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Effectiveness
4 out of 5
Lots of features found in professional-level programs
price
4 out of 5
Affordable at $69.99 for a single-seat license
ease of use
5 out of 5
Excellent interface that makes complex tasks simple
support
3 out of 5
Not enough tech support documentation

Quick Summary

Wondershare Filmora is a great video editing software that balances powerful features with an intuitive interface at an affordable price point. It supports all modern video formats, as well as HD and 4K video editing and output. While it has a few issues with its social media integration options, it's still an excellent editor that is perfect for creating high-quality online videos. It's not a professional video editing suite, but most beginner and intermediate videographers looking to create shareable videos quickly and easily will be happy with the results.


What I Like
  • Clean & intuitive user interface
  • 4K video support
  • ​Built-in screen recording
  • Youtube / social media uploading
  • Optional GPU acceleration for faster encoding
What I Don't Like
  • Buggy social media importing
  • Add-on content packs are expensive
  • Latest GPUs not supported for acceleration
  • Some features are in standalone programs

Filmora

Windows/macOS, $69.99

Quick Navigation

// Why Trust Me
// Filmora FAQs
// Filmora Review: What's In It for You?
// The Reasons Behind My Ratings
// Filmora Alternatives
// Conclusion

Why Trust Me

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My name is Thomas Boldt. I'm a college-educated graphic designer with experience in motion graphic design as well as a dedicated photography instructor, both of which require me to work with video editing software. Creating tutorial videos is one of the best ways to showcase more complicated photography techniques, and high-quality video editing is an essential element for making the learning process as smooth as possible.

I also have extensive experience working with all types of PC software from small open-source programs to industry-standard software suites, so I can easily recognize a well-designed, high-quality program. I've put Wondershare Filmora through several tests designed to explore its range of video editing and exporting features and documented all of the results of the process with screenshots you'll see throughout this review. I have not received any kind of compensation or consideration from Wondershare to write this Filmora review, and they have no editorial or content input of any kind.

I've also contacted the Wondershare support team to test their responsiveness to bug reports and other technical issues, as you can see below from the open ticket I submitted after a problem I experienced during the review process.

Filmora FAQs

What is Filmora?

It is a simple yet powerful video editor available for Mac and PC, aimed at the enthusiast and prosumer markets. It's perfect for a range of basic uses, from creating tutorial videos to editing action camera footage to making viral videos for social media sites.

You probably wouldn't want to use it to edit a feature-length movie, but for short video work it's surprisingly effective for its price point, with a good blend of features that are easy to use.

The program has been around for quite a while, reaching version 9 in the latest release (you can learn more from the official site here). It was originally released as Wondershare Video Editor, but after version 5.1.1 it was rebranded as Filmora. This extensive history has allowed Wondershare to iron out almost all bugs and user experience issues, although some of the newer features need a bit more work before they're fully reliable.

Is Filmora Safe?

The program is absolutely safe to use, and both the installer file and the program's executable file pass virus and malware scan from Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes AntiMalware. The Mac version also passed scans from Drive Genius.

The installer program available from the official website connects directly to their servers to ensure that you're downloading the latest and most stable copy of the software currently available. The installation process is simple and straightforward, and it doesn't attempt to install any unwanted adware, add-ons or other third-party software.

Is Filmora Free?

Filmora is not free software, but offers a full-featured free trial with only one usage restriction: exported videos are watermarked with a Filmora banner across the bottom third of the output.

There are two main purchasing options: a one-year license that must be renewed annually for $39.99 (or $44.99 for the Mac version), or a lifetime license for a single payment of $69.99.

These licenses are only valid for a single computer, but multi-seat licenses are also available on a sliding scale depending on the number of copies you want to use simultaneously.

If you already purchased the software but lost your license key or you're re-installing on a new computer, you can recover your license key by clicking the 'Register' menu at the top and selecting 'Retrieve Registration Code.' This will take you to the support section of the Wondershare website, and allow you to enter the email address used to purchase the software. You'll then receive an email that contains your registration code, and you can enter it to regain full access to the software.

Example of the only difference between the Trial and Registered versions of Filmora for Windows

How to Remove Filmora Watermark?

Removing the watermark on exported videos is extremely easy, and only requires that you purchase a license key for the software.

There are several ways to do this from within the application, including the prominent red 'Register' menu item in the toolbar as well as the 'Unregistered' link in the bottom right corner.

Once your registration is complete, you simply enter your license code, and the watermark will be removed on any videos you export in the future.

