Best Video Editing Software in 2026
Editing choices depend on where you want to work and what your projects require at export. Compare 4K export support with desktop, web and mobile app availability, then consider included cloud storage and team collaboration. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide useful cost comparisons alongside those workflow needs. Captions, Vizard and DaVinci Resolve appear among the first entries, followed by Pictory and Wondershare Filmora. The listed options give you ways to weigh editing environments, access across devices and shared work without treating every production setup as the same.
143 video editing software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Desktop app | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captions | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $24.99/mo | Yes | $24.99/mo | — | View |
| 2 |  Vizard | 8.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 3 | DaVinci Resolve | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | $295/mo | Yes | View |
| 4 | Pictory | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 5 |  Wondershare Filmora | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $4.17/mo | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 6 | Adobe Creative Cloud | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 7 | Descript | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $1,624/mo | Yes | $16/mo | Yes | View |
| 8 |  Avid Media Composer | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 9 | CapCut | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 10 | Kapwing | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $16/mo | Yes | $16/mo | No | View |
| 11 | Microsoft Clipchamp | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 12 |  Wideo | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 13 | CyberLink PowerDirector | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $139.99/mo | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 14 |  Lightworks | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 15 | Kdenlive | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 16 | Corte Cut | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10/mo | Yes | $10/mo | — | View |
| 17 |  VSDC Video Editor | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $2.50/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 18 |  OpenShot Video Editor | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 19 | KineMaster | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $7.99/mo | Yes | $7.99/mo | Yes | View |
| 20 | Flixier | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $19/mo | Yes | — | No | View |
| 21 | Clipove | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | No | View |
| 22 | Motionbox | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $20/mo | Yes | $20/mo | No | View |
| 23 | Gling | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $10/mo | Yes | $10/mo | Yes | View |
| 24 |  Sprocket | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 25 |  Movavi Video Editor | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Yes | View |
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Questions about this list
Which video editing software is ranked first on Inferse?
Captions is ranked #1 of 143 with a score of 8.3. Vizard is second and DaVinci Resolve third.
How many of these have a free plan?
24 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, VSDC Video Editor has the lowest first paid tier we found: $2.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.