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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Adobe Premiere Pro alternatives page was last updated Apr 29, 2025
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  1. Kdenlive icon

    Kdenlive

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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.

    109 Kdenlive alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Lightweight

    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.  Dark Mode
    10.  Add subtitles
    11.  Chroma Key / Green Screen
    12.  GPU Support

    Kdenlive VS Adobe Premiere Pro

     
    Comments about Kdenlive as an Alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro
    Comment summary: Kdenlive is praised as a cost-effective and user-friendly alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro, appreciated for its open-source nature and features suitable for small creators. However, users note its instability on Windows and macOS and missing features compared to Premiere Pro. While its community support and ease of use are highlighted, it faces criticism for being buggy and laggy, with some recommending DaVinci Resolve as a superior option.
    Top Positive Comment
    EvergreenTrees
    Dec 6, 2016
    19

    The only nonlinear video editor I've found with automatic shot/scene detection for splitting larger clips.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    Aug 20, 2021
    3

    It is not fully feature-packed and is buggy and laggy. Davinci Resolve is a much superior option

    Most Recent Comment
    PixelatedCube64
    Positive Apr 18, 2025
    0

    Better support for timers, and easy to move from Premiere Pro to Kdenlive

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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
    • Kdenlive is CustomizableAdobe Premiere Pro is not according to our users
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    Shotcut

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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.

    122 Shotcut alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Watermark
    2.  Video filters
    3.  Video Converter
    4.  Keyframe Animation
    5.  Visual timeline
    6.  Trim video
    7.  CPU&GPU Rendering
    8.  Low CPU usage
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Portable
    12.  Non linear editor

    Shotcut VS Adobe Premiere Pro

     
    Comments about Shotcut as an Alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro
    Comment summary: Shotcut is praised for its user-friendly design, rich feature set, and reliability on low-end PCs, often being described as powerful and stable for a free alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro. Users appreciate its support for a variety of formats and active development, although some criticize the absence of keyframe functionality and certain effects. There are varied opinions regarding its comparison to Premiere, with some noting its simplicity for beginners and others pointing out design limitations.
    Top Positive Comment
    lau22
    Feb 11, 2019
    7

    Of all the free Premiere alternatives I've tried, this is the easiest one to work with and it seems very reliable.

    Top Negative Comment
    maurosoft391
    Aug 15, 2022
    0

    lots of effects are missing and is poorly designed

    Most Recent Comment
    Ron Chou
    Positive Feb 5, 2025
    0

    Interface badly designed. Click and dragging stuff never works correctly

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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
  4. Olive Video Editor icon

    Olive Video Editor

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    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

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Olive Video Editor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    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

    Olive Video Editor VS Adobe Premiere Pro

     
    Comments about Olive Video Editor as an Alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro
    Top Positive Comment
    apranaxfort
    Jul 2, 2020
    5

    I am really surprised when I tried Olive. It's very well made it's are real alternative to Adobe Premiere

    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Positive Dec 5, 2020
    4

    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

    Guest
    Positive May 8, 2020
    3

    It's a good choice for Beginners.

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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
    • Olive Video Editor is LightweightAdobe Premiere Pro is not according to our users
  5. Avidemux icon

    Avidemux

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    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.

    141 Avidemux alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    Avidemux screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Easy to use

    Features

    1.  Cut video
    2.  Crop video
    3.  Built-in Video Converter
    4.  Lossless Muxing
    5.  Sync Audio & Video
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Visual Editing
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Support for 4K
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Portable

    Avidemux VS Adobe Premiere Pro

     
    Comments about Avidemux as an Alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro
    Top Positive Comment
    SergTTL
    Aug 7, 2023
    0

    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 Negative Comment
    Pedro Trujillo
    Jun 8, 2023
    6

    Avidemux is not an NLE video tool

    Most Recent Comment
    maurosoft391
    Negative Aug 15, 2022
    1

    super poorly designed! Avidemux is impossible to use and all features of premiere pro are missing

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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
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    Open Video Editor

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    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...

    64 Open Video Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Crop video
    2.  Trim video
    3.  Rotate Video
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Support for Layers
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Change resolution

    Open Video Editor VS Adobe Premiere Pro

     

    • 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
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    Omniclip

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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...

    62 Omniclip alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
    Omniclip screenshot 1

    Top Omniclip Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Support for 4K
    6.  Trim video
    7.  Rotate Video
    8.  Undo and redo
    9.  Web-Based
    10.  Resize Video
    11.  Split Video

    Omniclip VS Adobe Premiere Pro

     

    • Omniclip is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro.

    • Omniclip is Free and Open SourceAdobe Premiere Pro is Paid and Proprietary
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    Pitivi

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

    104 Pitivi alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    Pitivi screenshot 1

    Pitivi Features

    1.  Transformation toolbox
    2.  Compositor
    3.  Non linear editor
    4.  Capture Video
    5.  32-bit support

    Pitivi VS Adobe Premiere Pro

     
    Comments about Pitivi as an Alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro
    Guest
    Positive Jan 4, 2021
    0

    PiTiVi did the job where Adobe Premiere did NOT !

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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
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