Free Video Editing & Visual Effects Software Download
HitFilm Express is free video editing software with professional-grade VFX tools and everything you need to make awesome content, films or gaming videos. Perfect for beginners, film students, gamers, YouTubers, or any creative without a budget.
All of this and more, for free.
Professional editing tools
Biggest free VFX toolkit on the market
4K exports, professional formats, no watermarks
Motion tracking and animation tools
What users are saying...
In our opinion, the single best software package for aspiring visual effects artists and filmmakers.
HitFilm Express is flexible, fantastic, easy to use, and free. Can't ask for more.
Hitfilm is absolutely amazing, I have been using it for years and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Features
Professional editing tools
HitFilm Express comes with all of the industry editing tools you know and love in an easy-to-use interface. Whether you’re creating snappy gaming montages or cinematic edits, GPU acceleration gets the best performance out of your hardware so you only spend time on the important stuff.
Largest free VFX toolkit available
HitFilm Express comes with the largest and most powerful free effects library available on the market. With HitFilm Express, you have access to industry-grade color adjustments, keying effects, lens flares, lightswords and so much more, as well as a library of ‘Quick 3D’ effects for adding realistic simulations to your productions.
420+ total effects and presets*
* some effects require add-on purchase.
4K exports, no watermarks
Motion tracking and animation tools
Create professional-looking motion graphics, track them onto moving objects, and use HitFilm’s pre-built Behavior effects to create organic and visually-engaging animations in just a few clicks. HitFilm Express is built with creators in mind – all the bells and whistles, none of the fuss.
Intuitive interface with a fast learning curve
HitFilm has an outstanding community, and you’ll find a ton of official HitFilm tutorials from FXhome to help you grow as a VFX artist.
The firepower and resources that FXhome offer’s for the price point can not be matched! Not to mention the hundreds of tuts they offer free online.
I’m new to video editing and find the video tutorials very helpful.
Free learning resources
You don’t have to go it alone. We’ve created over 100 hours of free videos on everything from VFX tutorials to motion graphics techniques to filmmaking tips – all available for free over on the FXhome YouTube channel. Mastering the art of visual content production has never been easier!
Want to get stuck into a project? Our free masterclass courses take you step-by-step through various projects like Star Wars fan films, gaming video creation, digital scene extensions and more. The best bit is, you can get started right now!
Start our latest masterclass for free:
CamTrackAR Guide
Use CamTrackAR to enhance your projects with 3D camera tracking, or work with immersive virtual production to transport yourself anywhere in the universe
FAQs
Will my computer run HitFilm Express?
- Apple: macOS 11.0 Big Sur, macOS 10.15 Catalina or macOS 10.14 Mojave.
- Windows: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit).
- Internet connection: Required for online activation
- Processor: 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 (2015), AMD Ryzen 5 (2017)
- RAM: 8GB (16GB Recommended)
- Graphics card (minimum):
- 2 GB of video memory (4GB or more and NVIDIA or AMD card required for 8K UHD)
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 series (2016)
- AMD Radeon RX 400 series (2016)
- Intel HD Graphics 620 (2016)
- Graphics card (recommended):
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- 8 GB of dedicated video memory
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 20 series (2018)
- AMD Radeon RX 5000 series (2019)
What video formats does HitFilm support?
- MP4 H.264 Import & Export
- AVCHD Import
- QuickTime Import (QuickTime install required on Windows)
- AVI, M2T, M2TS, MTS, MXF (DVCPro HD), DV, HDV, WMV Video Import
- HitFilm Pro also supports OpenEXR, Apple ProRes (Mac), GoPro CineForm (Win)
Where do I get QuickTime?
QuickTime (.mov) is supported by default on macOS. Windows QuickTime files are supported by HitFilm as long as QuickTime is installed.
Install the latest version of QuickTime from Apple. Don’t forget to restart after installing or updating QuickTime.
How can I update my graphics card drivers?
It is very important to have up-to-date drivers for your graphics card when using HitFilm. Grab the latest Windows drivers here: NVIDIA drivers, AMD drivers or Intel drivers.
Are there tutorials to help me get started?
We have hundreds of free tutorials on our YouTube channel which cover all kinds of subjects and effects.
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