Comparison of video editing software

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This is a comparison of non-linear video editing software applications. See also a more complete list of video editing software.

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General information

This table gives basic general information about the different editors:

Active

ProgramDeveloperPlatformInitial releaseLatest release License Target audience
VersionDate
Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Inc. macOS200420222022 Trialware prosumer
Windows
Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Inc. macOS199124.2 [1]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-02 Commercial professional
Windows
Autodesk Flame Autodesk Linux199320222022 Commercial professional (vfx; finishing system)
macOS
Avid Media Composer Avid macOS19892024.62024 Commercial professional
Windows
Avid Media Composer First Avid macOS20172021.92021 Freeware professional
Windows
Avidemux Mean, Gruntster and FahrBSD2.8.1 [2]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2022-09-21 GPL-2.0-or-later basic
Linux
macOS
Windows
AVS Video Editor Online Media Technologies Ltd.Windows20039.7.32022 Commercial prosumer
Blender [lower-alpha 1] Blender Foundation Linux20024.2.0 [3]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-07-16 GPL-2.0-or-later professional
Irix
macOS
Solaris
Windows
Camtasia TechSmith CorporationWindows

MacOS

2002v 222022-8-16Trialware, Commercialprofessional, prosumer [4]
Cinelerra Heroine Virtual Linux20027.4 [5] 2021 GPL-2.0-or-later professional
Cinelerra-GG Infinity Open Source CommunityLinux2016 [lower-alpha 2] 2022-08 [6] 2022-08-31 GPL-2.0-or-later professional
Corel VideoStudio Corel Corporation Windows1993 [lower-alpha 3] VS 20212021 Trialware prosumer
CyberLink PowerDirector CyberLink Windows2001202021 Commercial prosumer
DaVinci Resolve Blackmagic Design Linux200418.6.4 Build 62024 Freeware, Commercial professional
macOS
Windows
Final Cut Pro Apple Inc. macOS201110.6.12021 Commercial professional
EDIUS Grass Valley Canopus Windows200210.002020 Commercial professional
Flowblade Open Source CommunityLinux20122.16.3 [7]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-06-10 GPL-3.0-or-later prosumer
Blackbird Blackbird PLCCross-platform [lower-alpha 4] 2004-2020 Commercial professional
iMovie Apple Inc. iOS199910.42023-11-30 Commercial prosumer
macOS
ivsEdits Interactive Video SystemsWindows20085.0.6072017 Freeware, Commercial professional (small)?
Kdenlive Open Source CommunityBSD200224.08.0 [8]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-09-02 GPL-2.0-or-later prosumer
Linux
macOS
Windows
Lightworks LWKSLinux19892021.12021 Freeware, Commercial professional
macOS
Windows
LiVES Gabriel Finch and othersLinux20023.2.0 [9]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2020-11-08 GPL-3.0-or-later prosumer
Unix-like
LosslessCut Mikael FinstadBSD20163.59.1 [10]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2023-12-22 GPL-2.0-only basic, GOP-boundaries
Linux
macOS
Windows
Magix Movie Edit Pro Magix Windows2001 [lower-alpha 5] 2019 [11] 2021 Commercial prosumer
Natron Alexandre Gauthier
Frédéric Devernay
Linux20142.5.0 [12]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2022-11-26 GPL-2.0-or-later prosumer ? (vfx)
macOS
Windows
Nero Video Nero AG Windows200220222021 Commercial prosumer
OpenShot Open Source CommunityLinux20083.2.1 [13]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-07-11 GPL-3.0-or-later prosumer
macOS
Windows
Microsoft Photos Video Editor Microsoft Corporation Windows201720212021 Freeware basic
Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Systems Windows199925 [14] 2021 Commercial prosumer
Pitivi Open Source CommunityLinux20042023.03.0 [15]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2023-03-26 LGPL-2.1-or-later prosumer (in development)
Shotcut Meltytech, LLC Linux201124.06.26 [16]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2024-06-26 GPL-3.0-or-later prosumer
macOS
OpenBSD [17]
Windows
Vegas Pro Magix Windows199919.02021 Commercial professional (small)
VideoPad NCH Software Android200811.22 [18] 2022 Trialware prosumer
iPad
iPhone
macOS
Windows
VSDC Free Video Editor Flash-Intergro LLCWindows20089.1 [19] 2024 Freeware prosumer
  1. VSE: Video Sequence Editor.
  2. As Cinelerra 5.1.
  3. Under Ulead.
  4. JavaScript, Java, iOS, Android.
  5. VideoDeluxe 1.0.

