Video Editing

World-class free 3D suite — modeling, animation, VFX, and rendering that competes with software costing thousands.

Professional-grade editor and industry-best color grading, free tier included — with real Linux caveats around codecs.

Fast, keyboard-driven NLE with a film-editing workflow — underrated and lighter than Kdenlive.

The standard video transcoder — rip, compress, and convert anything to sane MP4/MKV presets.

Full-featured non-linear video editor from KDE — the most practical free Premiere Pro replacement for everyday editing.

Trim and cut video without re-encoding — instant, quality-preserving cuts for camera footage.

The definitive MKV muxer — merge, split, and edit container tracks, subtitles, and chapters without re-encoding.

Node-based compositor in the Nuke mold — the open-source route to After Effects-style VFX work.

The streaming and screen-recording standard, same as on Windows — with PipeWire making Wayland capture work properly.

Beginner-friendly video editor for simple cuts and slideshows — easy to learn, historically prone to instability.

Cross-platform NLE built on MLT — a solid middle ground between OpenShot's simplicity and Kdenlive's depth.