# Comparison of video editing software

This short description is INTENTIONALLY "none" &#x2D; please see WP:SDNONE before you consider changing it! 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 | Latest release | License | Target audience |
| Program | Developer | Platform | Initial release | Version | Date | License | Target audience |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | Adobe Inc. | macOS | 2004 | 2022 | 2022 | Trialware | prosumer |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | Adobe Inc. | Windows | 2004 | 2022 | 2022 | Trialware | prosumer |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Adobe Inc. | macOS | 1991 | 24.2 | 2024-02 | Commercial | professional |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Adobe Inc. | Windows | 1991 | 24.2 | 2024-02 | Commercial | professional |
| Autodesk Flame | Autodesk | Linux | 1993 | 2022 | 2022 | Commercial | professional (vfx; finishing system) |
| Autodesk Flame | Autodesk | macOS | 1993 | 2022 | 2022 | Commercial | professional (vfx; finishing system) |
| Avid Media Composer | Avid | macOS | 1989 | 2024.10 | 2024 | Commercial | professional |
| Avid Media Composer | Avid | Windows | 1989 | 2024.10 | 2024 | Commercial | professional |
| Avid Media Composer First | Avid | macOS | 2017 | 2021.9 | 2021 | Freeware | professional |
| Avid Media Composer First | Avid | Windows | 2017 | 2021.9 | 2021 | Freeware | professional |
| Avidemux | Mean, Gruntster and Fahr | BSD | | 2.8.1 | 2022-09-21 | GPL-2.0-or-later | basic |
| Avidemux | Mean, Gruntster and Fahr | Linux | | 2.8.1 | 2022-09-21 | GPL-2.0-or-later | basic |
| Avidemux | Mean, Gruntster and Fahr | macOS | | 2.8.1 | 2022-09-21 | GPL-2.0-or-later | basic |
| Avidemux | Mean, Gruntster and Fahr | Windows | | 2.8.1 | 2022-09-21 | GPL-2.0-or-later | basic |
| AVS Video Editor | Online Media Technologies Ltd. | Windows | 2003 | 9.7.3 | 2022 | Commercial | prosumer |
| Blender | Blender Foundation | Linux | 2002 | 4.3.2 | 2024-12-17 | GPL-2.0-or-later | professional |
| Blender | Blender Foundation | Irix | 2002 | 4.3.2 | 2024-12-17 | GPL-2.0-or-later | professional |
| Blender | Blender Foundation | macOS | 2002 | 4.3.2 | 2024-12-17 | GPL-2.0-or-later | professional |
| Blender | Blender Foundation | Solaris | 2002 | 4.3.2 | 2024-12-17 | GPL-2.0-or-later | professional |
| Blender | Blender Foundation | Windows | 2002 | 4.3.2 | 2024-12-17 | GPL-2.0-or-later | professional |
| Camtasia | TechSmith Corporation | Windows MacOS | 2002 | v 22 | 2022-8-16 | Trialware, Commercial | professional, prosumer |
| Cinelerra | Heroine Virtual | Linux | 2002 | 7.4 | 2021 | GPL-2.0-or-later | professional |
| Cinelerra-GG Infinity | Open Source Community | Linux | 2016 | 2022-08 | 2022-08-31 | GPL-2.0-or-later | professional |
| Corel VideoStudio | Corel Corporation | Windows | 1993 | VS 2021 | 2021 | Trialware | prosumer |
| CyberLink PowerDirector | CyberLink | Windows | 2001 | 20 | 2021 | Commercial | prosumer |
| DaVinci Resolve | Blackmagic Design | Linux | 2004 | 18.6.4 Build 6 | 2024 | Freeware, Commercial | professional |
| DaVinci Resolve | Blackmagic Design | macOS | 2004 | 18.6.4 Build 6 | 2024 | Freeware, Commercial | professional |
| DaVinci Resolve | Blackmagic Design | Windows | 2004 | 18.6.4 Build 6 | 2024 | Freeware, Commercial | professional |
| Final Cut Pro | Apple Inc. | macOS | 2011 | 10.6.1 | 2021 | Commercial | professional |
| EDIUS | Grass Valley Canopus | Windows | 2002 | 10.00 | 2020 | Commercial | professional |
| Flowblade | Open Source Community | Linux | 2012 | 2.18.1 | 2025-02-17 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
| Blackbird | Blackbird PLC | Cross-platform | 2004 | - | 2020 | Commercial | professional |
| iMovie | Apple Inc. | iOS | 1999 | 10.4 | 2023-11-30 | Commercial | prosumer |
| iMovie | Apple Inc. | macOS | 1999 | 10.4 | 2023-11-30 | Commercial | prosumer |
