10 Best Video & Media Tools in 2026

Canva made design accessible to everyone. Drag, drop, resize, and suddenly you have a presentation, social post, or flyer that looks professionally designed—without Photoshop skills or graphic design training. Templates for every format imaginable. A huge library of stock photos and graphics. Collaboration features for teams. The free tier is genuinely useful. Non-designers who need to create visual content—marketing teams, teachers, small businesses—use Canva because the results look good without design expertise.

Descript edits video by editing text. The transcription becomes the timeline—delete a sentence from the transcript, and the video cuts match. Overdub even lets you generate voice from text. The approach makes video editing accessible. Filler word removal is automatic. Screen recording handles creation too. Content creators who find traditional video editing intimidating choose Descript for text-based editing that feels natural.

Mux handles video streaming and analytics for developers. API-first video infrastructure—video features without video engineering. The API is clean. The streaming is reliable. The analytics are built in. Developers building video features choose Mux for developer-friendly video infrastructure.

RunwayML provides creative AI tools for artists and creators. Video generation, editing, and creative AI—accessible AI for creative work. The creative focus is clear. The tools are accessible. The capabilities advance rapidly. Creative professionals exploring AI use RunwayML for accessible creative AI.

Riverside records remote video in studio quality. Local recording that captures high quality—remote recording without quality compromise. The local recording matters. The quality is studio-level. The editing is included. Podcasters and video creators use Riverside for remote high-quality recording.

Cloudinary manages images and videos for web applications. Upload media, transform it on delivery, optimize formats automatically—everything between "user uploaded a file" and "optimized media displays on page." Transformations apply through URL parameters. Responsive images serve appropriate sizes. AI features like background removal work at scale. Applications with media handling requirements use Cloudinary to avoid building image processing infrastructure.

Synthesia creates videos with AI avatars. Text-to-video with synthetic presenters—video production without filming. The avatar quality improves. The production speed is fast. The use cases are clear. Organizations creating training and content use Synthesia for AI video production.

Loom communicates with video messages. Record screen and camera, share a link—async video that replaces meetings and long emails. The recording is effortless. The sharing is instant. The viewer experience is good. Teams wanting async video communication use Loom for quick video messages.

HeyGen creates videos with AI avatars. Select a presenter, provide text, get video—talking head content without filming. The avatar quality keeps improving. Multiple personas are available. Translation handles global content. Teams needing presenter videos without production choose HeyGen for AI-generated talking heads.

Wistia hosts video for marketing and business. Video hosting with marketing features—video that generates leads. The marketing integration is the point. The analytics show engagement. The lead capture is built in. Marketing teams wanting video that converts use Wistia for marketing-focused hosting.