Open Source Adobe Premiere Elements AlternativesVideo Editors and other similar apps like Adobe Premiere Elements

The best open source alternative to Adobe Premiere Elements is Kdenlive. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Adobe Premiere Elements and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Adobe Premiere Elements are Shotcut, OpenShot, Olive Video Editor and Open Video Editor.

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  1. Kdenlive icon

    Kdenlive

     892 likes

    Free, open-source multi-track video editor supporting multiple platforms and formats. Features include chroma key, color grading, 4K rendering, keyframe animation, and customizable workspaces. Offers privacy focus, offline use, and hardware acceleration without ads or registration.

    122 Kdenlive alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Kdenlive vs Adobe Premiere Elements Comments
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    Has all the advanced features of Premiere including transitions, sound edits, and a familiar interface that you can easily teach yourself to navigate.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    for free, open source, much possibilities

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Kdenlive is Free and Open SourceAdobe Premiere Elements is Paid and Proprietary
    • Kdenlive is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedAdobe Premiere Elements is not according to our users
  2. Shotcut icon

    Shotcut

     477 likes

    Free and open-source, Shotcut is a cross-platform video editor supporting myriad formats with native editing, multi-format timelines, and precise seeking. It offers versatile resolution supports, capturing options up to 4k, and extensive platform integration through various capture and monitoring services.

    135 Shotcut alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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    OpenShot

     579 likes

    Open-source, cross-platform video editor with unlimited tracks, simple interface, 3D animated titles, video and audio effects, waveform visualization, trim tools, keyframe animations, drag and drop import, multi-language support, and no export watermarks.

    138 OpenShot alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    OpenShot vs Adobe Premiere Elements Comments
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    It's free, and has many of the elements found in Premiere. OpenShot is more than sufficient for any casual video editing.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • OpenShot is Free and Open SourceAdobe Premiere Elements is Paid and Proprietary
    • OpenShot is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAdobe Premiere Elements is not according to our users
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    Open Video Editor

     31 likes

    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...

    75 Open Video Editor alternatives

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  7. OpenCut icon

    OpenCut

     16 likes

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

    63 OpenCut alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Omniclip

     15 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...

    74 Omniclip alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
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  10. Pitivi icon

    Pitivi

     93 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
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  11. Nugget Video Editor icon

    Nugget Video Editor

     13 likes

    Seamlessly edit videos with motion effects, unlimited layers, FFmpeg fast rendering, cross-platform support, and multilingual functionality for creative control.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Flowblade

     29 likes

    Flowblade is a multitrack non-linear video editor for Linux released under GPL 3 license.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Cinecred

     15 likes

    Create beautiful film credits without the pain.

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  14. Bunny Media Editor icon

    Bunny Media Editor

     10 likes

    Edit images and videos on Android with a free, open-source tool featuring filters, cropping, rotation, brightness, contrast, saturation, video speed adjustment, mute, stabilization, trimming, plus dark and light themes, and no proprietary dependencies.

    67 Bunny Media Editor alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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