Kdenlive

Open SourceGPL-3.0

Professional open-source video editor

Website

kdenlive.org

GitHub

KDE/kdenlive

Difficulty

●● Medium

Last check

2026-08-10

Description

Kdenlive is a powerful, open-source video editor based on the MLT framework. It offers multi-track editing, numerous effects, keyframe animations, and supports a wide range of video and audio formats for professional video production.

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Platforms

LinuxWindowsmacOS

Replaces the following proprietary tools

Adobe Premiere→Kdenlive

Final Cut Pro→Kdenlive

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