# Does W7 have movie editting capabilities?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-w7-have-movie-editting-capabilities/554932>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 24, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-w7-have-movie-editting-capabilities/554932 "2010-09-24T21:02:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![blood63](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-w7-have-movie-editting-capabilities/554932/1 "2010-09-24T21:02:34Z")

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I occasionally used the program Moviemaker in Windows XP and I am looking for an equivalent in W7. Is their one?

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**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-w7-have-movie-editting-capabilities/554932/2 "2010-09-24T21:07:48Z")

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I think it’s part of the windows live set of apps now.

You should be able to find a download for them (and you can choose which ones to install and which ones not to) in your windows updates. You can also search the net for windows live.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-w7-have-movie-editting-capabilities/554932/3 "2010-09-24T21:08:51Z")

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It should run on Windows 7. Google for Movie maker and you’ll quickly find a download.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-w7-have-movie-editting-capabilities/554932/4 "2010-09-24T21:33:04Z")

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Movie Maker is now a part of Windows Live Essentials, which is downloaded separately for Windows 7. [Download for free here.](http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials?os=other)