In this video I’m back on the desktop editing (today it was a Samsung S22 replacement video), and I walk through why I’m seriously considering ditching Wondershare Filmora for MiniTool MovieMaker. I’ve used Filmora for years, but the licensing changes have been a pain—what started as a lifetime-style setup turned into “pay for new versions” vibes, plus constant upsells. On top of that, the newer updates have been buggy for me; I can literally drop a title on the timeline and the whole thing can crash. I compare the day-to-day editing experience: timeline workflow, cutting/splicing, assets, transitions, text/lower thirds, and the overall “feel” of the UI. MiniTool is more basic, but it’s clean, spaced out, and it runs smoothly—perfect if you’re mainly cutting, chopping, and getting videos out fast. The big win for me is the assets: in Filmora it’s easy to accidentally use a paid creative asset and then get billed later, whereas in MiniTool the stickers, transitions, and text elements I’m looking at are free to download and use. If your videos are more content-heavy than graphics-heavy (like mine), MiniTool covers what you actually need without the bloat.