Open alternatives5
Open-source apps that replace Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and more
Shotcut is a free video editor you install on your computer to cut, arrange and edit video clips. It is aimed at people who want a full-featured editor without paying for one.
OpenShot is a free, open-source video editor for Linux, Mac and Windows for cutting, arranging and animating video clips on a multi-track timeline. It is for people who want an easy-to-use editor without paying for one.
Kdenlive is a free video editor for cutting and arranging video clips. It is aimed at people who want to edit video on their own computer without paying for software.
OpenCut is a free video editor that is being rewritten to run on web, desktop and mobile. It is aimed at people who want to cut and edit videos without paying for software.
LosslessCut is a desktop app for quickly cutting and trimming video and audio files without re-encoding them, so quality is kept and file size drops. It is for people who want to rough-cut large camera or drone footage and extract the good parts.
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About this page
Replaces fully means it does the main job of these apps; Replaces partly means it covers some of it.
Licenses: every project here uses an open-source license (what each one means). Open core means some parts are paid or under another license.
GitHub stars are shown for reference. They measure popularity, not whether it replaces anything.
Verified means r/TrueOpenSource mods checked it: open-source license, maintained, and it really does the job.
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