Tools worth keeping in your edit

A marketplace of graded, organized cinematic footage clips, searchable by shot type and look for quick edits.

Frameline48's Cinestudy library of film-emulation stock footage and overlays for building a specific cinematic grade.

Thousands of digitized archival films and clips now in the public domain, ideal for documentary and found-footage edits.

A large library of free stock video clips with a simple search, licensed for both personal and commercial edits.

A collaborative sound database where editors can browse, tag, and download a huge range of SFX and ambiences.

The annual Game Audio Bundle from Sonniss: thousands of professional-grade sound effects free for commercial use.

Over 33,000 sound effects from the BBC, made free to download, use, and share in your own projects.

A curated pack of free sound effects and loops bundled by Adobe, ready to drop into any edit.

The official log-to-rec709 conversion LUTs from Arri, Sony S-Log3, Canon Log, and Panasonic V-Log camera manufacturers.

Free color grading LUTs from the Ground Control colour team, covering film emulation, log conversion, and creative looks.

A growing library of color grading LUTs and looks, with a free starter pack and paid packs for deeper filmic grades.

A toolset of premium Premiere Pro and After Effects plugins for faster editing, transitions, and typography work.

An open-source video and audio transcoder for converting nearly any format, with a clean interface and no watermark.

A free, open-source video transcoder for converting and compressing footage into deliverable formats on any platform.

The free tier of the industry-standard NLE and color grading suite: full editing, color, Fairlight audio, and Fusion nodes.

A free, open-source audio editor for cleaning dialogue, removing noise, and building custom sound for your edit.

DaVinci Resolve design assets and templates from The Creative Herd shop. Most items are paid, with a small number of free and $0+ offerings.

Fast, browser-based motion design and animation tool for UI interactions, animated content, and video graphics.

Free video editing assets: film burns, lens flares, glow effects, letterboxes, transitions, and SFX packs from Cinepacks.

Free Premiere Pro project templates for titles, transitions, and intros, ready to download and customize.

A rotating set of free Premiere Pro templates, After Effects files, and motion graphics for editors on the free tier.