Shorts Alternatives

Shorts is described as 'Don't have time for long videos and audios? Cut them into shorts, so that you could watch or listen them from any device without hassle, whenever you need a quick break' and is an app in the video & movies category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Shorts for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Shorts alternative is Avidemux, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Shorts are mp3DirectCut, VidCutter, Footage and Bandicut.

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Shorts alternatives are mainly Video Editors but may also be Video Converters or Audio Editors.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Shorts.
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Don't have time for long videos and audios? Cut them into shorts, so that you could watch or listen them from any device without hassle, whenever you need a quick break.

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Shorts alternatives page was last updated Jun 19, 2023
  1. Avidemux icon
     636 likes

    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.

    137 Avidemux alternatives
    Avidemux screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com

    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
    Avidemux iconShorts Icon

    Avidemux VS Shorts

    Is Avidemux a good alternative to Shorts?
     
    • Avidemux is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Shorts.

    • Avidemux is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Shorts.

    • Avidemux is Free and Open SourceShorts is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Avidemux is LightweightShorts is not according to our users
  2. mp3DirectCut icon
     83 likes

    mp3DirectCut is a fast and extensive audio editor and recorder for encoded MP3. Without re-encoding you can directly cut, crop or split your MP3 and AAC tracks, change the volume on MP3 and much more. Direct editing saves encoding time and preserves the original audio quality of...

    31 mp3DirectCut alternatives
    mp3DirectCut screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine

    mp3DirectCut Features

    1.  Non Destructive Editing
    2.  Support for Unicode
    3.  Batch processing
    mp3DirectCut iconShorts Icon

    mp3DirectCut VS Shorts

    Is mp3DirectCut a good alternative to Shorts?
     
  3. VidCutter icon
     25 likes

    A modern, simple to use, constantly evolving and hella fast MEDIA CUTTER + JOINER w/ frame-accurate SmartCut technology + Qt5, libmpv, FFmpeg and MediaInfo powering the backend.

    51 VidCutter alternatives
    VidCutter screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    VidCutter Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Non Destructive Editing
    4.  Lossless Cropping
    VidCutter iconShorts Icon

    VidCutter VS Shorts

    Is VidCutter a good alternative to Shorts?
     
  4. Footage icon
     2 likes

    Trim, flip, rotate and crop individual clips. Footage is a useful tool for quickly editing short videos and screencasts. It's also capable of exporting any video into a format of your choice.

    48 Footage alternatives
    Footage screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Footage Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Flip Video
    4.  Trim video
    5.  Rotate Video
    Footage iconShorts Icon

    Footage VS Shorts

    Is Footage a good alternative to Shorts?
     
  5. Bandicut icon
     6 likes

    Bandicut is super-fast video cutting/joining software with an easy-to-use interface. It allows users to trim parts of video quickly while keeping video quality.

    19 Bandicut alternatives
    Start Window

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Bandicut Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Lossless Cropping
    3.  Cut video
    4.  Split Video
    5.  No re-encoding
    Bandicut iconShorts Icon

    Bandicut VS Shorts

    Is Bandicut a good alternative to Shorts?
     
  6. Video Trimmer icon
     2 likes

    Video Trimmer cuts out a fragment of a video given the start and end timestamps. The video is never re-encoded, so the process is very fast and does not reduce the video quality.

    14 Video Trimmer alternatives
    Video Trimmer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Video Trimmer Features

    1.  Cut video
    2.  Gtk
    3.  FFMPEG support
    Video Trimmer iconShorts Icon

    Video Trimmer VS Shorts

    Is Video Trimmer a good alternative to Shorts?
     
  7. AVS Video ReMaker icon
     5 likes

    Split video into several segments, delete certain segments, save as many segments as you want

    55 AVS Video ReMaker alternatives
    AVS Video ReMaker screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    AVS Video ReMaker Features

    1.  Split Video
    AVS Video ReMaker iconShorts Icon

    AVS Video ReMaker VS Shorts

    Is AVS Video ReMaker a good alternative to Shorts?
     
    • AVS Video ReMaker is the most popular commercial alternative to Shorts.

    • AVS Video ReMaker is Paid and ProprietaryShorts is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Boilsoft Video Splitter icon
     13 likes

    Boilsoft Video Splitter is a powerful video cutter to split, cut or trim a large AVI, MPEG, RM, ASF, WMV, 3GP, MKV, FLV or MP4 video file into smaller video clips without re-encoding. It has a built-in video player, to easily split/cut video files by time or the selection as...

    31 Boilsoft Video Splitter alternatives
    Main Screen

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Boilsoft Video Splitter Features

    1.  Split Video
    2.  Cut video
    3.  Built-in player
    Boilsoft Video Splitter iconShorts Icon

    Boilsoft Video Splitter VS Shorts

    Is this a good alternative to Shorts?
     
  9. Free Video Dub icon
     10 likes

    The fastest way to edit AVI (DivX, Xvid, MPEG 4), MPEG 1 and 2 video!

    Free Video Dub is a free video editing software which lets you delete unwanted parts from video files without re-encoding.

    And "without re-encoding" means without loosing original quality!!! This is.

    51 Free Video Dub alternatives
    Free Video Dub screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Free Video Dub Features

    1.  Split Video
    2.  Cut video
    3.  Lossless Cropping
    Free Video Dub iconShorts Icon

    Free Video Dub VS Shorts

    Is Free Video Dub a good alternative to Shorts?
     
  10. SolveigMM Video Splitter icon
     8 likes

    SolveigMM Video Splitter is an outstanding video editor to operate with pre-compressed AVC/H264, MP4, MOV, AVCHD, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MKV, AVI, WMV, MP3, WMA files. The editor is lossless and fast, removing unwanted parts of the video seamlessly with just a few mouse clicks -...

    30 SolveigMM Video Splitter alternatives
    SolveigMM Video Splitter screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SolveigMM Video Splitter Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Split Video
    SolveigMM Video Splitter iconShorts Icon

    SolveigMM Video Splitter VS Shorts

    Is this a good alternative to Shorts?
     
  11. Vivia icon
     2 likes

    Vivia is a video editing program for Linux and Windows that offers very user-friendly editing of DV video material. Vivia is Free Software with a GPL license.

    48 Vivia alternatives
    Vivia screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Vivia Features

    1.  Cut video
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.1.1, released in January 2007, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    Vivia iconShorts Icon

    Vivia VS Shorts

    Is Vivia a good alternative to Shorts?
     
  12. Timbre icon
     8 likes

    Timbre is a critically acclaimed app for editing audio and video files. It allows you to cut, join and convert audio or video files.

    36 Timbre alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Timbre Features

    1.  Cut video
    2.  Take a frame from video
    3.  Mp3 Cutter
    4.  Convert Videos to Animated GIFs
    5.  Convert video to audio (mp3)
    Timbre iconShorts Icon

    Timbre VS Shorts

    Is Timbre a good alternative to Shorts?
     
    • Timbre is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Shorts.

    • Timbre is Freemium and ProprietaryShorts is also Freemium and Proprietary
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