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Free Video Software is a simple list of the best free video software we know of for Windows and Mac. We aren't trying to be a comprehensive listing of every app, instead we want to showcase the best, most important, and easiest to use. If you think we're missing any great apps, please let us know: info@bestfreesoftwarelist.com
The best free video software in the world. Unless specified, programs are available for both Windows and Mac.
Beautiful interface. Plays virtually any type of video file. Subscribe to video RSS, download, and watch all in one. Torrent support. Search and download from YouTube and others.
Plays more video files than most players: Quicktime, AVI, DIVX, OGG, and more. Pretty good interface.
The interface and buttons are not as nice, but it may play even more video files than VLC.
A plugin that allows quicktime to play additional video formats. (Included in Miro.)
Very powerful 3D animation and modeling software.
DVD ripper and MPEG-4 / H.264 encoding. Very simple to use.
Burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs, and burn and create ISOs. Despite the name, it does work on Vista.
CD and DVD Burner. Burn any video to a disc that plays in your DVD player!
Full realtime editing and effects suite.
Editing package.
Convert any type of video to mp4 or theora. Convert any video for use with iPhone, iPod, Android, etc. Very clean, easy to use interface.
Converter and encoder, with cutting, trimming, and joining.
Video composition and special effects software.
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