| ivsEdits | Interactive Video Systems | Windows | 2008 | 5.0.607 | 2017 | Freeware, Commercial | professional (small)? |
| Kdenlive | Open Source Community | BSD | 2002 | 24.12.1 | 2025-01-05 | GPL-2.0-or-later | prosumer |
| Kdenlive | Open Source Community | Linux | 2002 | 24.12.1 | 2025-01-05 | GPL-2.0-or-later | prosumer |
| Kdenlive | Open Source Community | macOS | 2002 | 24.12.1 | 2025-01-05 | GPL-2.0-or-later | prosumer |
| Kdenlive | Open Source Community | Windows | 2002 | 24.12.1 | 2025-01-05 | GPL-2.0-or-later | prosumer |
| Lightworks | LWKS | Linux | 1989 | 2021.1 | 2021 | Freeware, Commercial | professional |
| Lightworks | LWKS | macOS | 1989 | 2021.1 | 2021 | Freeware, Commercial | professional |
| Lightworks | LWKS | Windows | 1989 | 2021.1 | 2021 | Freeware, Commercial | professional |
| LiVES | Gabriel Finch and others | Linux | 2002 | 3.2.0 | 2020-11-08 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
| LiVES | Gabriel Finch and others | Unix-like | 2002 | 3.2.0 | 2020-11-08 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
| LosslessCut | Mikael Finstad | BSD | 2016 | 3.64.0 | 2024-11-01 | GPL-2.0-only | basic, GOP-boundaries |
| LosslessCut | Mikael Finstad | Linux | 2016 | 3.64.0 | 2024-11-01 | GPL-2.0-only | basic, GOP-boundaries |
| LosslessCut | Mikael Finstad | macOS | 2016 | 3.64.0 | 2024-11-01 | GPL-2.0-only | basic, GOP-boundaries |
| LosslessCut | Mikael Finstad | Windows | 2016 | 3.64.0 | 2024-11-01 | GPL-2.0-only | basic, GOP-boundaries |
| Magix Movie Edit Pro | Magix | Windows | 2001 | 2019 | 2021 | Commercial | prosumer |
| Natron | Alexandre Gauthier Frédéric Devernay | Linux | 2014 | 2.5.0 | 2022-11-26 | GPL-2.0-or-later | prosumer ? (vfx) |
| Natron | Alexandre Gauthier Frédéric Devernay | macOS | 2014 | 2.5.0 | 2022-11-26 | GPL-2.0-or-later | prosumer ? (vfx) |
| Natron | Alexandre Gauthier Frédéric Devernay | Windows | 2014 | 2.5.0 | 2022-11-26 | GPL-2.0-or-later | prosumer ? (vfx) |
| Nero Video | Nero AG | Windows | 2002 | 2022 | 2021 | Commercial | prosumer |
| OpenShot | Open Source Community | Linux | 2008 | 3.3.0 | 2024-12-22 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
| OpenShot | Open Source Community | macOS | 2008 | 3.3.0 | 2024-12-22 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
| OpenShot | Open Source Community | Windows | 2008 | 3.3.0 | 2024-12-22 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
| Microsoft Photos Video Editor | Microsoft Corporation | Windows | 2017 | 2021 | 2021 | Freeware | basic |
| Pinnacle Studio | Pinnacle Systems | Windows | 1999 | 25 | 2021 | Commercial | prosumer |
| Pitivi | Open Source Community | Linux | 2004 | 2023.03.0 | 2023-03-26 | LGPL-2.1-or-later | prosumer (in development) |
| Shotcut | Meltytech, LLC | Linux | 2011 | 25.01.25 | 2025-01-25 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
| Shotcut | Meltytech, LLC | macOS | 2011 | 25.01.25 | 2025-01-25 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
| Shotcut | Meltytech, LLC | OpenBSD | 2011 | 25.01.25 | 2025-01-25 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
| Shotcut | Meltytech, LLC | Windows | 2011 | 25.01.25 | 2025-01-25 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
| Vegas Pro | Magix | Windows | 1999 | 22 Build 93 | 2024 | Commercial | professional (small) |
| VideoPad | NCH Software | Android | 2008 | 11.22 | 2022 | Trialware | prosumer |
| VideoPad | NCH Software | iPad | 2008 | 11.22 | 2022 | Trialware | prosumer |
| VideoPad | NCH Software | iPhone | 2008 | 11.22 | 2022 | Trialware | prosumer |
| VideoPad | NCH Software | macOS | 2008 | 11.22 | 2022 | Trialware | prosumer |
| VideoPad | NCH Software | Windows | 2008 | 11.22 | 2022 | Trialware | prosumer |
| VSDC Free Video Editor | Flash-Intergro LLC | Windows | 2008 | 9.1 | 2024 | Freeware | prosumer |
* ↑ VSE: Video Sequence Editor.
