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

General information This table gives basic general information about the different editors:

Active Program Developer Platform Initial release Latest release License Target audience Version Date Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Inc. macOS 2004 2022 2022 rowspan="2" prosumer Windows Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Inc. macOS 1991 rowspan="2" professional Windows Autodesk Flame Autodesk Linux 1993 2022 2022 rowspan="2" professional (vfx; finishing system) macOS Avid Media Composer Avid macOS 1989 2024.10 2024 rowspan="2" professional Windows Avid Media Composer First Avid macOS 2017 2021.9 2021 rowspan="2" professional Windows Avidemux Mean, Gruntster and Fahr BSD rowspan="4" basic Linux macOS Windows AVS Video Editor Online Media Technologies Ltd. Windows 2003 9.7.3 2022 prosumer Blender Blender Foundation Linux 2002 rowspan="5" professional Irix macOS Solaris WindowsCamtasiaTechSmith CorporationWindows20022025.2.52025-11-11 rowspan="2" professional, prosumermacOS Cinelerra Heroine Virtual Linux 2002 7.4 2021 professional Cinelerra-GG Infinity Open Source Community Linux 2016 2025-03 2025-03-31 professional Corel VideoStudio Corel Corporation Windows 1993 VS 2021 2021 prosumer CyberLink PowerDirector CyberLink Windows 2001 20 2021 prosumer DaVinci Resolve Blackmagic Design Linux 2004 20.3.2 2026-02-12 rowspan="3" professional macOS Windows Final Cut Pro Apple Inc. macOS 2011 12.2 2026-01-10 rowspan="2" professionaliPadOS20233.22026-04-10 EDIUS Grass Valley Canopus Windows 2002 10.00 2020 professional elevate.io Blackbird PLC Web App March 26, 2024 prosumer Flowblade Open Source Community Linux 2012 prosumer Blackbird Blackbird PLC Cross-platform 2004 - 2020 professional iMovie Apple Inc. macOS 1999 10.4.4 2026-01-28 rowspan="2" prosumer iOS / iPadOS20103.0.52024-12-16 ivsEdits Interactive Video Systems Windows 2008 5.0.607 2017 professional (small)? Kdenlive Open Source Community BSD 2002 rowspan="4" prosumer Linux macOS Windows Lightworks LWKS Linux 1989 2021.1 2021 rowspan="3" professional macOS Windows LiVES Gabriel Finch and others Linux 2002 rowspan="2" prosumer Unix-like LosslessCut Mikael Finstad BSD 2016 rowspan="4" basic, GOP-boundaries Linux macOS Windows Magix Movie Edit Pro Magix Windows 2001 2019 2021 prosumer Natron Alexandre GauthierFrédéric Devernay Linux 2014 rowspan="3" prosumer ? (vfx) macOS Windows Nero Video Nero AG Windows 2002 2022 2021 prosumer OpenShot Open Source Community Linux 2008 rowspan="3" prosumer macOS Windows Microsoft Photos Video Editor Microsoft Corporation Windows 2017 2021 2021 basic Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Systems Windows 1999 25 2021 prosumer Pitivi Open Source Community Linux 2004 prosumer (in development) Shotcut Meltytech, LLC Linux 2011 rowspan="4" prosumer macOS OpenBSD Windows Vegas Pro Magix Windows 1999 23 2025 professional (small) VideoPad NCH Software Android 2008 11.22 2022 rowspan="5" prosumer iPad iPhone macOS Windows VSDC Free Video Editor Flash-Intergro LLC Windows 2008 9.1 2024 prosumer

