montage or compositing
2. Can do the trimming or cropping without transcoding

Free and open-source

Active and stable

• Avidemux (Linux, macOS, Windows)
• Blender VSE (Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows)
• Cinelerra (Linux, FreeBSD)
• FFmpeg (Linux, macOS, Windows) – CLI only; no visual feedback
• Flowblade (Linux)
• Kdenlive (Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows)
• LiVES (BSD, IRIX, Linux, Solaris)
• Olive (Linux, macOS, Windows) - currently in alpha
• OpenShot (FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Windows)
• Pitivi (Linux, FreeBSD)
• Shotcut (Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows)

Inactive

• Kino (Linux, FreeBSD)
• VirtualDub (Windows)
• VirtualDubMod (Windows)
• VideoLan Movie Creator (VLMC) (Linux, macOS, Windows)

Proprietary

Freeware or Freemium products

Active

• ActivePresenter (Windows) – Also screencast software
• DaVinci Resolve (macOS, Windows, Linux)
• Freemake Video Converter (Windows)
• iMovie (iOS, macOS)
• ivsEdits (Windows)
• Lightworks (Windows, Linux, macOS)
• Microsoft Photos (Windows)^[1]
• showbox.com (Windows, macOS)
• VideoPad Home Edition (Windows, macOS, iPad, Android)
• VSDC Free Video Editor (Windows)
• WeVideo (Web app)

Discontinued

• Adobe Premiere Express (Web app)
• Debugmode Wax (Windows)
• Pixorial (Web app)
• VideoThang (Windows)
• Windows Movie Maker (Windows)

Commercial

Top 10 Video Editing Software Listed

Active

• Adobe After Effects (macOS, Windows)
• Adobe Premiere Elements (macOS, Windows)
• Adobe Premiere Pro (macOS, Windows)
• Adobe Presenter Video Express (macOS, Windows) – Also screencast software
• Autodesk Flame
• Autodesk Smoke
• Avid Media Composer (Windows, macOS)
• AVS Video Editor (Windows)
• Blackbird (macOS, Windows, Linux)
• Camtasia (Windows, macOS) – Also screencast software
• Corel VideoStudio (Windows)
• Cyberlink PowerDirector (Windows)
• DaVinci Resolve Studio (macOS, Windows, Linux)
• Edius (Windows)
• Final Cut Pro X (macOS)
• Kaltura (Web app)
• Magix Movie Edit Pro (Windows)
• Magix Vegas Pro (Windows) - previously Sony Vegas Pro
• Media 100 Suite (macOS)
• muvee Reveal (Windows, macOS)
• Pinnacle Studio (Windows)
• Roxio Creator (Windows)
• Video Toaster (Windows, hardware suite)
• VideoPad Masters Edition (Windows, macOS, iPad, Android)
• Xedio (Windows)

Discontinued

• Xpress Pro (Windows, OS X)
• Pinnacle Videospin (Windows)
• Final Cut Express (OS X)
• Serif MoviePlus (Windows)
• MPEG Video Wizard DVD (Windows)
• ArcSoft ShowBiz (Windows)
• Avid DS (Windows)
• Clesh (Java on OS X, Windows, Linux)

Top 5 Free Editing Software

See also

References

Top 10 Video Editing Softwares

1. ^'Introducing Story Remix in Windows 10'. YouTube. Microsoft. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

Best Video Editing Software For Windows 10