* ↑ As Cinelerra 5.1.
* ↑ Under Ulead.
* ↑ JavaScript, Java, iOS, Android.
* ↑ VideoDeluxe 1.0.

### Discontinued / Inactive

| Program | Developer | Platform | Initial release | Latest release | Latest release | License | Target audience |
| Program | Developer | Platform | Initial release | Version | Date | License | Target audience |
| Windows Movie Maker | Microsoft | Windows | 2000 | 16.4.3528.0331 | 2014-04-07 | Freeware | basic |
| VirtualDubMod | "Belgabor" | Windows | 2002 | 1.5.10.3_b2550 | 2007 | GPL-2.0-or-later | ? |
| VideoThang | VideoThang LLC | Windows | 2007 | 2.0.1 | 2008 | Freeware | ? |
| Avid Free DV | Avid | macOS | ? | 1.8.1 | 2006 | Commercial | ? |
| Avid Free DV | Avid | Windows | ? | 1.8.1 | 2006 | Commercial | ? |
| Final Cut Express | Apple Inc. | macOS | 2003 | 4.0.1 | 2007 | Commercial | prosumer |
| Final Cut Pro | Apple Inc. | macOS | 1999 | 7.0.3 | 2009 | Commercial | professional |
| Pinnacle Videospin | Avid | Windows | 2009 | 2.0 | 2009 | Freeware | ? |
| Ulead MediaStudio Pro | Ulead Systems | Windows | ? | 8.1 | 2006 | Commercial | ? |
| Serif MoviePlus | Serif (Europe) Ltd | Windows | 2000 | X6 | 2012 | Commercial | prosumer (basic) |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | Womble Multimedia | Windows | ? | 5.0.1.105 | 2012 | Trialware | prosumer |
| Xpress Pro | Avid | macOS | 2003 | 5.8 | ? | Commercial | ? |
| Xpress Pro | Avid | Windows | 2003 | 5.8 | ? | Commercial | ? |
| Kino | Open Source Community | BSD | 2000 | | | GPL-2.0-or-later | ? |
| Kino | Open Source Community | Linux | 2000 | | | GPL-2.0-or-later | ? |
| MainActor | MainConcept | Linux | 2004 | 5.5 | 2007 | Commercial | ? |
| MainActor | MainConcept | Windows | 2004 | 5.5 | 2007 | Commercial | ? |
| EditDV | Radius | macOS | 1997 | 3.0 | 2002 | Commercial | ? |
| EditDV | Radius | Windows | 1997 | 3.0 | 2002 | Commercial | ? |
| VirtualDub | Avery Lee | Windows | 2000 | 1.10.4 stable | 2013 | GPL-2.0-or-later | basic |
| Cinelerra-CV | Open Source Community | Linux | 2003? | 2.3 | 2015 | GPL-2.0-or-later | professional |
| Autodesk Smoke | Autodesk | macOS | ? | 2021 | 2021 | Commercial | professional (vfx; finishing system) |
| Vegas Movie Studio | Magix | Windows | 2000 | 17 | 2020 | Commercial | prosumer |
* ↑ Now Corel.