Filmora Review: What's In It for You?

Note: the screenshots below were taken from an old version of Filmora, we'll re-review Filmora 9 (the latest version) soon.

How to unlock itel a33 bootloader. The software has a huge range of features, and since we don't have room to talk about all of them we're going to focus on the main points that make it worth your time – as well as point out a few issues that might get in your way.

The screenshots I used for this article were taken from the Windows version, but JP was testing the Mac version at the same time and included some comparison screenshots to show the differences in the user interface. He'll also highlight any feature differences between the two platforms.

Editing Interface

The simplicity of its user interface is one of its most appealing features. The main section you'll be working with is the timeline, which fills the bottom half of the screen and lets you manage all the different video clips, images, overlays and audio that will become your movie. It's a simple drag and drop interface that allows you to quickly arrange, trim and edit your various media elements, and it makes composing your video a breeze.

More advanced editing options are easily accessed by double-clicking on the element you want to edit in the timeline, and you're presented with many of the customizable elements related to that item.

Certain media types will then allow you to edit even more by clicking the 'Advanced' button. The interface can sometimes get a bit confusing once you've dug this deep into the editing functions, but that's only because there are so many options, not because it is poorly designed.

The only downsides to the interface are a couple of small but surprising ones that affect the track manager, where you add or remove tracks from your video timeline. It's quite an odd design choice because instead of allowing you to right-click on tracks to add or remove them, you click 'Add New Track' and then set the number of text and audio tracks you want – but removing them uses the same process. It's not a big issue, but if you want to use tracks to help organize the various elements in your movie, you're going to be unhappy to learn that Filmora limits you to three of each.

Finally, it's impossible to rename your tracks, which can make it a bit confusing to find which item you want to edit among a range of similar media elements. It's not a problem when you're working on a simple video like the one I made for this Filmora review, but on a larger project, it would be all too easy to get lost in the timeline.

Media Importing

Filmora supports an impressive number of file formats as media sources, and importing from files from your hard drive into the Filmora media library is a snap. Unfortunately, the software starts to run into problems when you use the other methods of importing media. Importing from social media accounts such as Facebook, Instagram and Flickr should be a fast and easy way to get your existing videos and images into the program, but the process was too bugged to work for me at all beyond the sign-in phase, as you can see below.

Eventually, Filmora was able to begin retrieving my media from Facebook, but crashed completely while creating the list of thumbnails. Flickr and Instagram media importing never made it past the stage shown above. This may be due to a large number of photos in my account, but I cannot be sure as the only crash information was found in highly technical log files.

Searching the official website and even some careful Google sleuthing didn't provide any solutions to this problem, so the only option in this case is to send a support ticket to the company and wait for a reply. They replied to me after about 12 hours, but they simply requested that I update to the latest version (which I was already using), and to send them the log files and an accompanying screenshot.

Unfortunately, it seems that this bug isn't limited to the PC version of Filmora, as JP ran into a similar issue on his Macbook. He could connect to Facebook inside the app, but while it retrieved a list of his photos, it couldn't retrieve the associated thumbnail images. This makes it more or less impossible to find the right images and videos to import into Filmora, or at the very least time-consuming and frustrating. Clearly, this feature needs a little bit more work before it's a reliable part of the software.

Screen Recording

For those of you making on-screen software tutorial videos, this feature is going to be a major productivity booster. Instead of having to use a separate screen capture app to record your instructions, Filmora offers a built-in screen recording feature complete with audio, mouse click tracking and varying quality options. The resulting file gets imported directly into your media library to be quickly added to any project you're working on, allowing you to streamline your recording process.

Video Effect Presets

Filmora includes a number of different free preset elements that you can include in your movies, and some of them are quite good. There are titles, credits sequences and lower third overlays as well as a range of filters, emojis and other elements that can be added to your movie with just a few clicks. Many of the presets can be fully customized and saved for later use, although some presets only allow you to customize certain parts of them such as fonts or masking.

If you're not satisfied with the presets that are included with the software, you can visit the Filmora Effects Store directly from the program to find some new presets that are more to your liking.

This is a useful feature, but while they do occasionally offer some free preset packs, the paid packs are actually quite expensive – some as much as $30, which is a bit much for a program that only costs $60 originally.

