The Best Open Source Premiere Pro AlternativesTop Video Editors and other similar apps like Premiere Pro

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

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  1. Kdenlive icon
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    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.

    144 Kdenlive alternatives

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    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  2. Shotcut icon
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    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.

    159 Shotcut alternatives

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    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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  3. Olive is a free non-linear video editor aiming to provide a fully-featured alternative to high-end professional video editing software.

    135 Olive Video Editor alternatives

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  4. Avidemux icon
     671 likes

    Linear video editor supporting basic cutting, filtering, encoding, batch scripting, and many formats; ideal for single-file edits, trimming, re-encoding, and simple cleanup but not for multi-track or montage projects requiring nonlinear editing capabilities.

    179 Avidemux alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
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  5. OpenCut icon
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    Open-source video editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux offering non-linear multi-track editing, timeline tools, and advanced features like templates, no watermarks, fast exports, extensive format support, subtitles, user-friendly interface, and offline functionality.

    83 OpenCut alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. 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...

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    • Discontinued

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  7. WannaCut icon
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    Lightweight, open-source video editor combines Rust and React architecture for professional multi-track timeline workflows, requestAnimationFrame playback, robust undo/redo, magnetic snapping, easy fade controls, keyframable effects, and asset management on Linux and Windows.

    62 WannaCut alternatives

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  8. Pitivi icon
     94 likes

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

    126 Pitivi alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Flathub
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  9. Flowblade icon
     31 likes

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

    95 Flowblade alternatives

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    • Flathub
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  10. Omniclip icon
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    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...

    91 Omniclip alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
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  11. Cinelerra icon
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    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.

    125 Cinelerra alternatives

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

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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