Alternatives to Avid Media Composer for all platforms with any license

OpenShot

We designed OpenShot Video Editor to be an easy to use, quick to learn, and surprisingly powerful video editor. Take a quick look at some of our most popular features...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Chroma Key / Green Screen Ad-free Animations Cutting ... Fast motion No Watermark Non linear editor Edit screenshots Track multiple packages Add a feature

427 Like
Kdenlive

Kdenlive is an intuitive and powerful multi-track video editor compatible most recent video technologies. It is completely free, and open-source as defined by the GNU...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD KDE
Keyframe animation Ad-free Chroma Key / Green Screen Engagement analytics ... Glitchy effect Support for MOV files Multiple timelines MultiTrack Non linear editor One click battery optimizer Realtime filter effects Specific for 64-Bit Tabbed interface Visual Editing Add a feature

333 Like
Avidemux

Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com
Sync Audio & Video Blur Filter Chroma Key / Green Screen Crop video ... Embed subtitles into video Frame by frame Photo effects Portable Text on videos Unlimited music Visual Editing Zoom integration Add a feature

509 Like
Shotcut

Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform, non-linear video editor. Supports hundreds of audio and video formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg. No import required...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Chroma Key / Green Screen Keyframe animation Non linear editor Video filters ... Visual timeline Cutting Do not disturb mode Drag n drop HTML5 Support Lightweight Low CPU usage Multitrack editing No Watermark Portable Normalize Volume Add a feature

204 Like
Adobe Premiere Pro

Edit video faster than ever before with the powerful, more connected Adobe Premiere® Pro CC. Dozens of brand-new features include a redesigned timeline, improved...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows
Non linear editor Colour grading High Dynamic-Range Imaging (HDRI) Multitrack editing ... Photo effects Support for Oracle Timeline-based Capture Video Convert Videos to Animated GIFs Add a feature

251 Like
DaVinci Resolve

DaVinci Resolve combines the world’s most advanced color corrector with professional multi track editing, so now you can edit, color correct, finish and deliver all from...
- Media Composer is for editing, Resolve is for color correction/grading Guest • May 2015 • 0 agrees and 4 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux
Color correction Colour grading Node Based Advanced Trimming ... Built-in editor Chroma Key / Green Screen Color correction Colour grading Controller support Facial recognition Hardware Accelerated Integrated compositor Keyframe animation Multi-Screen Multicam Editing Multitrack editing Nodal Compositing Non linear editor Stabilizing Subtitles and captions Support for VST plugins Add a feature

121 Like
MAGIX Vegas Pro

VEGAS Pro 15 Edit – Steam Edition provides you with state-of-the-art editing tools in a streamlined, logical interface, allowing for full creative freedom for your...

Commercial $ $ $ Windows Steam
Multitrack editing Chroma Key / Green Screen Integrated codecs Mix Music ... Non linear editor Support for VST plugins Add a feature

209 Like
VirtualDub

VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows platforms (98/ME/NT4/2000/XP/Vista/7), licensed under the GNU General Public License...
- Discontinued The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 1.10.4.35491, released on October 27, 2013, can be still downloaded from SourceForge
Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
Batch processing Embed subtitles into video Portable Capture Video Add a feature

306 Like
Lightworks

Lightworks is an editing powerhouse, delivering unparalleled speed and flexibility, fully integrated with the other members of the Complete Collaboration family. ...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux
Chroma Key / Green Screen Color correction Non linear editor Capture Video ... Watermarking Add a feature

141 Like
Windows Movie Maker

Windows Movie Maker makes home movies amazingly fun. With Movie Maker, you can create, edit, and share your home movies right on your computer. Build your movie with a...
- Discontinued Windows Movie Maker is no longer updated and supported by Microsoft. Last version, included in https://alternativeto.net/software/windows-live-essentials/ 2012, can be still downloaded from MajorGeeks. It is fully functional under Windows 10 too.
Free Windows
Non linear editor Track movies Windows Explorer extension Windows XP Compatibility Add a feature

152 Like
PiTiVi

PiTiVi is an open source non-linear video editor, written in Python and based on GStreamer and GTK+. Taking into account the fact that not everybody has the same...

Free Open Source Linux BSD
Non linear editor Capture Video Add a feature

72 Like
Final Cut Pro X

Final Cut Pro provides non-linear, non-destructive editing of any QuickTime-compatible video format including DV, HDV, P2 MXF (DVCProHD), XDCAM (via plug-in), and 2K...

Commercial Mac
Linear editor Non linear editor Non linear presentation Unlimited layers Add a feature

87 Like
VideoPad

VideoPad is video editing and movie making software that lets you edit video and movies. This video editing application allows you to import various file formats...

Free Personal Mac Windows Android Android Tablet iPad ... Kindle Fire
360 Video Editing Chroma Key / Green Screen Create AMV Multitrack editing ... Share Videos Text Overlays Transitions Unlimited layers Upload directly to YouTube Add a feature

57 Like
Wondershare Filmora

The easiest-to-use home video editing software with special editing features lets you seamlessly stitch together video clips, music & text, apply effects and get a...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Chroma Key / Green Screen Sync Audio & Video Record desktop activity Upload directly to YouTube ... Record videos Add a feature

26 Like
VSDC Free Video Editor

Edit videos and create movies of any complexity for free using the advanced non-linear technology.

Freemium $ $ $ Windows
360 Video Editing Non linear editor Picture in Picture Add a feature

32 Like

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Comment by SSSM

about Avid Media Composer · Aug 2015 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Industry level video editor with lots of useful components.

Comment by toddlacy

about Avid Media Composer · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

The fastest editing system available. The back bone of the film and TV industry.
Built by editors for editors, not by computer programmers for editors.

Muntoo · Apr 2012

I don't think "editors for editors" is necessarily a good thing. Unless they're UI designers/editors/programmers/one man armies.

toddlacy · Apr 2012

Muntoo, way to comment on something you know nothing about. Let's see what other irrelevant things you have to say.

Muntoo · Apr 2012

Congratulations on the ad hominem.

I am assuming one has to be a developer in order to make software (such as Avid Media Composer), and hence it was actually "built by computer programmers for editors".

But that's just my pedanticness. At least being pedantic is better than flaming and acting blatantly hostile.

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Alternatives to Avid Media Composer for all platforms with any license

OpenShot

Kdenlive

Avidemux

Shotcut

Adobe Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve

MAGIX Vegas Pro

VirtualDub

Lightworks

Windows Movie Maker

PiTiVi

Final Cut Pro X

VideoPad

Wondershare Filmora

VSDC Free Video Editor

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