Discontinued / Inactive

ProgramDeveloperPlatformInitial releaseLatest release License Target audience
VersionDate
Windows Movie Maker Microsoft Windows200016.4.3528.0331 [20] [21]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2014-04-07 Freeware basic
VirtualDubMod Windows20021.5.10.3_b25502007 GPL-2.0-or-later  ?
VideoThang VideoThang LLCWindows20072.0.12008 Freeware  ?
Avid Free DV Avid macOS ?1.8.12006 Commercial  ?
Windows
Final Cut Express Apple Inc. macOS20034.0.12007 Commercial prosumer
Final Cut Pro Apple Inc. macOS19997.0.32009 Commercial professional
Pinnacle Videospin AvidWindows20092.02009 Freeware  ?
Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead Systems [lower-alpha 1] Windows ?8.12006 Commercial  ?
Serif MoviePlus Serif (Europe) LtdWindows2000X62012 Commercial prosumer (basic)
MPEG Video Wizard DVD Womble MultimediaWindows ?5.0.1.1052012 Trialware prosumer
Xpress Pro Avid macOS20035.8 ? Commercial  ?
Windows
Kino Open Source CommunityBSD20001.3.4 [22]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg 2009-09-08 GPL-2.0-or-later  ?
Linux
MainActor MainConcept Linux20045.52007 Commercial  ?
Windows
EditDV Radius macOS19973.02002 Commercial  ?
Windows
VirtualDub Avery LeeWindows20001.10.4 stable2013 GPL-2.0-or-later basic
Cinelerra-CV Open Source CommunityLinux2003?2.32015 GPL-2.0-or-later professional
Autodesk Smoke Autodesk macOS ?20212021 Commercial professional (vfx; finishing system) [23]
Vegas Movie Studio Magix Windows2000172020 Commercial prosumer
  1. Now Corel.

Definition

  • professional: used for full length Hollywood movies;
  • professional (small): mainly used for paid commercials, short films or podcasts/YouTube channels;
  • prosumer: Mainly targeting private use, anything that can do more than just trimming a film;
  • basic: trimming a film;

System requirements

This table lists the operating systems that different editors can run on without emulation, as well as other system requirements. Note that minimum system requirements are listed; some features (like High Definition support) may be unavailable with these specifications.

