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OpenShot

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OpenShot is a free and open-source video editor for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS, designed to be easy to use and quick to learn.

OpenShot 3.3 interface

License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application type

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Flathub
2.8 / 5 Avg rating (59)
548likes
57comments

Features

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight
  2.  Privacy focused

Features

  1.  No Watermark
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  3D animated titles
  4.  Chroma Key / Green Screen
  5.  32-bit support
  6.  Photo effects
  7.  Dark Mode
  8.  Non Destructive Editing
  9.  Layer Movement
  10.  Geometry editing
  11.  Edit screenshots
  12. Blender icon  Blender Integration
  13.  Non linear editor
  14.  Track multiple packages
  15.  Fast motion

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  • u7741339 liked OpenShot
    26 days ago
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    benni347 added OpenShot as alternative to diascope
    about 1 month ago
  • PredatorQ liked OpenShot
    about 1 month ago
  • crse updated OpenShot
    about 1 month ago
  • Agibi and jesserosenbaum liked OpenShot
    2 months ago
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    OpenSourceSoftware added OpenShot as alternative to Splice - Video Editor & Maker
    2 months ago
  • Eighty-nine liked OpenShot
    3 months ago
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    justarandom added OpenShot as alternative to Mastershot
    3 months ago
  • pasiojunk reviewed OpenShot  
    3 months ago

    I just needed a simple editor for my basic needs. This is The one!! I've been looking forever and have used several, "Simple editors." I just needed to cut the fat out of a drum video. I'm beyond a newbie. This is quick, Very easy to use with no experience made a great vid!

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Comment summary: Users express varied experiences with OpenShot. Many report frequent crashes, slow performance, and issues with exporting, particularly on Windows. While some find it simple and suitable for basic edits, others cite a lack of features and reliability, especially for more advanced tasks. Linux users generally report better stability. The software's user interface is appreciated by some as intuitive, though others find it lacking professional-level customization.
Top Positive Comment
awesomestuffnetwork
Feb 28, 2019
7

Works fine. Crashes often and has low performance on Windows, but is fine in Linux.

Top Negative Comment
geneseegaming
Apr 30, 2016
11

Looks like it has great potential, but kept crashing in my Quad-Core Windows 10 machine.

Emmanuel
Apr 26, 2021

On my PC (Windows 10 Pro, core i7 4770k, 16 GB) with the latest OpenShot (2.5.1), a simple click on "Préférences" in the menu, just after starting the software and closing immediately the box of tutorial leads to a crash... Worst than Avidemux!

Ian James
Mar 2, 2025
1

I just needed a simple editor for my basic needs. This is The one!! I've been looking forever and have used several, "Simple editors." I just needed to cut the fat out of a drum video. I'm beyond a newbie. This is quick, Very easy to use with no experience made a great vid!

hansencomputers
Jan 3, 2025
0

I started a YouTube channel 1 year ago. For the first 6 months I used YouTube Creator Studio, but decided to try something else. OpenShot was the first software I tested and have been using it now for 6 months. I'm running Linux Mint 22.

OpenShot isn't without problems, I have the System Package installed but I also use the AppImage. In both instances there are odd behaviors, but i have learned to work around them and they do not interfere.

My experience is all self-taught from reading online and some video tutorials. With that I have steadily increased my production complexity. I'm happy to use OpenShot and will promote it. That being said I am also experimenting with ShotCut now, to see if I'm missing out on something better.

The fact that I can have something as good as OpenShot, running on Linux, and for zero cost is amazing. Sometimes it's hard to believe this is so easily accessible and works so well. Congrats to the team who develops OpenShot.

leonardosv
Sep 3, 2024
0

The new themes undoubtedly make the app more beautiful and intuitive, but unfortunately many features leave something to be desired. The side control panel in (professional mode) is simply not efficient, and shows various bugs such as the disappearance of materials from the timeline. I think it would be interesting for OpenShot to follow the same editing and customization model as Clipchamp, as it would work much better.

Ashledom
Jul 27, 2024
2

I don’t know about Windows, but recently (2024) it works well on Linux. Very easy tool for beginners.

Pavlin Lazarov
Jan 13, 2024
1

OpenShot is great start for beginners who want to make videos in YouTube but also OpenShot missing some things like animated text and etc plus green screen effect need to be updated because he don't work well because he don't remove all green color he remove the green screen but on the edges of the video he leave green color which is not good even if you try to remove this green color by going to settings of green screen effect this doesn't work.

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What is OpenShot?

OpenShot is a free and open-source video editor for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS, designed to be easy to use and quick to learn.

Features

Cross-Platform OpenShot is a cross-platform video editor, with support for Linux, Mac, and Windows. Get started and download our installer today.

Trim & Slice Quickly trim down your videos, and find those perfect moments. OpenShot has many easy ways to cut your video.

Animation & Keyframes Using our powerful animation framework, you can fade, slide, bounce, and animate anything in your video project.

Unlimited Tracks Add as many layers as you need for watermarks, background videos, audio tracks, and more.

Video Effects Using our video effects engine, remove the background from your video, invert the colors, adjust brightness, and more.

Audio Waveforms Visualize your audio files as waveforms, and even output the waveforms as part of your video.

Title Editor Adding titles to your video has never been easier. Use one of our templates, or make your own.

3D Animations Render beautiful 3D animated titles and effects, such as snow, lens flares, or flying text.

Slow Motion & Time Effects Control the power of time, reversing, slowing down, and speeding up video. Use a preset or animate the playback speed and direction.

Edit Video Drag and drop video, audio, or images from your file manager into OpenShot. It's that easy to get started video editing.

70+ Languages OpenShot is available in many different languages, and can be translated online with LaunchPad.

Simple User Interface We have designed OpenShot to be the easiest and friendliest video editing software ever! Give it a try and see for yourself.

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GitHub repository

  •  4,825 Stars
  •  587 Forks
  •  309 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 10, 2025 
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Our users have written 57 comments and reviews about OpenShot, and it has gotten 548 likes

OpenShot was added to AlternativeTo by ertro48 on Sep 13, 2009 and this page was last updated Apr 30, 2025.