For a free video editor, it seems pretty complete. But you’ll only know if it suits your needs if you try it out. Looking at comments on their YouTube channel I found that sometimes the program was slow or crashed regularly but I was lucky enough to not have that happen to me.

Maybe the newest update fixed those bugs or perhaps regular users have experienced issues I didn’t run into while testing. Either way, keep reading to see what OpenShot has to offer and some suggested tutorials at the end to get you started. OpenShot was created by Jonathan Thomas back in 2008 when he couldn’t find the perfect video editor for his new Ubuntu set up. On the OpenShot website, he tells the story of how OpenShot came to be, which is quite a nice touch, to be honest. Jonathan documented the whole process on his blog, which is still online for anyone to read. It makes sense since OpenShot is an open-source video editor, that he would also share the journey of creating it.ġ1 years later OpenShot is now on version 2.4.4 and is available for free download on Linux, Window, and Mac. The source code is available for download of course under open course legislations. When looking for tutorials on OpenShot, most of what I found was by Jonathan himself. He publishes videos about how to use the software on his YouTube channel.

Let’s move on to how OpenShot looks and works. The interface of the OpenShot Video Editor is similar to other video editors. The video window is at the top right, the timeline is at the bottom and the tools and media are on the left. What stands out about the OpenShot interface is that the windows can be closed, moved around and rearranged. This can be confusing for some but all the windows can be brought back to the front by navigating to the ‘view’ tab. Let’s take a deeper look at the default set up, the way it looks when you first log in. This is the area where you can preview the video as you build it.

Free download openshot video editor