OpenShot Video Editor is a free, open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows. We designed OpenShot to be an easy to use, quick to learn, and surprisingly powerful video editor. Easily cut, slice, and edit any video or film. Check out the full feature list, view screenshots, or watch videos of OpenShot in action!
The dramatic story of how and why OpenShot was created, is best understood by reading: Our Story.
OpenShot was created in August 2008, by Jonathan Thomas, a software developer from North Texas (USA). However, Jonathan is now assisted by many key developers: Meet the Developers. In 2012, OpenShot Studios, LLC was incorporated by Jonathan Thomas, and all copyright and trademark properties were transferred to this new company, to better protect the interests of each contributor. Soon after, OpenShot Studios joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), in order to strengthen its ability to protect the contributors and source-code.
OpenShot is written in a few different programming languages. The interface is built with Python and PyQt5. Our video processing backend (libopenshot) is built in C++, and utilizes FFmpeg. Our interactive drag-n-drop timeline is built with HTML5, JavaScript, and AngularJS. Many of our advanced 3D effects and animations are powered by Blender.
OpenShot is available for Linux, OS X, and Windows. Check out the download page for more details.
OpenShot Video Editor™ is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
There are many different ways to download and install OpenShot. We have a universal Linux AppImage, which supports most desktop versions of Linux. We also have OS X and Windows installers. Download Now.
There are many ways to contact the OpenShot team, including email, IRC, and Facebook. For details on how to contact us, visit our Contact Us page.
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