iMovie Reviews & Insights

Score10 out of 10

98 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for iMovie are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Intuitive and User-Friendly Interface: Users have found the user interface of iMovie to be intuitive and easy to navigate. They appreciate the drag and drop functionality, which simplifies the process of adding and arranging clips, audio, and titles.

Highly Praised Automatic Save Feature: The automatic save feature in iMovie has received high praise from users. They have mentioned that it prevents them from losing their progress and allows them to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Efficient File Management System: Users appreciate the efficient file management system in iMovie. It automatically carries all the files used in an edit along with the project file, preventing any loss of files or requiring manual organization.

iMovie Reviews

32 Reviews

Great Video Editing Application

Rating: 10 out of 10

November 21, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have used iMovie to create promotional videos, whereby visual and audio clips from various sources are uploaded into the software and then clipped, edited accordingly and formatted in length, zoom (visual) and sound (audio). The end result can then be exported into a number of formats to suit the required final purpose.

Pros

Importing of clips
Transitions
Exporting finished product
Ease navigating tool bar

Cons

More colorful layout
Additional formats for exporting
More transition options

Likelihood to Recommend

iMovie is an application designed for Apple only so of course can't be used on Windows but in my opinion it is equally as good as its competitive counterparts. It is fast, has never glitched or frozen while use, like another application I've used which will remain anonymous at this time.

Amanda Khan

Client Coordinator / IT Recruiter in Human Resources at Odessa Major Organization Limited (11-50 employees)

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2 years of experience

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iMovie rules them all!!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

October 25, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use iMovie in a very specific situation : to create souvenir video of the dozens of events I organize every year. The short videos are presented at the end of every event and participants love them! I use the "TRAILER" preset and the script is created in advance. I then shoot the specific type of scenes I need to fit in the script. Very efficient process that allows me to export the video in my Keynote as the participants interact.

Pros

Integration of video from iphone
Integrated soundtrack
Possibility to modify the template
Lots of great templates
Seamless integration of music and movie
Super easy to use
Super easy to export to social media

Cons

Although the template for the trailer preset are great , they have been the same for close to a decade now
Need new templates for some presets
The recent update makes the export process more confusing
It would be nice to select the location of file export more easily when send to a computer.

Likelihood to Recommend

Definitely THE app to use to create magic moments!
Anybody who has seen my short movies are mightily impressed...even after seeing the movie for several years.
Since it integrate iPhone movie se easily anybody with a phone can create a great movie very rapidly.
The learning curve is very short and can be taught during a course to participants to cereal their own movie DURING the course!

François Lavallée

president in Human Resources at Aliter Concept® (1-10 employees)

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11 years of experience

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iMovie is for easy for ALL...try.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 3, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use iMovie to create fast videos and edits music for my clients in social media and maybe for socials events, maybe family events. But it have a BIG problem, it doesn't have differents formats to create new size needed to the differentes platforms. For example, it only work in the resolutions 16:9. Maybe I need more settings to expand the potential and I will use more time and not depend on another software.

Pros

edit videos
music editions
musicalizaron effects
Transitions

Cons

Formats
Frame rate
1:1
9:16

Likelihood to Recommend

Is one of a best free software to create edit videos, with footage and photos, is intuitive, connect perfect with all software of MacOS or iOS, and is easy to use. It have extensive library of effects, music, sound, transitions and more. If you have Apple it's a one best value in your systems. I recommend it, ever.

Verified User

Professional in Marketing (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

Easy to Use!

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

June 14, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use iMovie to edit video footage. As someone with no formal editing training, I started using iMovie because it was a free app that came with my Mac and quickly learned it was extremely user friendly and easy to pick up for a beginner like myself. I use it for very simple editing tasks and the user experience has always been very straight-forward and simple.

Pros

Easy to learn
Good for beginners and users with little to no experience
If you have a Mac, the app is free!

Cons

It takes up a lot of storage space
It can be slow when working with large files
The tool is very basic, so if you are looking for very advanced functionality, look elsewhere

Likelihood to Recommend

iMovie is a great editing tool for beginners and users with little to no experience. If you are looking for a simple, straight forward way to edit your videos without having any training, this is the tool for you. If you are looking for a robust and very advanced editing platform, you may wish to look elsewhere.

Verified User

Employee in Marketing (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

6 years of experience

iMovie is quick, relatively simple, and a good value

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

June 6, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use iMovie across the entire Marketing department.

Pros

Quick edits to get raw video presentable fast.
Titles are simple to apply.
Editing out unwanted recordings is easy.

Cons

A dedicated YouTube compatible output format would be nice.
It is not intuitive to add music over the video.
The app itself is a bit of a resource hog.

Likelihood to Recommend

iMovie works great for quick edits of footage down to something presentable quickly. It is not as quick or intuitive if needing to produce higher-quality output. It can be done, just not quickly. By that I mean, it takes a fair bit of practice and learning to get to the point of comfort in doing fancier presentations.

Tim Corbett

General Manager in Corporate at Infinite Energy Construction, inc (51-200 employees)

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2 years of experience

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IMovie, recommended!

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

May 23, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to produce audiovisual material, it solves the task of video production for social media material.

