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The Best Video Editor Software (Free & Paid) 2024

Video editing is the process of manipulating and rearranging video shots to create a new video.

In this blog post, I will share the best Video editor Programs including pros and cons.

I will share a list of both free and paid video editors. Let’s get started.

Capcut

Capcut is a free video editor available across platforms (Windows, Mac, iPhone, and Android). Capcut also has a web version. It syncs video projects across all platforms.

Capcut is the most famous video editor platform (over 200 million monthly active users)

Capcut lets you export unlimited videos for free (no watermark). Capcut features such as pre-made templates, filters, and AI features make editing videos a lot faster and easy.

Its AI features such as Automatic captions, text-to-speech, AI avatars, and voice clones are the most popular AI features. Most video editors (Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, etc) don’t have these built-in AI features.

Capcut paid plan pro is starting at $10/month. The pro plan unlocks more filters, effects, and a few AI features.

Pricing

Capcut is offering a 7-day free trial for their pro plan.

FreePro $9.99/monthly or $89.99/year
1GB Cloud Storage. Storage can be expanded with small tasks like inviting friends to CapCut.100 GB Cloud Storage
Limited Filters Premium Filters
Standard Caption TemplatesPremium Caption Templates
Limited transitionsAll transitions

Pros

  • Free (No watermark)
  • Easy to use
  • Low system requirements
  • Build in AI features

Cons

  1. Missing advanced features (Motion graphics, color grading, etc)
  2. Average Transcription Accuracy

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro is a video editor for desktop software (Windows and Mac). It is used by more than 9 million users.

Adobe Premiere Pro is used by professional video editors.

It is known for its advanced editing features such as Keyframe, color grading, masking Rotoscoping, VFX, etc. The advanced features come with a learning curve that requires time and practice to master.

Many video editors have experienced crashes with Premiere Pro. As a result, numerous creators have switched to DaVinci Resolve.

Recently Premiere Pro added AI features such as built-in transcription, text-based editing, Speech enhancement, etc.

Premiere Pro requires a powerful system to run smoothly unlike Capcut.

Pricing

Premiere Pro is available on a monthly subscription along with a 14-day free trial.

Premiere Pro $37.99/monthCreative Cloud $89.99/month
Premiere Pro Premier Pro + All other apps from Adobe
1 TB of cloud storage1TB of cloud storage

Pros

  1. All Video editing features

Cons

  1. Learning Curve
  2. On-Going Subscription
  3. Require System Resources

Final Cut Pro

Final Cut Pro is a video editor from Apple made especially for the Mac and iPad operating systems.

Final Cut Pro intermediate video editor. It has more editing features than Cacput however lessor than Premiere Pro.

Final Cut does not have inbuilt AI features such as Transcription, speech enhancement, etc. However, there are third-party paid plugins are available. Plugins basically add extra features that software does not provide itself.

The biggest advantage of Final Cut Pro is cost and performance. It is available at a one-time price of $300, unlike other editors which are based upon monthly subscription. Final Cut also runs more smoothly compared to other resource-intensive editors such as Premiere Pro, Davinci Resolve, etc.

Price

The final cut is available at a one-time price $299

Pros

  1. Available at a one-time price
  2. Better Performance

Cons

  1. Missing AI features
  2. Slow update rate
  3. Available Only for Mac

Davinci Resolve

Davinci Resolve is known for its advanced color-grading visual effects. It has a free plan and no watermark similar to Capcut.

Davinci Resolve has been used by Filmmakers due to its advanced color grading. However, recently many small video editors such as Youtubers started adopting to Davinci’s resolve.

Its Fusion Tab lets you add advanced visual effects and motion graphics.

No other editor offers these built-in features; typically, filmmakers use separate software for visual effects.

Davinci Resolve also has a deep learning curve. Its features work differently than other editors. It uses Node-based editing while other editors use Timeline-based editing.

Davinci has AI features such as background noise reduction, text-based editing, etc. However, these are available inside their paid plan Pro.

Davinci also requires a powerful system to run smoothly.

Price

Davinci Resolve has a free plan and a Paid plan with a few more editing features.

FreePro $295
All Require editing featuresEverything in Free
Background noise reduction
Text-based editing
Automatic AI region tracking
More Resolve FX filters
Advance HDR grading

Pros

  • Free
  • Advance color Grading
  • Build in Visual Effects Features

Cons

  • Deep Learning Curve
  • Require Powerful computer

Veed

Veed is a cloud-based Video Editor. It does not have advanced editing features like Premiere Pro however its pre-made templates, assets, and AI features make it quite useful for making videos faster.

Veed recently added new AI features such as Text-to-speech, Automatic captions, Voice clones, AI avatars, Remove noise, AI eye contact, and much more.

Veed is free to try however your results would be watermarked. You have to upgrade your plan to remove the watermark. Veed has 3 different paid plans. Veed has different pricing for each country

You need a Powerful internet connection if you uploading a lot of assets from your computer.

Pricing

BasicProBusiness
$25/mo$38/mo$70/mo
60 minutes of subtitles120 minutes of subtitles600 minutes of subtitles
5 minutes of subtitle translation15 minutes of subtitle translation30 minutes of subtitle translation
Export in 1080p video quality and up to 25 minutes longLibrary of stock audio, stock video and templatesCustom Templates
AI editing tools like clean audio and text-to-speechAdd clickable links to your videos
Video Analytics

Pros

  • Straight forward
  • Advanced AI Features: EYE contact, voice clone, Avatars, captions, etc.
  • Pre-made Assets, templates
  • Build in Stock library

Cons

  • Missing advanced features Masking, Keyframe, etc
  • Works Best for Desktop

Kinemaster

Kinemaster is a Video editing app available for Android and iPhone. Kinemaster is one of the most advanced editing apps after capcut for mobile users.

Kinemaster is free however exported videos would be watermarked. Kinemaster provides all necessary editing features such as cut, trim, Chroma key, background removal, audio editing, etc.

Kinemaster also has pre-made templates, effects, and a few AI features such as Background removal, Noise reduction, etc.

Overall, Kinemaster is a great video editor if you want to edit videos from mobile.

Pricing

Kinemaster also offers a Premium free trial for 7 days.

FreePremium $8.99/month or $44.99/year
Watermarked Videos No Watermark
AdsNo ads
No Storage 10GB KineCloud Storage
Limited Assets Unlimited Premium Assets

Pros

  • Easy to Use
  • All basic features

Cons

  • Missing advanced features such as advanced keyframe, Masking, etc.

OpenShot

Openshot is a free open-source Desktop video editor. It is available across platforms Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Openshot is quite outdated and using it is quite difficult compared to Capcut, Veed, etc.

Openshot has simple features such as Trim, Cut, Chrome key, keyframe, Multiple tracks, Audio waveform, etc.

Openshot can be great if you want privacy and don’t like other video editor terms of service.

Pricing

Openshot is free, there is no paid plan. However, it provides API for automation which is available at $100/month.

Pros

  • Privacy focused
  • Available for Linux

Cons

  • Limited features
  • Some Simple features are complex

Final Words

There are plenty of Other Video Editor programs that are not covered in this list such as Filmora, Vegas Pro, inshot, etc.

I have tried to cover of every kind video editor from Free to paid, Simple to advanced, and much more.

Every video editor has its own pros and cons, the ideal video editor depends upon your specific requirements.

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