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Kdenlive
Kdenlive · Berlin, Germany · founded 2003
What it is
Kdenlive is a free, open-source non-linear video editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It is a desktop application with no web or mobile app. Editing tools include multitrack and 3-point editing, keyframeable effects, non-blocking rendering, and proxy editing for 4K and higher-resolution footage, with 4K export. It supports a wide range of video, audio, and image formats and exports to formats supported by FFmpeg. Subtitling includes AI-supported speech-to-text conversion, while animation can connect through Glaxnimate. The Project Bin organizes assets with folders, tags, and multiple bins. Sequences can be nested, rendered independently, and used for scenes or alternate edits. All sequences in a project share one profile, and they cannot be copied directly between projects. Kdenlive is part of the KDE Community. Support includes a manual, tutorials, community channels, and bug reporting. No license fees, registrations, subscriptions, or paid premium features are listed.
For and against
For
- Free and open source
- Multitrack and 3-point editing
- Proxy editing for 4K-plus footage
- AI-supported speech-to-text subtitles
- Linux, macOS, and Windows support
Against
- No web app
- No mobile app
- Sequences share one project profile
- Sequences cannot be copied between projects
The verdict
Kdenlive offers a broad desktop editing toolkit without license fees or subscriptions. Its sequence constraints and desktop-only availability are the main workflow limitations.
Who it suits
It suits editors who want free desktop software for simple edits through professional projects. Users should be comfortable working without web or mobile versions.
Plans and prices
Kdenlive
No license fees · no registrations or subscriptions · no premium features requiring payment
Read 5 Oct 2026 · kdenlive.org
On the record
- Animation integration
- Kdenlive supports animation through integration with Glaxnimate.docs.kdenlive.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Asset management
- The Project Bin organizes project assets using folders, tags, and multiple bins.docs.kdenlive.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Desktop app
- Yeskdenlive.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Editing
- It supports multitrack editing, 3-point editing, non-blocking rendering, keyframeable effects, and proxy editing for 4K+ footage.docs.kdenlive.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Formats
- The manual lists support for a wide range of video, audio, and image formats, and export to formats supported by FFmpeg.docs.kdenlive.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- 4K export
- Yeskdenlive.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Limit
- All sequences in a project use the same project profile, and sequences cannot be copied directly from one project to another.docs.kdenlive.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- Nokdenlive.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Organization
- Kdenlive is part of the KDE Community, whose legal entity is KDE e.V., a German nonprofit organization.kdenlive.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- KDE says its software generally does not transfer information from users’ devices except following explicit user action; any telemetry is opt-in and disabled by default where present.kde.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Product
- Kdenlive is a free and open source non-linear video editor.kdenlive.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Sequences
- Sequences can be nested, rendered independently, and used to organize scenes or maintain alternate edit versions within a project.docs.kdenlive.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Subtitles
- Kdenlive includes subtitling with AI-supported speech-to-text conversion.docs.kdenlive.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Kdenlive support resources include a user manual, tutorials, community channels, and bug reporting.kdenlive.org · read 5 Oct 2026
- Web app
- Nokdenlive.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Who it is for
- Kdenlive describes its aim as enabling everybody to produce high quality content and says it supports simple edits through professional projects.kdenlive.org · read 5 Oct 2026
