Best AI Video Editors in 2026
Updated
AI video editors can assist with parts of editing and preparing a finished export, but the useful features depend on the work you need to do. Compared on automatic captions, text-based editing, silence removal, and AI audio cleanup, these tools also show maximum export resolution and supported platforms. Check free-plan availability and paid-from pricing, then consider whether the editing options and output details match your needs. Wondershare Filmora, Rescript, and Videoleap are among the editors represented here, with CapCut and Vrew also available to compare. Think about the tasks you want to streamline and the resolution your videos require when weighing the listed capabilities.
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24free plans on this page
$1.99/molowest paid tier
10 Oct 2026last checked
AI Video Editors, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going.25 of 25 products with recorded free access can be tried for free.
- 1 Wondershare FilmoraFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 2 RescriptFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 3 Riverside Video EditorPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 4 InShotFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 5 VideoleapPaid from $5.83/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 6 Adobe FireflyFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 7 CapCutFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 8 Diffusion StudioPaid from $19/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 9 ExpoCutFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 10 KiruPaid from $15/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 11 PhotoDirectorFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 12 VrewFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 13 CaptionsPaid from $24.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 14 DaVinci ResolveFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 15 DescriptPaid from $1,624/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 16 FlexClipPaid from $11.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: no
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 17 GlingPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 18 KapwingPaid from $16/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 19 Microsoft ClipchampFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 20 SoundCraftPaid from $1.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 21 TimeBoltPaid from $8.08/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 22 VEEDFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 23 VN Video EditorPaid from $5.83/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 24 WeVideoPaid from $4.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: no
- 25 HitPaw EdimakorPaid from $4.16/mo
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Text-based editing | Automatic captions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wondershare Filmora | 7.9 | Free plan | Yes | ||||
| 2 | Rescript | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 3 | Riverside Video Editor | 7.8 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 4 | InShot | 7.7 | Free plan | Yes | ||||
| 5 | Videoleap | 7.7 | Free plan | $5.83/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 6 | Adobe Firefly | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 7 | CapCut | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 8 | Diffusion Studio | 7.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | Yes | ||
| 9 | ExpoCut | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 10 | Kiru | 7.2 | Free plan | $15/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 11 | PhotoDirector | 7.2 | Free plan | Yes | ||||
| 12 | Vrew | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 13 | Captions | 7.1 | Free plan | $24.99/mo | Yes | |||
| 14 | DaVinci Resolve | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 15 | Descript | 7.1 | Free plan | $1,624/mo | Yes | 16 /user/mo | ||
| 16 | FlexClip | 7.1 | Free plan | $11.99/mo | Yes | |||
| 17 | Gling | 7.1 | Free plan | $10/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 18 | Kapwing | 7.1 | Free plan | $16/mo | Yes | |||
| 19 | Microsoft Clipchamp | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 20 | SoundCraft | 7.1 | Free plan | $1.99/mo | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 21 | TimeBolt | 7.1 | Free plan | $8.08/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 22 | VEED | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 23 | VN Video Editor | 7.1 | Free plan | $5.83/mo | Yes | |||
| 24 | WeVideo | 7.1 | Free plan | $4.99/mo | Yes | |||
| 25 | HitPaw Edimakor | 7.0 | $4.16/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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