Edit multitrack video with proxies, subtitles and colour correction.
Free open-source desktop editor · local storage and hardware.
Video, audio & media
Avidemux
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Cut unwanted footage, join compatible clips, apply filters and encode video files.
What you can use it for
Cut unwanted footage, join compatible clips, apply filters and encode video files.
- Trim clips and append compatible files for simple edits.
- Choose output codecs and apply filters before saving a local video.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes
Replace straightforward cutting, joining, filtering and encoding tasks from Movavi Video Editor or Filmora using free desktop software. This is for simple single-stream edits, not a replacement for a creative multitrack timeline, effects library or AI generation.
Before you switch
A simple cutter and encoder without a full multitrack timeline, transition library, titles or paid editor AI tools. Lossless cuts depend on codecs and keyframes; incompatible clips may need re-encoding. The attributed review is from 2018 and does not establish current-version reliability. Official stable downloads are older than recent source activity; use official downloads and check OS compatibility.
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