#### 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 support) may be unavailable with these specifications.
| | Windows | macOS | Unix-like | Processor | RAM | VRAM | HDD |
| Adobe Premiere Pro CC | Yes | Yes | No | Skylake or later | 8 GB | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | Yes | Yes (as of v9) | No | 2 GHz+ with SSE2 support | 2 GB | | 4.5 GB |
| Avid Media Composer | Yes | Yes | Yes | SSE 4.1 support | 16 GB | | ? |
| Avidemux | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | | ? |
| AVS Video Editor | Yes | No | No | Intel / AMD compatible at 2500 MHz or higher | 1 GB | | 1 GB |
| Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 GHz+ with SSE2 support | 2 GB | 512 MB | ? |
| Cinelerra | No | No | Yes | x86-64 compatible processor | 256 MB | | 0.25 GB |
| Cinelerra-GG Infinity | No | No | Yes | x86-64 compatible processor, recommended minimum: 2 GHz, 4 cores | 8 GB recommended for HD editing | | 0.25 GB |
| Corel VideoStudio | Yes | No | No | 3.0 GHz | 4 GB | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| DaVinci Resolve | Yes | Yes | Yes | Modern Intel/AMD/Apple silicon processor | 16 GB DDR4, 32 GB DDR4 when using Fusion | 2 GB GDDR6 | 3.5 GB |
| EDIUS | Yes | No | No | Intel Core 2 or later with SSSE3 support | 1 GB | 512 MB | 6 GB |
| Final Cut Pro X | No | Yes | No | ? | 4 GB | 256 MB | 3.8 GB |
| Flowblade | No | No | Yes | x86-64 compatible processor | ? | | 2.7 GB |
| Blackbird | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | 256 MB | | Any |
| iMovie | No | Included | No | Intel based Macs or iPhone 4 or later | 1 GB | | 5 GB |
| Kdenlive | Yes | Yes | Yes | 600 MHz | 256 MB | | 1 GB |
| Lightworks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Intel Core Duo, Intel Xeon or AMD processor | 2 GB | | 200 MB |
| LiVES | No | Yes | Yes | 800 MHz | 128 MB | | 10 GB |
| Magix Movie Edit Pro | Yes | No | No | Dual core processor with 2.0 GHz | 1 GB | | 2 GB |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | Yes | No | No | 233 MHz | 32 MB | | 20 MB |
| Nero Multimedia Suite | Yes | No | No | 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | | 4 GB (16 GB recommended) | | 1 GB |
| Pinnacle Studio | Yes | No | No | 1.8 GHz | 1 GB | | 1.7 GB |
| Pitivi | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | | 2 MB |
| Shotcut | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 GHz AMD or Intel processor | 2GB / 4 GB when editing HD | | 1 GB |
| Vegas Pro | Yes | No | No | 2.0 GHz | 1.0 GB | | 400 MB |
| VideoPad | Yes | Yes | No | multicore x86 compatible processor | 1GB | | Any |
| VirtualDubMod | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| VSDC Free Video Editor | Yes | No | No | 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 Definition video or High resolution video formats for editing.
| | DVCPRO HD | HD uncompressed | AVCHD | XDCAM HD | HDV | AVC-Intra | XAVC | DNxHD | DNxHR | DNx uncompressed | ProRes | ProRes RAW | R3D | ArriRaw | X-OCN | AV1 |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | No | No | Yes (As of 7.0) | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Avid Media Composer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Avidemux | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| AVS Video Editor | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes (Quick Sync and CUDA for decoding) |
| Blender | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Cinelerra | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Cinelerra-GG Infinity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | Yes |
| DaVinci Resolve | Mac with Final Cut Pro X | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mac with Final Cut Pro X | Mac with Final Cut Pro X | Yes | Yes | Yes | 16 or later | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| EDIUS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Final Cut Pro X | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial (3rd party via codec install) | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Blackbird | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| iMovie | Yes (3rd party) | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Lightworks | Yes | Yes | Yes (as of Pro 11) | Yes (as of Pro 11) | Yes | Yes (as of Pro 11) | ? | Yes (3rd party) | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes (as of Pro 11) | ? | ? | ? |
| LiVES | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Kdenlive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Magix Movie Edit Pro | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | ? | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Nero Video | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
| OpenShot Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Pinnacle Studio | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Pitivi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Shotcut | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Corel VideoStudio | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Vegas Pro | Yes (3rd party) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes (3rd party) | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes (as of Pro 9) | ? | ? | ? |
| VideoPad | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| VirtualDub | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| VSDC Free Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| WeVideo | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Windows Live Movie Maker | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| | DVCPRO HD | HD uncompressed | AVCHD | XDCAM HD | HDV | AVC-Intra | XAVC | DNxHD | DNxHR | DNx uncompressed | ProRes | ProRes RAW | R3D | ArriRaw | X-OCN | AV1 |

## Feature set

| | High Definition support | 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, By hitting ctrl+~ (CS6 only) | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | Yes |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | ? |
