Content creation tools: video, image and audio software
A hand-picked directory of software for making and editing video, images and audio. Compare pricing, platforms and features across free, freemium and pro tools.
- Google Veo — The most convincing motion, with sound
- AI video generators
- Adobe After Effects — It’s still standard motion graphics, and it’s still slow. Both are correct.
- Motion and special effects
- OpenAI Sora — Storyboards, remixing and a real editing timeline
- DaVinci Resolve — A complete post-production suite, the free version of which will never fail for most people.
- Video editor
- Blender — A free 3D suite that’s quietly reached the level of professional production — and it’s got a real video editor in it, too.
- Adobe Premiere Pro — The industry default choice for teamwork on video, and the safest option if you’re working with other editors.
- Runway — A working post-production suite that happens to generate
- Final Cut Pro — It’s freakishly fast on an Apple processor, provided you can deal with the magnetic timeline.
- Camtasia — Screen recording and editing in one place, precisely for training and organizational courses.
- Screen recording
- Kling AI — Long clips, strong motion, and the best price per second
- Descript — Edit the video by removing the word from the embedded text. Flips the page for face-to-camera content.
- HeyGen — Presenter video and translation, not scenery
- Hailuo AI — Cinematic camera moves out of the box
- Synthesia — Corporate video at scale, with the compliance to match
- Luma Dream Machine — Fast drafts and keyframe control
- CapCut — Where a generated clip becomes a finished post
- Pika — Effects-led video for social
- OBS Studio — Free live recording and streaming tool that runs professional broadcasts silently.
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- AI image generators — Text to picture, and everything that edits one
- Short video editor — Vertical video, subtitle and template ready
- Photo editor — Retouching, raw processing and image compositing
- Graphic design — Layout, branding and operation
- Index image and template — Attractive and clickable image, fast
- Sound editor — Multitrack editing and mastering
- Audio and podcasts — Capture, clean and implement text
- Music and sound library — Licensed tracks and sound effects
- Artificial intelligence video — Production, quality improvement and reuse
- Artificial intelligence voice — Sound production, simulation and dubbing
- Manage files — Storage, review and delivery
- Analysis and SEO — Keyword research and performance measurement