# Lightworks 5 Hacker News commenters recommended Lightworks and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. **Verdict:** A video editor people call respectable and reliable, with a perpetual license option. Critics say its color correction is less flexible than DaVinci Resolve. ## Why people recommend it - Respectable program overall (1 comments): "Lightworks is a respectable program but I can't really see picking it over resolve studio tbh" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45978453)) - Perpetual license option (1 comments): "Lightworks is quite good, and offers a perpetual license" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45975320)) - Works flawlessly (1 comments): "LightWorks works flawlessly on the other hand." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49620388)) ## What people warn about - Less flexible color correction (1 comments): "is a lot less flexible in color correction" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47771259)) - Not clearly better than Resolve (1 comments): "Lightworks is a respectable program but I can't really see picking it over resolve studio tbh" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45978453)) - Linux support doesn't match claims (1 comments): "it already rubs me the wrong way that they classify themselves as cross OS compatible, but a bunch of stuff doesn't work on Linux" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46109055)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Kdenlive](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kdenlive.md): 56 recommend - [Final Cut Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/final-cut-pro.md): 25 recommend - [Mosaic agentic video editing](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mosaic-agentic-video-editing.md): 25 recommend - [OpenShot Video Editor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openshot.md): 25 recommend - [Cardboard video editor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cardboard-agentic-video-editor.md): 22 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://lwks.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Lightworks", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lightworks/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).