Adobe Premiere Pro
Classic
Timeline video editing
Premiere Pro is a professional non-linear video editor used across film, YouTube and agency work.
Multicam
Colour grading
Audio mixing
Paid · from $22.99/mo
DaVinci Resolve
AI tool
Professional editing, color, and audio in one app
4.7
Freemium · from Free
Best for Professional editors and colorists on a budgetOverview
A full post-production suite combining editing, color grading, VFX, and audio with AI features like Magic Mask and speech-to-text.
Key features
- Magic Mask AI
- Color grading suite
- Fairlight audio
- Free version available
Pros
- Free tier is extremely capable
- Hollywood-grade color tools
Cons
- Steeper learning curve
- Heavy on hardware resources
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DaVinci Resolve replaces
AI alternatives to DaVinci Resolve
Final Cut Pro
Classic
Apple's professional video editor
Final Cut Pro is a fast magnetic-timeline editor optimised for Apple silicon with a one-off purchase. Transcription and social repurposing need extra tools.
Magnetic timeline
Colour grading
Motion tracking
Paid · from $299 one-off
CapCut
Classic
Popular free video editor
CapCut is the hugely popular free editor for short-form video. Editing is still a manual, frame-by-frame job — cutting silence, adding captions and resizing clips all take time.
Timeline editing
Auto captions
Effects and filters
Freemium · from Free
Descript
AI
Edit video by editing text
Descript transcribes footage and lets you edit the video by deleting words, plus AI voice cloning, filler-word removal and studio sound.
Text-based video editing
Filler word removal
Overdub voice cloning
Freemium · from $0
VEED AI
AI
Browser video editor with AI tools
VEED edits video in the browser with AI subtitles, background removal, eye contact correction and an avatar generator. It suits social content more than film work.
Auto subtitles
Background removal
AI avatars
Freemium · from $12/mo
Wondershare Filmora
AI
AI video editing for everyone
An easy-to-use editor with AI tools like text-based editing, auto captions, and motion tracking aimed at YouTubers and hobbyists.
AI text-based editing
Auto captions
Motion tracking
Freemium · from $49.99/yr