Encoding and Exporting

There are a lot of different ways of encoding digital video, and Filmora can encode your videos in almost all of them. The encoding format, bit rate, resolution and audio formats can all be customized to meet your requirements, and you get a handy estimate of the final file size so that you're not surprised when the encoding process is done. Some social media sites limit the file size of uploaded videos, so this will save you from spending hours encoding a 4K video that turns out to be over the limit.

The export process is easy to use and relatively fast, despite the fact that my graphics card was not supported by the program which prevented me from using the optional GPU acceleration feature (Source: Wondershare support). Most of the supported cards are several years old now, but if you have a computer new enough to include an unsupported card, it's probably fast enough to handle video encoding quickly without needing to rely on help from the GPU.

One of the more useful export features of Filmora is the ability to export videos directly to Youtube, Vimeo, and Facebook, which is another great productivity booster for aspiring viral video stars. You also have the ability to burn DVDs directly from the program, although there is no support for Blu-Ray discs despite the fact that the program is perfectly capable of outputting HD and 4K videos, neither of which are compatible with DVDs.

Extra Editing Modes

For those of you looking for a more streamlined editing process, Filmora has a couple of extra modes that you can select when the program starts: Easy Mode, Instant Cutter, and Action Cam Tool. These are all designed to do specific jobs, and they are all quite easy to use.

Easy mode, as you might expect, is an extremely streamlined video creator intended for making animated slide shows or quickly combining several clips while automatically adding music, overlays and transitions between clips. Unfortunately, it's almost a pointless addon because the main program itself is incredibly easy to use. Easy mode will do all the work for you, but it will almost certainly mangle your media along the way, so it's better to just work in Full Feature Mode.

Instant Cutter and the Action Cam Tool are far more useful, but they really should be integrated into the main program instead of acting as standalone programs. They allow you to manipulate and merge individual video clips with customized speed settings, freeze frames, and image stabilization. They're great features, but there is no good reason for their functionality not to be integrated into Full Feature Mode where you'll do the majority of your editing, and switching back and forth between them can be time-consuming and frustrating.


The Reasons Behind My Ratings

Effectiveness: 4/5

Filmora does a great job of editing videos at the enthusiast and prosumer level, and despite some issues with its non-essential features such as media importing, GPU acceleration and disc burning, it's quite effective at its primary tasks. For most users looking for a video editing program, Filmora will handle anything you can throw at it with ease, streamline your creation process and look good while doing it.

Price: 4/5

It is fairly competitively priced at $60, but in order to get the most out of the program, you're probably going to want to buy some of the add-on effects packs. These are a lot less reasonably priced, with some packs costing as much as $30 – half the price of the program itself. There are other video editors on the market that cost slightly more but provide a little more value for your dollar.

Ease of Use: 5/5

Ease of use is where this editing program really shines. Few video editing programs do such a good job of combining a rich feature set with a simple interface that doesn't require an extensive training process. Within a few minutes of downloading and installing the program, you can be well on your way to making your first movie, especially if you're already familiar with other video editing programs. Even if you're not, the basics are easy to learn, and the Wondershare website has some great introductory training material.

Support: 3/5

Wondershare has been around for a long time, which makes the lack of support information available on their website a bit surprising. They have some good tutorials available on how to use the more basic features of the program, but there are no support forums for users to help each other, and the FAQ section of the site doesn't provide very many answers. Confusingly, some of the support links within the program itself point to previous versions of the software, which can make it difficult to get the right answers to your questions.

If you find yourself in that spot, like I did when trying to set up social media importing, your only solution is to open a support ticket with the developers and wait for them to get back to you. I don't know how much of a backlog they have in their support queue, but you may be waiting a while for a reply.

Filmora Alternatives

Camtasia is a very similar program to Filmora, but far more expensive at $199 USD. The primary difference in terms of features is that Camtasia doesn't rely on presets to create most of its video effects, and instead allows you to create your own animations and presets without requiring a secondary effects program. We also reviewed Camtasia here.

Adobe Premiere Elements is the slightly less-powerful cousin of Adobe's flagship video editor, but that makes it a better competitor to Filmora. A digital download of the software is available for both Windows and macOS, and while it's not quite as easy to use as Filmora, it's also quite a bit more powerful and feature-packed. You can learn more from our Premiere Elements review.

PowerDirector Ultimate is priced competitively and includes a much larger range of effects that can be used in your videos. It's also the first video editing program to support 360-degree VR videos, so if you're looking to specialize in VR content this is a better choice than Filmora. That power comes at the cost of user experience, which means the learning curve is much steeper. We also have a detailed review of PowerDirector here.

