7 Best Free Video Editing Apps for Your Phone

Video editing is a processor- and memory-intensive task that traditionally requires the resources of a desktop computer. However, in the past few years, the resources of smartphones have kept up, and now there is a series of video editing tools that you can use to edit videos on your phone. Here are seven of the best free video editing apps that you can get for your iPhone or Android.

1. KineMaster

KineMaster is a traditional video editor integrated into smartphone screens. The display is landscape orientation, which makes it easier for you to see the video timeline at the bottom of the screen, the preview at the top, and the tools on the right. You can trim, split, slide, reverse, pan and zoom, and mirror your videos; You can also apply filters and make exposure adjustments. You can get a comprehensive video editor capable of adding multiple videos and audio tracks. While the core features are free, upgrading to the paid version gives you access to a generous library of assets that removes the watermark from the finished product. It works on iPhone and Android.

Download: KineMaster for iOS | Android

2. PowerDirector

Similar to KineMaster in terms of the overall range of features and ease of use, PowerDirector for iPhone and Android allows you to work with multiple video tracks, audio tracks, and multiple edits on your desktop, including cropping and splitting videos, adding filters, adjusting colors and exposures, and more. Some features, such as the digital stabilization feature, are only available when upgrading to a paid service, but both the free and paid versions of the app have a handy auto-rotate interface that allows you to use it in portrait or landscape orientation.

Download: PowerDirector for iOS | Android

3. Vimeo Create

Need to create beautiful short videos for social media or other online apps? Vimeo Create lets anyone shoot video footage and incorporate it into various templates on iPhone and Android. You can customize colors, text, fonts, filters, and more, and even choose from a large selection of royalty-free music options. Even if you just use the free version, there are tons of free templates and features, but you can upgrade to a paid plan to unlock additional templates (and a 30-second video limit). Vimeo Create doesn’t look and behave like a traditional video editor, so you don’t need any video skills to get started with this app right away.

Download: Vimeo Create for iOS | Android

4. GoPro Quik

You don’t need a GoPro camera to use GoPro Quik for iPhone or Android. Free for anyone to use, the app excels at making a highlight reel from the video clips you specify. Just choose the videos, add a title, choose some music, and Quik uses AI to find the most compelling video bits for you. There are some other editing options at your disposal, but the appeal here is Quik’s ability to whip up fun videos with little effort.

Download: GoPro Quik for iOS | Android

5. iMovie

iMovie is the only video editing app here that only works for the iPhone (Apple product after all), but it’s worth including iOS users because it’s easy to use and has an elegant interface. The app has a magical movie mode where the app does almost everything automatically – just select the clip and let the app start there. Even so, you can adjust the theme, title text, and music, or make a movie from scratch and control all of these elements from the start. Either way, your options are more limited than a full-featured video editor like KineMaster.

Download: iMovie for iOS

6. Splice

Splice is one of the best free video editors on iPhone and Android, and it boasts the same features as KineMaster and PowerDirector, but doesn’t need to be bothered by in-app advertising or constantly upgrade to get extra features. It has a clean and easy-to-grasp interface, a timeline and video preview, and the ability to trim, clip, filter, and adjust the color and exposure of video clips. You can also add titles and music, add closed captions, and more.

Download: Splice for iOS | Android

7. CapCut

CapCut for iPhone and Android works just like a standard timeline-based video editor and has a variety of healthy editing tools such as segmentation, speed, and exposure control. It also has some cool extras that you won’t find in many other video editors, such as the ability to automatically remove backgrounds, leaving only the foreground body in the black ocean. There are also audio tracks, title text, stickers, overlays, and more. But the most interesting feature of CapCut is its ShortCut option. ShortCut will make a TikTok-appropriate video, including transitions and effects, with one click after selecting the clips you want to include. That’s not surprising — CapCut was released by ByteDance, the owner of TikTok.