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Video editing software for YouTubers — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for video editing software for youtubers, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

▲iMovie moved #6 → #5
▼Adobe Premiere Pro moved #5 → #6
▲Descript +7pp (22.2% → 29.2%)
▼Adobe Premiere Pro -4.9pp (40.3% → 35.4%)
▲iMovie +2.1pp (33.3% → 35.4%)
▲Filmora +2.1pp (29.2% → 31.3%)
▼DaVinci Resolve -2pp (83.3% → 81.3%)
▼Clipchamp -2pp (20.8% → 18.8%)
▼Final Cut Pro -1.4pp (59.7% → 58.3%)
▼Shotcut -1.4pp (18.1% → 16.7%)

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

▲ INDescript entered the top 10 (#15 → #8)
▼ OUTCanva left the top 10 (#8 → #12)
▲Descript moved #15 → #8
▼Canva moved #8 → #12
▲Filmora moved #9 → #7
▼Clipchamp moved #7 → #9
▲Descript +9.7pp (12.5% → 22.2%)
▲Filmora +9.6pp (19.6% → 29.2%)
▲Premiere Pro +7.4pp (48.2% → 55.6%)
▲Adobe Premiere Pro +4.6pp (35.7% → 40.3%)
▲Final Cut Pro +4.3pp (55.4% → 59.7%)
▼Canva -4.3pp (19.6% → 15.3%)
▲DaVinci Resolve +2.9pp (80.4% → 83.3%)
▲CapCut +2.9pp (67.9% → 70.8%)
▲iMovie +2.9pp (30.4% → 33.3%)
▲Clipchamp +1.2pp (19.6% → 20.8%)

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 5 → 5-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INCanva entered the top 10 (#11 → #8)
▼ OUTMovavi Video Editor left the top 10 (#9 → #12)
▲Canva moved #11 → #8
▼Movavi Video Editor moved #9 → #12
▼Filmora moved #8 → #9
▼Adobe Premiere Pro -11.2pp (46.9% → 35.7%)
▼Premiere Pro -8.1pp (56.3% → 48.2%)
▼Final Cut Pro -4pp (59.4% → 55.4%)
▲Canva +4pp (15.6% → 19.6%)
▼Movavi Video Editor -4pp (21.9% → 17.9%)
▼Clipchamp -2.3pp (21.9% → 19.6%)
▼Filmora -2.3pp (21.9% → 19.6%)
▲Shotcut +2.3pp (15.6% → 17.9%)

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-5 → 5 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▼Shotcut moved #8 → #10
▲Final Cut Pro moved #4 → #3
▼Premiere Pro moved #3 → #4
▲Filmora moved #9 → #8
▲Movavi Video Editor moved #10 → #9
▼Adobe Premiere Pro -8.4pp (55.3% → 46.9%)
▼Shotcut -5.7pp (21.3% → 15.6%)
▼Premiere Pro -5.4pp (61.7% → 56.3%)
▼DaVinci Resolve -3.8pp (85.1% → 81.3%)
▼Clipchamp -3.6pp (25.5% → 21.9%)
▼CapCut -3.5pp (72.3% → 68.8%)

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▲CapCut +5.6pp (66.7% → 72.3%)
▲Final Cut Pro +2.5pp (57.1% → 59.6%)
▲Filmora +2.3pp (19% → 21.3%)
▲Movavi Video Editor +2.3pp (19% → 21.3%)
▲iMovie +1.7pp (30.2% → 31.9%)
▲Clipchamp +1.7pp (23.8% → 25.5%)
▲DaVinci Resolve +1pp (84.1% → 85.1%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲Shotcut moved #10 → #8
▼Filmora moved #8 → #9
▼Movavi Video Editor moved #9 → #10
▲Adobe Premiere Pro +3.5pp (52.1% → 55.6%)
▲Shotcut +2.3pp (18.3% → 20.6%)
▼iMovie -2.2pp (32.4% → 30.2%)
▲CapCut +1.9pp (64.8% → 66.7%)
▲Clipchamp +1.3pp (22.5% → 23.8%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

▼iMovie -5.6pp (38% → 32.4%)
▼CapCut -3.6pp (68.4% → 64.8%)
▼Adobe Premiere Pro -3.6pp (55.7% → 52.1%)
▼Final Cut Pro -3.1pp (60.8% → 57.7%)
▼Filmora -3.1pp (22.8% → 19.7%)
▼Premiere Pro -2.6pp (64.6% → 62%)
▼Shotcut -2pp (20.3% → 18.3%)
▼DaVinci Resolve -1.6pp (86.1% → 84.5%)
▼Clipchamp -1.6pp (24.1% → 22.5%)

