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 Open Video Editor.

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Edit video faster than ever before with the powerful, more connected Adobe Premiere® Pro CC. Dozens of brand-new features include a redesigned timeline, improved media management, and streamlined color grading.

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Adobe Premiere Pro alternatives page was last updated Jul 3, 2024

Kdenlive
Kdenlive is a non linear video editor. It is based on the MLT framework and accepts many audio and video formats, allows you to add effects, transitions and render into the format of your choice.
116 Kdenlive alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Video Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- KDE
- Flathub
- Flatpak
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Top Kdenlive Features
1. Visual Editing
2. Sync Audio & Video
3. Split videos
4. Keyframe Animation
5. Ad-free
6. Watermark free
7. Non linear editor
8. MultiTrack
9. Chroma Key / Green Screen
10. Dark Mode
11. Add subtitles
12. GPU Support
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Comments about Kdenlive as an Alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro

EvergreenTrees
The only nonlinear video editor I've found with automatic shot/scene detection for splitting larger clips.
Top positive comment •Dec 6, 2016
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Slaven
Free, easy, have a tutorial on YouTube
Top positive comment •Jun 17, 2018
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Guest
It is not fully feature-packed and is buggy and laggy. Davinci Resolve is a much superior option
Top negative comment •Aug 20, 2021
4
GalaxyLiam
Kdenlive is a great alternative to premiere pro is it has a lot of features which usually fine in premiere pro although it is buggy and can be laggy the team is working hard to fix the lag
Comment •Sep 1, 2022
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aronkvh
It has a consistent and modern UI and while not the most stable, it usually works great with a lot of features.
Positive comment •Aug 30, 2022
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- Almost everyone thinks Kdenlive is a great Adobe Premiere Pro alternative.
- Kdenlive is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Kdenlive is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Kdenlive is Free and Open SourceAdobe Premiere Pro is Paid and Proprietary

Shotcut
Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform, non-linear video editor.
119 Shotcut alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Video Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
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Top Shotcut Features
1. Lightweight
2. No Watermark
3. Video filters
4. Video Converter
5. Keyframe Animation
6. CPU&GPU Rendering
7. Visual timeline
8. Trim video
9. Low CPU usage
10. Portable
11. Dark Mode
12. No registration required
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Comments about Shotcut as an Alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro

lau22
Of all the free Premiere alternatives I've tried, this is the easiest one to work with and it seems very reliable.
Top positive comment •Feb 11, 2019
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Guest
It is so user friendly and also has a lot of features. It works well with low end PC
Top positive comment •Nov 9, 2020
5
maurosoft391
lots of effects are missing and is poorly designed
Top negative comment •Aug 15, 2022
0
Guest
Very simple yet very powerful! Following a simple tutorial you can create pro videos. And it is totally free. Thank you!
Positive comment •Oct 30, 2020
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Guest
its just like premiere its very good for beginers
Positive comment •Oct 15, 2020
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- Most users think Shotcut is a great Adobe Premiere Pro alternative.
- Shotcut is Free and Open SourceAdobe Premiere Pro is Paid and Proprietary
- Shotcut is LightweightAdobe Premiere Pro is not according to our users

Olive Video Editor
Olive is a free non-linear video editor aiming to provide a fully-featured alternative to high-end professional video editing software.
113 Olive Video Editor alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Video Editor
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Olive Video Editor Features
1. Non linear editor
2. Multitrack editing
3. Keyframe Animation
4. Multi Platform
5. Node Based
6. Custom layouts
7. Support for Unicode
8. Offline Data Collection
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Comments about Olive Video Editor as an Alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro

apranaxfort
I am really surprised when I tried Olive. It's very well made it's are real alternative to Adobe Premiere
Top positive comment •Jul 2, 2020
4
Guest
is a true alternative to adobe premiere pro ;)
Top positive comment •Mar 29, 2019
14
Guest
Easy to use, stable, open-source, even tough it's in early access it still have lots of features, i'm going to give it a 8.1/10
Positive comment •Dec 5, 2020
3
Guest
It's a good choice for Beginners.
Positive comment •May 8, 2020
2
Guest
It is THE open source alternative to Premiere Pro
Positive comment •May 5, 2020
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- Almost everyone thinks Olive Video Editor is a great Adobe Premiere Pro alternative.
- Olive Video Editor is Free and Open SourceAdobe Premiere Pro is Paid and Proprietary

