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OpenShot Video Editor vs PowerDirector Comparison (2026)

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OpenShot Video Editor

PowerDirector

Overview

OpenShot Video Editor is Free and Open-Source software designed to help trim, slice, edit, and mix audio and videos in various formats in a drag-and-drop interface. It supplies 3D animation capabilities, which lets users use titles and effects to edit colors, sizes, lengths, and texts across videos.

PowerDirector is a video editing tool designed to help professionals cut, edit, refine, publish and share videos. Artists can layer, blend and shape to create artistic scenes, add text or graphics to footage and use a drag-and-drop interface to adjust transitions.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Video & Screenshots

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Pricing

Starting from

Free

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

48.99

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.3

177

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

69%

would recommend this app

4.3

122

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

72%

would recommend this app

Pros

“Has enough community guides to look into.”

Mehmet A.

Founder

“Available for Windows, Linux and OS X. Simple and easy to navigate interface, wide selection of effects, filters, transitions and emojis.”

ERIC E.

PROPRIETOR

“OpenShot Video Editor is an excellent video editing software for beginners and advanced users. Although it has some minor drawbacks, the feature set it offers for free makes it an attractive choice for people who want to edit videos professionally or personally.”

Thierno S.

Human Resources Officer

Pros

“There's a huge resource library of background music (including Asian themed tracks which is important ot me - PD seems particularly keen to cater to Japanese market with fonts and music ) as well as Shutterstock video/images that come with your subscription. ”

vaughan j.

Storyteller

“It also has a lot of useful tools, such as chroma key or animated transitions that can be tuned and keyframed to your desire.”

Shaun W.

I do everything

“At the time, the price I paid for the full version was great and I've never had an issue with security of my files.”

Frankie S.

Consultant

Cons

“OpenShot's stability can be unreliable, often crashing when handling large projects or processing large video files.”

Kendel S.

Owner

“I cannot simply move the clips to separate areas of the timeline without the program telling me it is "Not Responding".”

Gavin R.

n/a

“Openshot can sometimes be unstable and can crash or close unexpectedly, which can be frustrating if you're working on a large project.”

Géovanny N.

graphic designer

Cons

“I have never gotten a clear answer about why my app will be fully logged in as full version sometimes and then other times it cannot find my license. When I request help or ask questions, I get brushed off or told to just clear my cache or log out of all other emails in the android system before it will be recognized.”

Frankie S.

Consultant

“Also on older versions when editing large videos the application would just crash over and over and ultimately because of that (and the watermark) I had to switch to another video editor.”

Shaun W.

I do everything

“Also, I've never been able to go back to a saved project to make changes.”

Walter B.

Owner