| Avid Media Composer | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | 24 tracks, unlimited layers | 24 tracks, unlimited layers | Yes | ? |
| Avidemux | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | 1 | 2 / ? | ? | Yes |
| AVS Video Editor | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1+ | Yes | Yes (Quick Sync for decoding/encoding, CUDA for decoding) |
| Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 128 channels (combined with audio) | 128 channels (combined with video) | Yes | Yes |
| Cinelerra | Yes (any resolution) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | Unlimited / 16 | Yes | ? |
| Cinelerra-GG Infinity | Yes max 8K | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | Unlimited / 16 | Yes | Some formats, using VAAPI/VDPAU/CUDA for decoding/encoding |
| DaVinci Resolve | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | Yes |
| EDIUS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, on both PC & TV monitors in realtime | No | unlimited realtime layers | unlimited realtime layers | Yes | ? |
| Final Cut Pro X | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Blackbird | Input only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18 | 36 | Yes | ? |
| iMovie | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | 2 | 6 | Yes | ? |
| Kdenlive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | Planned through MLT |
| Lightworks | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | Planned |
| LiVES | Yes (any resolution) | Yes (multitrack mode) | ? | Yes (on first, second or all monitors, configurable) | No | Unlimited | audio per video track + backing audio / 2 channels | Yes | ? |
| Magix Movie Edit Pro | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | 32/99 (Plus/Premium) | each track may contain audio and video | ? | Yes |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | 1 | 3 | Yes | ? |
| Nero Video | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes (CUDA) |
| OpenShot Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | ? |
| Pinnacle Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | ? |
| Pitivi | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | ? |
| Shotcut | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes (Quick Sync) |
| Corel VideoStudio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 | 9 | Yes | Yes (CUDA and Quick Sync) |
| Vegas Pro | Yes (any resolution) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited/Max Channel 16 | Yes | Yes (as of 11) |
| VideoPad | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | ? | Planned |
| VirtualDub | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | 1 | 1 | Yes | ? |
| VSDC Free Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | Yes |
| WeVideo | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | No | ? |
| Windows Live Movie Maker | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 1 | 2 | ? | ? |
| | High Definition support | 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 | Smartphone | QuickTime | Windows Media | MPEG-4 | XML/EDL | Print to tape | Web, not hosted | Web, hosted | Podcasting |
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Yes | Yes (Blu-ray) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | Yes | Yes (Blu-ray) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Avid Media Composer | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Avidemux | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| AVS Video Editor | Yes | Yes (Blu-ray) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? |
| Cinelerra | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Cinelerra-GG Infinity | Yes | Yes max 8K | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes CMX3600 | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| EDIUS | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
| Final Cut Pro X | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Flowblade | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Blackbird | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (MPEG 2) | Yes (MPEG 2) | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iMovie | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3rd party) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (with .Mac) | Yes |
| Kdenlive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Lightworks | Yes | Yes (max 720p in free version) | ? | Yes (only in Pro 11) | ? | Yes (only in Pro 11) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| LiVES | Yes | Yes (AVCHD, Blu-ray) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? |
| Magix Movie Edit Pro | Yes | Yes (AVCHD, Blu-ray) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | No | ? |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Nero Video | Yes | Yes (AVCHD, Blu-ray) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| OpenShot Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pinnacle Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pitivi | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
| Shotcut | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Corel VideoStudio | Yes | Yes | Yes (via plug-in) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (with DropShot) | ? |
| Vegas Pro | Yes | Yes (Blu-ray) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
| VideoPad | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| VirtualDub | No | No | Yes (Via passthru) | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes (Via passthru) | No | No |
| VSDC Free Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| WeVideo | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Windows Live Movie Maker | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| | DVD | High Definition | Smartphone | QuickTime | Windows Media | MPEG-4 | XML/EDL | Print to tape | Web, not hosted | Web, hosted | Podcasting |