If you're looking for alternatives to the Mac version of Filmora, there's always Apple's iMovie app. It's quite easy to use, it's free and it has been in development for even longer than Filmora, so it's worth a look. However, so check your macOS version before installing it.

Conclusion

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Filmora is a powerful video editing program that is perfect for users who want to focus on their creativity instead of getting stuck on the technical side of video production. Its careful balance of an easy-to-use interface and professional features make it a good value for beginner and intermediate content creators, but more experienced users will want a solution that offers a bit more control and customization in the editing process.

3.7/5 (3 Reviews)

Welcome to my Filmora Review!

Filmora is one of the easy and popular video editing software for Vloggers. Less complicating editing tools are very helpful to edit videos hassle-free and it also boosts up the workflow as well. Both the free plan and subscription are available; so that the users can experience deeply of its features. Including fine blending, image stabilization, the continuous updates of the software are making a huge number of beginning users.

If you have a small budget for editing a good quality video then filmora can be your first choice. Besides HD and Ultra HD quality, it can bestow even the 4K video editing option; this is a really great point to get impressed with.

Filmora can help you out, as the Filmora review can show you a picture of its demand. The increasing craze of digital marketing strategy encouraged the company to upgrade the software free and premium by adding modern, easy handling, and clean editing tools as well.

The latest version of Filmora is available for Mac and Windows both. Like other thousands of satisfied users, I personally can recommend Filmora video editing software is reasonable, under budget, and safe to use. Let's check out the details of filmora.

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The catching features of Filmora

Features of software play a very delicate job to impress its users to use and stick to it in the long run. The easy handling, as well as useful features, define the workability of software. If you take the example of the latest version of Filmora, it can easily clear out the doubts of editing the music videos, short films, documentary films very well. There are a number of tutorials available on Youtube which can guide you to use the video editing software slowly. Then what! You need to practice it frequently to be a pro in editing. So, without wasting any time. Let's see the exciting and profitable features of Filmora.

  1. Preloaded effects and BGM (Background Music) – The capacity of adding above 100 music audios and video clips at a go works really very helpful to its users. Over 200 video effects and overlayers, period filters can be done exclusively. Preloaded 50 music provides a good option for background music. Only the users need to know about the handling of the ‘magnetic timeline'.
  2. Audio balance – The audio editing tools are also very good. The tools for removing disturbing background sounds, increasing the voice pitch, equalizing the sound balance of the individual instruments works perfectly.
  3. Effective editing – The availability of zoom in/out adds an extra point to filmora. The simple long-press and drag function helps to add the detailing in the video or audio as well. The simple process of cutting, deleting, and merging tools work efficiently to make the audio and the video satisfying.
  4. Add extra flavor – Inserting the animation, subtitles with exciting effects can be done with the help of huge preloaded effects and transitions. Not only this, but you can also add your personal writing or tags even to add an extra tasty flavor to the content.
  5. Get classified service – If you are working online then you will get a wave of latest features to make your project more exciting and effective as well. You are able to add on more classified effects. The premium plan of the video editor is also there to provide the chance of using additional stock media.
  6. Stabilization – When you are editing a video, the performance of stabilization tools really should be up to the mark, or else it can ruin all the effort. But, thankfully the latest edition of Filmora has not disappointed its users. If you are using it in the correct way, the tools will not create any trouble.
  7. Format of saving the video and audio – Last but not least, one of the great features of Filmora is the storing flexibility. The video can be saved as all the popular formats including MP4, AVI, WEBM, MPEG-2, MOV, TS, F4V, MKV, WMV, HEVC, GIF. The audio is saved as MP3.
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The quick view of the features of Filmora

  • Text and titles
  • Motion Elements
  • Music
  • Effects and Transitions
  • Time-lapse
  • Blending mode
  • Colour correction tools
  • Split screen
  • Chroma key
  • Auto Enhance
  • Lens correction
  • Media library sharing option
  • Auto Ripple edit option
  • Image stabilizer
  • Smart preview

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What are the Technical overviews of Filmora

The overall technical view can help you to sort out positive points to download and use it.

  • Devices that support the software- Windows, Android, Mac, iPhone, Web-based.
  • Collecting data- Open API and Cloud Hosted.
  • Language support provide- English
  • Subscription format- Free, One-time, annual.

Pros

There are numerous pros that can be enjoyed by working with Filmora video editing software. It not only helps to reach many users but also encourages innovation.

