Alternatives to Footage
A small GNOME app for trimming, cropping, flipping and converting video files on Linux. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Footage
A small GNOME app for trimming, cropping, flipping and converting video files on Linux.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Footage.
LosslessCut
Trims and joins video and audio without re-encoding, so a cut takes seconds instead of an hour.
LosslessCut runs on Windows, macOS and Linux and cuts, merges and extracts tracks without re-encoding, though cuts land on keyframes unless you allow a re-encode.
Avidemux
A simple video editor for cutting, filtering and encoding, aimed at trimming and converting rather than full editing.
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.
Video Trimmer is another GNOME app that cuts without re-encoding for quick, lossless trims, but it only trims and offers no conversion or other editing.
Shutter Encoder
A professional transcoding and media processing front end for FFmpeg, with batch queues, presets and genuinely lossless operations.
Shutter Encoder is a cross-platform FFmpeg front end with lossless cut, trim, remux and professional codecs, but its Java-based interface exposes many options at once.
HandBrake
A video converter that turns files and unprotected discs into MP4, MKV or WebM with presets for common devices.
HandBrake converts files to MP4, MKV or WebM with device presets and filters on Windows, macOS and Linux, but every conversion re-encodes the video.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Shotcut
A free cross-platform video editor with a multi-track timeline that edits most formats without importing them first.
Kdenlive
KDE’s free video editor, with a multi-track timeline, proxy editing and a large effect set.
Flowblade
Edit multitrack video projects on Linux.
FFmpeg
The command that converts, cuts, streams and inspects essentially any audio or video file in existence.
MKVToolNix
Builds, inspects and edits MKV files: add subtitles, drop a track, fix chapters, all without re-encoding.
Videomass
A free, open-source, cross-platform graphical interface for converting and processing media with FFmpeg.
