Forget another review video. Five questions, honest answers, a shortlist that fits your actual life.
- Phone or computer? If you shoot, edit, and post from your phone, you need mobile-first tools, not a desktop suite you will open twice a year. - What do you make? Talking heads and vlogs want timeline editors with good audio; carousels and thumbnails want a photo editor with strong presets. - Budget, really: free is a fine answer. DaVinci Resolve on desktop, CapCut or VN on mobile. Pay only when a free tool blocks something you do weekly. - How much do you want to learn? Presets and templates are not cheating, they are leverage. - Who is it for? Clients need reliability and deliverables; your own channel needs speed.
Answer honestly and your stack usually picks itself. Then verify the shortlist against real specs. And when the stack needs quick image conversions, PicConvert does them free forever.