kdenlive

Overview

Free and Open Source Video Editor. Kdenlive is the acronym for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor. It works on Linux, Windows, macOS, and BSD. Kdenlive 26.04.3 released, Monday, 6 July 2026. The last maintenance release of the 26.04 series is out, bringing the usual batch of bug fixes and workflow and stability improvements. Highlights include fixes for crashes when undoing sequence creation and recording audio without an audio device, as well as improvements to Rectangular Alpha Mask and Rotoscoping effects. This release also continues the security hardening efforts of this cycle by preventing unwanted command execution on MLT versions below 7.40.

Key topics

• kdenlive
• video-editor
• kde
• video-editing
• mlt

Getting started

Installation steps vary depending on how a project is packaged, so the most reliable source is always the official README. As a starting point:

Open the official repository ↗

How it compares

Here is how this project sits alongside a few other tools in the same category:

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Questions about this project

What is kdenlive?

Free and Open Source Video Editor. Kdenlive is the acronym for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor. It works on Linux, Windows, macOS, and BSD. Kdenlive 26.04.3 released, Monday, 6 July 2026. The last maintenance release of the 26.04 series is out, bringing the usual batch of bug fixes and workflow and stability improvements. Highlights include fixes for crashes when undoing sequence creation and recording audio without an audio device, as well as improvements to Rectangular Alpha Mask and Rotoscoping effects. This release also continues the security hardening efforts of this cycle by preventing unwanted command execution on MLT versions below 7.40.

What license does kdenlive use?

GPL-3.0

How popular is kdenlive on GitHub?

kdenlive has roughly 5.3k stars and 446 forks on GitHub as of the latest data.

Is kdenlive actively maintained?

This repository has been updated recently, which is generally a good sign of active maintenance.

What language is kdenlive written in?

kdenlive is written primarily in C++, Q, CMake, Python, JavaScript, Shell and other.

Repository info