Alternatives to Avidemux
A simple video editor for cutting, filtering and encoding, aimed at trimming and converting rather than full editing. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Avidemux
A simple video editor for cutting, filtering and encoding, aimed at trimming and converting rather than full editing.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Avidemux.
LosslessCut
Trims and joins video and audio without re-encoding, so a cut takes seconds instead of an hour.
LosslessCut also trims and joins without re-encoding on Windows, macOS and Linux, adds track extraction and container repair, and is actively maintained, though cuts still land on keyframes.
Shutter Encoder
A professional transcoding and media processing front end for FFmpeg, with batch queues, presets and genuinely lossless operations.
Shutter Encoder is a free FFmpeg front end with lossless cut and remux plus professional codecs like ProRes and DNxHR, batch queues and presets, but it is a heavier Java install.
HandBrake
A video converter that turns files and unprotected discs into MP4, MKV or WebM with presets for common devices.
HandBrake focuses on converting files to MP4, MKV or WebM with device presets and a job queue, but every conversion re-encodes, so it cannot do instant lossless trims.
FFmpeg
The command that converts, cuts, streams and inspects essentially any audio or video file in existence.
FFmpeg handles practically every codec and container, remuxes losslessly and scripts easily for batch jobs, but it is command line only with syntax that punishes guessing.
Machete
A Windows video editor that cuts, copies and joins media files without re-encoding.
Machete is a freemium Windows-only tool for lossless cutting and joining with a simple interface, but joining needs identical formats and it cannot re-encode.
XMedia Recode
A free Windows converter for video and audio files, DVDs and Blu-rays with GPU acceleration.
XMedia Recode is a free, closed-source Windows converter with GPU-accelerated encoding and wide format support, and it has no macOS or Linux builds.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Avidemux as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Footage
A small GNOME app for trimming, cropping, flipping and converting video files on Linux.
Avidemux runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with filtering, encoding and instant lossless copy-mode cuts, but its interface is dated and its last stable release is from 2022.
Video Trimmer
A small GNOME app for cutting a section out of a video without re-encoding it.
Avidemux offers lossless copy-mode cutting on Windows, macOS and Linux, adding filters, encoding and a batch job queue, with a dated interface.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
MKVToolNix
Builds, inspects and edits MKV files: add subtitles, drop a track, fix chapters, all without re-encoding.
MediaInfo
Tells you exactly what is inside a video or audio file: codecs, bitrates, resolution, frame rate, subtitle and audio tracks.
Shotcut
A free cross-platform video editor with a multi-track timeline that edits most formats without importing them first.
OpenShot
A free video editor with unlimited tracks, keyframe animation, transitions and titles, aimed at people who are not professional editors.
Kdenlive
KDE’s free video editor, with a multi-track timeline, proxy editing and a large effect set.
AviSynth+
A frameserver for scripted video processing and filtering, forked from AviSynth.
