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

The best open source alternative to VEGAS Pro is Kdenlive. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to VEGAS Pro and 17 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to VEGAS Pro are Shotcut, OpenShot, Olive Video Editor and Open Video Editor.

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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.

    118 Kdenlive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Top Positive Comment
    RudolphX
    2

    Best Sony Vegas alternative. Too bad it has only 1 Windows release currently and it's still in developement

    Top Negative Comment
    shay
    0

    the program is prone to unexpected crashes.

    pavanvo
    Positive
    0

    Great alternative to Vegas if you're on Linux

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    • Most users think Kdenlive is a great VEGAS Pro alternative.

    • Kdenlive is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to VEGAS Pro.

    • Kdenlive is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to VEGAS Pro.

    • Kdenlive is Free and Open SourceVEGAS Pro is Paid and Proprietary
    • Kdenlive is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedVEGAS Pro is not according to our users
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    Shotcut

     466 likes
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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.

    131 Shotcut alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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    David
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    5

    Workflow is similar enough to Vegas that it's relatively easy to get accustomed to meanwhile it provides core features like composite blends and keyframe animation. Development is active so it continues to advance.

    Guest
    Positive
    5

    Wow, it's has the same workflow as sony vegas, not that much memory usage, very fast (I tried openshot, lol what a joke, it was terrible to do edit on it, and I was at 8GB/8GB memory ...)

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    Guest
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    1

    Shotcut is an AMAZING video editing software. I used Vegas 16 and later Shotcut. The workflow is very similar. Great alternative to Vegas.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Shotcut is a great VEGAS Pro alternative, some don't.

    • Shotcut is Free and Open SourceVEGAS Pro is Paid and Proprietary
    • Shotcut is Lightweight and Privacy focusedVEGAS Pro is not according to our users
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    OpenShot

     569 likes
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    Open-source, cross-platform video editor with unlimited tracks, simple interface, 3D animated titles, video and audio effects, waveform visualization, trim tools, keyframe animations, drag and drop import, multi-language support, and no export watermarks.

    134 OpenShot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Comments about OpenShot as an Alternative to VEGAS Pro
    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    2

    Hardly any features. When I try to zoom into the timeline, it just unzooms. Extremely annoying. Forced to switch to Kdenlive!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    shay
    Negative
    0

    openshot is not capable of the same kind of keyframing and effects as vegas. it is functional for video editing but is more useful for slideshows. a vegas user might find it hard to do their work in this program

    RemovedUser
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    OpenShot is not a good alternative. It needs Inkscape and Blender for text, chroma key dosen't work... It's an mess!

    Not recommended.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think OpenShot is a great VEGAS Pro alternative, some don't.

    • OpenShot is Free and Open SourceVEGAS Pro is Paid and Proprietary
    • OpenShot is Lightweight and Privacy focusedVEGAS Pro is not according to our users
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    Olive Video Editor

     148 likes
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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.

    118 Olive Video Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Resner AlsoResner
    Positive
    1

    Olive is currently not very feature packed, but is still a great editor and is much more stable than Vegas or Kdenlive.

    shay
    0

    by far the closest in functionality to vegas and after effects, including a graph editor, a precomp function ("nested sequences") and similar keyframing. however it is missing layer blend modes, the rich text editor is broken, and renders are lossy, even in .avi format.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    foss, lightweight, versatile

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Olive Video Editor is a great VEGAS Pro alternative, some don't.

    • Olive Video Editor is Free and Open SourceVEGAS Pro is Paid and Proprietary
    • Olive Video Editor is Lightweight and Privacy focusedVEGAS Pro is not according to our users
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    Open Video Editor

     29 likes
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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...

    71 Open Video Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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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...

    69 Omniclip alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Online
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    • Omniclip is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to VEGAS Pro.

    • Omniclip is Free and Open SourceVEGAS Pro is Paid and Proprietary
    • Omniclip is LightweightVEGAS Pro is not according to our users
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    OpenCut

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    The open source video editor that gets the job done. Simple, powerful, and works on any platform.

    58 OpenCut alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Cinecred

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    Create beautiful film credits without the pain.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Flowblade

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Comments about Flowblade as an Alternative to VEGAS Pro
    shay
    Negative
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    flowblade's pre-render preview is laggy with keyframed layers, and it doesn't seem to cache frame data to make the preview faster on subsequent attempts. the amount of lag makes it functionally impossible to preview keyframes.

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    • Flowblade is Free and Open SourceVEGAS Pro is Paid and Proprietary
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    Pitivi

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

    107 Pitivi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
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    shay
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    pitivi can be used for video editing, but the keyframes don't quite work like in vegas and the preview playback has considerable lag

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    • This alternative is disputed. Pitivi is a legitimate VEGAS Pro alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Pitivi is Free and Open SourceVEGAS Pro is Paid and Proprietary
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