Discontinued / Inactive Program Developer Platform Initial release Latest release License Target audience Version Date Windows Movie Maker Microsoft Windows 2000 basic VirtualDubMod"Belgabor" Windows 2002 1.5.10.3_b2550 2007 VideoThang VideoThang LLC Windows 2007 2.0.1 2008 Avid Free DV Avid macOS rowspan="2" 1.8.1 2006 rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Windows Final Cut Express Apple Inc. macOS 2003 4.0.1 2007 prosumer Final Cut Pro Apple Inc. macOS 1999 7.0.3 2009 professional Pinnacle Videospin Avid Windows 2009 2.0 2009 Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead Systems Windows 8.1 2006 Serif MoviePlus Serif (Europe) Ltd Windows 2000 X6 2012 prosumer (basic) MPEG Video Wizard DVD Womble Multimedia Windows 5.0.1.105 2012 prosumer Xpress Pro Avid macOS 2003 5.8 rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Windows Kino Open Source Community BSD 2000 rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Linux MainActor MainConcept Linux 2004 5.5 2007 rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Windows EditDV Radius macOS 1997 3.0 2002 rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Windows VirtualDub Avery Lee Windows 2000 1.10.4 stable 2013 basic Cinelerra-CV Open Source Community Linux 2003? 2.3 2015 professional Autodesk Smoke Autodesk macOS 2021 2021 professional (vfx; finishing system) Vegas Movie Studio Magix Windows 2000 17 2020 prosumer

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 (HD) support, may be unavailable with these specifications.

Windows macOS Unix-like Processor RAM VRAM HDD Adobe Premiere Pro CC Skylake or laterAdobe Premiere Pro system requirements Adobe Systems 8 GB 2 GB 8 GB Adobe Premiere Elements 2 GHz+ with SSE2 support 2 GB 4.5 GB Avid Media Composer SSE 4.1 support 16 GBMedia Composer System Requirements Avid Avidemux AVS Video Editor Intel / AMD compatible at 2500 MHz or higher 1 GB 1 GB Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) 2 GHz+ with SSE2 supportRequirements Blender Foundation 2 GB 512 MB Cinelerra x86-64 compatible processor 256 MB 0.25 GB Cinelerra-GG Infinity x86-64 compatible processor, recommended minimum: 2 GHz, 4 cores 8 GB recommended for HD editing 0.25 GB Corel VideoStudio 3.0 GHzVideoStudio Ultimate 2019 User Guide P.10 Corel 4 GB 256 MB 8 GB DaVinci Resolve Modern Intel/AMD/Apple silicon processor 16 GB DDR4, 32 GB DDR4 when using Fusion 2 GB GDDR6 3.5 GB EDIUS Intel Core 2 or later with SSSE3 supportEDIUS 9 system requirements Grass Valley 1 GB 512 MB 6 GB Final Cut Pro X 4 GBFinal Cut Pro X - Technical Specifications Apple 256 MB 3.8 GB Flowblade x86-64 compatible processor 2.7 GB Blackbird 256 MB Any iMovie Intel based Macs or iPhone 4 or later 1 GB 5 GB Kdenlive 600 MHz 256 MB 1 GB Lightworks Intel Core Duo, Intel Xeon or AMD processor 2 GB 200 MB LiVES 800 MHz 128 MB 10 GB Magix Movie Edit Pro Dual core processor with 2.0 GHz 1 GB 2 GB MPEG Video Wizard DVD 233 MHz 32 MB 20 MB Nero Multimedia Suite 2 GHz AMD or Intel processor 512 MB (1 GB for Windows Vista or Windows 7)2 GB when editing HD 5 GB OpenShot Video Editor 4 GB (16 GB recommended) 1 GB Pinnacle Studio 1.8 GHz 1 GB 1.7 GB Pitivi ? ? 2 MBShotcut 2 GHz AMD or Intel processor2GB / 4 GB when editing HD1 GBVegas Pro 2.0 GHz 1.0 GB 400 MB VideoPad multicore x86 compatible processor 1GB Any VirtualDubMod ? ? ? ? VSDC Free Video Editor 1.5 GHz or higher, Intel or AMD or compatible processor 512 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-defition (HD) or high-resolution video formats for editing. DVCPRO HD AVCHD XDCAM HD HDV XAVC DNxHD DNxHR ProRes ProRes RAW R3D ArriRaw AV1 Adobe Premiere Pro Premiere Pro supported file formats Adobe Systems Adobe Premiere Elements (As of 7.0) Avid Media Composer Avid Supported Video File Formats Avid Avidemux AVS Video Editor (Quick Sync and CUDA for decoding) Blender Cinelerra Cinelerra-GG Infinity DaVinci Resolve DaVinci Resolve Supported Formats and Codecs Blackmagic Design EDIUS Apple ProRes and ProRes RAW Authorized Products Apple Final Cut Pro X Final Cut Pro X: Final Cut Pro: Supported media formats Apple (3rd party viacodec install) Blackbird iMovie (3rd party) Lightworks (as of Pro 11) (as of Pro 11) (as of Pro 11) (3rd party) (as of Pro 11) LiVES Kdenlive Magix Movie Edit Pro MPEG Video Wizard DVD Nero Video OpenShot Video Editor Pinnacle Studio Pitivi Shotcut????????????? Corel VideoStudio Vegas Pro (3rd party) (3rd party) (as of Pro 9) VideoPad VirtualDub VSDC Free Video Editor WeVideo Windows Live Movie Maker DVCPRO HD AVCHD XDCAM HD HDV XAVC DNxHD DNxHR ProRes ProRes RAW R3D ArriRaw AV1

