OpenShot Video Editor
Audio & Video

OpenShot Video Editor

An easy to use, quick to learn, and surprisingly powerful video editor

OpenShot Studios, LLC

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Description

OpenShot Video Editor is an award-winning, open-source video editor, available on Linux, Mac, Chrome OS,

and Windows. OpenShot can create stunning videos, films, and animations with an easy-to-use interface

and rich set of features.

Features include:

(licensed under GPLv3)

Free & open-source

(Linux, OS X, Chrome OS, and Windows)

Cross-platform

(designed for beginners, built-in tutorial)

Easy-to-use user interface

(based on FFmpeg)

Supports most video, audio, & image formats

(over 70+ profiles, including YouTube HD)

Includes popular video profiles & presets

(including drag and drop, scrolling, panning, zooming, and snapping)

Advanced timeline

(including trimming, alpha, scaling, location, rotation, and shearing)

Advanced clips

(multi-threaded, and optimized for performance)

Real-time preview

(or customize your own unique view)

Simple & advanced views

(linear, Bézier, and constant interpolation)

Powerful, curve-based Keyframe animations

Compositing, image overlays, watermarks, & transparency

(support for complex projects)

Unlimited tracks / layers

(grayscale images and animated masks)

Video transitions, masks, & wipes

(including brightness, gamma, hue, chroma key / blue screen, and more)

Video & audio effects

(001.png, 002.png, 003.png, etc…)

Image sequences & 2D animations

(animated 3D title templates)

Blender 3D integration

(SVG / scalable vector graphics used for titles and credits)

Vector file support & editing

Audio mixing, waveform, & editing

(open-source stickers & artwork included)

Emojis

(step through each frame of video)

Frame accuracy

(slow/fast, forward/backward)

Time mapping & speed changes

(motion tracking, object detection, & stabilization effects)

Advanced AI

(scrolling and animated)

Credits & captions

(encoding & decoding supports NVIDIA, AMD, Intel and more)

Hardware accelerated

(EDL and Final Cut Pro formats, supports most video editors)

Import & export

Customizable keyboard shortcuts

(available in 100+ languages)

Translations

Version

v3.5.1Apr 8, 2026