Comparison of video editing software


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


Discontinued / Inactive


Definition

  • professional: used for full length Hollywood movies;
  • professional : 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 may be unavailable with these specifications.

WindowsmacOSUnix-likeProcessorRAMVRAMHDD
Adobe Premiere Pro CCSkylake or later8 GB2 GB8 GB
Adobe Premiere Elements2 GHz+ with SSE2 support2 GB4.5 GB
Avid Media ComposerSSE 4.1 support16 GB
Avidemux
AVS Video EditorIntel / AMD compatible at 2500 MHz or higher1 GB1 GB
Blender 2 GHz+ with SSE2 support2 GB512 MB
Cinelerrax86-64 compatible processor256 MB0.25 GB
Cinelerra-GG Infinityx86-64 compatible processor,
recommended minimum: 2 GHz, 4 cores		8 GB recommended for HD editing0.25 GB
Corel VideoStudio3.0 GHz4 GB256 MB8 GB
DaVinci ResolveModern Intel/AMD/Apple silicon processor16 GB DDR4, 32 GB DDR4 when using Fusion2 GB GDDR63.5 GB
EDIUSIntel Core 2 or later with SSSE3 support1 GB512 MB6 GB
Final Cut Pro X4 GB256 MB3.8 GB
Flowbladex86-64 compatible processor2.7 GB
Blackbird256 MBAny
iMovieIntel based Macs or iPhone 4 or later1 GB5 GB
Kdenlive600 MHz256 MB1 GB
LightworksIntel Core Duo, Intel Xeon or AMD processor2 GB200 MB
LiVES800 MHz128 MB10 GB
Magix Movie Edit ProDual core processor with 2.0 GHz1 GB2 GB
MPEG Video Wizard DVD233 MHz32 MB20 MB
Nero Multimedia Suite2 GHz AMD or Intel processor512 MB
2 GB when editing HD		5 GB
OpenShot Video Editor4 GB 1 GB
Pinnacle Studio1.8 GHz1 GB1.7 GB
Pitivi??2 MB
Shotcut2 GHz AMD or Intel processor2GB / 4 GB when editing HD1 GB
Vegas Pro2.0 GHz1.0 GB400 MB
VideoPadmulticore x86 compatible processor1GBAny
VirtualDubMod????
VSDC Free Video Editor1.5 GHz or higher, Intel or AMD or compatible processor512 Mb for the program
WindowsmacOSUnixProcessorRAMVRAMHDD


''"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 HDAVCHDXDCAM HDHDVXAVCDNxHDDNxHRProResProRes RAWR3DArriRawAV1
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Premiere Elements
Avid Media Composer
Avidemux
AVS Video Editor
Blender
Cinelerra
Cinelerra-GG Infinity
DaVinci Resolve
EDIUS
Final Cut Pro X
Blackbird
iMovie
Lightworks
LiVES
Kdenlive
Magix Movie Edit Pro
MPEG Video Wizard DVD
Nero Video
OpenShot Video Editor
Pinnacle Studio
Pitivi
Shotcut?????????????
Corel VideoStudio
Vegas Pro
VideoPad
VirtualDub
VSDC Free Video Editor
WeVideo
Windows Live Movie Maker
DVCPRO HDAVCHDXDCAM HDHDVXAVCDNxHDDNxHRProResProRes RAWR3DArriRawAV1