Alternatives to OBS Studio

DaVinci Resolve

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.

CapCut

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.

Adobe Premiere Pro

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.

Final Cut Pro

Apple's pro video editor with a magnetic timeline and blazing performance.

Final Cut Pro is Apple's professional video editing software for Mac, sold as a one-time purchase of $299.

Descript

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.

ScreenStudio

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.

Kdenlive

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.