editly
A declarative command-line video editor that assembles videos from clips, images and text using ffmpeg.
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About editly
Editly is a tool and Node.js framework for non-linear video editing driven by a description file rather than a timeline. You list clips, images, text and transitions, and editly renders the result with ffmpeg.
It can be run from the command line, used as an API from Node.js, or run in Docker using the included Dockerfile and compose file. It suits developers and anyone who wants to generate videos programmatically or in batches rather than edit them by hand.
Strengths
- Videos defined in a file, so they are repeatable and scriptable
- Usable as a CLI or as a Node.js API
- Docker setup included
Limitations
- No graphical timeline
- Requires Node.js and ffmpeg
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- Mikael Finstad
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Generating videos programmatically or in batches
- Categories
- Video editing, CLI tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Sources