Open source video editor that runs in your browser
- Stars
- 95.5k
- Growth
- +5.4k
- Launched
- Jun 2025
MITupdated 26d ago
R.I.P.Open-source alternatives to CapCut
6 projects replace CapCut, the video editor. 6 shipped code in the last 30 days.
CapCut has moved many editing features behind its Pro plan, and its updated 2025 terms gave it wide rights over uploaded content, which alarmed creators. It also went dark briefly in the US in January 2025 alongside TikTok. Editors who just want to cut clips want a tool that cannot vanish or change its terms overnight.
OpenCut is the closest copy: a browser timeline editor with a similar layout, young but moving fast. Shotcut and Kdenlive are mature desktop editors for longer projects with many tracks. LosslessCut does one thing well, trimming and splitting footage without re-encoding. OpenShot is the gentlest start for beginners.
6 open-source alternatives
Most-starred first. Stars, growth and activity are live from GitHub.
Cut and trim video without re-encoding or quality loss
- Stars
- 44.8k
- Growth
- +831
- Launched
- Oct 2016
GPL-2.0updated today
A free, open source, cross-platform video editor
- Stars
- 15.5k
- Growth
- +213
- Launched
- Apr 2012
GPL-3.0updated today
Free, cross-platform video editor that's easy to learn
- Stars
- 6.7k
- Growth
- +139
- Launched
- Jun 2015
Custom licenseupdated today
Professional video editing without the price tag
- Stars
- 5.9k
- Growth
- +184
- Launched
- Sep 2015
GPL-3.0updated today
An open-source, in-browser alternative to CapCut.
- Stars
- 883
- Growth
- 4/day
- Launched
- Feb 2026
MITupdated 11d ago
What you give up by leaving CapCut
The honest part. Free and open usually costs something else.
- Auto captions and effects CapCut's AI captions, templates and trending effects have no full open-source match.
- No licensed music CapCut's library of licensed music and sounds does not come with any open tool.
- Phone editing CapCut's phone app is the main draw for many; open-source editors are desktop or browser only.
- TikTok publishing Exporting straight to TikTok in the right format is a CapCut convenience you lose.
