How do I choose a video editor? A 5-question checklist

Skip the 40-row comparison tables and ask five questions: (1) Does it run where you work — including that locked-down laptop or Chromebook? (2) What's the real free-tier policy — watermark, resolution cap, export limits? (3) Are captions built-in and good, since that's the modern must-have? (4) Can you ship your first video in under an hour without a course? (5) Does the export match the preview, at the quality you need?

Test your top pick with a real project, not a demo clip. EseCut's answers: any browser, free 1080p with no watermark, one-click captions, and preview-accurate export — which is exactly the checklist it was built against.

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