Top 10 Best Free Video Editing Software for Windows

Video editing has become more and more popular due to the popularity of camcorders and convenience of online video sharing. To save money, you can use some video editing tools which are free of charge to edit videos. But it may be difficult to find such good program for Windows since nowadays there are too many free video editing programs available on the market. What’s the best choice among them? Let's have a look at the top 10 best free video editing software for Windows below:

• Part 1: Choose the Right Video Editor for Windows
• Part 2: Detailed Information of Different Free Windows Video Editors
• Part 3: Best Video Editing Software for Beginners (Video Tutorial)

Part 1 Select Clips in the Media Library

	Windows Movie Maker	VirtualDub	Wax	Wondershare Filmora (originally Wondershare Video Editor)  Download  Download
Supported input formats	ASF, AVI, DVR-MS, M1V, MP2, MP2V, MPE, MPEG, MPG, MPV2, WM, WMV	AVI	AVI, WAV	AVI, DV, DIF, NUT, H261, H264, NSV, FLV, MKV, MP4, M4V, PSP, 3GP, MOV, MPG, MPEG, VOB, DAT, EVO, RM, RMVB, TS, TP, TRP,M2TS, MTS, WMV, ASF, DVR-MS
Insert audio file	AIF, AIFC, AIFF, ASF, AU, MP2, MP3, MPA, SND, WAV, WMA	WAV	WAV	AAC, AC3, APE, AIF, AIFF, FLAC, APE, CUE, AU, AMR, OGG, WAV, DPE, MKA, M4V, M4A, MPA, MP2, MP3, RA, WMA
Supported output formats	Windows Media Video (WMV) or DV AVI	AVI	AVI, MPEG, WAV, Flash	WMV, AVI, MOV, FLV, MKV, MP4 Video(AVC), MP4 Video(Xvid), MP4 Video(MC), ASF, M4V, Xvid, DV, MPEG-1 NTSC, MPEG-1 PAL, MPEG-1 SECAM, MPEG-2 NTSC, MPEG-2 PAL, MPEG-2 SECAM, DVD-Video NTSC, DVD-Video PAL, HTML5, DVD-Video SECAM, MP3
Easy-to-use
Basic editing functions like crop, trim, rotate, join, etc
Video effects like transitions, intro/credit, sound effects, etc
Advanced video editing like Picture-in-picture, Mosaic, Face Off, etc
Upload the editing video to YouTube or Facebook
Burn your video to a DVD collection

From the above comparing table, we can see that the Wondershare Filmora (originally Wondershare Video Editor) out stands other free Windows video editor in different aspects.

Estrella Luna (Sword of Love)2016-02-17

can I get rid of the watermark on Filmora? :(

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Part 2Detailed Information of Different Free Windows Video Editors

Recommended: Wondershare Filmora (originally Wondershare Video Editor)

Want a easy-to-use and feature rich editing tool for Windows XP/Vista/7/8? You'd better to get a commercial video editing application. Wondershare Video Editor is such a great video editor for Windows that helps you to edit all regular video formats to share with the worldwide.

• A wide support for different formats, including MP4, AVI, MOV, AVCHD and more.
• Enables you to crop, trim, cut, split and combine in a few clicks.
• Various filter and visual effects to touch up your video.
• Tilt Shift, Face off, Mosaic, Jump Cut and more functions for you to try out.
• Save the edited video to any popular video format or fit to the mobile device.
• Burn to DVD or upload to YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo instantly.

 

How to Edit Video with Wondershare Filmora (originally Wondershare Video Editor)

Import Media Files

Import media files from your computer or cameras and smart phones, and directly drag-n-drop to the program.

Edit Your Video

Easily crop, rotate, split or cut videos on the timeline. Then add effects and filters to enrich your video.

Save & Enjoy

Save your video to different formats, or upload to Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, burn to DVD and more.

1. Windows Movie Maker

Windows Movie Maker is a free video editing tool for Windows and users can make home movies by simple drag-and-drop. It contains features such as video effects, video transitions, adding titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie. What's more, new effects and transitions can be added and existing ones can be modified using XML code.

Learn more about Windows Movie Maker >>

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2. VirtualDub

VirtualDub is a powerful free video editing software for Windows with many amazing features, such as compression, video splitting, and the addition of audio tracks. As a free movie editing software, it has batch-processing capabilities for dealing with large numbers of files and can be extended with third-party video filters.

Learn more about VirtualDub >>

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3. Wax

Wax is a high performance and flexible video editing program which is good for both home users and professionals. It can be used as a stand-alone application, or as a plug-in to other video editors.

However, its video editing functions are quite limited. If you want more advanced video editing features like Mosaic, Jump Cut, Flashhold, or need more transitional effects, picture-in-picture, titles, sound effects, you can turn to Wondershare Filmora (originally Wondershare Video Editor) software, which make your video go to the next level.

Learn more about Wax >>

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4. Avidemux

Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It supports various file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs.

Learn more about Avidemux >>

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5. FFMpeg

FFmpeg is a paid video editing tool for Windows, but a collection of free software that can record, convert and stream digital audio and video, including libavcodec (a leading audio/video codec library), and libavformat (a leading audio/video container mux and demux library).

Learn more about FFMpeg >>

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6. Blender

Blender is the free open source 3D content creation which supports all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License. Blender has many advanced features, such as modifier-based modeling tools, powerful character animation tools, a node-based material, etc. and is one of the best video editors for both Windows and Mac.

Learn more about Blender >>

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7. ZS4 Video Editor

ZS4 Video Editor is another great free video editing and compositing software that provides media experts with a facility to combine photos, videos and audio files into one or more output files.

Learn more about ZS4 Video Editor >>

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8. Cinefx Jahshaka

Jahshaka is the first OpenSource Realtime Editing and Effects System in the world. With the power of OpenGL and OpenML, it gives users exceptional levels of performance. It currently supports Linux, OS X, Irix and Windows and is considered one of the best free video editor for Windows.

Learn more about Cinefx Jahshaka >>

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9. Lightworks

Lightworks is a great free video editor featured with many video effects. It can edit up to 256 video, audio, and still image clips. But the user interface is very technical so many people find it hard to use.

Learn more about Lightworks >>

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10. Movica

Movica uses some fine programs to edit your movies and receives good reputation. The keyboard shortcuts make video editing easier than ever. It's one of the best free video editor for Windows and fully supports WMV, FLV and MPG files.

Learn more about Movica >>

This is the article about free video editing software for Windows, please check some free video editing for mac here.

Part 3:Best Video Editing Software for Windows (Video Tutorial)

LAMAR2016-02-17

pay less!!! why the hell did i edit the vhole video and at the end i see filmora all over my video and if i want to remove it i need to buy filmora!

LAMAR2016-02-17

+Filmora Video Editor can i register for free?

Filmora Video Editor2016-02-17

+LAMAR Hi! The free trial version is meant to be a demo so users can test drive the software before deciding on purchasing. Hence, the watermark. You will need to purchase and register the software in order to unlock it to the full version (without watermarks). Hope that clears things up for you.

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