Design & media · Updated October 2026
Premiere Pro is Adobe's video editor for cutting, color, and audio work. If you would rather own your tools, here are 5 open source alternatives to Premiere Pro, ranked by GitHub stars. Each one is free to use under its license, and you can read, change, and often self-host the code.
The most popular is OpenCut with 95.6k stars, and the most recently updated is LosslessCut, with a commit on Oct 21, 2026.
| Project | Stars | License | Language | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 OpenCut | 95.6k | MIT | TypeScript | Sep 24, 2026 |
 LosslessCut | 44.8k | GPL-2.0 | TypeScript | Oct 21, 2026 |
 Shotcut | 15.5k | GPL-3.0 | C++ | Oct 20, 2026 |
 OpenShot | 6.7k | Other | Python | Oct 21, 2026 |
 Kdenlive | 5.9k | GPL-3.0 | C++ | Oct 21, 2026 |
by OpenCut-app
The open-source CapCut alternative
by mifi
The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing
by mltframework
cross-platform (Qt), open-source (GPLv3) video editor
by OpenShot
OpenShot Video Editor is an award-winning free and open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows, and is dedicated to delivering high quality video editing and animation solutions to the world.
by KDE
Free and open source video editor, based on MLT Framework and KDE Frameworks
By GitHub stars, OpenCut is the most popular open source alternative to Premiere Pro right now, with 95.6k stars, followed by LosslessCut and Shotcut. The best fit depends on your setup, so compare their licenses, languages, and recent activity in the table above.
Yes. All 5 projects on this page are open source, so the software itself is free to use, study, and change. Some of them also sell a hosted version or paid support.
LosslessCut (last commit Oct 21, 2026), Kdenlive (last commit Oct 21, 2026), and OpenShot (last commit Oct 21, 2026) have the most recent commits. Licenses on this list include MIT, GPL-2.0, and GPL-3.0.
