Open Source Video Editors

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  1. Kdenlive icon
     873 likes

    Intuitive multi-track video editor with robust hardware-accelerated support; offers chroma key, color grading, and extensive audio/video format compatibility.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Logging
    Editing
    Audio
    +2
    Effects
    118 alternatives
    4.1
    Very Good100 reviews
  2. Shotcut icon
     468 likes

    Free, open-source video editing with multi-format timelines, frame accurate seeking, and robust capture support up to 4k for diverse projects.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    Text filter settings
    Shotcut on Ubuntu
    Shotcut on Windows
    +1
    Shotcut screenshot 3
    131 alternatives
    3.9
    Good50 reviews
  3. OpenShot icon
     571 likes

    Free, open-source video editor featuring cross-platform support, unlimited tracks, trim and slice tools, 3D animated titles, and video effects for editing projects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    OpenShot 3.3 interface
    Theme variation
    OpenShot screenshot 2
    +4
    OpenShot screenshot 3
    134 alternatives
    2.7
    Poor54 reviews
  4. Avidemux icon
     651 likes

    Linear video editor for basic cutting, filtering, encoding, scripting, and batch processing; supports many formats but not for non-linear or montage editing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    Avidemux screenshot 1
    Main window
    Bitrate/size calculator
    +4
    Video filter manager
    153 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good29 reviews
  5. LosslessCut icon
     129 likes

    Simple, cross platform video editor for lossless trimming / cutting of videos. Great for rough processing of large video files taken from a video camera, GoPro, drone, etc. Lets you quickly extract the good parts from your videos and discard GB of data without losing quality.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    LosslessCut screenshot 1
    LosslessCut screenshot 1
    17 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent25 reviews
  6. MKVToolnix icon
     237 likes

    MKVToolnix is a set of tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska files under Linux, other Unices and Windows. They do for Matroska what the OGMtools do for the OGM format and then some. The latest builds now have the ability to create WebM compliant Files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    MKVToolnix v89.0 in Dark Mode
    MKVToolnix v89.0 in Light Mode
    MKVToolnix screenshot 2
    +4
    MKVToolnix screenshot 3
    31 alternatives
  7. Olive is a free non-linear video editor aiming to provide a fully-featured alternative to high-end professional video editing software.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Olive Video Editor screenshot 1
    Curve Keyframe
    Export File Extension
    118 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good17 reviews
  8. Open Video Editor lets you edit your videos. It supports HDR and allows to apply filters. With this app you also can trim, scale, and rotate your videos or even grayscale them. It is also possible to use this app to extract audio from a video, to convert a HDR video to SDR, or...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Open Video Editor screenshot 1
    Open Video Editor screenshot 2
    Open Video Editor screenshot 3
    71 alternatives
  9. VirtualDub icon
     323 likes

    VirtualDub is a video capture/processing utility for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows platforms (98/ME/NT4/2000/XP/Vista/7), licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It lacks the editing power of a general-purpose editor such as Adobe Premiere, but is streamlined for fast...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Main window with input and output window
    Filters
    Job Control / Batch Operations
    133 alternatives
  10. OpenCut icon
     14 likes

    The open source video editor that gets the job done. Simple, powerful, and works on any platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    OpenCut screenshot 1
    58 alternatives
  11. Omniclip icon
     14 likes

    If you are tired of paying to use all the features of existing video editing applications, then you might have found a gem! Turns out Omniclip is fully free and on top of that it's open source. Everything works inside browser, there's no private data being used...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
    Omniclip screenshot 1
    Omniclip screenshot 1
    69 alternatives
  12. Pitivi icon
     92 likes

    Free video editor with a beautiful and intuitive user interface, a clean codebase and a fantastic community.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    Pitivi screenshot 1
    107 alternatives
  13. Cinelerra icon
     74 likes

    Cinelerra is a highly advanced and professional non-linear video editing software, but still remains open source. Cinelerra solves three main tasks: capturing, editing and compositing.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    Cinelerra screenshot 1
    Cinelerra screenshot 1
    Cinelerra screenshot 2
    +3
    Cinelerra screenshot 3
    105 alternatives
  14. VidCutter icon
     28 likes

    A modern, simple to use, constantly evolving and hella fast MEDIA CUTTER + JOINER w/ frame-accurate SmartCut technology + Qt5, libmpv, FFmpeg and MediaInfo powering the backend.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    VidCutter screenshot 1
    VidCutter screenshot 1
    VidCutter screenshot 2
    +5
    VidCutter screenshot 3
    53 alternatives
    1.4
    Very Poor9 reviews
  15. Footage icon
     2 likes

    Trim, flip, rotate and crop individual clips. Footage is a useful tool for quickly editing short videos and screencasts. It's also capable of exporting any video into a format of your choice.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Footage screenshot 1
    49 alternatives
  16. LiVES icon
     16 likes

    LiVES is a Video Editing System. It is designed to be simple to use, yet powerful. It is small in size, yet it has many advanced features. LiVES mixes realtime video performance and non-linear editing in one application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    LiVES screenshot 1
    LiVES screenshot 1
    LiVES screenshot 2
    92 alternatives