10 Best Software to Remove Background Noise from a Video

The simplest way to remove background noise from a video is to clean the soundtrack inside your video editor, right on the timeline where you cut the clip. Our picks: Movavi Video Editor for one-click AI noise removal on a desktop, DaVinci Resolve and Adobe® Premiere® Pro for hands-on sound control, VEED and Kapwing for editing in a browser, and Descript for transcript-based editing of talking-head videos.

Wind on a beach walk, traffic behind a city vlog, the hum of an air conditioner or fridge during a kitchen take, and echo in a bare room are the usual suspects. Audio noise reduction is the process of removing that unwanted sound from the signal. When you clean up audio in a video without leaving the editor, you also skip exporting the soundtrack to a separate app and bringing it back.

If you film daily vlogs, travel clips, or cooking videos, or you review gadgets and record desk tours at home, these are the background noise removers worth a look.

How we chose

Every pick is video-editing software rather than standalone noise reduction software, so the audio cleanup happens in the same project as your cuts, titles, and music. If you want a video editor with noise reduction so you can reduce background noise in a video without juggling two programs, that’s the whole point.

Five criteria shaped the list. The first is how the tool works: one-click AI noise removal, where artificial intelligence picks the noise out for you, or manual settings you dial in yourself. The second is what happens to your voice. Noise reduction algorithms may distort the signal to some degree, so we looked for tools that protect audio clarity and give you a way to ease off.

The third criterion is preview: hearing the cleaned clip before you export saves a re-render. The last two are practical. Price covers what the free tier allows and how paid plans are billed, and platforms cover where you edit, from a Windows laptop or a Mac to a browser tab.

The 10 best background noise removers

Tool	Noise reduction feature and where it is	One click or manual	Platforms	Free version	Starting price
Movavi Video Editor	Noise removal: Tools > Audio > Noise removal	One click (AI mode) or manual Noise suppression slider	Windows, macOS	Yes: 60-second exports, watermark	$19.95/month
Adobe® Premiere® Pro	Enhance Speech: Window > Essential Sound > Dialogue	One toggle plus Mix Amount slider	Windows, macOS	No; 7-day trial	$22.99/month (annual plan, billed monthly)
DaVinci Resolve	Noise Reduction: Fairlight page > Effects Library; Voice Isolation: Inspector (Studio)	Manual noise profile; Voice Isolation slider	Windows, macOS, Linux	Yes, no watermark	Studio: $295 one-time
Final Cut Pro	Voice Isolation, Noise Removal: Audio inspector > Audio Enhancements	Checkbox plus Amount slider	macOS	No; 90-day trial	$299.99 one-time
Filmora	AI Audio Denoise: right panel > Audio > Denoise	Toggles per mode	Windows, macOS	Yes, watermarked	$49.99/year (Basic)
CapCut (Desktop)	Noise reduction: right panel > Audio > Basic	One toggle	Windows, macOS, web, mobile	Yes, 1080p, watermark on Pro assets	Pro: $19.99/month or $179.99/year
Kapwing	Clean Audio: right sidebar > Edit	One click	Browser	Yes: watermark, 720p, Clean Audio up to 5 minutes	Pro: $16/month billed annually
iMovie	Reduce background noise: Noise Reduction and Equalizer button (Mac)	Checkbox plus percentage slider	Mac (noise tool), iPhone, iPad	Completely free	Free
VEED	Clean Audio: left panel > AI Tools	One click	Browser, mobile app	Yes: watermark, 720p, one Clean Audio use	Creator: $12/month per user, billed yearly
Descript	Studio Sound: Properties panel > Audio Effects	Toggle plus Intensity slider	Windows, macOS, web	Yes: 1 media hour a month, watermark	Hobbyist: $16/month billed annually

1. Movavi Video Editor

Best for: travel vlogs, cooking videos, and gadget reviews where you want wind, traffic, or hum gone without leaving the editor.

Price and platforms: Movavi Video Editor Free exports up to 60 seconds with a watermark; the full version starts at $19.95/month. A desktop app for Windows and macOS.

Why we picked it: Movavi Video Editor is an intuitive video editor with customizable video templates, one-click AI tools, and hundreds of drag-and-drop effects. Its AI noise removal pulls traffic, wind, and steady hum back while keeping your voice sharp, so the very first playback of your travel vlog already has your voice up front and the street pushed back. The drag-and-drop workflow and hover previews keep the rest of the edit quick, and if you’re brand new, the free Movavi Ideas hub publishes a fresh editing idea with a step-by-step tutorial every week.

