Last checked October 2026 · 12 alternatives to Adobe Premiere Pro in our catalog
Adobe Premiere Pro paid plans start at $19.99/month, which is why people look for a free alternative. Below are 10 options with a free plan or no price at all - 5 are completely free, 6 are open source, 6 run on Linux and 5 work in the browser.
Picked from listing data (price model, license, platforms, community votes), not hands-on testing.
| Alternative | Price | Open source | Platforms | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaVinci Resolve | Freemium | No | Windows, Mac, Linux | Professional video editing, color grading, and audio post in one app. |
| Kdenlive | Free | Yes | Windows, Mac, Linux | Free, open‑source video editor for fast, professional editing |
| OpenShot | Free | Yes (Other) | Windows, Mac, Linux | Free, open-source video editor |
| Shotcut | Free | Yes | Windows, Mac, Linux | Free and open-source video editing software |
| Clipchamp | Freemium | No | Web | Simple online video editor with AI tools and templates |
| Lightworks | Freemium | No | Windows, Mac, Linux | Professional video editing software for high-quality videos |
| Descript | Freemium | No | Web, Windows, Mac | Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript. |
| autoclip | Free | Yes (MIT) | Web | AI-powered video editing assistant |
| moviepy | Free | Yes (MIT) | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux | Python library for video editing |
| video-retalking | — | Yes (Apache-2.0) | Web | AI-powered video editing |
Professional video editing, color grading, and audio post in one app.
Free plan includes: Video editing · Color grading · Audio editing
Free, open‑source video editor for fast, professional editing
Free, open-source video editor
Free and open-source video editing software
Simple online video editor with AI tools and templates
Professional video editing software for high-quality videos
Free plan includes: 720p HD Export · Timeline Editing · Automatic Saving · Advanced Transitions
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript.
Free plan includes: 1 media hour/month · 100 AI credits/month · Export 720p, watermark-free · Limited use of Underlord, our agentic video co-editor and AI tools
AI-powered video editing assistant
Python library for video editing
AI-powered video editing
DaVinci Resolve is the first free alternative we list for Adobe Premiere Pro. Others worth a look: Kdenlive, OpenShot and Shotcut. Which one fits depends on what you use Adobe Premiere Pro for, so check the platform and free-plan details for each.
Yes. Kdenlive, OpenShot, Shotcut, autoclip and moviepy have no paid tier. The rest of the list are freemium: a free plan with paid upgrades.
Yes: Kdenlive, OpenShot, Shotcut, autoclip and moviepy. Open-source options can usually be inspected, modified and self-hosted.
We don't list a free plan for Adobe Premiere Pro; paid plans start at $19.99/month. That price is the main reason people look at the options on this page.
How this list is built: alternatives come from our catalog's curated alternative relationships; price model, license and platforms come from each product's listing; order is fully-free first, then community votes.
