OpenShot Video Editor

Founded by Jonathan Thomas in 2008

Edit video, audio, and images across multiple tracks on desktop systems

Pricing model

Free

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use OpenShot to edit videos on Linux, Mac, and Windows with a multi-track timeline. It allows you to trim clips, arrange media files, and apply visual transitions. You can add effects like chroma key, lens flares, and blur, or create custom animations using keyframes for scale, rotation, and opacity. The software includes color grading tools like LUTs and color wheels, audio visualization effects, and built-in screen and webcam recording for direct project captures.

What OpenShot Video Editor does

Trim and slice video files with the razor toolRecord webcam and desktop screen footageAdd background music and voiceover tracks to clipsRemove green screens using chroma key effectsAnimate title overlays using timeline keyframesAdjust color balance using color grading wheelsGenerate visual audio spectrum bars for music tracksMulti-track timeline with snapping and frame-accurate trimming controlsKeyframe animation system for position, scale, rotation, and opacityColor grading tools with color wheels, curves, LUTs, and scopesChroma key, blur, lens flare, and customizable video mask effectsAudio visualizations including animated waveforms and spectrum barsIntegrated screen, webcam, and audio recording directly to projectsCompletely free with no subscriptions, watermarks, or track limits

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free

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Frequently asked

Blender (3D titles), Inkscape (Vector titles), FFmpeg (Codec library), Libopenshot (Core engine), Python (Scripting API), AWS (Cloud rendering), Azure (Cloud rendering), GitHub (Source control), Blender (3D Graphics), Inkscape (Vector Graphics)

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