Pros

Easy to use
Fast render
light software

Cons

It'd be great to have social media templates so users can start from some presets. (e.g. Instagram stories template)
Have access to music within the same app
Social media transitions

Likelihood to Recommend

The best thing of IMovie is its interface. In case you want to work on something more professional (e.g. 3D videos), I'll recommend another app.

Matías Arévalo Larenas

Socio y Director Comercial in Marketing at Hualle (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

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iMovie: TThe best UI/UX editing software for beginners!

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

May 23, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Video is a big component of marketing collateral as we use video in our social ads, PPC ads, organic social channels, and on our website. iMovie is a great tool to easily edit any videography done in-house, or to edit an agency video if the edits are minor. Our marketing team uses iMovie which benefits the entire company as video is the easiest way to get a lot of information across to users in a quick, easy-to-understand manner.

Pros

iMovie allows users to upload their own clips and edit them together. You're able to add in more clips as you're working on your project which is great as some film editing software don't allow add ons of video clips once you've begun the editing process.
iMovie continually saves as you're working on your project and syncs with your devices so you can work on your project from other like computers.
iMovie is quick to update changes which allows time to be saved during the editing process. It's very helpful when you need to adjust 1-2 things and don't want to spend hours waiting for the changes to go through.

Cons

iMovie could improve its video size capabilities so you can use the same video for Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter without having to reformat your video.
It would be helpful to add a direct voiceover record option as you're editing your movies/videos.
It would be helpful to have faster processing times once you're completed with the editing and it's time to publish.

Likelihood to Recommend

iMovie is a great tool to use personally and professionally as it's easy to understand where all the editing icons are. It works the best on Apple devices, and can even provide template videos for you to plug in your content if you need help with ideation. It is not as efficient in settings where you need longer videos to be created (over 30 mins) as it does not have as many advanced editing techniques such as Final Cut Pro. iMovie is fantastic for beginner/intermediate video editing skills and can be a great tool for companies that want to expand their brand voice/reach.

Verified User

Manager in Marketing (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

8 years of experience

Awesome for a Free Tool

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 23, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We currently use iMovie to edit simple videos. When Adobe Premiere Pro is overkill, we turn to iMovie. It's quick, simple, and surprisingly powerful. It gets the job done well, and it's easy to use. We don't use it for everything, but it certainly has its place in our toolkit. And it's free with a Mac.

Pros

Free with a Mac
Easy interface
Good editing tools

Cons

Fine-grain editing
Easier effects
Powerful effects

Likelihood to Recommend

If you're looking to edit a video and you have a Mac, use, or at least try, iMovie. You already have it, or you can install it for free. It's so much better than any other free video software out there, and it's easy to use. Hardly a learning curve, and you can do a surprisingly large amount of work with it.

Jonathan Teixeira

Co-Founder in Corporate at WalletWin (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

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Best video editing tool for beginners!

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

May 21, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

At our organisation, we were using iMovie to create videos for product tutorial guides. We were an early-stage startup and iMovie is available for free use. It is great software and an easy-to-use tool. Also, it is very good for someone who wants to get started creating videos or editing videos.

Pros

Editing videos.
Editing animations between shots.
Editing audio and adding sound clips.

Cons

Enhancing audio.
Multiple video in the same frame.
Takes a lot of storage space.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is a good tool for beginners and getting started in the video editing field. It is a good tool for startups because, with no expertise, you can get started and you can very quickly learn the tool. Even I can say you can learn the tool in less than one hour. It is a very smooth tool and it comes built-in on iPhones, iPad, and Mac.

Verified User

Director in Information Technology (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

iMove is no After Effects but it has its place

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

May 21, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We were using iMovie before we switched to using Adobe After Effects and it was great for someone who is just beginning in video editing. Definitely much more user-friendly than something like After Effects and you still get a pretty good end result! I would recommend for the beginning or casual video editor.

Pros

Simple: The functions are very easy to use in this software as opposed to more advanced software.
Quick: Even as an advanced video editor this program is easy to use for quick edits.

Cons

Transitions: Some of the transitions are pretty cheesy.
More output options.

Likelihood to Recommend

I really like this software for simple or beginner edits. Something more advanced like After Effects can take more time and more power to run. Some people may be looking for software that is clean, easy to use, and straightforward. It's also a great starting point for someone who is just entering the world of video editing.

Kelly Reumann

Lead Graphic Designer/ Marketing in Marketing at CyberCartel International Inc. (51-200 employees)

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3 years of experience

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iMovie: TThe best UI/UX editing software for beginners!

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

May 23, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

iMovie allows users to upload their own clips and edit them together. You're able to add in more clips as you're working on your project which is great as some film editing software don't allow add ons of video clips once you've begun the editing process.
iMovie continually saves as you're working on your project and syncs with your devices so you can work on your project from other like computers.
iMovie is quick to update changes which allows time to be saved during the editing process. It's very helpful when you need to adjust 1-2 things and don't want to spend hours waiting for the changes to go through.

Cons

iMovie could improve its video size capabilities so you can use the same video for Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter without having to reformat your video.
It would be helpful to add a direct voiceover record option as you're editing your movies/videos.
It would be helpful to have faster processing times once you're completed with the editing and it's time to publish.

Likelihood to Recommend

Verified User

Manager in Marketing (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

8 years of experience