# FXhome Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is FXhome the right Video Editing solution for you? Explore 16 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/210014/HitFilm-Express/reviews --- FXhome 4.1 (16) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/210014/HitFilm-Express/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of FXhome Ease of use 3.7 Customer Service 4.3 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-16 of 16 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Cristhian Josue J. CEO Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A great alternative to paid software, completely free." September 7, 2021 4.0 Pros Hitfilm Express looks to be software focused on motion graphics design, but it is really a powerful video editor that will allow us to make high-quality videos, this software has an attractive library of effects and animations, we will always find something useful for what we're creating, that is what makes this software worthwhile. If you're a designer who is practiced in managing the Adobe suite, using Hitfilm Express will be very easy, so if you don't want to pay a subscription every month, I recommend you to use this software. Cons This being such a complete software can be inaccessible for PCs with low-specs, so if you don't have a powerful pc, I would recommend you to investigate another video editors. Switched from [OBS Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/)[Blender](https://www.capterra.com/p/167519/Blender/)[Adobe After Effects](https://www.capterra.com/p/233259/Adobe-After-Effects/) I wanted to try free alternatives to paid software Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CEO Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "HitFilm Express A Great Editing Program" May 29, 2021 5.0 As someone who uses Hitfilm all the time to edit videos for YouTube and clips for Twitter, I really enjoy using the HitFilm program. It is easy to use and for most things, you can find tutorial videos on their website on the program. They offer a free base program and you can either purchase a full version of the program or buy the add-on packs that you would need. Overall, it is a great program and I haven't found any others that come close to it. Another good thing is that there are no watermarks when you use the program. Pros I like that the program is free, and you have the options to buy the addtional add-ons, therefore making the product more custom to your needs. Cons Sometimes if you are moving to fast in the program the program will hang up or suddenly shut down. Sometimes It will make a copy of where you left off so you don't use all of your work, and sometimes it doesn't. Alternatives considered [OpenShot Video Editor](https://www.capterra.com/p/173466/OpenShot-Video-Editor/) Reason for choosing FXhome It was free and the program does what I need to do for my job. Review Source CP Chris P. corporate recruiter Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "save your work! constantly crashes" February 20, 2021 2.0 at first it seemed nice to get a free version of what seemed to be a sophisticated program. but it's really a nightmare and an attempt to get you to pay for upgrades. but why would I put money into something that performs so poorly at the most basic level? nice try. Pros it's free, so you get what you pay for. you get basic editing features so if you're keeping it simple this might work for you. Cons it seems the purpose of the free version is to get you to pay for the upgrade and/or purchase add-ons. this version is constantly crashing and freezing so SAVE YOUR WORK. TIP: you can set it to automatically save every 5 mins but I'd suggest manually saving every 2 mins! And you will find a ridiculous lack of safeguards like sliding new video over existing EDITED video will erase the edited video instead of pushing/sliding it over. I thought this was digital editing?! Review Source Francisco Manuel M. Technical Senior Manager Computer Hardware Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best alternative to other expensive video editors" May 26, 2021 5.0 I was looking for a video edition software, on a range from Windows Movie Maker to Adobe Premiere. I check a lot of programs, free and paid and found this one as a winnner. I dont remember how much I paid but I remember it was a fraction of the price of Adobe Premiere, and I was abble to complete my required tasks in a day. I am very happy with that. Pros After an extensive search and comparison, I found HitFilm Express to be the best option. It is not expensive and has a lot of features. I was able to edit, cut, trim audio and video, and I see a lot of optional tasks available as plugins, so I only need to pay for this optional features if needed. Cons As other video editors, theres is a learning curve, but not so much difficult. Just give it a few sessions and you will be working very well. Alternatives