Key features:

• Noise removal: select the clip, open Tools > Audio > Noise removal, then pick AI for one-click cleanup or Default to set the Noise suppression slider yourself. The AI mode covers high-, middle-, and low-pitch noise, with 95% noise reduction stated for the tool.
• Sound autocorrect: one-click presets called Enhanced voice recording, Noisy place, and Recording studio.
• Voice fine-tuning: an equalizer, a compressor that evens out loud and quiet passages, and a noise gate that lowers any sound below a threshold you set.
• AI video denoise: a separate tool for the picture that removes grain and low-light artifacts while keeping faces and edges sharp, handy for a dusk vlog that’s both noisy and grainy.
• Templates for the finished cut: Movavi Video Templates is a multi-style library of customizable, pro-looking, modular templates for any kind of video. Each template is a ready-made project built from Blocks, short pre-edited segments where you drop your own clips, photos, and text, with the editing, music, transitions, and text already set and open to change. The Vlog category covers daily vlogs, travel recaps, and cooking videos, and Travel templates pair a snappy intro with a mid-reel highlight montage and transitions between destinations.

Pros:

• Noise removal, voice presets, and manual audio controls all sit in the video editor
• Silence removal and auto subtitles for a talking-head clip to get cleaned, tightened, and captioned in one project
• One-click AI tools with no watermark or export limits

Cons:

• Lacks advanced, detailed controls for a professional workflow
• No flexible UI customization

2. Adobe® Premiere® Pro

Best for: vlogs and reviews edited inside Adobe’s workflow, when you want room to grow into detailed sound work.

Price and platforms: $22.99/month on the annual plan billed monthly, or as part of Creative Cloud® Pro, with a 7-day trial. Windows and macOS.

Why we picked it: Premiere® Pro is the industry standard for professional video editing, and its AI Enhance Speech cleans noise from a voice track. The audio side goes further than a one-click fix, with Essential Sound repair sliders, automatic ducking of music under speech, and integration with Audition®.

Key features:

• Enhance Speech: open Window > Essential Sound, tag the clip as Dialogue, and switch on Enhance Speech; the Mix Amount slider blends the cleaned voice with the original.
• Repair section: in the same panel, Reduce Noise and Reduce Reverb sliders target steady noise and room echo.
• Auto Reframe: keeps the main subject in frame when you turn a horizontal vlog into a vertical one.
• Speech to Text: auto subtitles with translation into 27 languages; styling is set up manually.

Pros:

• Integrates with After Effects®, Photoshop®, and Audition®
• Handles editing at any level of complexity, including multicam projects
• Gets regular AI updates, such as Object Mask and Generative Extend

Cons:

• Subscription only, with no one-time purchase; the trial asks for payment details first
• Demanding hardware requirements and a high barrier to entry for beginners
• No built-in library of ready-made sound effects; most come from Adobe Stock, which is mostly paid

3. DaVinci Resolve

Best for: gadget reviews and desk tours when you want free, hands-on control over every audio setting.

Price and platforms: free base version; DaVinci Resolve Studio is a $295 one-time purchase. Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Why we picked it: the free version carries no watermark or time limit and includes nearly all of the editing, color, audio, and VFX tools. Its Fairlight module is a full sound engineering studio, more than a quick fix needs, but a real playground once you want to shape a voice yourself.

Key features:

• Noise Reduction (Fairlight FX): on the Fairlight page, drag Noise Reduction from the Effects Library onto the clip, then capture a noise profile from a stretch of pure room sound.
• Voice Isolation: an AI slider in the clip’s Inspector that keeps speech and pushes back ambient noise; available in the paid Studio version only.
• Built-in audio processing: EQ, Dynamics, Reverb, and Delay, all adjusted by hand.
• DaVinci Neural Engine: Magic Mask, AI upscaling, and auto-stabilization in Studio.

Pros:

• Professional-grade editing, color, and audio at no cost
• Frame-accurate cutting, the industry standard for precision
• Users report it gets fast and reliable once the shortcuts and workflow click

Cons:

• Tools don’t work in one click; they need fine-tuning, and learning the interface takes time
• Resource-intensive, with powerful hardware recommended
• The free version has practically no AI tools, Voice Isolation included

4. Final Cut Pro

Best for: unboxing and travel vlogs edited on a Mac with a pro timeline.

Price and platforms: macOS; $299.99 one-time purchase, with a 90-day trial.

Why we picked it: Apple’s professional editor pairs a magnetic timeline with advanced color correction and multicam editing, and it suits creators cutting iPhone or pro-camera footage for YouTube. Its Voice Isolation and Noise Removal enhancements sit right in the Audio inspector, so cleanup stays on the timeline.

Key features:

• Voice Isolation: select the clip, open the Audio inspector, and tick Voice Isolation under Audio Enhancements; an Amount slider sets how hard it works.
• Noise Removal and Hum Removal: in the same section, for steady hiss and electrical hum.
• Magnetic timeline, advanced color correction, and multicam editing for iPhone and pro-camera footage.

