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VidCutter vs Machete: catalog facts
VidCutter	Machete
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later.	Freemium Offered as a full edition and a reduced Lite edition.
Windows, Linux	Windows
Straightforward cut and join workflow Available on Flathub for Linux	Lossless cutting and joining without re-encoding Works on modest hardware
Slow development, with mostly maintenance commits recently Not a full video editor	Windows only Joining requires files with identical formats
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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