Lightworks Free vs Create vs Pro: Choose by Your Project
Choose by the file you must deliver, then check titles, audio, plugins, billing and licence conditions. Free currently advertises up to 1080p; check the active build and target.
Read the guideChoose Lightworks around the job you need to finish
Begin with the file you must deliver and the work needed to get there. Then compare the Lightworks edition or editor against those requirements. A long feature list is less useful than knowing which missing capability would stop this project.
The plan comparison is the starting point for Free, Create and Pro. Use the checklist below to frame a wider editor choice as well: media, timing, sound, finishing, delivery and the terms you will pay for.
Define the decision before comparing features
Write down the requirement, including any condition that would rule an option out. This keeps a comparison tied to your project and makes a disputed or changing product detail easier to spot.
- Delivery
- What file type, dimensions and frame rate must leave the editor? Use the export hub to separate the required result from the options you currently see.
- Media and editing
- Which source files and editing operations does the project need? Name the task, such as importing existing footage or changing a cut, before comparing a product's list of tools.
- Sound and finishing
- List the title, audio and finishing tasks that are essential to the job. Check those requirements in the full comparison; do not treat a broad feature name as an answer to every workflow question.
- Platform and handoff
- Record the operating system, media locations and any project handoff you must support. If you are considering a different editor, include the work you would need to carry across.
- Licence and payment
- Check the licence conditions and the payment term you intend to use. Keep the current offer, renewal and any regional conditions separate from a headline price.
- Evidence and uncertainty
- Look for the conditions behind a recommendation. An unresolved limit needs a check in the relevant current documentation or installed build before you rely on it for delivery.
Read for the requirement that could change your choice
Open Lightworks Free vs Create vs Pro for the edition decision. Start with the delivery requirement, then follow the relevant title, audio, plugin and licence conditions. The guide calls out the conflicting Free export-size information rather than concealing it behind a single recommendation.
For a wider editor choice, keep the same project requirements in view. Identify the step you need to improve and the work a change would introduce. Avoid choosing a whole workflow from one attractive tool or from a problem that has not yet been diagnosed.
Published Lightworks comparisons
Open a comparison for its criteria, conditions and recommendation. Use the requirements above to decide which parts matter to your project.