There are a lot of great ones out there, like Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and AVID, but these tend to cost a pretty penny with either an outright purchase or a monthly subscription. Okay, now that that's out of the way-let's talk NLEs, or 'non-linear editing' systems. Besides, we're all here for the same reason: to learn stuff.
First off, let's just say-hey newbies, you're in a good place! Those of us who are grizzled old fools with years of editing experience under our belt have been there before, so we know the frustration and confusion of trying to navigate an extensive program that does powerful things with video-we don't even know it does many of those things until years later.