Updated September 2026

Best iMovie alternatives (2026)

The closest iMovie alternatives are CapCut, Descript, VEED, based on overlapping categories and platforms. iMovie is best for Mac and iPhone users who want a free, simple video editor and starts at Free.

CapCut
Free · $9.99+
Video editing · Design & thumbnails
A free-to-start AI video and photo editing app from ByteDance for cutting, captioning, and generating short-form social content.
- Instagram
- TikTok
- YouTube
- X (Twitter)
- Facebook
Descript
Free · $16+
Video editing · Design & thumbnails
A transcript-based video and podcast editor where editing the text transcript edits the underlying audio/video.
- YouTube
- Instagram
- TikTok
VEED
Free · $12+
Video editing · Design & thumbnails
A browser-based AI video creation platform for generating, editing, subtitling, and brand-styling social videos.
- Instagram
- TikTok
- YouTube
- X (Twitter)
- Facebook
InShot
Free · $4.99+
Video editing · Design & thumbnails
A mobile app for trimming, merging, and styling short-form videos and photos with music, filters, and AI effects.
- Instagram
- TikTok
- YouTube
- Facebook
Opus Clip
Free · $15+
Video editing · YouTube growth
AI video editing platform that turns long-form videos into short, caption-ready viral clips with automatic highlight detection and reframing.
- Instagram
- TikTok
- YouTube
- X (Twitter)
- Facebook
Submagic
$19
Video editing · YouTube growth
AI video editor that automatically adds captions, sound effects, B-roll, and auto-zoom to turn raw footage into polished short-form videos.
- TikTok
- Instagram
- Facebook
- YouTube
- LinkedIn
Captions
Free · $24.99+
Video editing · YouTube growth
AI video creation and editing app that auto-generates captions, AI avatars, dubbing, and full edits from raw or AI-generated footage.
- Instagram
- TikTok
- YouTube
- Facebook
- LinkedIn
Vizard
Free
Video editing · YouTube growth
AI video repurposing tool that converts long videos into short vertical clips with automatic captions, translation, and reframing.
- TikTok
- Instagram
- YouTube
Kapwing
Free · $16+
Video editing · Design & thumbnails
A browser-based video editing platform that combines a traditional timeline editor with AI tools for subtitling, dubbing, text-to-speech, and generating videos from text prompts.
- Instagram
- TikTok
- YouTube
- X (Twitter)
- Facebook
Riverside
Free · $24+
Video editing · Scheduling
A remote recording and production platform that captures separate local 4K audio/video tracks for podcasts and video, then edits, transcribes, and distributes them with AI tools.
- YouTube
- Instagram
- LinkedIn
- Facebook
- X (Twitter)