Kdenlive vs Shotcut
No clear leader: Shotcut (50.1) and Kdenlive (46.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for video editing software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Kdenlive
A non-linear video editor available for Linux, Windows, macOS, and BSD systems.
Shotcut
A free video editor that runs on multiple platforms and supports hundreds of audio and video formats natively. It provides professional editing capabilities including color grading, multitrack audio mixing, GPU-accelerated effects processing, and support for 4K/8K video.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Kdenlive
- Piave
- Natron
- Blender
- Ardour
- Elgato Stream Deck
- OpenTimelineIO
Shotcut
- FFmpeg
- Blackmagic Design
- After Effects
- JACK
- PulseAudio
Kdenlive or Shotcut: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.