What it does
Lightworks is a video editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. Its documented workflow covers importing footage, organising bins, editing and finishing exports.
Import footage, organise it in bins with tags/search and assemble the edit before finishing colour and audio. Lightworks runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, but the delivery requirement should decide the edition. Free is ongoing rather than a time-limited trial and exports up to 1080p without a watermark.
Create raises export resolution to 4K; Pro adds up to 8K, 10-bit/HDR tools and ProRes encoding. Some advanced titles, transitions and enhancement tools are unavailable on Linux, even when their edition is otherwise offered. Check both the licence and operating system before committing to a particular finishing tool.
Strengths
- Bins, tags and search help organise source footage.
- The official page names Windows, macOS and Linux.