Windows macOS Unix-like Processor RAM VRAM HDD
Adobe Premiere Pro CCYesYesNo Skylake or later [24] 8 GB [24] 2 GB [24] 8 GB [24]
Adobe Premiere Elements YesYes (as of v9)No2 GHz+ with SSE2 support2 GB4.5 GB
Avid Media Composer YesYesYesSSE 4.1 support [25] 16 GB [25] ?
Avidemux YesYesYes ? ? ?
AVS Video Editor YesNoNo Intel / AMD compatible at 2500 MHz or higher1 GB1 GB
Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor)YesYesYes2 GHz+ with SSE2 support [26] 2 GB [26] 512 MB [26] ?
Cinelerra NoNoYes x86-64 compatible processor256 MB0.25 GB
Cinelerra-GG Infinity NoNoYes x86-64 compatible processor,
recommended minimum: 2 GHz, 4 cores
8 GB recommended for HD editing0.25 GB
Corel VideoStudio YesNoNo3.0 GHz [27] 4 GB [27] 256 MB [27] 8 GB [27]
DaVinci Resolve YesYesYesModern Intel/AMD/Apple silicon processor16 GB DDR4, 32 GB DDR4 when using Fusion2 GB GDDR63.5 GB
EDIUS YesNoNo Intel Core 2 or later with SSSE3 support [28] 1 GB [28] 512 MB [28] 6 GB [28]
Final Cut Pro X NoYesNo?4 GB [29] 256 MB [29] 3.8 GB [29]
Flowblade NoNoYes x86-64 compatible processor ?2.7 GB
Blackbird YesYesYesN/A256 MBAny
iMovie NoIncludedNoIntel based Macs or iPhone 4 or later1 GB5 GB
Kdenlive YesYesYes600 MHz256 MB1 GB
Lightworks YesYesYesIntel Core Duo, Intel Xeon or AMD processor2 GB200 MB
LiVES NoYesYes800 MHz128 MB10 GB
Magix Movie Edit Pro YesNoNoDual core processor with 2.0 GHz1 GB2 GB
MPEG Video Wizard DVD YesNoNo233 MHz32 MB20 MB
Nero Multimedia Suite YesNoNo2 GHz AMD or Intel processor512 MB (1 GB for Windows Vista or Windows 7)
2 GB when editing HD
5 GB
OpenShot Video Editor YesYesYes4 GB (16 GB recommended)1 GB
Pinnacle Studio YesNoNo1.8 GHz1 GB1.7 GB
Pitivi NoNoYes ? ?2 MB
Shotcut YesYesYes2 GHz AMD or Intel processor2GB / 4 GB when editing HD1 GB
Vegas Pro YesNoNo2.0 GHz1.0 GB400 MB
VideoPad YesYesNomulticore x86 compatible processor1GBAny
VirtualDubMod YesNoNo ? ? ? ?
VSDC Free Video Editor YesNoNo1.5 GHz or higher, Intel or AMD or compatible processor512 Mb for the program
Windows macOS Unix Processor RAM VRAM HDD

"Unix" includes the similar Linux, BSD and Unix-like operating systems.

High definition/High resolution import

The table below indicates the ability of each program to import various High Definition video or High resolution video formats for editing.

DVCPRO HDHD uncompressed AVCHD XDCAM HD HDV AVC-Intra XAVC DNxHD DNxHR DNx uncompressed ProRes ProRes RAW R3D ArriRaw X-OCN AV1
Adobe Premiere Pro YesYesYes [30] Yes [30] YesYes [30] Yes [30] Yes [30] Yes [30] ?Yes [30] ?Yes [30] Yes [30] Yes [30]  ?
Adobe Premiere Elements NoNoYes (As of 7.0) ?Yes ? ?????? ??? ?
Avid Media Composer Yes [31] YesYes [31] Yes [31] Yes [31] Yes [31] Yes [31] Yes [31] Yes [31] YesYes [31] ?Yes [31] Yes [31] ? ?
Avidemux  ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ?
AVS Video Editor  ?YesYes ?Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???Yes (Quick Sync and CUDA for decoding)
Blender  ?YesYes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?No?? ?
Cinelerra YesYesNoYesYesYes ?Yes ? ? ? ?No?? ?
Cinelerra-GG Infinity YesYesYesYesYesYes ?YesYes ?Yes ?No??Yes
DaVinci Resolve Mac with
Final Cut
Pro X [32]
YesYes [32] Yes [32] Mac with
Final Cut Pro X [32]
Mac with
Final Cut
Pro X [32]
Yes [32] Yes [32] Yes [32] 16 or laterYes [32] ?Yes [32] Yes [32] Yes [32]  ?
EDIUS YesYesYesYesYesYes ? ? ? ?Yes [33] Yes [33]  ??? ?
Final Cut Pro X Yes [34] YesYes [34] Yes [34] Yes [34] Yes [34] Yes [34] Partial (3rd party via
codec install)
 ? ?Yes [34] Yes [34] Yes [34] ?? ?
Blackbird YesYes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ?
iMovie Yes (3rd party)NoYes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ?
Lightworks YesYesYes (as of Pro 11)Yes (as of Pro 11)YesYes (as of Pro 11) ?Yes
(3rd party)
 ? ? ? ?Yes (as of Pro 11)?? ?
LiVES  ?Yes ? ?Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ?
Kdenlive YesYesYesYesYesYes ?Yes ? ?Yes ?No?? ?
Magix Movie Edit Pro No ?Yes ?YesNo ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ?
MPEG Video Wizard DVD  ? ?No ?Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ?
Nero Video NoYesYesNoYesYes ?No ? ? ? ?No?? ?
OpenShot Video Editor YesYesYesYesYesYes ?Yes ? ? ? ?No?? ?
Pinnacle Studio NoNoYes ?Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ?
Pitivi YesYesYesYesYesYes ?Yes ? ? ? ? ??? ?
Shotcut ??????????????? ?
Corel VideoStudio  ?YesYes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ?
Vegas Pro Yes (3rd party)YesYesYesYes ?YesYes (3rd party) ? ?Yes ?Yes (as of Pro 9)?? ?
VideoPad YesNoYesYesYesYes ?Yes ? ? ? ?Yes?? ?
VirtualDub YesYesYesYesYesYes ?Yes ? ? ? ?Yes?? ?
VSDC Free Video Editor YesYesYesYesYesYes ?Yes ? ? ? ?Yes?? ?
WeVideo Yes ?YesYesYes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ?
Windows Live Movie Maker No ?Yes ?Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ?
DVCPRO HDHD uncompressedAVCHDXDCAM HDHDVAVC-IntraXAVCDNxHDDNxHRDNx uncompressedProResProRes RAWR3DArriRawX-OCNAV1

