video editing software
Recent window: last 14 days (2026-10-05 → 2026-10-19), compared with the prior 14 days. Comparisons start on Sept 14, 2026, when all four sources were fully collected, and the windows widen as history builds.
Video editing software enables content creators, filmmakers, and marketing teams to assemble, trim, and enhance raw footage into finished videos. These tools offer features ranging from traditional timeline-based post-production to AI-driven automated cutting, captioning, and visual effects. Unlike standalone screen recorders or text-to-video generators, they specialize in manipulating, structuring, and polishing existing audio and visual media.
Signal, last 28 days
Builders are paying attention here. Launches get 5x the usual upvotes and keep arriving every week. Worth a closer look before it fills up.
Next step: Read the top launches and write down what they all miss.
Where they launched: Product Hunt 65 · GitHub 60 · Hacker News 1
Sep 24 to Oct 21, 2026. Launches and upvotes show supply and attention, not buyers.
Pulled from real Hacker News comment threads on this niche's launches.
Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▼ | Date launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardboard | PH | 516 | 2026-03-11 |
| CapCut-Pro-macOS-Windows | GITHUB | 454 | 2026-09-25 |
| ChatCut | PH | 441 | 2026-07-10 |
| BeefTV | GITHUB | 333 | 2026-09-24 |
| editonny | GITHUB | 317 | 2026-10-19 |
| AutoEdit | PH | 306 | 2026-06-15 |
| VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files | HN | 301 | 2026-04-21 |
| ChatCut Desktop | PH | 291 | 2026-08-26 |
| Power-Director | GITHUB | 252 | 2026-10-17 |
| SlideShow-Video-Maker | GITHUB | 209 | 2026-10-02 |
| shotcut-download | GITHUB | 195 | 2026-10-05 |
| Palmier Pro | HN | 191 | 2026-07-23 |
| CapCut-for-Windows | GITHUB | 175 | 2026-10-12 |
| SlideShow-Video-Maker | GITHUB | 146 | 2026-10-01 |
| HyperFrames Studio (Desktop) | PH | 144 | 2026-10-05 |
| remocn-studio | GITHUB | 126 | 2026-10-01 |
| Takes for Mac | PH | 119 | 2026-10-13 |
| Introducing Video Editor in Manus 2.0 | PH | 117 | 2026-10-07 |
| HitFilm | GITHUB | 108 | 2026-10-02 |
| Movavi-Video-Editor-Plus | GITHUB | 107 | 2026-10-02 |
| Movavi-Video-Suite-Plus | GITHUB | 107 | 2026-10-02 |
| Avid-Media-Composer | GITHUB | 104 | 2026-10-02 |
| SonyVegas | GITHUB | 104 | 2026-10-02 |
| SocialGPT | PH | 103 | 2026-09-25 |
| CapCut-for-Windows | GITHUB | 103 | 2026-10-02 |
| Avid-Media-Composer | GITHUB | 103 | 2026-10-09 |
| Narrative | PH | 103 | 2026-09-15 |
| capcut-commerce-pro-download | GITHUB | 100 | 2026-10-05 |
| FableCut | HN | 98 | 2026-07-09 |
| Power-Director | GITHUB | 98 | 2026-10-09 |
| CapCut-for-Windows | GITHUB | 98 | 2026-10-09 |
| OpenVids | PH | 95 | 2026-10-09 |
| SonyVegas | GITHUB | 85 | 2026-10-12 |
| EasyCut | PH | 84 | 2026-10-06 |
| Arsaze | PH | 82 | 2026-09-29 |
| LaunchReel | PH | 80 | 2026-10-04 |
| jevmeter | GITHUB | 78 | 2026-09-17 |
| Supacut | PH | 77 | 2026-09-21 |
| WeftCut | PH | 76 | 2026-10-02 |
| heditor | GITHUB | 73 | 2026-10-13 |
| Rushilo | PH | 71 | 2026-10-15 |
| PremiereSuite | GITHUB | 70 | 2026-09-22 |
| free247editor | GITHUB | 68 | 2026-10-15 |
| Lugh Xtudio | PH | 66 | 2026-10-20 |
| Powermove | PH | 64 | 2026-09-18 |
| JOGAK | PH | 62 | 2026-10-04 |
| Woven Video | PH | 58 | 2026-10-21 |
| OpenCardboard | GITHUB | 58 | 2026-10-04 |
| UIDCaption | PH | 58 | 2026-09-25 |
| frameweaver | GITHUB | 58 | 2026-10-14 |