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Best free video editing software - DaVinci/Hitfilm/OpenShot

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Top free trials
1. Best overall: DaVinci Resolve
2. Intermediate: Hitfilm
3. Beginner: VideoProc Vlogger
4. Best for social: Adobe Express
5. Best Apple: Apple iMovie
6. Best Chromebook: KineMaster
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Which software you use for video editing depends on whether you want to to quickly edit a clip for socials or craft a fully fledged movie, and our list of fully reviewed software contains options for both.

1. Premiere Pro free for 7 days: Get the Premiere Pro free trial.

1. <a href="https://www.prf.hn/click/camref:1101lr4vm/pubref:hawk-custom-tracking/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fuk%2Fproducts%2Fpremiere.html" data-link-merchant="adobe.com"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Premiere Pro free for 7 days: Adobe's video editing software works on both Windows and Mac and is the industry standard, offering professional features for a subscription fee. You can try it for free for seven days – enough time to complete a project?

<a href="https://www.prf.hn/click/camref:1101lr4vm/pubref:hawk-custom-tracking/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fuk%2Fproducts%2Fpremiere.html" data-link-merchant="adobe.com"" data-link-merchant="adobe.com"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Get the Premiere Pro free trial.

2. Final Cut Pro free for 30 days: Get the Final Cut Pro free trial

2. <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=92X1519156&xcust=hawk-custom-tracking&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fapps.apple.com%2Fgb%2Fapp%2Ffinal-cut-pro%2Fid424389933&sref" data-link-merchant="SkimLinks - apple.com"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Final Cut Pro free for 30 days: Available for Macs only, Final Cut Pro has an excellent reputation within the TV and movie industries. It's made by Apple, which offer a generous 90-day free trial.

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3. Premiere Elements free for 30 days:Get the Premiere Elements free trial

3. <a href="https://www.prf.hn/click/camref:1101lr4vm/pubref:hawk-custom-tracking/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fuk%2Fproducts%2Fpremiere-elements.html" data-link-merchant="adobe.com"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Premiere Elements free for 30 days: If you're new to video editing, here's our top pick. A simplified version of Premiere Pro, Elements is easy to learn. It's also subscription-free and has a 30-day free trial.

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Tom May

Tom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specialising in design, photography and technology. Author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine. Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq and its sister sites Digital Camera World, T3.com and Tech Radar. He also writes for Creative Boom and works on content marketing projects. 

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