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Clipchamp vs Lightworks
Both do 1 of the same video tools task. Below is what each says about its own limits and pricing, and how each ranks on signals we can measure or quote.
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Clipchamp
Create videos with royalty-free music and stock footage, use video templates, and export in up to 4K video resolution. Get started in-browser or download the Windows app.
Signals score: 4.1 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit clipchamp.com/enB
Lightworks
Lightworks is the Emmy-winning video editor behind Hollywood classics, free to download on Windows, macOS and Linux. Import, edit, grade and deliver in one app.
Signals score: 3.9 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit lwks.comPricing, limits and privacy
- Free tier
- A: Free plan exports up to 1080p with no watermarks, with unlimited videos. Includes trim, crop, rotate, resize, subtitles, voiceovers, silence removal, free stock assets, and a screen recorder (no recording limits stated). Brand kit is not included.
- B: Free plan (listed as free forever): export up to 1080p, 1 cloud provider at a time, 720p low-quality H.264 proxies, YouTube and Vimeo presets, MP4 media files only.
- Paid plan
- A: Premium features (4K export, premium stock assets and effects, brand kit) come with Microsoft 365 Personal or Family. Prices and billing periods are Not stated on this page.
- B: Create (4K export, BRAW and ProRes decode) and Pro (8K export, 10-bit, HDR) are offered monthly, yearly or one-time. Prices are not shown on the page read; it says prices are in USD, GBP and EUR before sales tax.
- Signup
- A: Free plan requires signing in with a personal Microsoft account.
- B: Not stated. The page links to Sign In and My Account but does not say whether the free download needs an account.
- Watermark
- A: Free exports have no watermark, per the pricing page.
- B: The page says files created with Lightworks are free from overlays or watermarks. Watermarked Pond5 stock footage can be imported and bought at export.
- Where files go
- A: Not stated.
- B: Not stated.
From each tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Sources are listed on each tool's page.
Compare on a task
Neither tool has been hands-on tested on these tasks yet, and we do not guess. Open a task to see both ranked with every other tool.
- Only Clipchamp: Screen recorder
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