Hello everyone! I’m Tanmayee, the author of this blog. You are reading my blog on Staenz for the first time. So before directly moving towards the topic, I would like to tell you something about myself. I work here at Staenz as a Video Creator. And to edit the footages I usually use Premiere Pro. But as it takes hours of hard work to export the good quality video from Adobe Premiere, I started working on some online Video Creation and Video Editing tools as well. So in this blog, I will be telling you the best free video creation tools in 2019.
Desktop- friendly Free Video Creation and Video Editing Tools 2019 :
If you already know about the particular tool, then please skip it and jump on the next Video Editing Tool.
1. Powtoon
I use Powtoon to create animation videos for our products to explain various features, benefits and how-tos. For eg., My colleague has created this beautiful video describing the stuff that we provide here at Staenz Academy.
It’s a Free tool but with a watermark. To enjoy the premium features of Powtoon you need to purchase their starter, pro, pro+ or Agency Plan.
In 2017 they don’t have so many options. But now they have worked on their panel and added so many cool options.
Features:
- You can add PSD files, powerpoint presentations, gifs, images, videos to your video.
- More than this, they have an awesome collection of Sound clips.
- They allow embedding the voiceover also.
- You can pick modern edge look, whiteboard, cartoon, infographic or real look. In each and every look they have provided pre-built scenes. Each look is having different characters, different animations, different objects and different scenes.
- Powtoon has such an amazing and easy to handle interface, you don’t need to use highly functioned Adobe software like Premiere Pro or After Effects.
- They have more than 24 templates you can play with including video ads, marketing videos, explainer videos, whiteboard videos, announcements and many more.
- In characters option, you have so many characters present. Almost all the expressions of a particular character are covered.
- In objects, you will find some animated and non-animated illustrations.
- It provides 100 GB Storage in Agency Plan
- 24/7 support (Support is really fast)
- Provides commercial user rights
- Provides third-party resell rights
- You can upload custom fonts.
Powtoon Interface looks like this.
It is the best tool for creating,
- Animated Videos
- Infographic Videos
- Marketing Videos
- Explainer Videos
- Presentations
2. Animoto
This is the next software to make attractive marketing videos easily. Animoto is not a Free Video Creation and Video Editing Tool but it’s worth to pay for. They provide a seven days trial period. After trying it for seven days, you can decide whether to buy Animoto or not. It is having personal, professional and business plans.
Features:
- More than 50 pre-built storyboards
- Professional fonts
- Unlimited custom colors
- 1,000,000+ photos & videos from Getty Images
- You can talk with their video experts for any queries.
- Commercially licensed soundtracks
- You can export High-quality videos
If you want to sell a service then you can simply choose a template of “Share a product or service’. Animoto is the best tool for creating Social Media Videos of aspect ratio 1:1 (1080px * 1080px).
On the left-hand side, you will see the edit panel of your project. I have tried to showcase the edit options in the below image. You can add the media, change the font size and font colour or you can decide the aspect ratio of your video.
It is the best tool for creating,
- Video Ads, Marketing Videos
- Square Videos
3. GoAnimate or Vyond
Another best video creation and video editing tool of 2019 is GoAnimate.
In other words, GoAnimate has changed its name to Vyond. With GoAnimate you can create dynamic animated videos for any audience.
Features:
- You can create characters for any context. It’s a super easy process.
- They have so many customized pre-built templates. You are definitely going to find the best template that fits your need.
- You can add suitable characters, colors, fonts, and voiceover or music clip
- Character lip sync is the best feature of GoAnimate
- They provide you 14 days free trial pack.
It is the best tool for creating,
- Animated videos including characters
- Explainer Videos
4. Animaker
Animaker is the fantastic Video Creation Tool to rely on. You are getting a lot of features at a low price. You can create amazing videos for your company or for your client using this. Take a look at its features. You can enjoy the maximum premium features of it in the business plan of $ 59/month.
Features:
- Amazing collection of animated characters, properties, backgrounds, icons, charts, and maps.
- They are having 6 styles in one application. You can create a single styled video or try to mix them to create a unique video. It includes 2D explainer style, typographic style, Infographics, handcraft, whiteboard videos, 2.5D videos etc.
- For creating infographics video it is having 100+ charts, 1000+ icons, and 3000+ maps.
- It is having almost all the features for creating lively animations such as Record, Camera, Curve for smooth animations, Transition Effects, In and Out effects etc.
- It allows you to create animated presentations.
- Lip syncing
- 50+ Background music tracks
- You can record voice in app
- More than 150 Sound Effects
- You can import your voiceover, Soundtrack or music to the video.
- It provides tech support for more than 50 languages.
- You can import your own fonts.
- It supports RTL language Fonts.
- It’s a full-fledged system in which you can even chat with your colleagues. You can manage your tasks and sharing files is a super easy task.
