Awesome for a Free Tool
May 23, 2021

Awesome for a Free Tool

Jonathan Teixeira | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with iMovie

We currently use iMovie to edit simple videos. When Adobe Premiere Pro is overkill, we turn to iMovie. It's quick, simple, and surprisingly powerful. It gets the job done well, and it's easy to use. We don't use it for everything, but it certainly has its place in our toolkit. And it's free with a Mac.
  • Free with a Mac
  • Easy interface
  • Good editing tools
  • Fine-grain editing
  • Easier effects
  • Powerful effects
  • Easy to use.
  • Makes work fast.
  • We all have it on our machines already.
  • Fast editing times.
  • Little learning curve so we can get to work quickly.
  • Good quality exports.
We use Adobe Premiere Pro, screenflow, and iMovie. All for different things. If we're doing heavy editing, some effects, and overlays, we use Premiere. If we're recording a bunch of stuff all at once and doing a screen record, we record with screenflow and edit while we're there. And for simple videos (slicing things together), iMovie is our choice.

Do you think iMovie delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with iMovie's feature set?

Yes

Did iMovie live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of iMovie go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy iMovie again?

Yes

If you're looking to edit a video and you have a Mac, use, or at least try, iMovie. You already have it, or you can install it for free. It's so much better than any other free video software out there, and it's easy to use. Hardly a learning curve, and you can do a surprisingly large amount of work with it.