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Avidemux

Multi-purpose video editing and processing software.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Avidemux is a video editing program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

File formats mentioned: MP4 and AVI.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Multi-purpose video editing and processing software” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Avidemux is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Plans and conditions

  • Free content: the free library can be used without paying, under the publisher’s licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Avidemux is a free open-source program designed for multi-purpose video editing and processing, which can be used on almost all known operating systems and computer platforms.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (limits, commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Comptoir du Libre (source code) —
  • Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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