Best Video Stabilization Software

Key features:

• Advanced editing features, transitions, and effects

• Built-in screen recorder

• Customizable interface

If you need advanced video-editing software with support for 4K and 3D movies, Pinnacle Studio won't disappoint. One of the advanced features propelling this age-old app to greatness is the Green Screen Effect, which supports 360 video editing that allows you to combine footage from up to 6 different cameras. You will also love the Audio Ducking feature that enables you to balance the foreground and background of your video, even as you apply the shake stabilizer options. However, keep in mind that this app avails video stabilization tools in its paid version only.

The latest version of Pinnacle Studio, 26, features a fortified product with an emphasis placed on core editing processes. With everything upgraded from the structure of the product to changes in behavioral logic and resource management, enhanced stability, performance, and usability will bolster your experience.

Key features:

• Beginner-friendly interface

• Works with all popular formats

• Lots of editing features like joining, trimming, color enhancement, etc.

This video stabilizer app for Windows is perfect for both beginners and professionals since it offers both basic and advanced video editing tools. It supports the most popular video files such as AVI, MP4, WMV, DVD, 3GP, MOV, and MKV, among others. It also has support for the H.264, MPEG-4, and H.265 codecs. However, this video stabilizer isn't free, and the trial version will add watermarks to every video you process.

Something I particularly liked from the more recent update was TikTok integration within the ‘Share your video’ selection. A slew of other video hosting websites including YouTube, Instagram, Vimeo, and more were also available, making this an excellent choice for those trying to quickly edit social media videos.

Key features:

• Runs on all Apple devices

• 80 smart soundtracks

• 13 video filters and advanced special effects

For Apple users, one of the best free video stabilization software is iMovie. The software lets you easily create and edit movies and offers a wide range of editing tools. The app includes the video stabilization feature as well. Additionally, you can work in iMovie from any of your Apple devices – Mac, iPhone, or iPad.

iMovie for iOS and for macOS are designed to work together. While testing the software, I began cutting a project on my iPhone, then was able to seamlessly transfer it to my Mac to view on a bigger screen when I wanted to make some corrections. If you have an iPad Pro or iPad Air that’s a 4^th generation or later, you can also connect it to an external display such as a monitor or smart TV.

Key features:

• Extended music library including high-quality soundtracks
• Premium filters and effects including both cinematic and glitch effects
• Priority access to new features upon release

Packed with AI tools that range from scripting to captioning, I was thoroughly impressed by the features including in CapCut. Voiceovers were particularly easy to create with their text to speech tool and generating captions was automatic across multiple languages as well. Having access to my account across both mobile and computer was helpful for streamlining my test projects as well.

The platform is also intuitive to use which means anyone from a beginner to an expert can jump on and begin working right away. CapCut offers a free trial version that is more than suitable for basic video editing, but if the goal is to remove watermarks, not have limits on storage, and have access to advanced features, then the Pro version is necessary.

Key features:

• Key integrations for video production apps
• Professional workflows
• Generative AI clip extension

Premiere^® Pro stands out as an industry-standard for professional video editing software. A blend of excellent performance, nonlinear editing interfaces, unprecedented tools, and unrivaled capabilities blew me away as I tested the software’s free trial. AI-powered tools including auto captioning and text-based video editing ensure Premiere^® Pro is cutting edge, but it also comes with standard bells and whistles including color grading, enhanced speech, AI-based audio tagging, and more.

The vast amount of tools featured in Premiere^® Pro, including its optimization for windows, makes it ideal for professionals stitching videos together.

Key features:

• Supports 4K and 8K stabilizing and editing

• Cloud support

• AI-powered editing and stabilization

The professional-grade features offered by this app make it a must-have video stabilizer for shaky videos.^[2] With automatic settings that include iChat Theater, Easy Export, ProRess Codecs, and full DVD support, Final Cut Pro would be the best if you have a Mac. The latest 11.2 update also notable includes even more controls for ProRes RAW video shot on iPhone, allowing for better exposure adjustments, color temperature, tint, and demosaicing. However, this app is very expensive.

