The following is a list of

video editing software Video editing software, or a video editor is software used performing the post-production video editing of digital video sequences on a non-linear editing system. It has replaced traditional flatbed celluloid film editing tools and analog video ...

. The criterion for inclusion in this list is the ability to perform

non-linear video editing Non-linear editing is a form of offline editing for Audio editing, audio, Video editing, video, and image editing. In offline editing, the original content is not modified in the course of editing. In non-linear editing, edits are specified an ...

. Most modern

transcoding Transcoding is the direct digital-to-digital conversion of one encoding to another, such as for video data files, audio files (e.g., MP3, WAV), or character encoding (e.g., UTF-8, ISO/IEC 8859). This is usually done in cases where a target d ...

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: # Can perform other non-linear video editing function such as

montage Montage may refer to: Arts and entertainment Filmmaking and films * Montage (filmmaking), a technique in film editing * ''Montage'' (2013 film), a South Korean film Music * Montage (music), or sound collage * ''Montage'' (Block B EP), 201 ...

compositing Compositing is the process or technique of combining visual elements from separate sources into single images, often to create the illusion that all those elements are parts of the same scene. Live action, Live-action shooting for compositing is ...

# Can do the trimming or cropping without transcoding

Free (libre) or open-source

The software listed in this section is either

free software Free software or libre software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions. Free software is a matter of liberty, no ...

or open source, and may or may not be

commercial Commercial may refer to: * a dose of advertising conveyed through media (such as - for example - radio or television) ** Radio advertisement ** Television advertisement * (adjective for:) commerce, a system of voluntary exchange of products and s ...

Active and stable

Avidemux Avidemux is a free and open-source software application for non-linear video editing and transcoding multimedia files. The developers intend it as "a simple tool for simple video processing tasks" and to allow users "to do elementary things in ...

(Linux, macOS, Windows) * Losslesscut (Linux, macOS, Windows) * Blender VSE (Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows) *

Cinelerra Cinelerra is a video editing and Digital compositing, composition program (an NLE, Non-Linear Editor) designed for Linux. It is free software distributed under the open source GNU General Public License. In addition to editing, it supports advance ...

(Linux, FreeBSD) *

FFmpeg FFmpeg is a free and open-source software project consisting of a suite of libraries and programs for handling video, audio, and other multimedia files and streams. At its core is the command-line ffmpeg tool itself, designed for processing of vid ...

(Linux, macOS, Windows) – CLI only; no visual feedback *

Flowblade Flowblade Movie Editor is a free and open-source video editing software for Linux. The project was started by lead developer Janne Liljeblad in 2009 and has been active since. The source code is currently hosted on GitHub. Flowblade employs a f ...

(Linux) *

Kdenlive Kdenlive (; acronym for ''KDE Non-Linear Video Editor'') is a free and open-source video editing software based on the MLT Framework, KDE and Qt. The project was started by Jason Wood in 2002, and is now maintained by a small team of develope ...

(Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows) *

LiVES Lives may refer to: * The plural form of a '' life'' * Lives, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * The number of lives in a video game * '' Parallel Lives'', aka ''Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans'', a series of biographies of famous ...

(BSD, IRIX, Linux, Solaris) * Olive (Linux, macOS, Windows) - ''currently in alpha'' * OpenShot (Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows) *

Pitivi Pitivi (originally spelled PiTiVi) is a free and open-source non-linear video editor for Linux, developed by various contributors from free software community and the GNOME project, with support also available from Collabora. Pitivi is designed t ...

(Linux, FreeBSD) * Shotcut (Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows)

Inactive

* Kino (Linux, FreeBSD) *

VirtualDub VirtualDub is a free and open-source video capture and video processing utility for Microsoft Windows written by Avery Lee. It is designed to process linear video streams, including filtering and recompression. It uses AVI container format to ...

(Windows) * VirtualDubMod (Windows) * VideoLan Movie Creator (VLMC) (Linux, macOS, Windows)

Proprietary (non-commercial)

The software listed in this section is proprietary, and

freeware Freeware is software, most often proprietary, that is distributed at no monetary cost to the end user. There is no agreed-upon set of rights, license, or EULA that defines ''freeware'' unambiguously; every publisher defines its own rules for t ...

or freemium.

Active

* ActivePresenter (Windows) – Also screencast software *

DaVinci Resolve DaVinci Resolve (originally known as da Vinci Resolve) is a color grading, color correction, visual effects, and audio post-production video editing application for macOS, Windows, and Linux, originally developed by da Vinci Systems, and now ...

