Video tools / OpenShot

OpenShot

OpenShot is an award-winning free and open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows. Create videos with exciting video effects, titles, audio tracks, and animations.

Visit www.openshot.org

Free optionSignup unclearFile handling unclearWebsite health 4.1 / 5Community 3.7 / 5

Where it stands

3.6 / 5

Signals score

Not a hands-on test

Based on 3 of 3 signals

Website health4.1 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
Facts stated3.4 / 5 · weight 30%
How many of the five facts the tool's own pages state
Community3.7 / 5 · weight 20%
What people said in public discussions

Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works

Rank by signals

13 of 20 · Online video editor 5 of 6 · Trim video 28 of 40 · Video tools

We have not run our own hands-on test on OpenShot yet. Facts checked 2026-11-01. How tests work

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Should you use OpenShot?

A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-01.

A good fit if…

You want a free option. It states: “Described as a free, open-source video editor with downloads for Linux, Mac and Windows, with no subscriptions, watermarks or…”

Check first

Its pages do not state: pricing, signup. Check on the tool's site before you rely on it.

Does: Online video editor, Trim video

Measured signals

4.1 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08

Read automatically from OpenShot's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured

Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 17 ms.
Security5 / 54 of 5 protective headers set (strict-transport-security, x-content-type-options, referrer-policy, x-frame-options).
Privacy3 / 52 third-party tracking services found: Google Analytics, Google Ads.
Transparency3 / 5Links a privacy policy; no pricing page linked.

Community feedback

3.7 / 5 · 24 commenters

79% of the 24 people whose comments we could classify were positive. Read automatically from public Hacker News threads about OpenShot; the classifier is simple and can misread sarcasm, so check the threads. How this works

Positive
“OpenShot might not be as polished as commercial tools with millions in budget, but its been quite easy and effective for some recent small editing work I've had to do, and I recommed it. It's quick and relatively simple,…”
Read in the thread
Positive
“I did some small-time editing, I gave up on Openshot because of its stability and the lack of all the effects that Kdenlive provides over it. Mind that it was a good few years ago, so if openshot has massively improved…”
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Critical
“OpenShot is just too slow for that. I ended up using Blender because while the UI is weird it is incredibly economical. I never sent this feedback into OpenShot, though, mainly because I figure I'm not their target…”
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Critical
“edit: this is what I'm talking about: edit: can't really try as it crashes on my M1 Sequoia (maybe the install being named OpenShot-v4.0.0-x86_64.dmg was not a good sign ;))”
Read in the thread

Threads: OpenShot 4.0 – Open-source video editor (2026, 140 comments) · OpenShot – Open-Source Video Editor (2019, 88 comments) · OpenShot 2.6.0 Released – AI and Computer Vision and Audio Effects (2021, 16 comments) · OpenShot 2.5.0: Video Editing and Hardware Acceleration (2020, 4 comments)

Free tier: Described as a free, open-source video editor with downloads for Linux, Mac and Windows, with no subscriptions, watermarks or project limits. No online editor is mentioned on the page.
Paid plan: Not stated.
Signup: Not stated.
Watermark: The home page says edits carry no watermark.
Where files go: The privacy page says the site does not collect visitor information except for donations. It does not say how videos are handled or how long data is kept.

From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: OpenShot home, OpenShot privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.

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Tasks and scores

Online video editorNot tested yet
Trim videoNot tested yet