video editing software
Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.
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.
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Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▼ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| BashCut | GITHUB | 49 | 2026-10-02 |
| Cardboard - Agentic Video Editor | YC | 43 | 2026-02-03 |
| I built Magiclip | HN | 41 | 2025-11-29 |
| Descript wanted $24/mo, I built an open-source alternative in a weekend | HN | 39 | 2026-07-27 |
| CapCut-Professional | GITHUB | 34 | 2026-10-06 |
| video-editor | GITHUB | 33 | 2026-09-20 |
| Narrative: Cursor for Professional Video Editors | YC | 33 | 2025-11-01 |
| Filmora-15 | GITHUB | 27 | 2026-10-01 |
| Async Bumblebee | PH | 27 | 2026-09-23 |
| Wideframe - AI agent for video work outside the NLE | YC | 25 | 2026-02-20 |
| Captions Bro | PH | 25 | 2026-10-07 |
| SonyVegas | GITHUB | 25 | 2026-10-01 |
| Movavi-Video-Suite-Plus | GITHUB | 24 | 2026-10-01 |
| HitFilm | GITHUB | 24 | 2026-10-01 |
| serv-s-quick-video-clip-editor-sqvce- | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-09-24 |
| Movavi-Video-Editor-Plus | GITHUB | 20 | 2026-10-01 |
| CapCut-for-Windows | GITHUB | 18 | 2026-10-02 |
| Palmier Pro — an open source video editor your agents can operate | YC | 18 | 2026-06-16 |
| easyedit | GITHUB | 18 | 2026-09-16 |
| Avid-Media-Composer | GITHUB | 17 | 2026-10-01 |
| Power-Director | GITHUB | 17 | 2026-10-01 |
| CapCut-Pro-Cracked | GITHUB | 16 | 2026-09-18 |
| Premiere-Pro-Cracked | GITHUB | 16 | 2026-09-19 |
| DaVinci-Resolve-Studio-Cracked | GITHUB | 15 | 2026-09-19 |
| MAGIX-VEGAS-Pro-Cracked | GITHUB | 15 | 2026-09-19 |
| jev-remix-cutter | GITHUB | 13 | 2026-10-11 |
| SVEET | GITHUB | 13 | 2026-09-18 |
| subtitle-edit | GITHUB | 13 | 2026-09-23 |
| VibeEdit | GITHUB | 13 | 2026-10-08 |
| studio | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-26 |
| geekreel | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-10-04 |
| JIZURA-AviUtl2 | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-24 |
| Tinycloud | HN | 12 | 2026-04-10 |
| AunoStudio | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-14 |
| jianying-automation | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-22 |
| Chain-Motion-AI-Video-Editor | GITHUB | 12 | 2026-09-10 |
| DaVinci-Resolve-Studio-20 | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-10-02 |
| Heimlog | PH | 11 | 2026-09-29 |
| OpenEdit | HN | 11 | 2026-08-04 |
| auto-edit | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-25 |
| qamba-studio-oss | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-09 |
| editdatvid | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-10-04 |
| LazyReel | PH | 9 | 2026-09-07 |
| CastCut | PH | 9 | 2026-09-29 |
| Editkin | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-09-23 |
| Premiere-Elements | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-10-02 |
| Fast Cut Video tool for cutting video for Agents | HN | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| FreeMotion | HN | 8 | 2026-01-23 |
| Outpaint.com - Expand any video to fit any screen | YC | 7 | 2026-06-09 |
| Geneva | HN | 6 | 2026-09-28 |