Pros:

• One-time purchase instead of a subscription
• A 90-day trial gives plenty of time to test it on real projects

Cons:

• Mac only
• AI features are limited compared with newer AI-first products
• The built-in effects set is basic and grows mainly through paid third-party packs

5. Wondershare Filmora

Best for: vlog channels that post often and want AI audio tools without complex settings.

Price and platforms: basic plan from $49.99/year, with Advanced above it for more AI credits. Windows and macOS.

Why we picked it: Filmora is an AI-powered desktop editor aimed at steady video production, and its AI Audio Denoise splits cleanup into separate modes for wind, hum, hiss, and echo. That makes it easy to match the fix to the noise you actually have.

Key features:

• AI Audio Denoise: select the clip, open the Audio settings in the right-side property panel, and switch on a mode in the Denoise section: AI Speech Enhancement, Wind Removal, Normal Denoise, DeReverb, Hum Removal, or Hiss Removal.
• AI Smart Cutout: removes pauses and silence automatically.
• Smart Short Clips: AI auto reframe with subject tracking for vertical versions.

Pros:

• Runs on Windows and Mac and doesn’t need powerful hardware
• Simpler than professional editors, with plenty of templates and automation

Cons:

• The free version always adds a watermark
• AI features run on AI credits, and the larger monthly allowance sits in the Advanced plan
• The sheer number of single-task tools can confuse beginners

6. CapCut (Desktop)

Best for: short vertical cuts of vlogs and unboxings for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.

Price and platforms: free version; Pro, the plan that covers desktop, costs $19.99/month or $179.99/year, while the $9.99/month Standard plan is aimed mainly at mobile. Windows, macOS, web, and mobile.

Why we picked it: CapCut is a mobile-first editor for short, trending videos, and its desktop version mirrors the mobile tools many creators already know. Noise reduction is a single toggle, next to a large AI toolkit for vertical clips.

Key features:

• Noise reduction: select the clip, open the Audio tab in the right panel, and switch on Noise reduction under Basic.
• AI auto-tracked cropping: keeps the main subject in frame when you switch to vertical.
• Auto subtitles: AI-generated, with translation and a choice of styles.
• Speed ramping presets: quick slow-fast effects for trend edits.

Pros:

• Fast, simple editing for short vertical videos
• A huge library of trending templates and effects

Cons:

• The full AI toolkit sits in the Pro plan and runs on credits
• Some features and assets need an internet connection and an account
• Not every tool carries over between the mobile and desktop versions

7. Kapwing

Best for: vlogs and reviews edited together with a teammate in the browser.

Price and platforms: Pro costs $16/month per member billed annually, or $24 billed monthly, with a Business plan above it. Works in a browser.

Why we picked it: Kapwing is a browser-based editor for teams and social videos, with real-time collaboration built in. Its Clean Audio tool handles noise in one click, right inside the same project your teammate is editing.

Key features:

• Clean Audio: select the clip on the canvas, open the Edit tab in the right sidebar, and click Clean Audio; it removes background noise, corrects loudness, and reduces popping sounds.
• Smart Cut: removes pauses automatically.
• Real-time collaboration: several people edit the same video at once.
• Auto subtitles: captions for multilingual audiences.

Pros:

• Nothing to install; it runs in the browser
• Social media templates for short marketing clips

Cons:

• AI features run on credits with a monthly allowance
• The free plan adds a watermark, exports at 720p, and runs Clean Audio on up to 5 minutes
• Stock media and some templates sit behind a paid plan

8. iMovie

Best for: first vlog edits on a Mac or iPhone at zero cost.

Price and platforms: free. Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

Why we picked it: iMovie is Apple’s free, simple editor, preinstalled on its devices, which makes it the easiest starting point for Apple owners. On a Mac, its Reduce background noise slider takes care of light hiss and room rumble.

Key features:

• Reduce background noise: select the clip, click the Noise Reduction and Equalizer button above the viewer, tick Reduce background noise, and set the percentage slider.
• Equalizer presets: options such as Voice Enhance and Hum Reduction in the same panel.
• Trailer templates: ready-made movie-style trailers.

Pros:

• Completely free, with no watermark or limits
• Already on your Mac or iPhone

Cons:

• The noise reduction slider exists only in the Mac version; iPhone and iPad lack it
• Almost no AI features
• A modest library of effects and music, plus limited export control

9. VEED

Best for: captioned review clips made in a browser.

Price and platforms: Creator from $12/month per user billed yearly, with Pro and Studio plans above it. Browser and mobile app.

Why we picked it: VEED is a browser-based AI editor, and its Clean Audio tool cleans a track in one click. Remove Silences pairs well with it on talking-head videos.

