OpenShot for MAC
Free, open-source video editor for Mac: unlimited tracks, transitions, titles, keyframe animation and effects, easy to learn.
OpenShot Overview
OpenShot is an award-winning free video editor that is easy to use and quick to learn, yet surprisingly powerful. Drag your videos, music and images onto the timeline, then trim, cut, resize, rotate and snap clips into place on unlimited tracks. Add transitions with real-time previews, titles from templates, 3D animated titles, watermarks and image overlays, and animate almost anything with curve-based keyframes. It supports many video, audio and image formats through FFmpeg.
OpenShot also offers time-mapping and speed changes, frame-by-frame stepping, scrolling credits and 2D animation from image sequences. Version 4.0 brought an upgraded Razor tool with ripple cuts, a smoother timeline and faster colour and keyframe editing, and 4.0.1 fixed macOS start-up problems on Macs without Homebrew. OpenShot is made by OpenShot Studios and is free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license. The Mac download is built for Intel and runs on Apple Silicon Macs through Rosetta 2.
Key Features
OpenShot makes video editing simple.
- Unlimited tracks: layer as many clips as you need.
- Trim and cut: resize, scale, rotate, snap and cut clips.
- Transitions: with real-time previews.
- Titles: templates, custom titles and 3D animated titles.
- Keyframe animation: curve-based animation of almost anything.
- Speed changes: slow motion, fast motion and reverse.
- Many formats: video, audio and images through FFmpeg.
- Effects and overlays: watermarks, compositing and credits.
What’s New in Version 4.0.1
OpenShot 4.0.1 improves editing and fixes start-up on Mac.
- Upgraded Razor tool with source-frame previews, snapping and ripple cuts
- Persistent clip titles and clearer timeline zoom
- Faster colour and keyframe editing and smoother live transforms
- Fixed macOS start-up failures on Macs without Homebrew
- Better stability, undo and redo, and project saving
OpenShot FAQ
Is OpenShot free?
Yes. OpenShot is free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.
Does OpenShot run on Apple Silicon?
The Mac download is built for Intel and runs on Apple Silicon Macs through Rosetta 2.
Is OpenShot easy to learn?
Yes. It is designed to be easy to use and quick to learn, while still being powerful.
How many tracks can I use?
As many as you need. OpenShot has unlimited tracks and layers.
Can OpenShot add titles?
Yes. It has title templates, custom titles, 3D animated titles and scrolling credits.
Can I change clip speed?
Yes. Time-mapping lets you slow down, speed up or reverse clips.
Which formats does OpenShot support?
Many video, audio and image formats, through FFmpeg.
What was fixed for Mac in 4.0.1?
Start-up failures on Macs without Homebrew, caused by missing libraries.
Can I install OpenShot with Homebrew?
Yes. Run brew install --cask openshot-video-editor.
Where does the OpenShot download on openshot.FULLMAC.app come from?
The download button leads to the official OpenShot download page at https://www.openshot.org/download/. openshot.FULLMAC.app does not change or repackage the app.
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