How to Edit Videos on Your Phone

by Astrid Loo / June 23, 2019

Awesome footage of your dive? Hilarious jokes on the road trip? Edit and post!

A lot of people express themselves and share content through videos. Some of them upload their videos on YouTube and other social media platforms.

You have your big idea and your passion for filming, but the only equipment you have is your smartphone. Who says you need a camera and laptop to be a vlogger? There are video editing apps out there that you can use. Here are five of the best apps you can use to produce awesome videos on your phone.

1. iMovie

If you are an avid Apple user then you’re already familiar with this app. iMovie is easy to use, which is why it’s famous for editing videos. It has basic features, so you can add music, trim videos, record audio, and add filters. The app also offers animated titles for your videos. If you want to spice things up a little, iMovie allows you to make trailers too, with over 14 trailer templates to choose from. Unfortunately, this app is only available for IOS users.

2.PowerDirector

They say this video editing app is the Android version of iMovie. It offers a multiple track timeline video editing. If you weren’t able to film your slow motion video originally, don’t fret, because PowerDirector has a slow motion editor. Some other features include cropping videos, video effects, music and voice-over, reverse video, and video stabilizer. PowerDirector also lets you create action movie effects using chroma key. This app is perfect for editing videos on your phone because it also has a vertical video editing feature. If you want to remove watermarks and you happen to have 4k resolution on your videos, you can upgrade through an in-app purchase.

3. FilmoraGo

If you are looking for a simple and easy-to-use video editing app then FilmoraGo is the one for you. It lets you crop, trim, rotate, slow down, speed up, and add transitions to your videos. Some additional features include audio mixing, picture-in-picture, voice over, and color adjustment. What’s great about this video editing app is that you can customize your videos by adding cool themes, overlays, and texts. You can also share your freshly made videos straight to different social media platforms. FilmoraGo is available for both iPhone and Android smartphones.

4. VivaVideo

This is said to be the best free video editor app for Android and IOS, according to top bloggers with a network of over 200 million users. It allows you to trim, merge, speed up, reverse, and slow down images and videos in a short period of time. It’s nice because it lets you pick your clips from your gallery, but you also have the option of recording directly from the app using a variety of camera lenses. VivaVideo also contains plenty of fun features such as stickers, special effects, filters, and animated clips and texts . Want to add music to your clips? This app has a good library of background music. VivaVideo also allows you to share content automatically to different social networking sites.

4. Quik

Quik is one of the video editing apps developed by GoPro. This app has the basic features that you need for editing your videos. You can crop, zoom, add effects and texts to your videos, and have them automatically synced to the beat of any music. It also helps you make smart editing decisions, as it detects faces and colors to help you frame clips perfectly. Quik provides access to a hundred free songs. It’s also great for social sharing as it lets you create videos in cinema, square, or portrait format. Quik can be installed for free from the IOS App Store and Google Playstore.

Try these video editing apps and tell us which one works best for you. Start filming, and you might become the next big YouTuber or filmmaker!