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OpenShot

A simple, free, open-source video editor.

OpenShot focuses on a friendly UI for everyday video editing: drag-and-drop assets onto a timeline, cut and trim clips, add transitions and effects, render to common formats. It is a sensible starting point for users who do not need the complexity of professional NLEs and prefer a more intuitive interface than Kdenlive's or Shotcut's.

Jonathan Thomas started OpenShot in 2008 to fill a gap in free Linux video editing — at the time, the only options were either Kdenlive (KDE-only and somewhat unstable) or paid proprietary software. OpenShot Studios, the small company around the project, runs entirely on donations and the project's Patreon.

OpenShot is GPL-3.0 licensed. Releases come out periodically with substantial improvements; the 2.x series has been mature and reliable. For users new to video editing on Linux who want a tool that "just works", OpenShot is one of the friendlier introductions, alongside Shotcut as the slightly more feature-rich alternative.

Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install openshot-qt
Fedora/RHEL:   sudo dnf install openshot
Flatpak:       flatpak install flathub org.openshot.OpenShot