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OpenShot Video Editor Overview

What is OpenShot Video Editor?

OpenShot Video Editor helps you trim and animate your video objects with open source video editing solution for Linux, Mac, and Windows.

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OpenShot Video Editor helps you trim and animate your video objects with open source video editing solution for Linux, Mac, and Windows.


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Year Founded
2012
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Recent OpenShot Video Editor Reviews

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5.0 out of 5
"I make the most of every editing project thanks to OpenShot's simplicity"
Its limitless track functionality helps me organize visual and audio elements in my projects; I really like that I can manage multiple edits within...
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4.5 out of 5
"Simple to Use, Easy to Get Used To"
Very easy to upload media and graphics, music quality does not seem to lower either.
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5.0 out of 5
"Easy to Use Even for Beginners"
This app is very easy to use and free too! I downloaded it and watched a tutorial, a few minutes later I was ready to edit my first video. I do not...
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What do you like best about OpenShot Video Editor?

It is multi-platform, has no cost, different video or audio formats can be edited, it can be played frame by frame to verify the work done, digital effects can be added, as well as credits, audio, subtitles, among others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenShot Video Editor?

What I don't like is that it is not fully optimized, and even though it is using high-end hardware, the graphical power and data buses are not fully utilized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenShot Video Editor:

Use it for basic and simple projects for better results, high-definition videos can be viewed either for review or editing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenShot Video Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is good for making edits for advertising, also for making informative videos about different products. In several projects, I have used it, as it supports various formats, which makes my work easier when the client has different types of formats for their video. Interviews can also be edited. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenShot Video Editor?

The interface for this is one of the easier ones that I have found, and the best part is, it's free. While you can start editing right away, I do recommend watching a tutorial from Teachers Tech on YouTube (no affiliation) because he had a very thorough review of it and it helped take my editing to the next level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenShot Video Editor?

While you can start editing right away, it isn't the most user-friendly in terms of layout. Where programs like Da Vinci break it down into frames to allow better quality editing, you don't get that here and you have to keep zooming in and out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenShot Video Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm a newbie when it comes to video editing and this helped me a ton get my editing off the ground. Now that I'm a few months into doing video editing, I can see that this was a great starting point! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenShot Video Editor?

What I like the most is that OpenShot Video Editor is completely free and open source! For home users who are looking to make a video as a part of a presentation or for their own YouTube channel, OpenShot Video Editor fits the bill. OpenShot has a very user friendly interface and you can see all the available features within the main window, so you don't have to around looking through the menu to find one particular feature for editing the video or audio that you need. Every basic feature that one would need is presented in a simple manner to make video editing easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenShot Video Editor?

I haven't come across anything I dislike. My use for OpenShot Video Editor does not go beyond adding audio clips to existing video clips, cutting audio and video clips, combining two audio clips, etc. So far, OpenShot has managed to allow me to do my work without any issues at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenShot Video Editor:

I'd highly recommend using OpenShot Video Editor if you're looking for a video editing software for your basic needs such as compiling videos, adding audio or music files to existing video clips, etc or longer videos for YouTube purposes. OpenShot provides everything except graphic editing that suit most, if not all, your needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenShot Video Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

I personally use OpenShot Video Editor for my YouTube channel where I upload compilations of clips from my video game sessions. As someone who's used Windows Movie Maker and Sony Vegas Pro, I'm just astounded at how OpenShot has everything that I needed from Sony Vegas Pro for absolutely no cost of money!

It has now become incredibly easy and time-saving for me to make videos of my game-play with music added in the background on YouTube, which is all I can ask for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aarón E.
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What do you like best about OpenShot Video Editor?

I love how easy the user interface is, it is intuitive and open source. It can be downloaded directly from its website completely free. We can create all kinds of videos as it supports different formats. Various elements can be added, and it offers different types of transitions and effects. It can be integrated with Blender, Inkscape, and other software for more professional results. It is extremely lightweight, consuming little RAM compared to other video editing software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenShot Video Editor?

The only thing I don't like about OpenShot is that when I add many elements, it can freeze and I have to restart to continue. It's not something that happens often, but it has happened to me a few times, so I try to save constantly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenShot Video Editor:

It is a software that I recommend, as it has nothing to envy from other more well-known and paid software. It is an excellent video editor! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenShot Video Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Part of my job is to create visual elements for the client and their web pages, including short videos that don't take much time to create. In these cases, I choose OpenShot because it is free, doesn't require much RAM, and is compatible with any format. Since it is constantly being developed, it is software with a lot of potential, is constantly growing, and is worth learning to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenShot Video Editor?

