Vis Exo COMPARE — PREMIERE PRO

A Free Premiere Pro Alternative, No Subscription

Premiere Pro is the editor most agencies and broadcasters cut in, and it comes with a monthly subscription. For the edits that do not need the whole Adobe suite — cut, grade, title, caption, export — Vis Exo gives you a timeline with ripple delete, J/L cuts, LUTs and keyframes in a browser tab, free.

FreeNo InstallNo WatermarkNo Upload
THE SHORT ANSWER

Premiere for team and client work. Vis Exo for everything that does not need it.

Many people keep a subscription for edits a free tool could do. Here is where the line actually falls.

Stay with Premiere Pro if…

  • you share projects with a team or an agency that works in Premiere
  • you rely on After Effects, Audition and Dynamic Link
  • you need multicam, proxies, speed ramps or broadcast delivery formats
  • a client asks for a Premiere project file

Use Vis Exo if…

  • you are paying a subscription for occasional edits
  • you want to cut, grade, title and caption on any computer, with nothing installed
  • you want built-in looks Premiere needs plugins for: VHS, datamosh, film grain, AI tracking
  • your footage should never leave your device

Premiere Pro vs Vis Exo, feature by feature

Premiere ProVis Exo
PriceMonthly or annual subscriptionFree — no watermark, no account
InstallDesktop app via Creative CloudNothing — runs in a browser tab
Runs onWindows, macOSAny modern browser: Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, iPhone, Android
Timeline editingFull professional NLEMulti-clip timeline: trim, split, ripple delete, J/L cuts, overlay track
Ripple delete, J/L cutsYesYes
Speed ramps & retimeYesNo — no speed ramps yet
ColourLumetri: LUTs, wheels, curves, scopes33 cinematic LUTs, your own .cube files, Lift / Gamma / Gain
Titles & graphicsEssential Graphics, After Effects templates245 title & text templates, Titles lane
CaptionsSpeech to TextAuto-captions on your device, .srt export
KeyframesYesYes — any setting, on the timeline
Retro & glitch looksPlugins or After EffectsVHS, datamosh, film grain, halation, bokeh, CRT built in
Team & pro workflowTeam projects, Dynamic Link, broadcast formatsNo — no multicam, proxies or 4K export preset
ExportEvery pro format and resolutionMP4 (H.264) or WebM, up to 2K; PNG frames; tracking data as CSV

What we say about Premiere Pro is general and as of October 2026 — check their own sites for current pricing and features. Vis Exo is not affiliated with Adobe; the product names are trademarks of their owners.

SWITCHING OVER

Coming from Premiere? Here is where everything is

The shortcuts you already know mostly work: S to split (Premiere’s add-edit), Delete to ripple-delete, ⌘Z to undo, E to open the editor.

Project panel
The Media tab — import, or drop files anywhere on the page
Razor / Add Edit
S splits at the playhead; ✂ Split in the toolbar
Ripple Delete
Delete on a selected clip closes the gap
Lumetri Color
Looks and the inspector: LUTs, .cube import, Lift / Gamma / Gain / Offset
Essential Graphics
The Titles lane and Text tab — 245 templates
Speech to Text
Text › Lyrics & subtitles — on-device transcription, .srt export
Effect Controls keyframes
Automation — keyframe any setting on the timeline
Export (Media Encoder)
Export: MP4 or WebM up to 2K, or PNG frames
USE BOTH

Or use it alongside Premiere

Effects as clips

Make a tracking overlay, VHS pass or datamosh here, export MP4 or PNG frames, and lay it on your Premiere timeline.

Same LUTs

The .cube files from your Lumetri setup load here too, so a quick cut on another machine matches the grade.

Rough cut anywhere

Cut a first assembly on a laptop or a phone with no Creative Cloud installed, then bring the media back.

What you get

What You Get Without a Subscription

A timeline you can grab

Every clip is a filmstrip block. Drag to reorder (a marker shows where it will land), drag an edge to trim, press S to split at the playhead, Delete to remove it and close the gap, and Ctrl-scroll to zoom.

Transitions between shots

Click the seam between two clips for a crossfade, a dip to black or a dip to white, from a quarter of a second to a second and a half. Crossfades overlap the picture and the sound.

Drop clips anywhere

Drag several videos onto the page at once, or onto the timeline at the exact spot you want them. MP4, MOV, WebM and MKV all work.

Titles, music and effects

Text and intros have their own lanes, audio files drop onto a Music track, and every effect and tracking mode applies to the whole edit.

Settings left, inspector right

Laid out like a desktop editor: settings on the left, the preview in the middle, trim, crop, text and keyframes on the right.

Private by design

The clips are decoded and joined in your browser from the original files, so a re-edit never loses quality and nothing leaves your machine.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a free alternative to Premiere Pro?

Yes. Vis Exo is a free browser editor that covers cutting, LUT grading, titles, captions and export without a subscription. For team projects, multicam or broadcast delivery, Premiere is still the right tool.

Is there a Premiere Pro online version?

Premiere Pro is a desktop application. Vis Exo runs entirely in a browser tab, with nothing to install.

Can I open a Premiere project file?

No. Bring the media instead — drop the clips in and they land on the timeline in order.

Do Premiere keyboard shortcuts work?

Many do: S splits, Delete ripple-deletes, ⌘Z / Ctrl+Z undoes, Space plays, and the arrow keys nudge.

Can I use my Lumetri LUTs?

Yes, any .cube file loads in the colour panel.

Is there a watermark?

No. No watermark, no account, no export limit.

TAKE IT FURTHER

Make the Look Your Own

Edit without a subscription

Free, no signup, and your footage never leaves this browser tab.