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OpenShot Video Editor
OpenShot Video Editor · Rockwall, Texas, United States · founded 2008
What it is
OpenShot Video Editor is free, open-source desktop software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its listed Free plan costs nothing, with no subscriptions, watermarks, or project limits, and supports 4K export. The timeline handles video, audio, and image clips across unlimited tracks, with trimming, snapping, waveforms, and frame-by-frame controls. Through FFmpeg, it reads common media formats. Effects include brightness and contrast, chroma key, color adjustments, crop, blur, and lens flare, with keyframed properties. The editor includes more than 400 transition patterns and more than 40 editable vector title templates, plus Blender-powered animated titles. Recording can capture a full screen, window, selected region, webcam, or microphone. OpenShot has no web or mobile app. Support is listed through email, a forum, and Discord.
For and against
For
- Free and open source
- 4K export included
- Unlimited timeline tracks
- More than 400 transitions
- No watermarks or project limits
Against
- No web app
- No mobile app
- Chrome OS requires Linux and X86_64 hardware
- Windows Store option is paid
The verdict
OpenShot offers a broad desktop editing toolkit without subscriptions, watermarks, or project limits. Its fit depends on using a supported desktop operating system rather than a browser or phone.
Who it suits
It suits people who want a free desktop editor on Windows, macOS, or Linux, including users needing 4K export. It does not suit workflows requiring browser or mobile editing.
Plans and prices
Free
Free and open source · No subscriptions · No watermarks · No project limits
Read 20 Sep 2026 · openshot.org
OpenShot Video Editor
No subscriptions · No watermarks · No project limits
Read 9 Oct 2026 · openshot.org
On the record
- Company
- OpenShot Studios, LLC is a Texas-based software company founded in early 2012, with an address in Rockwall, Texas.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Desktop app
- Yesopenshot.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Editing
- The timeline supports video, audio, and image clips across unlimited tracks, with trimming, snapping, waveforms, and frame-by-frame controls.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Effects
- Its effects include brightness and contrast, chroma key, color adjustments, crop, blur, and lens flare, and effect properties can be keyframed.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- 4K export
- Yesopenshot.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- OpenShot supports Blender-powered 3D titles and uses FFmpeg to read common media formats.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- OpenShot is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3 or, at the user's option, any later version.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Media formats
- OpenShot reads common media formats through FFmpeg.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Platform limits
- The download page says its Chrome OS installation requires Linux and an Intel/AMD CPU, and supports only X86_64 CPUs.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says the site collects visitor information only for donations and related information, and donation transactions are processed through a gateway provider rather than OpenShot's servers.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Recording
- The recording panel can capture a full screen, window, or selected region, plus webcam and microphone recordings.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site lists email, a forum, and Discord as support channels.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Titles
- OpenShot includes more than 40 editable vector title templates and supports Blender-powered animated titles.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Transitions
- OpenShot includes more than 400 transition patterns.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- What it does
- OpenShot is a free, open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
- Windows options
- The download page offers a paid Microsoft Store option and a free EXE installer with the same OpenShot features.openshot.org · read 9 Oct 2026
