OpenShot Video Editor is a video editing software. You can use it to create and edit videos using many popular multimedia formats including those for YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr, Metacafe, Xbox, etc. The software will run on Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows OS. Ive used many low-cost and freeware video editors. None of them are perfect. Some are faster than others. Some have more features, and some have features that struggle to justify their existence. The worst are usually stuffed with frills you dont need. If youre working on a budget and dont want to buy a separate computer devoted to artistic work, then OpenShot video editor is a very solid choice.

OpenShot has a broad range of necessary and easy to find features. The main tools you’ll want; splice, stretch, fuse, etc.- are all right over the area where your clips are displayed. More features appear when you right-click your clips. It’s easy to apply different fades and transitions to move between clips, and there is a range of decent- but not over the top- graphical transitions.

There is a very practical tool for creating titles. It’s limited in what it can to, but for basic presentations it is solid. There’s an effects menu next to the transitions tab which will give you more than enough graphical effects to satisfy the sort of video editor who should be using this program. They are stable and won’t usually give you too much trouble. They are especially good if your videos tend to be dry, and you want to throw in a little pizazz once in a while.

OpenShot Features Include:
- Multiple tracks (layers)
- Compositing: overlay images, and watermarks
- Supports image sequences (rotoscoping)
- Keyframe animation
- Audio/Video effects (chroma-key)
- Transitions (lumas and masks)
- 3D animation (titles and physics)
- Chroma key (green & blue screen)
- Transcode (convert video coding)
- Upload videos (YouTube, Vimeo and more supported)