  • This video editor is easy to handle and perfect for beginners. I just need to follow simple steps to create good quality video and audio content.
  • The rendering capacity is very fast. The processing takes less time to render content, even if it has numerous overlayers and effects.
  • The smoothness of the lens correction is absolutely up to the mark.
  • The preloaded or present effects and filters help to create innovative content. It helps to produce a good output.
  • The process of trimming, editing, and uploading work quickly without creating any hassle.
  • As the software has online and offline service, it becomes very easy to access numerous formats, transitions, titles.
  • Fiora9 is available with and without subscriptions. The premium version is loaded with all the Pro editing features and the price is very reasonable

Cons

Every latest version of Filmora software gifts a number of new editing options to make good content. As it is based on experimental ground and works on different kinds of editing sometimes it may give a little disappointment, which is quite normal in any software. Filmora review can provide a clear idea about the usefulness of the software very well. But all over Fimora9 can be considered as wonderful editing software. So let see what are the minimum cons that possibly raise edge challenges at the time of editing.

  • Sometimes it works slow when it comes to editing a long content. The absence of a fast processor and quantity of RAM may be the reason.
  • Among the 200 filters, few filters are quite not up to the level.
  • Sometimes it's very hard to find the exact filter if you are unaware of the tools.
  • Some navigation and shortcut keys are absent. But surely it will be added to the next version.
  • The collection of background audio is less in the online platform compared to the existing offline platform.
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Why should the latest version of Filmora be considered as one of the best video editors?

Thousands of users have reviewed that Filmora is one of the easy, affordable, and smooth editors. But why? Many of the beginners have faced a lot of problems in using several ultra-technical editing software. They get confused and the content becomes useless.

Filmora is made for the initial editing works and for the expertise also. So, unprofessional users can find it easy to handle it. All of the required features are available even in the online and offline platforms. The best part is you can work as per your choice. You can easily use the watermark to make a signature for your content. This is very important for having authentication in works. The step by step tutorial has made it super easy to use for the YouTubers, Vloggers, and media employees as well.

So don't waste time, download the Wondershare Filmora, and have a great experience in creating excellent content for the future.

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Filmora pricing

Filmora is one of the best products of Wondershare. They offering various packages for the video editing software Filmora. Packages are Individual plan, Business plan, and Educational plan.

Individual Plan

Monthly Package

  • All features
  • Free updates
  • No Watermark
  • Free Tech Support

Annually Package

  • All features
  • Free updates
  • No Watermark
  • Free Tech Support

Lifetime Package

  • All features
  • Free updates
  • No Watermark
  • Free Tech Support

Business Plan

In this filmora business plan I have given only for one user costing. To know the detail costing for more than one user, you have to visit the main website Filmora Business Plan

Basic Business Plan

  • All Filmora's Editing Features
  • Free Updates
  • Free Tech Support
  • Permission for Company Use
  • Access to Filmstocks *Free Library
  • No Attribution Required
  • Multi-User Control
  • Volume Discount

Standard Business Plan

  • All Filmora's Editing Features
  • Free Updates
  • Free Tech Support
  • Permission for Company Use
  • Access to Filmstocks *Standard Library
  • No Attribution Required
  • Multi-User Control
  • Volume Discount
  • 1-1 Sales Support
  • Flexible Payment Options

Premium Business Plan

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  • All Filmora's Editing Features
  • Free Updates
  • Free Tech Support
  • Permission for Company Use
  • Access to Filmstocks *Premium Library
  • No Attribution Required
  • Multi-User Control
  • Volume Discount
  • 1-1 Sales Support
  • Flexible Payment Options

Educational Plan

Monthly Plan

  • All Features
  • Free Updates
  • No Brand Watermark
  • Free Tech Support

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Quarterly Plan

  • All Features
  • Free Updates
  • No Brand Watermark
  • Free Tech Support

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Annual Plan

  • All Features
  • Free Updates
  • No Brand Watermark
  • Free Tech Support

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Lifetime Plan

  • All Features
  • Free Updates
  • No Brand Watermark
  • Free Tech Support

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Conclusion

Nothing is perfect in this world. We all know, no software till date works perfectly as per the users' choice, it's not possible either. The pros and cons will run simultaneously. Our credit should work with our efficiency to make the software more effective and exciting as well. Filmora video editing software is one of the editing software which is improving on its every latest version. The valuable reviews of its users are encouraging them to think more and develop faster. Being a regular user of the software I can say that Filmora is a very handy and smooth video editor.

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