Industry observers note that though limited in functionality and not without its flaws, Movie Maker’s drag-and-drop design made it possible for anyone with a PC to cut, splice, and edit video clips. Back in January 2017, Microsoft discontinued the classic video editing app Windows Movie Maker, much to the disappointment of users at the time.
According to the latest update, later, in 2021, Microsoft acquired Clipchamp and made that the default video editing app in Windows 11, which is pretty good in some ways but also not without its flaws. It was replaced by the Video Editor in Microsoft Photos, which failed to live up.
The report highlights that thanks to the efforts of @skylerdagirl (spotted by Windows Current), version 6.0 of Windows Movie Maker is now available as a free download via the Internet Archive. It’s an installer file that has reportedly been tested and works on both Windows 10 and 11. Now for the good news: If you want to return to Windows Movie Maker in Windows 11, you can.
As part of the ongoing story, according to Windows Current, this version of Windows Movie Maker uses 97 percent less RAM than Clipchamp, so it’s certainly worth giving it a go if you want to edit videos on an older or weaker machine.
As part of the ongoing story, this article originally appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
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