Key features:

• Free stock templates included
• Multiple export formatting options
• Paste-to-import link capabilities

Kapwing is a collaborative, online content creation platform that allows you to edit videos and create content. Their online video stabilizer tool left me impressed as just a single click turned my test video into a high-quality, stable output. Something that sets Kapwing apart is that they have no download option for software – everything is instead run through their website where you create an account. They are an AI-powered editing company, though, which meant most of the tools I tested were powered by this technology.

Script generators, video translations, and the article-to-video feature all seemed to work excellently. For the at-home video creator looking for an intuitive and easy solution, Kapwing is a reliable option. Kapwing also offers business and enterprise options for organizations seeking improved content creation, however accessing these requires contacting their sales team.

Key features:

• Built-in with Windows devices
• Beginner-friendly user interface
• Direct publishing to social media and video sharing sites

Having replaced the old Windows Movie Maker when Windows 11 was released, Clipchamp offers basic video-editing tools on a simple interface. Formerly bundled with the Windows OS, this video stabilizer has been around for quite some time. Older users are probably already familiar with this program if they’ve been with Windows for a long time.

It avails several options for stabilizing your videos. You can choose Anti Shake, Anti Shake, and Anti Wobble Correction (low) and Anti Shake and Wobble Correction (high). Beyond video stabilization, the most prominent tools I put to the test were the AI audio and video editing, animation, and trim, crop, resize, and rotate capabilities. All left nothing to be desired.

Key features:

• Video stabilization and transcoding

• Live comparison preview window

• Multiple languages

If you want to make your videos more professional and appealing, use this video editing app. Apart from removing camera shakes, it lets you add a cinematic effect to your video just like the professionals do. Regarding its video stabilization capabilities, it has a function to help you adjust the strength of stabilization, and provides a preview window to let you check the results before finalization.

Key features:

• Runs on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch

• Automatic stabilization

• Live previews

If you need a lightweight tool for stabilizing your videos, choose Deshake. It is a video stabilizer plugin for Virtual Dub, a free Windows-based capturing and encoding tool. It offers a broad range of video stabilization tools, hence, quite convenient for both novices and professionals. It can help stabilize horizontal and vertical panning, zooming, and rotation. While it’s a cheap tool, there is also no way for a person to test the app in advance without purchasing which some may find to be a drawback.

Key features:

• Supports most file formats

• Direct uploads to YouTube and Facebook

• Burn to Blu-ray

Copyrighted by NCH Software, VideoPad spots a simple interface that any beginner would have no problems using. It is a lightweight video stabilizer for iOS devices. You may need to make in-app purchases to get rid of the constant ads on mobile. VideoPad supports all popular video formats including DV camcorders, VHS, GoPro, webcams, and all major file formats.

The standard edition is free to use but comes with limited features. Based on my research with the tool, those editing videos consistently would be better off with the paid-for home edition. Professionals will make better use of the Master’s edition and its increased amount of technical tools.

Key features:

• Trim, reverse, change speed, add text, and stabilize

• Hundreds of filters

• Pre-made transition library

With a simple interface for cropping, trimming and rotating videos, Beecut has all the tools you need to apply various enhancements to your video. Though it features relatively advanced options for video stabilization and timeline layers, it has limited tools. Recent updates to the software including the addition of speech recognition technology and unique creative masks did make it feel more modern as I tested the tool, but its capabilities were certainly less than others on this list.

Key features:

• Add music, sounds, voice to Instagram videos

• Stabilize all of your recorded videos

• Cinematic filters and overlays

This app lets you make movies out of the images and videos in your gallery. It allows you to add music, voice notes, and special effects to your Instagram stories, as well as videos you want to upload to YouTube. It avails basic video stabilization features, but you may have to make in-app purchases to enjoy all of them as I found myself limited by what I could test without paying.

Key features:

• AI-powered stabilization and editing

• Cut, trim, merge, etc.

• Create slideshows and collages

Magisto is the most convenient video stabilizer software that’s free for those with little time on their hands. Upload the video you wish to fix, and it will apply the required edits and send it back. It saves time you would have spent fiddling with various adjustments to enhance the video.

However, this is about where the benefit of the free version ends. To access longer videos (up to 10 minutes) and gain full access to Magisto’s editor, people need to purchase the premium option. I tested out the professional option, offering everything in the premium and free versions in addition to over 3 million iStock video clips, HD downloads, and advanced editing features. While an at-home content creator can certainly get by with the free version, professional creators will benefit more from the paid packages.