Compare Shotcut and iMovie 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (72.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Shotcut
Star Rating
(42)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ShotcutiMovie
Star Rating
(568)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about iMovieShotcut vs iMovie
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found iMovie easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with iMovie overall.
- Reviewers felt that Shotcut meets the needs of their business better than iMovie.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that iMovie is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Shotcut over iMovie.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Shotcut
No pricing availableiMovie
No pricing availableFree Trial
Shotcut
No trial information availableiMovie
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
31
8.4
515
Ease of Use
7.8
31
8.9
521
Ease of Setup
8.1
7
9.4
62
Ease of Admin
8.3
5
9.1
36
Quality of Support
7.5
25
8.3
340
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
5
9.0
32
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
31
7.6
515
Features by Category
Editing
Not enough data
7.4
189
Not enough data
7.0
107
Not enough data
7.4
185
Not enough data
7.7
150
Not enough data
7.9
169
Not enough data
9.0
214
Not enough data
8.2
202
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
179
Not enough data
8.3
186
Not enough data
7.7
108
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.7
15
Not enough data
4.7
15
Agentic AI - Video Editing
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Shotcut and iMovie are categorized as Video Editing
Unique Categories
Shotcut has no unique categories
iMovie has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Shotcut
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
iMovie
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Graphic Design
15.4%
Education Management
7.7%
Media Production
7.7%
Computer Software
5.1%
Online Media
5.1%
Other
59.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.3%
Higher Education
5.3%
Entertainment
5.1%
Education Management
5.0%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.0%
Other
71.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Shotcut really free?
1 Comment
MM
THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS, "YES" IT IS COMPLETELY FREE. THE SOFTWARE IS FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND ALL THE FEATURES ARE FREE TO USE.Read more
Is there any other software i can integrate this with?
1 Comment
MV
I can not speak to a true API integration if that is what you are asking. I can share the other tools/software that I have used alongside ShotCut. I'm an...Read more
Shotcut has no more discussions with answers
How to put text in image
4 Comments
GW
You can go to Titles at the top bar of iMovie and select one of those to put text over an image. Otherwise, you can create text in an image in Canva or...Read more
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