Alternatives to Final Cut Pro
7 video editing tools · all vetted and categorised
Professional video editing and color grading in one app.
DaVinci Resolve is a professional video editing and color grading application available free for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Free and open-source screen recording and live streaming.
OBS Studio is a free and open-source screen recording and live streaming tool available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Fast video editing built for social content.
CapCut is a free video editing app optimised for short-form social media content, available on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and as a web-based editor.
Industry-standard professional video editor used in film and TV.
Adobe Premiere Pro is the industry-standard professional video editing software available for Windows and Mac as part of Adobe Creative Cloud.
Edit video by editing a transcript — audio and video follow automatically.
Descript is a video and audio editing tool available on web, Mac, and Windows that uses a transcript-first editing approach: record or import media, let Descript transcribe it automatically, then edit the transcript to cut, rearrange, or remove audio and video — the timeline updates to match.
Mac screen recorder that produces polished videos with minimal editing.
ScreenStudio is a macOS screen recording application, available as a one-time purchase, designed to produce polished product demos and tutorials without post-production editing.
Open-source, cross-platform video editor with a professional timeline.
Kdenlive is a free and open-source non-linear video editor (NLE) developed under the KDE project, available for Windows, Mac, and Linux with particularly strong Linux support.