considered [Filmora](https://www.capterra.com/p/186540/Filmora/)[Magisto](https://www.capterra.com/p/173381/Magisto/)[OpenShot Video Editor](https://www.capterra.com/p/173466/OpenShot-Video-Editor/) Reason for choosing FXhome Price, ease of use, I see a lot of optional filters and tasks available. Review Source GF Greg F. Owner Entertainment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Hitfilm Express Pros and Cons" February 3, 2022 4.0 This product was more easy to use and perfect for beginners Pros The software is fairly easy to use and cheap Cons In order to get more editing options, you have to upgrade Alternatives considered [Adobe Express](https://www.capterra.com/p/174232/adobe-express/) Reason for choosing FXhome Price was much cheaper for entry level video editing Review Source MG Mersen G. Sales Administrator Industrial Automation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The BEST VIDEO COMPOSITING SOFTWARE that's totally FREE!" October 13, 2020 4.0 It has really given me the opportunity to understand vfx and compositing a lot better. A lot of the films I've made over the years would never have been possible without this software's amazing rotoscoping U.I and compositing features. With regards to just the editing side of things, it's not really for me. However, it has never crashed before. Even when I did a 10 minute video which used about 10 different composite shots it still rendered without a fault. Pros One word: Rotoscoping. Nothing, and I mean nothing (that's free), can beat the rotoscoping tools that Hitfilm Express offers. I love the entire U.I for rotoscoping- it's simple and easy to use. Other free softwares like Davinci Resolve offer the same feature but don't come close to how easy it is to composite a vfx shot in Hitfilm Express. Another pro is its FREE vfx library. They offer almost everything- from fires to explosions to lightning. All come with endless settings to adjust them to your liking. Want your explosion to be larger? No problem. Want more smoke? Sure. Want more BOOM? You can change that too. It's hard to come by a free software with such vfx functionality like Hitfilm Express. Another pro is the tracker U.I. I find it so easy to use it when I need text to stay in one place in the shot. Just to get that professional look, you know? Cons Features are a bit limited. They really want you to buy the full paid version (Hitfilm) so if you use too many vfx options or features as a whole, your video gets watermarked. The editing side of the software is also not the best out there. I find the U.I to be rather unappealing in design and functionality. Another con, and probably the biggest one for me, is the intrusive export error that I sometimes get after using it for a while. This means that I have to save, exit the software and re-enter it for it to work. Review Source Chris H. Speaker Coach Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "HitFilm Express is a great starting Editor" February 17, 2022 4.0 Pros There are a lot of help videos available to help you to get the hang of editing. This is a full function editor that allows you to do quite a lot of cool cuts and effects. Cons Some of the effects are not intuitive to create and you really need to follow the tutorial or YouTube videos to make it happen. And if you are not using the editor frequently (like me) this is a little frustrating because I found I had to bookmark some videos for future reference. Review Source GS Garry S. Principal Consumer Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Hitfilm Express - excellent" November 16, 2021 5.0 Easy to use and execute. Quick tools to allow compositing & movement. Very positive Pros The sw is very powerful. It has been able to execute on every idea I've hit it up with Cons There is a learning curve. However, this isn't a consumer grade editing product so the steep learning curve is to be expected. Reason for choosing FXhome Superior tool, superior interface, ease of use Review Source SG Stella G. Scientist Higher Education Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Awesome video editing software" May 6, 2022 4.0 Pros Hitfilm express offers upload directly to YouTube. The features associated with visual effects are brilliant and some of them are available as a preset, which can facilitate a lot the work for beginners. In general I should also say the interface is user-friendly. Cons I don’t like the social media sharing that are linked to some services the app offers, including when you choose download. Review Source AM Abey M. Freelancer Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 6-12 months ### ""Save money on video and voice compositing software- gate HitFilm Express!"" August 3, 2021 5.0 I enjoyed working with this free version video editing tool. The features were easy to navigate. This software gave me the confidence to go back and explore other higher video editing features. Pros