(macOS, Windows, Linux) * Freemake Video Converter (Windows) * iMovie (iOS, macOS) * ivsEdits (Windows) * Lightworks (Windows, Linux, macOS) * Microsoft Photos (Windows) * showbox.com (Windows, macOS) * VideoPad Home Edition (Windows, macOS, iPad, Android) *

VSDC Free Video Editor ''VSDC Free Video Editor'' is a non-linear editing (NLE) application developed by Flash-Integro LLC. The program is capable of processing high-resolution footage including 4K UHD, 3D and VR 360-degree videos. VSDC allows for applying post pr ...

(Windows) * WeVideo (

Web app A web application (or web app) is application software that is accessed using a web browser. Web applications are delivered on the World Wide Web to users with an active network connection. History In earlier computing models like client-serve ...

)

Discontinued

* Adobe Premiere Express (Web app) * Pixorial (

) * VideoThang (Windows) *

Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker (known as Windows Live Movie Maker for the 2009 and 2011 releases) is a discontinued video editing software program by Microsoft. It was first included in Windows Me on September 14, 2000 and in Windows XP on October 25, 2001 ...

(Windows)

Proprietary (commercial)

The software listed in this section is proprietary and

Active

Adobe After Effects Adobe After Effects is a digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing application developed by Adobe Inc., and used in the post-production process of film making, video games and television production. Among other things, After Eff ...

(macOS, Windows) *

Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based and non-linear video editing software application (NLE) developed by Adobe Inc. and published as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud licensing program. First launched in 2003, Adobe Premiere Pro is a success ...

(macOS, Windows) * Adobe Premiere Pro (macOS, Windows) * Adobe Presenter Video Express (macOS, Windows) – Also screencast software * Avid Media Composer (Windows, macOS) * AVS Video Editor (Windows) * Blackbird (macOS, Windows, Linux) * Camtasia (Windows, macOS) – Also screencast software *

Corel VideoStudio Corel VideoStudio (formerly Ulead VideoStudio) is a video editing software package for Microsoft Windows. Features Basic editing The software allows storyboard and timeline-oriented editing. Various formats are supported for source clips, and t ...

(Windows) * Cyberlink PowerDirector (Windows, macOS) * DaVinci Resolve Studio (macOS, Windows, Linux) *

Edius Edius is a video editing software package for PC computers running Windows. Edius is a non-linear editor (NLE) that works with most modern video formats. The software is capable of 3D editing. The software comes bundled with a large collection ...

(Windows) *

Final Cut Pro X Final Cut Pro is a series of non-linear editing, non-linear video editing software programs first developed by Macromedia, Macromedia Inc. and later Apple Inc. The most recent version, Final Cut Pro 10.6.4, runs on Macintosh, Mac computers power ...

(macOS) *

Kaltura Kaltura is a New York-based software company founded in 2006. Kaltura operates in four major markets: Cloud TV (that is, OTT) for operators and media companies, online video platform (OVP) offered mostly to media companies and brands looking to ...

(

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Magix Movie Edit Pro Movie Edit Pro (also known as Magix Video Deluxe in Europe) is a video editing software developed by Magix for semi-professional and DIY users for Windows PC. It is the best selling video software in Europe, and is most famous for its ease-of-lea ...

(Windows) * Magix Vegas Pro (Windows) - previously Sony Vegas Pro *

Media 100 Media 100 is a manufacturer of video editing software and non-linear editing systems designed for professional cutting and editing. The editing systems can be used with AJA Video Systems, Blackmagic or matrox hardware or as software-only solutio ...

Suite (macOS) * muvee Reveal (Windows, macOS) * Nacsport Video Analysis Software (Windows) * Pinnacle Studio (Windows) *

Roxio Creator Roxio is an American software company specializing in developing consumer digital media products. Its product line includes tools for setting up digital media projects, media conversion software and content distribution systems. The company formed ...

(Windows) * ScreenFlow (macOS) * Video Toaster (Windows, hardware suite) * VideoPad Masters Edition (Windows, macOS, iPad, Android) * Xedio (Windows)

Discontinued

* ArcSoft ShowBiz (Windows) * Autodesk Smoke (macOS) * Avid DS (Windows) * Clesh (Java on OS X, Windows, Linux) * Final Cut Express (OS X) *

MPEG Video Wizard DVD MPEG Video Wizard DVD, also known as MVW-DVD, is a non-linear video editing software developed by Womble Multimedia, Inc.. It allows users to edit video content, create DVDs with menus and then burn them without the need for any additional software ...

(Windows) * Serif MoviePlus (Windows) * Pinnacle Videospin (Windows) *

Xpress Pro Avid Xpress Pro was a non-linear video editing software aimed at professionals in the TV and movie industry. It was available for Microsoft Windows PCs and Apple Macintosh computers. Xpress Pro included many of the high-end editing features o ...

(Windows, OS X)

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