Wondershare Filmora review
7.8/10★★★★★Affordable desktop video editor with 20+ AI tools, from smart clips to denoising
- Best for
- Hobbyists who want a full desktop editor with AI help at a low yearly price
- Price
- Freemium · from $49.99/year
Free: All basic editing features; exports carry a watermark - Platforms
- Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Wondershare, Shenzhen, China
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.7★ (90K) · Android 4★ (1.17M)
What it is
Filmora is a traditional timeline editor for Windows and Mac with a long list of AI tools built in: speech-to-text, text-based editing, Smart Short Clips, smart scene cut, audio denoising, silence detection, AI music and translation. It also has mobile apps and newer AI video generation features.
Latest: Filmora 15 was released in late 2025.
What the AI does
- AI text-based editing
- Smart Short Clips
- Speech-to-text and translation
- Audio denoise and silence detection
- Smart scene cut
- AI music and sound effects
Pros and cons
- Cheap yearly plans
- Proper timeline editor plus AI tools
- Lots of tutorials
- Desktop and mobile apps
- Slower on lower-end computers
- Most AI tools use credits
- Free exports are watermarked
How it scores
Strong value and a wide AI toolkit in a familiar editor; performance can lag on modest hardware.
Feature checklist · 6 of 9
- Automatic captions with styles (yes)
- Turns long videos into short clips automatically (yes)
- Edit video by editing the transcript (yes)
- Removes silences and filler words automatically (yes)
- AI translation and dubbing into other languages (no)
- Adds AI-generated or stock B-roll automatically (no)
- AI audio clean-up and noise removal (yes)
- Editing apps for iPhone and Android (yes)
- Free plan exports without a watermark (no)
Alternatives
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- CapCut 8.3/10Social creators who want a free, full-featured editor on every device
- Kapwing 7.9/10Social and marketing teams who want a fast, collaborative editor in the browser
- Descript 7.8/10Podcasters, YouTubers and teams who edit talking-head video
- OpusClip 7.7/10Podcasters and streamers who want lots of short clips from long videos
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