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.

• FLUX — Open weights that actually compete with the closed models
• AI image generators
• 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.
• Motion and special effects
• Audacity — The free audio editor that has cleaned up more podcasts than any other tool.
• Sound editor
• Stable Diffusion — The model that made local image generation ordinary
• OBS Studio — Free live recording and streaming tool that runs professional broadcasts silently.
• Screen recording
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• AI video generators — Text and image to moving pictures
• Video editor — Edit timeline for long and short video
• 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
• 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