- Export full HD videos
- Create vertical videos for mobile devices. Create IGTV videos for Instagram users.
- You can share your videos directly to your YouTube channel or Facebook
- Prompt customer support
It is the best tool for creating,
- Animated Videos
- Infographic Videos
- Marketing Videos
- Explainer Videos
- Presentations
5. VideoScribe
Its the coolest tool of all to create whiteboard videos. Basically, it’s software that you need to install on your computer device. You will get it in $ 14.50/month. I will be explaining its work in the below para.
It is having a white canvas. It’s just like the whiteboard and now you can draw anything on that. To keep the audience engaging you can move the canvas in the forward direction so it will look like a moving canvas. Therefore, your video will be just like a running story. Check out this video that I have created using VideoScribe,
Features:
- More than 3000 royalty free images
- Royalty-free soundtracks
- A feature of saving your projects online is available.
- You can add your logo as a watermark
- Export your videos into mp4, MOV, WMV or AVI video files
- You can try this Software for 7 days and then decide whether to use it or not.
- Publish the video on your website, or share it on social media and in emails.
- VideoScribe has given the camera tool as well.
- You can add your .svg file and VideoScribe will draw it layer by layer. In the image panel, they have given so many images to sketch.
It is the best tool for creating,
- Whiteboard Videos
Engage your audience by drawing on canvas
6. Camtasia
My most favorite screen recorder and video editor is Camtasia powered by Techsmith. There are tons of options out there. While capturing the screen it asks you to select the part of the desktop screen you want to record. The panel is very user-friendly. You can capture the screen thru Camtasia and do some basic edits in that. I usually do the same. After that, I import the video to Premiere Pro for further edits.
Features:
- Brand new Assets launched in 2018 like customizable Outros, intros. The text animations are so beautiful. They have given a collection of lower thirds also. In addition to that, you can take a subscription to TechSmith and enjoy more than 5,00,000 royalty-free assets.
- You can create various themes for your products. Similarly, you can customize the font type and font color for each and every theme. It will make your video editing so easy as it will be a one time job.
- You can record the screen or a window. You can also import the video, image, audio in one project.
- Combine or split clips, trim, and speed up or slow down footage. Then, instantly preview inside the video editor.
- You need to simply drag and drop the video effects on your timeline. You can add effects such as video transitions, highlights, animations, titles, pan zoom, cursor effects, annotations, audio effects etc.
- Creating videos in which you are explaining something to your audience thru webcam and your screen is also recorded simultaneously is the best way to keep your audience connected. In this way, you can add a personal touch to your video.
- Arrows, callouts, shapes will help you to explain your points to your audience.
- You can add visual effects to your video such as drop shadow. Similarly, you can change the clip speed.
- You can add quizzes to your videos to increase the interactivity. Using such puzzles you can keep an eye on the time spent by your user watching your video clip.
- Green Screen is the best feature to use for creating professional videos.
- The software contains tons of royalty-free audio tracks
- You can take the free trial first and then decide.
It is the best tool for creating,
- Educational Videos
- How-to Videos
- Marketing and sales Videos
- Presentations
- Tutorial Videos
7. Loom
Loom is another free software for screen capturing and video recording. It is having very few features than Camtasia. You can quickly share your recorded video with your client or with your colleagues with a simple link.
Features:
- You can capture the screen, record your video thru webcam and narrate simultaneously. It will generate the video instantly.
- Above all, you can share this video using a link or Facebook or Email or Twitter.
- It’s a chrome extension and they have the desktop app also.
It is the best tool when,
- you want to discuss something with your colleagues and you want to share the video with screen recording and facial expressions.
- you are having a product and you want to explain the way it works to your customers
8. Adobe Spark
Adobe spark is another great tool to create posts, videos, pages. It allows you to manage your brand. You can always go with the templates provided by them or else you can go with a blank canvas. The free version of Adobe Spark is not having premium features but all they have in a free package is sufficient for a beginner.
Features:
- You can create stunning video stories
- It’s available for iPad, Android, desktop
- Syncing projects across the devices is easy.
- You can customize your brand with your brand logo, color, font etc
- If you have already paid for Adobe Cloud then Adobe Spark is there in your package. You don’t need to pay for the premium features.
- There are a lot of themes available for you to decide the look of your video.
- You can pick images from your device or adobe cloud and directly import them into your videos.
- They have amazing professional typography.
- You can share your videos thru social media or thru email.
- Their blog posts are most helpful
It is the best tool if
- You have paid for Adobe Cloud
- You want to create a brand containing similar kind of videos
Adobe Spark Panel looks like this.
I will be explaining a few more tools in short.
9. iMovie
Another free video creating software is iMovie. It is the default video editing software for Apple/ iOS/ macOS users. It’s not for Windows. You can create amazing trailers of your products and can get in 4K resolution. It’s FREE.
