Open Source Video Editing Tools Projects

Frame-accurate video cutter and splitter for Ubuntu and Windows that re-encodes only a few frames per cut.

Free, open-source desktop video editor for Linux, Windows, and macOS built with Qt 6 and FFmpeg.

Open-source motion graphics and VFX compositor in Rust — a clean-room challenger to Adobe After Effects.

A browser-based video editor built for humans and AI agents. Edit with a drag-and-drop UI, a JSON timeline, MCP tools, or its REST API.

Open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Premiere Pro in Rust — editing, colour, captions and export.

Free and open source multi-track video editor built on MLT Framework and KDE technologies.

Cross-platform FFmpeg GUI for lossless video and audio cutting, merging and remuxing — no re-encoding, no quality loss.

Free open-source non-linear video editor with hardware-accelerated compositing and cross-platform support.

Open-source, local-first screen recorder and timeline video editor for macOS and Windows with AI subtitle generation.

OpenCut is a free, open-source video editor for the web. It's a privacy-friendly CapCut alternative with a full timeline, effects, transitions, and easy exports you can run anywhere.

Open-source social media manager for writing, designing, scheduling, and tracking posts — an alternative to Buffer, Canva, and CapCut.

OpenShot is a free, open-source video editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows with unlimited tracks, keyframe animation, and 3D titles.

Cross-platform open-source video editor built on the MLT framework with a wide format support and no import required.

An open-source desktop video editor that mirrors the CapCut workflow without watermarks, paywalls, or account requirements.

Open-source, in-browser video editor focused on subtitles and short-form content. Transcribe with Whisper, style with CSS, export burned-in captions.