Avidemux
Free and simple video editor that supports a variety of file types and automated tasks. SIMPLE video editor, dedicated for ONE video at a time. NOT for multi video editing/montage.
135 Avidemux alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Video Editor
- Video Converter
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
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Top Avidemux Features
1. Cut video
2. Built-in Video Converter
3. Crop video
4. Lossless Muxing
5. Sync Audio & Video
6. Ad-free
7. Lightweight
8. No registration required
9. Support for 4K
10. Works Offline
11. Dark Mode
12. Keyframe Animation
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Comments about Avidemux as an Alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro

SergTTL
Avidemux is a great app, I use it all the time, but it's not a Premiere alternative. I use it to quickly delete unnecessary segments in my screen recording videos while preserving the original video encoding. In other words, no quality loss and no need to run the lengthy video encoding process.
Top positive comment •Aug 7, 2023
0
Pedro Trujillo
Avidemux is not an NLE video tool
Top negative comment •Jun 8, 2023
6
maurosoft391
super poorly designed! Avidemux is impossible to use and all features of premiere pro are missing
Negative comment •Aug 15, 2022
1
patrick healy
you can't actually edit video with it!
Negative comment •Jul 29, 2021
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Guest
Premiere is an NLE, non-linear editor, it has a multitrack timeline in which multiple clips from various sources can be cut together. Avidemux does not have a multi-track timeline and can only set basic in/out cut points and join clips together in a strictly linear fashion; it is a linear editor at best.
Negative comment •May 29, 2015
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- Some users think Avidemux is a great Adobe Premiere Pro alternative, some don't.
- Avidemux is Free and Open SourceAdobe Premiere Pro is Paid and Proprietary
- Avidemux is LightweightAdobe Premiere Pro is not according to our users

Open Video Editor
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 ext...
56 Open Video Editor alternatives
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License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Video Editor
Platforms
- Android
- F-Droid
Top Open Video Editor Features
1. Lightweight
2. Crop video
3. Trim video
4. Rotate Video
5. No Tracking
6. Ad-free
7. Works Offline
8. Support for Layers
9. No registration required
10. Dark Mode
11. Privacy focused
12. Change resolution
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- Open Video Editor is the most popular Android alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Open Video Editor is Free and Open SourceAdobe Premiere Pro is Paid and Proprietary
- Open Video Editor is Lightweight and Privacy focusedAdobe Premiere Pro is not according to our users

PiTiVi
Free video editor with a beautiful and intuitive user interface, a clean codebase and a fantastic community.
98 PiTiVi alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Video Editor
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
PiTiVi Features
1. Transformation toolbox
2. Compositor
3. Non linear editor
4. Capture Video
5. 32-bit support
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Comments about PiTiVi as an Alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro

Guest
PiTiVi did the job where Adobe Premiere did NOT !
Positive comment •Jan 4, 2021
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- Most users think PiTiVi is a great Adobe Premiere Pro alternative.
- PiTiVi is Free and Open SourceAdobe Premiere Pro is Paid and Proprietary

Cinelerra
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.
93 Cinelerra alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- Video Editor
Platforms
- Linux
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Cinelerra Features
1. Works Offline
2. No Tracking
3. Non Destructive Editing
4. Transitions Effects
5. Ad-free
6. Portable
7. Privacy focused
8. Colour Grading
9. Support for 4K
10. Non linear editor
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