Versions:

  • 2025.2.56356
  • 2025.2.56344
  • 2025.1.152194
  • 2025.1.151752
  • 2022.3.136244
  • 2022.2.135077
  • 2021.3
  • 2021.2

Lightworks, developed by LWKS Software Ltd., is a non-linear editing system (NLE) designed for professional-grade editing and mastering of digital video. Positioned within the video editing software category, it provides a timeline-based workspace where editors can assemble, trim, and refine footage without overwriting source files, ensuring non-destructive workflows suitable for everything from short-form social content to full-length feature films. The current public release, version 2025.2.56356, continues an eight-version lineage that has incrementally added support for higher-resolution formats, expanded codec compatibility, and streamlined collaborative tools, enabling post-production teams to handle rushes from cinema cameras, DSLRs, or screen recordings within a single environment. Common use cases include cutting narrative sequences, synchronizing multicam shoots, color-correcting RAW footage, and exporting masters for broadcast, streaming, or theatrical distribution, while real-time effects and GPU-accelerated playback help maintain creative momentum on both desktop workstations and mobile editing suites. Lightworks is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always delivering the latest version and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.

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