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Avidemux vs VidCutter: catalog facts
AvidemuxVidCutter
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, Linux
  • Copy mode cuts and joins without re-encoding, so trims are instant and lossless
  • Handles AVI, MP4, MPEG, MKV and ASF among many others
  • Straightforward cut and join workflow
  • Available on Flathub for Linux
  • Not a timeline editor; there is no multi-track editing or compositing
  • The last stable release is from 2022, with newer work only in nightly builds
  • Slow development, with mostly maintenance commits recently
  • Not a full video editor
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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