What is Kdenlive?
Kdenlive (KDE Non-Linear Video Editor) is a free, open-source video editor for Linux, Windows, macOS, and BSD with multi-track editing, effects, and AI-assisted subtitle generation.
Kdenlive pricing
We don't have Kdenlive's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free and open source
What Kdenlive does
The capabilities that matter for video editing software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Professional NLE (multi-track finishing)
- ✓
- Colour grading
- ✓
- Multicam editing
- ✓
- 4K/8K + HDR support
- -
- Codec breadth (ProRes / HEVC / AV1 / RAW)
- Any audio/video format (FFmpeg-based)
- GPU acceleration
- -
- AI features (captions / text-to-video / voice)
- ✓
- Screen recording built-in
- -
- Platform breadth (Win / macOS / Linux / iOS / Android / Web)
- Linux, Windows, macOS, BSD
- Cloud collaboration / team review
- -
- Pricing model
- Open-source
- Free / open-source available
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
Integrations (8)
Independently observed- Glaxnimate
- Whisper
- VOSK
- Pexels
- Pixabay
- Freesound
- Internet Movie Archive
- KDE Store
Kdenlive alternatives
Other video editing software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- DescriptAI Video & Podcast Editorlow · 47%
- RunwayA new frontier for video generationmedium · 61%
- VEEDAI Video Creation Platform – Idea to Video Workflowmedium · 61%
- Adobe Premiere ProProfessional video editing softwarelow · 2%
- HeyGenCreate Studio-Quality AI Videos 10x Fasterlow · 35%
- Final Cut ProReel intelligence.low · 28%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Kdenlive, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 75 | 32.00 | 2391.1 | ✓ |
| Github Activity | 63 | 18.00 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 27 | 18.00 | 494.0 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 70 | 5.00 | 352.0 | ✓ |
| Release Cadence | 0 | 10.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 26.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 5,397 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"multicam":true,"ai_features":true,"free_or_oss":true,"codec_breadth":"Any audio/video format (FFmpeg-based)","color_grading":true,"pricing_model":"open_source","platform_breadth":"Linux, Windows, macOS, BSD","professional_nle":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 8 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | C++ | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | GPL-3.0 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 95% |