Kdenlive KDE/kdenlive

KDE's free non-linear video editor built on the MLT framework, for Windows, macOS and Linux.

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Kdenlive at a glance

Checked 15 Oct 2026

Kdenlive is a mature non-linear video editor from KDE built on MLT and Qt (26.08.2). The GitHub repo is a mirror; development happens on KDE Invent. Installers are offered for Windows 10+, macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Linux (AppImage, Flatpak). It is GPL-3.0 licensed. It covers everyday Premiere Pro editing; feature parity and Premiere project import were not checked. Hardware needs are not documented.

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How much of Adobe Creative Cloud does it replace?

1 of 7 jobs. Mature NLE for everyday editing; parity with Premiere Pro not checked.

Photo editing (Photoshop) Not covered

Vector design (Illustrator) Not covered

Raw photo editing and library (Lightroom) Not covered

Video editing (Premiere Pro) Partial replacement

Motion graphics and compositing (After Effects) Not covered

Page layout (InDesign) Not covered

PDF editing (Acrobat) Not covered

For photo editing (Photoshop), vector design (Illustrator), raw photo editing and library (Lightroom), motion graphics and compositing (After Effects), page layout (InDesign), PDF editing (Acrobat), see other Adobe Creative Cloud alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

Facts, with sources

Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.

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Runs on my machine? Yes, desktop app kdenlive.org · download ↗ 1d ago

Code licence GPL-3.0 (copyleft); some files under other compatible licences github.com · COPYING ↗ 1d ago

Model weights licence No separate model weights documented github.com · kdenlive#readme ↗ 1d ago

Commercial use Yes, under GPL-3.0 copyleft conditions github.com · COPYING ↗ 1d ago

Paid services needed? None required kdenlive.org · download ↗ 1d ago

Hardware Not documented Know the answer? —

Operating systems Windows 10+, macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon and Intel), Linux (AppImage, Flatpak) Requires macOS 13 (Ventura) or newer kdenlive.org · download ↗ 1d ago

Setup effort Easy; installer or standalone build, AppImage or Flatpak Stable Flatpak version is available in Flathub. kdenlive.org · download ↗ 1d ago