It is free open-source software. It has several transition effects, text can be animated, modified, and elements of various types can be added. I like the integration with Blender and Inkscape as it allows expanding the program's functions, improving texts, creating images, and animations of any kind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenShot Video Editor?

It bothers me that it requires external software like Inkscape and Blender as it increases the learning curve, because you have to learn to use all three software to make a professional video. For being free, it's very good, but paid software is much easier to use and has many more effects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenShot Video Editor:

It is excellent software considering that it is free and open source. If the learning curve is overcome, videos of excellent quality can be made. For beginners, it works very well since it has basic functions and they are very easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenShot Video Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

I create a lot of support material for the classes I teach, sometimes I have to make videos and this is the tool I use. The videos I make are basic, with text, transitions, and some simple animations, but the times I've tried to do something more elaborate, I've encountered obstacles because I need to know how to handle Inkscape and Blender very well. It's not bad, but often simplicity is better. I think for beginners like me, using the basic functions is fine. It fulfills the objective and most importantly, it's free and accessible to everyone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenShot Video Editor?

the best thing i like about openshot is the level of simplicity this software provides .Its just so wonderful to see how easy it is to navigate through the options .It was easy to learn more easy than adobe premier pro which was so much confusing.Now i have a good hand on openshot,my friends firsts thought i was an expert in movie making.I installed it and use the to convert , edit,crop , video, even though i have a low graphic card which is entry level it performs so well the software is well optimized. openshot support 70 plus languages as i have my friends overseases who struggle sometimes to navigate and get a effect done so i can easily let them know and help by whats going worng.the best thing is it is a free software which is available to every one on the internet to download and get their hands on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenShot Video Editor?

Its a Open-source software so we users have to be patience if we get any issues or find our own solutions for them. scrollling through the timeline lags sometime and it wiil be good if the theme options for the software would be more ,it also gets buggy sometimes they need to get the small updates to overcome thatso it wont crash Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenShot Video Editor:

i will definitely recommend to my kids and my friends and teach them as it is pretty easy to use the software and be a professional video editor and create best movies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenShot Video Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

it has been a benifit if i look back at my journey with it as i can just put in my drone footage and edit it quick without engaging in any other software and worry about the prices to pay as openshot is a free software and easy to use than many other software in the competition Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenShot Video Editor?

I obviously appreciate that its free. It is also simple to import videos into the program from several formats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenShot Video Editor?

My main issue has been that for any new video clip added, you have to manually reorganize your project to give it space. I have also not found how to mark the beginning and end of each clip which would be helpful instead of manually doing it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenShot Video Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has been a great free way to edit and compile short videos into longer summaries. Its also helpful that it can take videos from multiple formats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenShot Video Editor?

Title and Effects are the most amazing things in this tool. Since this is cross platform and very user friendly it is easy to use. Interface and the workflow are just too perfect for a video editing tool. Pretty fast and does not log unlike other video editing tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenShot Video Editor?

This lags when some effects are applied. Few bugs are there in the software, other than that this is a pretty amazing tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenShot Video Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Day to day processes in the company where i do presentations and demonstrations for my clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenShot Video Editor?

The design was easy enough for someone like me to do basic editing and I am not the best at learning new programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenShot Video Editor?

All free programs have some issues and don't have very good support if you need to know how to do something. I only ran into a little bit with this, or crashing, but it wasn't that annoying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenShot Video Editor:

Have everything you want before using it. The only difficulty I had was rearranging things so I had to start over a few times. But I'm not the best at fixing things like that so maybe you won't have this issue Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenShot Video Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were able to use this to put together a video about our clinic to show the construction and progress and what it is now for promotion in our website. It was a one time use but it helped a lot and didn't cost a hundred dollars. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenShot Video Editor?

Openshot is a very simple editor that is great for people with out a lot of video editing experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenShot Video Editor?

It lacks complex video editing functions such as 3d tracking and advanced color grading. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering OpenShot Video Editor:

Windows movie maker or Premiere pro. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenShot Video Editor solving and how is that benefiting you?

Mainly cutting clips down and adding overlays. Open shot is very simple and fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.