Feature set

High Definition support Non-destructive editing Multitrack editingFull-screen playbackStoryboard modeVideo tracksAudio tracks / max channels Linear timecode display GPGPU with OpenCL acceleration
Adobe Premiere Pro YesYesYesYes, By hitting ctrl+~ (CS6 only)YesUnlimitedUnlimitedYesYes
Adobe Premiere Elements YesYesYesYesYesUnlimitedUnlimitedYes ?
Avid Media Composer YesYes ?YesYes24 tracks, unlimited layers24 tracks, unlimited layersYes ?
Avidemux YesYes ? ? ?12 / ? ?Yes
AVS Video Editor YesYes ?YesYes11+YesYes (Quick Sync for decoding/encoding, CUDA for decoding)
Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor)YesYesYesYesYes128 [35] channels (combined with audio)128 [35] channels (combined with video)YesYes
Cinelerra Yes
(any resolution)
YesYesYesNoUnlimitedUnlimited / 16Yes ?
Cinelerra-GG Infinity Yes max 8KYesYesYesNoUnlimitedUnlimited / 16YesSome formats, using
VAAPI/VDPAU/CUDA
for decoding/encoding
DaVinci Resolve YesYesYesYesYesUnlimitedUnlimitedYesYes
EDIUS YesYesYesYes, on both PC & TV monitors in realtimeNounlimited realtime layersunlimited realtime layersYes ?
Final Cut Pro X YesYes ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Blackbird Input onlyYesYesYesYes1836Yes ?
iMovie YesYes ?YesYes26Yes?
Kdenlive YesYesYesYesYesUnlimitedUnlimitedYesPlanned through MLT
Lightworks YesYes ?YesYesUnlimitedUnlimitedYesPlanned
LiVES Yes
(any resolution)
Yes
(multitrack mode)
 ?Yes
(on first, second or all monitors, configurable)
NoUnlimitedaudio per video track + backing audio / 2 channelsYes ?
Magix Movie Edit Pro YesYes?YesYes32/99 (Plus/Premium)each track may contain audio and video?Yes
MPEG Video Wizard DVD YesYes ?YesYes13Yes ?
Nero Video YesYes ?YesYesUnlimitedYesYesYes (CUDA)
OpenShot Video Editor YesYesYesNoNoUnlimitedUnlimitedYes ?
Pinnacle Studio YesYesYesYesYesUnlimitedUnlimitedYes ?
Pitivi YesYes ?YesNoUnlimitedUnlimitedYes ?
Shotcut ?YesYes?Yes???Yes (Quick Sync)
Corel VideoStudio YesYesYes [36] YesYes79YesYes (CUDA and Quick Sync)
Vegas Pro Yes

