Top 6 AI Video Editing Apps and How they Can Enhance Your Video Creation Experience

AI is quickly changing everything around us. From revolutionizing health care to tackling climate change, AI is working to improve workflows and power technological advancements in almost every field.

For those who have noticed, AI is rapidly entering the world of video editing. So, if you’d like to be at the forefront of how AI radically changes and disrupts the realm of digital video editing, here are some of the best editing apps that use AI to assist editors in bringing their videos to life.

Let’s explore how some of the more prominent names in video editing use ai video editing tools and features and provide some recommendations for some up-and-coming AI-powered video editing apps worth checking out.

Video editing platforms with AI features

Before diving into some of the newer and more experimental AI-powered video editing apps, let’s look at three of the industry's more popular video editing platforms. These non-linear editing apps (NLEs for short) are all tried-and-tested editing platforms that have millions of users for a reason.

And, despite them being around longer than AI itself, you might be surprised to learn that many AI-powered tools and features have been added to these systems. Let’s take a look at three of the top choices.

Adobe Premiere Pro

Perhaps still the most popular NLE in video editing, Adobe’s Premiere Pro is about as tried-and-true as they come. As part of Adobe’s Creative Cloud, Premiere Pro easily partners with other Adobe apps like Photoshop and After Effects. It also has access to Adobe’s own AI model, Adobe Firefly, which has been turning heads with its AI feature generative fill since its release several months ago.

Here are some of Premiere Pro’s AI-powered features worth checking out:

• AI-powered text-based editing
• AI-powered word replacement
• AI-powered remix tool for changing lengths of audio clips
• AI-powered auto-reframe, auto-log detection, and auto-color correction tools

DaVinci Resolve

While Adobe Premiere Pro might still be the most popular NLE on the market, Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve is hot behind it with a growing user base that gets stronger and more dedicated with every new innovation.

DaVinci Resolve is also notable because it has both a free version and a paid version, so users can get started for free and get used to the system, then go to the paid version as they need more advanced features, like the AI-powered ones which Resolve now offers.

Here are some of DaVinci Resolve’s AI-powered features, which you can see more details about from the video above with the timestamps below:

• 00:54 Edit Video with Text
• 4:21 Smart Reframe
• 7:49 Face Refinement
• 15:01 Voice Isolation
• 18:30 Super Scale Video Upscaling
• 19:11 Object Removal
• 20:51 Speed Warp

Apple Final Cut Pro

Finally, while not as popular as it once was, Apple’s Final Cut Pro is still popular with passionate fans of the brand and video editors who are more comfortable with the system. 

Although Apple has released an iPad version of Final Cut Pro, it’s becoming more of an option for all content creators and editors. FCP also has more AI-powered tools than you might think.

Here are some of Final Cut Pro’s AI-powered features worth checking out as well:

• Smart Conform 
• Background Noise Reduction 
• Automatic Color Correction
• Shot Stability Analysis 
• Range-Based Keywording 
• Masking and Image Overlays 
• Audio Clean-Up 

AI video editing apps

Now that we’ve covered the AI video editing tools and features in the legacy NLE editing apps let’s look at newer, more specified AI editing apps. 

However, remember that these apps are all relatively newer and less powerful than the legacy NLEs mentioned above. They are good options to check out and explore for their AI capabilities, but if you want a more holistic editing platform, the three above will likely be better options.

1. LightCut: LightCut is an AI-powered video editing app that features its own templates and effects to make videos designed for vlogs or other social channels quickly. LightCut is the only video editing app officially recommended by DJI, and it’s ideal for working when partnered with one of DJI’s cameras, like the DJI Osmo.

LightCut uses an AI-based “One-Tap” editing system that is easy to use yet powerful enough to potentially rely on for putting together full edits of your on-the-run footage for your social channels.

2. Wondershare Filmora: Filmora by Wondershare has just released its Filmore 13 version, which boasts all-new AI-powered features that help creators of all sets expand their creativity and productivity with this app. Fillmora features a fully-equipped video editing suite powered by AI that empowers creators to effortlessly create using its AI features, templates and resources, and multi-platform functionality.

3. Opus Clip: Opus Clip could be considered more of a service than an app, perhaps, but it’s a great resource for vloggers and podcasters looking to turn their long-form content into short, viral-ready clips to share on their social media channels.

Opus Clips uses AI-powered tools to scan your videos and provides AI-selected cut-downs that include other AI-powered features like subtitles and emojis perfectly ready to share across platforms like TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels.

4. Topaz Video AI: One of the more advanced AI-powered video editing apps out there, Topaz serves as an optimized solution for users looking to quickly and easily edit their videos and upscale their content to perform better across their various channels.

Topaz uses a complex AI neural network to make its edits. It can turn your low-resolution videos into 4K (or even 8K) versions while also removing unappealing artifacts. This is a great tool for those shooting on smartphones or other less professional equipment.

5. Fliki: Designed chiefly for social media videos, Fliki is an easy-to-use text-to-video editor that features plenty of helpful features like voiceovers and other dynamic AI editing tools. With Fliki, you can easily transform your ideas into stunning videos, and it is an excellent option for marketing managers or content creators looking to turn other types of content (like blog articles, for example) into shareable videos.

6. Visla: Similar to the above, Visla is another AI-powered editing and generation tool that can quickly and easily turn a script into a video. Using their network of stock images and videos, Visla lets marketing managers or creators simply provide a script for the AI to provide the storyboard, B-roll, voice-over, subtitles, and more.

Hopefully, a few of these AI video editing apps will appeal to you and your content creation needs. However, it is also worth noting that most of these are not free and are looking to incentivize you to sign up for subscriptions or to pay for credits to use them

Similar to other AI generation apps and tools, like AI-integrated music search, these AI video editing apps might be best for content creators looking to completely streamline their processes or simply explore what options are out there as they refine their workflows and consider adding different AI-powered tools and features to their creative creation processes.