Features:
- It has an amazing set of Titles.
- Green Screen effect is available.
- Clip edits are very easy like increasing speed, freezing a particular clip etc.
- You can apply filters to a single clip or to the complete movie. It has more than 7 filters.
- Built-in music, music tracks available
- You can import Voiceover too
- There are a lot of in-built iMovie trailers which are super easy to edit.
- The coolest feature of iMovie is we can edit a particular video from iPad, iMac or iPhone. All the devices are in sync.
It is the best tool if you
- Are Apple user
- Want presentation videos
- Want to create trailers kind of videos
10. Renderforest
It’s a Cloud-based platform where you can save your videos. Above all, this video creation tool is having a good interface. You don’t need to have technical knowledge of it. If your idea is clear before creating a video then it’s an awesome tool to use. You are getting lots of templates to use. Edit them and preview the video before exporting the final video.
They are having Free, pro, amateur, popular ($ 39/month), agency etc plans. In the free plan, you can export unlimited videos of 360p having their watermark on it.
Features:
- It’s a Browser-based Online Software.
- You can upload your photos, videos, music and voiceovers.
- It’s having thousands of animated scenes.
- You can select the suitable template for your video from almost 400 in-built video templates.
- A wide range of commercial music tracks
- You can share your video thru Facebook, YouTube
- The blog posts are so helpful. There are a lot of inspiring videos out there to create a unique video of your product.
It is the best tool for creating,
- Engaging Intros
- Animation Videos
- Promo Videos
- Presentations
- Infographics
- Kinetic Typography Videos
11. Biteable
I would say it’s a very easy video creation tool available on the internet. And the best thing is it’s so reasonable. In the free package, you can export 5 videos. To enjoy unlimited editing and to explore all the features of biteable you have to give 23 $/month. The drawback I found while using the free version of Biteable was it doesn’t allow you to change the duration of each scene.
Features:
- There are 100s of scenes available. Pick your style or start with a professional template.
- In the paid plan you can add your own footages to your video like photos, videos, text etc.
- Uploading soundtrack is available
- Sharing your video on Twitter, Facebook, Twitter is a way easy.
It is the best tool for creating,
- Explainers for Social Media
- Presentation
12. Moovly
It’s a browser-based Video Creation Tool. You can see all the features of Moovly in the free plan but to explore the features you need to buy their Pro Plan of 24.92 $ / Month.
Features:
- 100s of pre-built templates are available. Even, you can combine small templates, edit them and mix them to create your final video.
- Drag and drop editor.
- More than 7 Lacs free royalty free media available like animated characters, charts, graphs.
- Whiteboard animations
- Royalty free music
- Professional videos from VideoBlocks and photos from Shutterstock
- In the free version, you can export your video to the Moovly public gallery. But if you have the Pro versions then sharing your videos directly to Facebook, YouTube is available.
- It provides an educational plan for Students, Professors in just $ 8.25/ month.
It is the best tool for creating,
- Whiteboard Animation
- Explainer Videos
- Presentations
- Animated Videos
- YouTube Intros
13. Headliner
Headliner is a FREE Video Creation Tool available on the Internet. It’s a new tool in the market and performing very good with the basic features.
Features:
- Adding Intro-outro to your video
- Having Audio Library
- You can edit, trim the audio in the timeline.
- Other than this, you can add captions to the video. Editing captions is a very easy task.
- Adding your own photos, texts, music clip is available.
- Image effects and transitions
- Karaoke Animation Style Captions are available
- You can create Podcast Videos easily.
It is the best tool for creating,
- Podcasts
- Social Media Videos
14. Clipchamp Create
It’s a basic editor to edit your recordings. Add music to it. Add some text. And you are ready to go! In the free plan, you can add 5 min of webcam recordings and can export unlimited watermarked videos. The User Interface is damn easy and user-friendly. You can buy the pro version of it at $14/month.
Features:
- Trim video clip and remove unwanted parts of it.
- Cut longer videos into smaller snippets. That means to split and combine feature is available.
- Flip and mirror videos including webcam recordings. It is the best feature.
- You can add your own text, photos, videos on the slides. Furthermore, placing your logo anywhere on the screen is super easy.
- Balance colors manually, add backgrounds and adjust the opacity on colored video overlays.
- You can apply filters on your video clips.
It is the best tool when you have to do clip touch-ups.
15. Typito
The name itself says, typito- A Video Creation tool used for creating videos containing typography. You can enjoy almost all the premium features of it at $25/month. If you don’t have powerpoint, iMovie then you pay for this tool. Even, Keynote can be a good replacement for this.
Features:
- They are having 200+ free motion graphics templates.
- You can create square and vertical videos.
- Most noteworthy, You will get full HD 1080P videos
- In the text, you can add titles, lower thirds
It is the best tool to create Presentations containing text.