(any resolution)

YesYesYesYesUnlimitedUnlimited/Max Channel 16YesYes (as of 11)
VideoPad YesYesYesYesYesUnlimitedUnlimited ?Planned
VirtualDub YesYesNoNoNo11Yes ?
VSDC Free Video Editor YesYesYesYesYesUnlimitedUnlimitedYesYes
WeVideo YesYes ?YesYesUnlimitedUnlimitedNo ?
Windows Live Movie Maker YesYesNoYesYes12 ? ?
High Definition support Non-destructive editing Multitrack editingFull-screen playbackStoryboard modeVideo tracksAudio tracks Linear timecode display GPGPU with OpenCL acceleration

Output options

Please note that recording to Blu-ray does not imply 1080@50p/60p . Most only support up to 1080i 25/30 frames per second recording. Also not all formats can be output.

DVD High Definition Smartphone QuickTime Windows Media MPEG-4 XML/EDL Print to tapeWeb, not hostedWeb, hostedPodcasting
Adobe Premiere Pro YesYes (Blu-ray)YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ?
Adobe Premiere Elements YesYes (Blu-ray)YesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
Avid Media Composer  ?Yes ? ? ? ?Yes ? ? ? ?
Avidemux YesYesNo ? ?YesYes ? ? ? ?
AVS Video Editor YesYes (Blu-ray)YesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesNo
Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor)YesYes ?Yes ?YesYes [37] No ? ? ?
Cinelerra YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYes
Cinelerra-GG Infinity YesYes max 8KYesYesYesYesYes CMX3600NoYesNoYes
EDIUS YesYes ?YesYesYesYesYesYesNo ?
Final Cut Pro X YesYesYesYes ?YesYes ? ? ? ?
Flowblade YesYes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Blackbird NoYesYesYes (MPEG 2)Yes (MPEG 2) ?YesNoYesYesYes
iMovie YesYesYesYesYes (3rd party)YesYesYesYesYes (with .Mac)Yes
Kdenlive YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes ?
Lightworks YesYes (max 720p in free version) ?Yes (only in Pro 11) ?Yes (only in Pro 11) ? ? ? ? ?
LiVES YesYes (AVCHD, Blu-ray)YesYesYesYesNoNoYesNo ?
Magix Movie Edit Pro YesYes (AVCHD, Blu-ray)YesYesYesYesNo?YesNo?
MPEG Video Wizard DVD YesYes ?YesNoYesNoNoNoNoYes
Nero Video YesYes (AVCHD, Blu-ray)YesNoYesYesNoYesYesYesNo
OpenShot Video Editor YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Pinnacle Studio YesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
Pitivi YesYes ?YesYesYes ? ?NoNo ?
Shotcut ???????????
Corel VideoStudio YesYesYes (via plug-in)YesYesYesNoYesYesYes (with DropShot) ?
Vegas Pro YesYes (Blu-ray)NoYesYesYesYesYesYesNo?
VideoPad YesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesNo
VirtualDub NoNoYes (Via passthru)NoNoYesNoNoYes (Via passthru)NoNo
VSDC Free Video Editor YesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesNo
WeVideo NoYesYesNoNoYesNoNoNoYesNo
Windows Live Movie Maker YesYesYesNoYesNoNoNoYesNoNo
DVD High Definition Smartphone QuickTime Windows Media MPEG-4 XML/EDL Print to tapeWeb, not hostedWeb, hostedPodcasting

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