9 Free Video Editors To Use On Windows
Today we are going to propose nine free video editors for Windows. If you are looking to make basic video editions or try to make a hole in the network like Youtuber, this collection will help you find the right tool depending on the level of difficulty or the breadth of options you are looking for.
As expected, many of these alternatives do not have a high range of options than other professional and paid programs. However, with them, you will have more than enough for basic and advanced editions, and there are even with support for 4K resolutions.
1. Avidemux
Avidemux is a free and cross-platform video editors software application, which means that your code can be reviewed by anyone to improve it or look for errors, which will always be free and is compatible with several operating systems. In this case, you have versions for GNU / Linux, Windows, macOS and PC-BSD.
It offers virtually any option you can ask for a free program. It allows you to add audio tracks and images to your videos, cut and paste fragments of your videos, and a very large collection of filters. It also supports subtitle formats and is compatible with major video formats such as MKV, AVI or MP4.
2. Shotcut
A free, open-source and cross-platform alternative in case you are looking for a balance between complexity and ease of use. It supports hundreds of audio and video formats, as well as codecs thanks to FFmpeg, offers timelines in multiple formats, and the ability to adjust the frame rate or add filters.
It allows you to make screenshots, audio and webcam, network streaming and supports resolutions up to 4K. It also offers a modular interface with panels that you can attach and decouple, including those for file properties, playlists with thumbnails, history or encoding. It also allows drag-n-drop to add content.
3. Lightworks
Lightworks is one of the most complete publishers in the market. Its annual license costs $ 134.99, but you have an alternative free version with some limitations such as not having support for 4K (you will have to settle for 720p), different effects and advanced options.
However, the free version has versions for Windows, macOS and GNU / Linux, a modern interface and its basic functions. Also options such as importing files of all formats, making copies of your projects or exporting them to platforms such as YouTube and Vimeo. Therefore, although it does not have as many options as the professional version is a good contact for quick jobs.
4. Virtualdub
VirtualDub is another free and free video editors software application with a GNU license, compatible with any version from Windows 98. It stands out above all for its compression capacity, divisions and the possibility of adding different video tracks. You can also with batch processing to be able to manipulate multiple files at once.
Its great negative point is that it is already a bit veteran, and is not compatible with some modern video formats such as mp4. However, if you are able to ignore these shortcomings you have a good tool that has the support of the community, thanks to which we can extend its functions with third-party video filters.
5. Jahshaka
Formerly known as CineFX, Jahshaka is a multiplatform video editor compatible with Windows, macOS and GNU / Linux. More than just a video editor itself it is almost an effects engine, so we could compare it with Adobe After Effects. It allows creating 2D and 3D animations, media and asset management and the creation and editing of effects.
6. OpenShot
OpenShot Video Editor is an application designed to offer video editors easy to use, quick to learn and with multiple possibilities. In addition, you can download it for free on both Windows and macOS or GNU /Linux, and since its files are cross-platform, what you start in one operating system can end it in another.
It has several functions, such as the ability to drag content into the interface to import it, add watermarks, resize clips, cut them, rotate them or add transitions. It also allows you to add 3D effects, subtitles, map the time of the clips and edit their sound. Come on, a pretty complete option.
7. VSDC Video Editors
VSDC Video Editor is a tool not too well known, but in addition to having its paid version also counts as a free one. Of course, if you have any problem support is paid, and the free version has some ads.
Still, the editor has a minimalist design and easy to use. It allows you to apply filters “to Instagram” and transitions to videos, alter the light and apply video and sound effects. It also allows the creation of masks for concealment, blurring or underlining of elements in the video, and allows you to export the creations to your social networks.
8. WeVideo
WeVideo is one of the best online publishers you can find. It has a free version for which you just have to register, it allows you to make edits collaboratively and has an application for Google Drive, so you can save your creations directly in the Google cloud.
This free version allows you to work with files up to 1 GB, save your projects with 720p resolutions and benefit from their compatibility with the main video formats. You also have a library of hundreds of songs to give your videos some life, which you can upload to YouTube and other services once you’re done.
9. Videopad
And we end up with VideoPad, which together with the aforementioned Lightworks is possibly one of the best editors with a free version that you can find. It offers you several combinable transitional effects and allows you to decorate your videos with different brightness, saturation and colour settings.
The application also has several export functions, allowing you to burn your finished videos to a DVD, save them on your hard drive in a variety of formats or share them directly on Facebook or YouTube. It also has some presets to adapt to different mobile players.