Feature set High-definition video Non-destructive editing Multitrack editing Full-screen playback Storyboard mode Video tracks Audio tracks / max channels Linear timecode display GPGPU with OpenCL acceleration Adobe Premiere Pro , By hitting ctrl+~ (CS6 only) Unlimited Unlimited Adobe Premiere Elements Unlimited Unlimited Avid Media Composer 24 tracks, unlimited layers 24 tracks, unlimited layers Avidemux 1 2 / ? AVS Video Editor 1 1+ (Quick Sync for decoding/encoding, CUDA for decoding) Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) 128 channels (combined with audio) 128 channels (combined with video) Cinelerra (any resolution) Unlimited Unlimited / 16 Cinelerra-GG Infinity max 8K Unlimited Unlimited / 16 Some formats, usingVAAPI/VDPAU/CUDAfor decoding/encoding DaVinci Resolve Unlimited Unlimited EDIUS , on both PC & TV monitors in realtime unlimited realtime layers unlimited realtime layers Final Cut Pro X Blackbird Input only 18 36 iMovie 2 6 Kdenlive Unlimited Unlimited through MLT Lightworks Unlimited Unlimited LiVES (any resolution) (multitrack mode) (on first, second or all monitors, configurable) Unlimited audio per video track + backing audio / 2 channels Magix Movie Edit Pro 32/99 (Plus/Premium) each track may contain audio and video MPEG Video Wizard DVD 1 3 Nero Video Unlimited (CUDA) OpenShot Video Editor Unlimited Unlimited Pinnacle Studio Unlimited Unlimited Pitivi Unlimited Unlimited Shotcut (Quick Sync) Corel VideoStudio 7 9 (CUDA and Quick Sync)Vegas Pro (any resolution) Unlimited Unlimited/Max Channel 16 (as of 11) VideoPad Unlimited Unlimited VirtualDub 1 1 VSDC Free Video Editor Unlimited Unlimited WeVideo Unlimited Unlimited Windows Live Movie Maker 1 2 High-definition video Non-destructive editing Multitrack editing Full-screen playback Storyboard mode Video tracks Audio 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 video Smartphone QuickTime Windows Media MPEG-4 XML/EDL Print to tape Web, not hosted Web, hosted Podcasting Adobe Premiere Pro (Blu-ray) Adobe Premiere Elements (Blu-ray) Avid Media Composer Avidemux AVS Video Editor (Blu-ray) Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) Cinelerra Cinelerra-GG Infinity max 8K CMX3600 EDIUS Final Cut Pro X Flowblade Blackbird (MPEG 2) (MPEG 2) iMovie (3rd party) (with .Mac) Kdenlive Lightworks (max 720p in free version) (only in Pro 11) (only in Pro 11) LiVES (AVCHD, Blu-ray) Magix Movie Edit Pro (AVCHD, Blu-ray) MPEG Video Wizard DVD Nero Video (AVCHD, Blu-ray) OpenShot Video Editor Pinnacle Studio Pitivi Shotcut Corel VideoStudio (via plug-in) (with DropShot) Vegas Pro (Blu-ray) VideoPad VirtualDub (Via passthru) (Via passthru) VSDC Free Video Editor WeVideo Windows Live Movie Maker DVD High-definition video Smartphone QuickTime Windows Media MPEG-4 XML/EDL Print to tape Web, not hosted Web, hosted Podcasting

See also List of video editing software Comparison of video converters Photo slideshow software Non-linear editing Comparison of DVD ripper software

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