Key features:

• Clean Audio: select the clip, open the AI Tools tab in the left panel, and click Clean Audio; it works per clip, so each noisy segment gets its own pass.
• Remove Silences: cuts pauses and filler words automatically.
• AI subtitles: with translation into other languages, which spends AI credits.
• AI voiceover and voice cloning.

Pros:

• Nothing to install
• Accurate auto subtitles with styles
• Clean Audio and Remove Silences save time on talking-head edits

Cons:

• The free plan includes Clean Audio only once per account; ongoing use needs a paid plan
• Long, heavy projects can lag, buffer, or fail to export
• The free plan won’t upload video over 1 GB

10. Descript

Best for: podcast-style and talking-head videos edited through the transcript.

Price and platforms: free plan with 1 media hour a month and a watermark; Hobbyist from $16/month billed annually. Windows, macOS, and web.

Why we picked it: Descript is a text-based editor for podcasts, interviews, and talking-head creators: you edit the video by editing its transcript. Its Studio Sound effect reduces background noise and echo in the voice track.

Key features:

• Studio Sound. Here’s how to remove background noise from a video: select the script layer and open the Properties panel in the right sidebar. Toggle Studio Sound under Audio Effects; an Intensity slider controls the strength.
• Transcript editing: delete words in the text to cut them from the video.
• Filler-word removal and voice cloning.
• Screen recording for screencasts and tutorials.

Pros:

• A natural fit for podcasts and interviews
• Editing by text suits interviews and talking-head takes

Cons:

• Minimal visual effects, transitions, and color correction
• Studio Sound needs an internet connection and spends AI credits each time it runs

Which background noise remover fits your video?

A vlog shot outside, with wind and traffic: Movavi Video Editor. Its AI tools take the tedious parts off your plate in one click, from noise removal to silence removal and auto subtitles. Once the sound is clean, a template from the Vlog or Travel category turns those clips into a finished cut, and hundreds of built-in drag-and-drop titles, transitions, and filters cover any style you’re after. The optional Movavi Effects subscription adds 10,000+ effects across every theme, and you can preview each one on your own footage before you buy. More than 70 million people already use Movavi software, and the editor gets 25+ updates a year; recent ones added one-click video denoise and silence removal.

A talking head at home, with AC or fridge hum: steady hum is one of the noises Movavi’s AI noise removal targets, so a desk-side gadget review or a kitchen recipe video fits there too. If you’d rather stay in a browser, VEED’s Clean Audio does a one-click pass on any paid plan.

A video podcast: Descript, since you cut the episode by editing its transcript, the filler words come out along the way, and Studio Sound runs on the same layer.

Professional editing: DaVinci Resolve if you want a full sound studio at no cost and don’t mind building a noise profile by hand, Premiere® Pro if you already work in Adobe apps and want Audition® close by, and Final Cut Pro if you edit on a Mac and prefer a one-time purchase.

How to record cleaner audio before you edit

AI audio tools and manual filters alike work better on a clean recording, and good audio quality starts at the shoot. Four habits help:

1. Keep the mic close. The farther the mic sits from you, the louder the room gets relative to your voice, so a mic near you beats a better mic at arm’s length.
2. Record a few seconds of room sound first. Before you speak, let the camera capture pure background noise. Manual tools use a sample like this as a noise profile: they learn the pattern of the ambient noise and reduce it across the rest of the track.
3. Switch off the air conditioner during takes. Its hum shifts as the unit cycles, which makes a noise profile less accurate.
4. Keep the gain moderate. Cranking mic gain in a quiet room lifts the noise floor along with your voice, so moving closer works better. Cheap cables can add electrical noise too, a static that comes from interference rather than from the room.

Got a windy beach clip from last weekend waiting in a folder? Movavi’s license lineup lets you start with free access and add tools as your projects grow, so open that clip, run AI noise removal, and let silence removal tighten the pauses on the same timeline.

Frequently asked questions

Can you remove background noise from a video for free?

Yes, with trade-offs. iMovie is free, and on a Mac its Reduce background noise slider costs nothing. Kapwing’s free plan runs Clean Audio on up to 5 minutes of audio, with a watermark on export. In Movavi Video Editor Free, you can test every tool, noise removal included, but some advanced features are unavailable when you export.

Why does my voice sound unnatural after noise reduction?

A strong setting on a very noisy clip makes the distortion that noise reduction can introduce easier to hear. Ease off: in Movavi’s Noise removal tool, switch from AI to Default and lower the Noise suppression slider, then use the equalizer to boost the frequency bands that now sound thin.

How do I remove wind noise from a video?

Run AI noise removal on the clip, since wind is one of the noises Movavi’s tool clears. If gusts still break through between sentences, the noise gate lowers everything under the threshold you set, so the quiet gaps go silent while your speech stays. On the next shoot, keep the mic close so your voice sits well above the wind.