Likewise, there are a lot of Free Video Creating and Video editing tools or Softwares in the market. But to choose the best of all for your need is important.
Bonus:
I am going to list some more tools that you can explore by yourself.
16. Kapwing Video Montage Maker: It allows you to combine different videos, images, texts to create slideshows.
17. wave.video: Create Marketing and Social Media Videos
18. soapbox: It is a Chrome extension using which you can record, edit, share presentation videos.
19. Windows Video Maker: Made for versions of Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 etc. You can quickly turn your photos and videos into polished movies.
20. Prezi: Create Online Presentations easily!!
21. Magisto: A.I. powered professional video maker will analyze and edit your video
22. Wevideo: Online video editor that makes it easy to capture, create, view and share your movies
23. Rocketium: This is an Online DIY video creating and video editing tool.
24. Slide: Google Slide for creating a presentation kind of videos for personal use.
25. Emaze: Create free beautiful presentations and share them across the world
26. Canva: Short Social Media Ads
27. Crello: Short Social Media Ads just like Canva
For Live Video Streaming, you can use,
28. Wirecast
29. ScreenFlow
30. Google Hangouts on Air
31. Zoom
For Mobile- friendly Free Video Creation and Video Editing Tools 2019, stay tuned for my next blog!! In that blog, I will be covering tools like Quik, Splice by GoPro, Adobe Premiere Clip, VivaVideo etc. You can suggest me to write about any other tool that you are exploring in the comment area.
Best Free Video Creation and Video Editing Tools 2019
| Tool | Best Feature | Monthly Price | Drawback | Best tool for creating | My rating for UI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powtoon (Browser-based) | Scenes provided by them, Character Animations | $19/mo (Free version available) | Sometimes works slow on Chrome | Animated Videos | 8 |
| Animoto (Browser-based) | Consultation with a video expert | $22 (7 days trial period) | Limited number of Storyboards | Social Media Marketing Videos | 6 |
| GoAnimate or Vyond (Browser-based) | Character lip sync | $89 (14 days trial period) | NO | Explainer Videos | 8 |
| Animaker (Browser-based) | 6 styles in 1 Application, you can even chat with your colleagues. You can manage your tasks and sharing files became a super easy task. | $59 (Free version available) | NO | Animated Videos, Marketing Videos, Infographics Videos | 9 |
| VideoScribe (Software) | 3000 royalty free images, Camera Tool | $14.50 (7 days trial period) | You can't animate the drawn character individually | Whiteboard Videos | 8 |
| Camtasia (Software) | You can create videos in which you are explaining something to your audience thru webcam and your screen is also recorded simultaneously | $297.43 (Free trial available) | NO | Educational Videos | 9 |
| Loom (Chrome Extension) | Fast to share the videos thru one link | FREE | NO | To share a video explaining the working of your product | 10 |
| Adobe Spark (Browser-based) | It comes with Adobe CC having all the premium features | $9.99 | Less Features than other tools | It comes with Adobe CC | 7 |
| iMovie (Apple software) | It's a in-built software provided to all Apple users. | FREE | Not available for Windows users | Trailers | 8 |
| Renderforest | 400 in-built video templates | $39 (Free version available) | Sometimes works slow on Chrome | Promo Videos | 7 |
| Biteable | Easy UI | $23 (Free version available) | Having very less features | Presentaions | 7 |
| Moovly | More than 7 Lacs free royalty free media available | $24.92 (Free trial available) | NO | Explainer Videos, Animated Videos | 8 |
| Headliner | Image effects and transitions | FREE | Very less features | Podcasts Videos | 7 |
| Clipchamp Create | Trimming video clips is very easy | $14 (Free version available) | Very less features | Clip touch-ups | 7 |
| Typito | 200+ free motion graphics templates. | $25 (Free version available) | Very less features | Presentations containing texts | 7 |
Conclusion:
In summary, a video is the future of all. So as a business you need to put some major efforts in creating videos. People may skip the ads on TVs, but they will definitely take a pause and watch your ad while scrolling their Facebook timeline or Instagram feed. I have worked on Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects. Furthermore, I have used Powtoon and Animoto like tools to create marketing videos for Staenz. According to me, as a Digital Marketer, you don’t need to worry about theses Adobe tools. You can always gain expertise in the above-mentioned tools free. There is a lot of creativity out there.
If you are a beginner you need to watch a lot of demo videos first and try to get inspiration from those animations. For in-depth learning various best video editing courses in Nashik are available. It’s always true!! You observe, you learn. Therefore, try to find some video experts on social media channels. Follow them and keep in touch with their video updates. You will not believe, one day you will come up with your best shot!! In addition to these many tools, if you know any other interesting Free Video Creation and Video Editing Tools then please mention them in the comment box below.
All the best to my readers 🙂