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

▲Clipchamp moved #8 → #7
▼Filmora moved #7 → #8
▼CapCut -3.2pp (71.6% → 68.4%)
▼Premiere Pro -3pp (67.6% → 64.6%)
▼Filmora -2.7pp (25.5% → 22.8%)
▼DaVinci Resolve -2.1pp (88.2% → 86.1%)
▼Adobe Premiere Pro -2.1pp (57.8% → 55.7%)
▼Final Cut Pro -1.9pp (62.7% → 60.8%)
▲iMovie +1.7pp (36.3% → 38%)
▼Movavi Video Editor -1.3pp (21.6% → 20.3%)

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v5-7

#1DaVinci Resolve81.3%
#2CapCut70.8%
#3Final Cut Pro58.3%
#4Premiere Pro56.3%
#5iMovie35.4%
#6Adobe Premiere Pro35.4%
#7Filmora31.3%
#8Descript29.2%
#9Clipchamp18.8%
#10Shotcut16.7%

Sep 7, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v5-7

#1DaVinci Resolve83.3%
#2CapCut70.8%
#3Final Cut Pro59.7%
#4Premiere Pro55.6%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro40.3%
#6iMovie33.3%
#7Filmora29.2%
#8Descript22.2%
#9Clipchamp20.8%
#10Shotcut18.1%

Sep 6, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v5-7

#1DaVinci Resolve83.3%
#2CapCut70.8%
#3Final Cut Pro59.7%
#4Premiere Pro55.6%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro40.3%
#6iMovie33.3%
#7Filmora29.2%
#8Descript22.2%
#9Clipchamp20.8%
#10Shotcut18.1%

Sep 5, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v5-7

#1DaVinci Resolve83.3%
#2CapCut70.8%
#3Final Cut Pro59.7%
#4Premiere Pro55.6%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro40.3%
#6iMovie33.3%
#7Filmora29.2%
#8Descript22.2%
#9Clipchamp20.8%
#10Shotcut18.1%

Sep 4, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v5-7

#1DaVinci Resolve83.3%
#2CapCut70.8%
#3Final Cut Pro59.7%
#4Premiere Pro55.6%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro40.3%
#6iMovie33.3%
#7Filmora29.2%
#8Descript22.2%
#9Clipchamp20.8%
#10Shotcut18.1%

Sep 3, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v5-7

#1DaVinci Resolve83.3%
#2CapCut70.8%
#3Final Cut Pro59.7%
#4Premiere Pro55.6%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro40.3%
#6iMovie33.3%
#7Filmora29.2%
#8Descript22.2%
#9Clipchamp20.8%
#10Shotcut18.1%

Sep 2, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v5-7

#1DaVinci Resolve83.3%
#2CapCut70.8%
#3Final Cut Pro59.7%
#4Premiere Pro55.6%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro40.3%
#6iMovie33.3%
#7Filmora29.2%
#8Descript22.2%
#9Clipchamp20.8%
#10Shotcut18.1%

Sep 1, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v5-7

#1DaVinci Resolve80.4%
#2CapCut67.9%
#3Final Cut Pro55.4%
#4Premiere Pro48.2%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro35.7%
#6iMovie30.4%
#7Clipchamp19.6%
#8Canva19.6%
#9Filmora19.6%
#10Shotcut17.9%

Aug 31, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v5-7

#1DaVinci Resolve80.4%
#2CapCut67.9%
#3Final Cut Pro55.4%
#4Premiere Pro48.2%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro35.7%
#6iMovie30.4%
#7Clipchamp19.6%
#8Canva19.6%
#9Filmora19.6%
#10Shotcut17.9%

Aug 30, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v5

#1DaVinci Resolve81.3%
#2CapCut68.8%
#3Final Cut Pro59.4%
#4Premiere Pro56.3%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro46.9%
#6iMovie31.3%
#7Clipchamp21.9%
#8Filmora21.9%
#9Movavi Video Editor21.9%
#10Shotcut15.6%

Aug 29, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v5

#1DaVinci Resolve81.3%
#2CapCut68.8%
#3Final Cut Pro59.4%
#4Premiere Pro56.3%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro46.9%
#6iMovie31.3%
#7Clipchamp21.9%
#8Filmora21.9%
#9Movavi Video Editor21.9%
#10Shotcut15.6%

Aug 28, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v5

#1DaVinci Resolve81.3%
#2CapCut68.8%
#3Final Cut Pro59.4%
#4Premiere Pro56.3%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro46.9%
#6iMovie31.3%
#7Clipchamp21.9%
#8Filmora21.9%
#9Movavi Video Editor21.9%
#10Shotcut15.6%

