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
• DaVinci Resolve — A complete post-production suite, the free version of which will never fail for most people.
• Video editor
• Figma — Collaborative design in the browser — now the default option for any team work.
• Graphic design
• Photopea — A remarkably complete Photoshop replacement that runs in a browser tab.
• Photo editor
• GPT Image — Image generation that understands a conversation
• Runway — A working post-production suite that happens to generate
• AI video generators
• Google Imagen — Photoreal stills with Google's provenance watermarking
• Opus Clip — Converts a long video into a series of vertical clips, sorted by expected performance.
• Artificial intelligence video
• Adobe Firefly — Trained on licensed material, and indemnified for it
• Kling AI — Long clips, strong motion, and the best price per second
• Frame.io — Employer review and approval, replacing a string of time-consuming emails.
• Manage files
• Ideogram — The one that gets the lettering right
• Descript — Edit the video by removing the word from the embedded text. Flips the page for face-to-camera content.
• Recraft — Vectors, brand styles and a real design canvas
• HeyGen — Presenter video and translation, not scenery
• Hailuo AI — Cinematic camera moves out of the box
• Luma Dream Machine — Fast drafts and keyframe control
• CapCut — Where a generated clip becomes a finished post
• Leonardo AI — Game and product art with fine-grained control
• ElevenLabs — The most believable synthetic speech available, with dubbing to match.
• Artificial intelligence voice
• VidIQ — Keyword research and competitor monitoring, directly on YouTube itself.
• Analysis and SEO
• Canva Magic Studio — Generation where the layout already lives
• Pika — Effects-led video for social
• Riverside — Remote interview recording that records locally, so bad internet won’t ruin the recording.
• Audio and podcasts
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• Motion and special effects — Combination of image, motion graphics and effects
• Screen recording — Video recording, training and demo
• Short video editor — Vertical video, subtitle and template ready
• Index image and template — Attractive and clickable image, fast
• Sound editor — Multitrack editing and mastering
• Music and sound library — Licensed tracks and sound effects