iMovie
iMovie is a free video editing application made by Apple for the Mac, the iPhone, and the iPad. It includes a range of video effects and tools like color correction and image stabilization, but is designed to be accessible to users with little or no video editing experience. iMovie's professional equivalent is Apple's Final Cut Pro X.
iMovie 10.1.12 running on macOS Mojave | |
| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | October 5, 1999 |
| Stable release | 10.4
/ November 30, 2023 |
| Operating system | macOS 11.5.1 or later |
| Type | Video editing software |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www |
iMovie was originally released in 1999 for Mac OS 8, and bundled with the iMac DV. With version 3, iMovie became part of Apple's now-defunct iLife suite, alongside other multimedia apps. iMovie '08 was a complete rewrite, and lacked many of the features of previous versions, which returned in iMovie '09 and iMovie '11. The iOS version of iMovie came out in 2010.
iMovie is pre-installed on all new Macs, iPhones, and iPads, and is available for free on the App Store.