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OpenShot vs Pitivi: catalog facts
OpenShot	Pitivi
Free Free and open source under the GPL. The project sells an optional video course and accepts…	Free Free and open source under the LGPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Unlimited tracks and layers with drag and drop, snapping and frame-accurate stepping Curve-based keyframe animation, time mapping and speed changes on clips	Clean timeline editor suited to beginners Auto alignment and precise waveforms
Stability on long or complex timelines has been a recurring complaint Hardware encoding and decoding are marked experimental	Last stable release was in 2023 Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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