It was my first use of any such software and it was easy to learn from the user guide. The file transfer was straightforward and the preview window display helped me to see what I am working at. Once all voice and video files are loaded the editing process(splice, add, remove, stretch, etc) was done at ease. If I made mistakes I was able to delete and correct them without losing the original loaded files. Running the test preview before exporting gave me a general idea of the end product. I could keep editing videos and voice while exporting them. Cons The exporting process crashed multiple times due to CPU overuse. Review Source RM Rayan M. Youtubeur Media Production Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Un très bon logiciel gratuit " May 18, 2021 5.0 J'adore utilisé se logiciel malgré tout je l'utilise pour de gros montages tels que des courts-métrages ou des longs-métrages. Il est gratuit serte mais quand je voie la qualité du logiciel je regrette de ne pas avoir verser quelques €. Mais si j'ai les moyens j'achèteraient toutes les options car elles ont l'air cool et je les trouvent intéressantes. Il est serte difficile à prendre en main mais il y a plein de tutoriel de la part des créateurs du logiciel de montage que la difficulté de la prise en main deviendra très vite un oublie. Et en cas de question ils répondent en moins de 24h (en semaine) pour ma part. Depuis je m'en sert que pour les gros montages et pas les petits montages. J'adore travailler dessus et ce même si le mode nuit n'y est plus ou est devenu une options payante. Car le logiciel reste malgré tout bien et plaisant. Pros J'aime beaucoup le fait qu'ils soit extrêmement complet je trouve. Pour un logiciel qu'on peut avoir gratuitement. Les créateurs de se logiciel ont et font un excellent boulot j'aime bien le fait que si l'on veux des options payantes on peux les achetés aux furent et à mesure. J'aime beaucoup le fait qu'on puisse faire de magnifiques montages de haute qualité digne d'un film de cinéma. Le logiciel traite le fond vert et peut le retiré ultra facilement en 2 clics. Ils proposent plein de VFX et de FX et ça c'est génial. Le fait qu'il soit accessible y compris aux jeunes youtubeur (comme moi) qui n'ont pas d'argent et ni d'entré d'argent je trouve ça cool. Et il est super stable je trouve aucun crash pour ma part. Cons Il est gratuit mais est un peut difficile à prendre en main au début il ma fallu pour ma part 1 heure à comprendre quelques fonctionnement. Il y a un peut trop d'options payantes à mon goût. Dommage aussi que le mode nuit ne soit plus disponible car j'aimais bien. Review Source MT Mathew T. Owner Entertainment Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Hitfilm Express is awesome" March 30, 2022 5.0 I absolutely love Hitfilm express. I use it regularly for nearly all my short films. The masking tools are incredible and the ease of drag and drop effects is amazing. Pros The interface is very easy and user friendly. The masking tools are incredible and there are a lot of drag and drop effects that are extremely useful and time saving in a lot of situations. Cons There aren't enough transition effects. Review Source AK Asif K. Head of IT Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Hitfilm Express" June 8, 2022 4.0 Pros It's free to use software and it's also very easy for beginners Cons lots of features are locked behind a paywall Review Source AV Alexis V. Chef Projet Marketplace Graphic Design Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Arnaque prévélément attention ! " October 5, 2022 1.0 Pros Le logiciel est basique mais permet de faire des montages casual Cons J'ai demandé des millers de fois d'arêtér de me prélevé mais rien y fait le support client est absent je vais devoir faire opposition avec ma carte. ARNAQUE à fuir ! Review Source DG David G. Technicien Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Review of HitFilm Express" November 13, 2020 4.0 At the beginning of the pandemic, I had to do some editing and I found HitFilm Express to be very easy to do quality editing. Pros The free express version offers a lot of useful features and is quick to learn. The quality of the interface makes the software pleasant to use. Cons Compared to other editing software, I had to import VOB files that were not possible to do so. I have to convert the file to be able to work with it. Review Source AW Annelies W. Freelancer Writing and Editing Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very easy to use!" June 16, 2021 5.0 Overall, I am very happy with HitFilm Express, it has all the features that I expect from a video editing software. Pros I have used this software a couple of times and it's very easy to use. I can edit videos very quickly and efficiently. Cons It takes some time getting used to all the different features, and sometimes the layout isn't very user-friendly. Review Source Similar Products Featured