Cross-platform video editing software ( Linux, macOS, Windows and ChromeOS).The program can render MPEG4, ogv, Blu-ray and DVD video, Full HD, 4K UHD, 8K UHD, and 16K UHD videos. OpenShot supports commonly used video compression formats that are supported by FFmpeg, including WebM ( VP9), AVCHD ( libx264), HEVC ( libx265), and audio codecs such as mp3 ( libmp3lame) and aac ( libfaac). Video formats and codecs supported Screenshot of OpenShot Video Editor 1.4.3 The core audio editing is based on the JUCE library.
OpenShot's core video editing functionality is implemented in a C++ library, libopenshot. OpenShot is written in Python, PyQt5, C++ and offers a Python API. There is an unofficial portable version beginning in 2020. OpenShot added support for ChromeOS in version 2.6.0 (released in 2021). The program supports Windows, macOS, and Linux ever since version 2.1.0 (released in 2016). The project started in August 2008 by Jonathan Thomas, with the objective of providing a stable, free, and friendly to use video editor. OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source video editor for Windows, macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS.