Best FREE Video Editing Software (Mac & Windows PC!)

Looking for the Best FREE Video Editing Software for Windows PC or Mac? Here’s our review of the top free video editors available right now - without watermarks!

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Timestamps:
00:00 Best FREE Video Editing Software (Mac & Windows PC!)
01:56 iMovie
03:04 Shotcut
03:50 Davinci Resolve
04:59 What’s the Best Free Editing Software for YOU?
06:25 How to Make Video Animations

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-- Best Video Editing Software (Free!) 2020 Review --

If you’re looking to level up your video creation but don’t have the budget to splurge on more expensive video editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro X, the good news is - there’s a TON of powerful free Video Editors for PC and Mac to choose from.

Free video editing software (and even ‘free videoing editing software’, according to YouTube’s autofill results 😉 ) is clearly in high demand… “What’s the best free video editor” is a question we get asked ALL the time, and the search volumes on google are huge - so we thought we’d finally create a video to share our top recommendations!

In this video, we’ll review the leading options for free video editing software no watermark (like DaVinci Resolve, HitFilm, iMovie, VSDC & ShotCut - to name a few) to help you decide which is the BEST free video editing software for you on Windows or Mac!

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[agt]

I'm a kid, and it's INSANE what their giving you in resolve. They have all these cool transitions, effects, filters, and much more. That's why I use the free version.

[actnowordreamon]

I'm using Davinci Resolve 16. Once you went through the learning curve, the features are great. I love it. A bit heavy to run so you need a good computer

[donniep.]

Thanks for always doing the work for us Justin and Team! It’s definitely appreciated

[joycestyleofcooking]

I will forever be grateful and thankful to you teaching me how to EDIT as a lay person and a beginner in a YouTube community! Now, I EDIT like a PRO!Thank you

[celestialsuniverse]

I use the app Vita because I could add GIFs stickers emoji‘s so many affects and I edit on my iPad 8 and I can add the subscribe button I don’t like anything with green screens or downloading any other apps I don’t need

[WilsonRogersCompanyInc]

We started pumping out consistent content about 3 months ago. We now use Resolve, but started with Video Editor on Widows 10.

The best feature of Resolve? Power! This thing has a ton of power in the free version. There is a learning curve, but you can get it with time. The biggest downfall is it needs a powerful computer. Previewing transitions and effects can be choppy without a powerful computer. But it’s not that big of a deal.

Learn something new with this thing each time we use it!

[luluskitchen]

Just wanted to say THANK YOU for such amazing tips and videos I honestly grew my channel following everything you mention in your videos the word thank you isn’t even enough! 💕💕

[SOAPMEUP]

I ended up choosing Adobe Premier after Shotcut kept crashing on me while trying to learn to edit. Thank you Adobe 👏🏾✌🏾

[Torguish]

Im a total beginner but ive gone through shotcut and imovie but currently using Davinci Resolve and for me, there is just no competition.
Davinci Resolve blew me away - not to mention the quality and amount of tutorials for it is astounding. Not to mention there's a community discord that's really helpful if you have any questions.

The fusion tool is very daunting but once you get the hang of it - its just so convenient for everything you need.

Shotcut just kept crashing and was so limited with little to no effects and help.
Imovie was just confusing and limited.

Oh and i used blender too. It was okay.

But the smoothness and overall genius of Davinci UX just made me stoked to actually BE able to edit videos and get constant help.

All i can say is this:
Just get Davinci Resolve. There's so many great youtubers with high quality tutorials for everything you would ever want and even more for things you didn't know you want.

Example:
My earlier videos were normal cuts here and there with some minor effects.

With davinci - in 13-14 hours ive almost completed my MultiPoV videogame edit with in-and-out camera angles, smooth and frame perfect transitions and am in the middle of learning how to make a simple intro INSIDE DAVINCI RESOLVE.

Oh, and i made animated neon outlines that rotated over a clip. You can make that in like.. 15-25 minutes. And yes, there's a tutorial for that also.

Just get Davinci, its absolutely insane for a free program.

Yes i'm fanboying over it, thats how much i like it. :D

[advaithrajeshn]

Really needed this! My number one is Davinci Resolve 16. I am used to its workflow.

[americanauto]

I just started my YouTube channel and have been editing from I phone but getting started has been less stressful because of your videos so thank you so much

[SwordofAslan]

Thank you for this! It means a lot that people like you put forward the time and effort to help people like me find things that I don't even really know how to search for. This is still largely new to me - the actual avenue of video editing. I'm just an aspiring video game creator so this area of media is nearly foreign. Your research and review are very helpful. May God bless you for your time and service for noobs like me. :)

[JLowa]

Finally, a quality video that gives me all the information I need about free softwares. Thank you so much, keep up the good work👍🙏

[GrandisArcanum]

I just edited my friends wedding with your help! Thanks!

[lilyymeagan]

Imove is good, the only thing I don't really like is the text. There are very few option and I think it would be great if there were more fonts and the ability to animate the text.

[thewokeabout]

I feel like you repeat yourself a lot...which is why I love how you labeled and sectioned off the different parts so I could skip around easy. thank you so much for the info! tutorials too?! bro...you da best.

[kendralynette]

Going to try Shotcut for my Windows PC. This video was so helpful!

[SteveAndAlexBuild]

Been on I movie for over 2 years now so very used to it . I’ve also got Davinci resolve but haven’t got the time to get my head round it . I movie have just updated and it’s a small thing but it doesn’t show how long your individual clips are any more, annoying!
Great video as ever 👌🏼🧱👍🏼
Congratulations on 700 k 🥳🥳🥳

[bumicahayaemasenterprise]

Currently, I am searching for video editor. Now i think should try one of these.
Thanks bro.
From Penang Malaysia.

[harshabhat]

I have chosen Blender as my second video editor. It is not mentioned in best video editors because it lacks some key features. I heard they are going to include those in future versions. I have edited a few videos and it feels Professional to me !