Aug 27, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v5

#1DaVinci Resolve81.3%
#2CapCut68.8%
#3Final Cut Pro59.4%
#4Premiere Pro56.3%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro46.9%
#6iMovie31.3%
#7Clipchamp21.9%
#8Filmora21.9%
#9Movavi Video Editor21.9%
#10Shotcut15.6%

Aug 26, 202647 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve85.1%
#2CapCut72.3%
#3Premiere Pro61.7%
#4Final Cut Pro59.6%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro55.3%
#6iMovie31.9%
#7Clipchamp25.5%
#8Shotcut21.3%
#9Filmora21.3%
#10Movavi Video Editor21.3%

Aug 25, 202647 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve85.1%
#2CapCut72.3%
#3Premiere Pro61.7%
#4Final Cut Pro59.6%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro55.3%
#6iMovie31.9%
#7Clipchamp25.5%
#8Shotcut21.3%
#9Filmora21.3%
#10Movavi Video Editor21.3%

Aug 24, 202647 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve85.1%
#2CapCut72.3%
#3Premiere Pro61.7%
#4Final Cut Pro59.6%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro55.3%
#6iMovie31.9%
#7Clipchamp25.5%
#8Shotcut21.3%
#9Filmora21.3%
#10Movavi Video Editor21.3%

Aug 23, 202647 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve85.1%
#2CapCut72.3%
#3Premiere Pro61.7%
#4Final Cut Pro59.6%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro55.3%
#6iMovie31.9%
#7Clipchamp25.5%
#8Shotcut21.3%
#9Filmora21.3%
#10Movavi Video Editor21.3%

Aug 22, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve84.1%
#2CapCut66.7%
#3Premiere Pro61.9%
#4Final Cut Pro57.1%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro55.6%
#6iMovie30.2%
#7Clipchamp23.8%
#8Shotcut20.6%
#9Filmora19%
#10Movavi Video Editor19%

Aug 21, 202671 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve84.5%
#2CapCut64.8%
#3Premiere Pro62%
#4Final Cut Pro57.7%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro52.1%
#6iMovie32.4%
#7Clipchamp22.5%
#8Filmora19.7%
#9Movavi Video Editor19.7%
#10Shotcut18.3%

Aug 20, 202679 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve86.1%
#2CapCut68.4%
#3Premiere Pro64.6%
#4Final Cut Pro60.8%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro55.7%
#6iMovie38%
#7Clipchamp24.1%
#8Filmora22.8%
#9Movavi Video Editor20.3%
#10Shotcut20.3%

Aug 19, 202679 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve86.1%
#2CapCut68.4%
#3Premiere Pro64.6%
#4Final Cut Pro60.8%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro55.7%
#6iMovie38%
#7Clipchamp24.1%
#8Filmora22.8%
#9Movavi Video Editor20.3%
#10Shotcut20.3%

Aug 18, 2026102 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve88.2%
#2CapCut71.6%
#3Premiere Pro67.6%
#4Final Cut Pro62.7%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro57.8%
#6iMovie36.3%
#7Filmora25.5%
#8Clipchamp23.5%
#9Movavi Video Editor21.6%
#10Shotcut20.6%

Aug 17, 2026102 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve88.2%
#2CapCut71.6%
#3Premiere Pro67.6%
#4Final Cut Pro62.7%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro57.8%
#6iMovie36.3%
#7Filmora25.5%
#8Clipchamp23.5%
#9Movavi Video Editor21.6%
#10Shotcut20.6%

Aug 16, 2026102 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve88.2%
#2CapCut71.6%
#3Premiere Pro67.6%
#4Final Cut Pro62.7%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro57.8%
#6iMovie36.3%
#7Filmora25.5%
#8Clipchamp23.5%
#9Movavi Video Editor21.6%
#10Shotcut20.6%

Aug 15, 2026102 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve88.2%
#2CapCut71.6%
#3Premiere Pro67.6%
#4Final Cut Pro62.7%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro57.8%
#6iMovie36.3%
#7Filmora25.5%
#8Clipchamp23.5%
#9Movavi Video Editor21.6%
#10Shotcut20.6%

Aug 14, 2026102 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4-5

#1DaVinci Resolve88.2%
#2CapCut71.6%
#3Premiere Pro67.6%
#4Final Cut Pro62.7%
#5Adobe Premiere Pro57.8%
#6iMovie36.3%
#7Filmora25.5%
#8Clipchamp23.5%
#9Movavi Video Editor21.6%
#10Shotcut20.6%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/video-editing-software-for-youtubers/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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