Best Color Grading Software

Compare the Top Color Grading Software as of November 2025

What is Color Grading Software?

Color grading software is a tool that allows users to make adjustments to the color and contrast of video footage. It possesses features such as exposure, saturation, and hue adjustment and can be used for both amateur and professional purposes. Color grading software can be used to stylize footage or balance out particular colors in a scene to create a desired look. It is also used for creating stylized looks that help evoke certain emotions. Compare and read user reviews of the best Color Grading software currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Autodesk Flame
    3D visual effects (VFX), finishing, and color grading software. Flame® 3D VFX and finishing software provides powerful tools for 3D compositing, visual effects, and editorial finishing. An integrated, creative environment means faster compositing, advanced graphics, color correction, and more. Extract mattes of the human body, head, and face with AI-powered tools for color adjustment, relighting, and digital cosmetic and beauty work. Isolate skies and salient objects quickly for grading and VFX jobs. Edit, composite, and color correct in one environment, without toggling between software. Create and iterate quickly for more productive client sessions. Tools for fast and interactive visual effects finishing and 3D compositing. A timeline-centric, fully compatible assistant station for Flame. A fully compatible creative assistant station for Flame in collaborative VFX workflows. Real-time color grading software for creative look development.
    Starting Price: $331.11 per month
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    Chromatic

    Chromatic

    CoreMelt

    Chromatic is the most complete and flexible professional color grading plugin for Final Cut Pro X. Featuring integrated mask tracking, powerful color keying, and support for auto white balance including powerful linked grading capabilities using grade groups. Unlike other FCPX solutions, in Chromatic all of these functions and more are available in one powerful color correction product. We are constantly refining and adding new features to Chromatic and we love getting feedback and enhancement requests. Since the launch of Chromatic, we have added improved hotkeys, a gallery browser for your stack presets, compare buffers to quickly do shot-to-shot comparisons, exporting grades as CUBE files, auto balance, and more. This color grading plugin delivers an all-in-one Final Cut Pro X solution that puts the essential tools right at your fingertips in a simple clear interface, including tracked masks, with individual control of the overall grade, as well as inside and outside the mask.
    Starting Price: $99 one-time payment
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