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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 7 - Reviews of OpenShot Video Editor

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Docente adjunto  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "One the best free options for create, edit and share videos"

April 25, 2018

5.0

Pros

It is free and has comprehensive tutorials on the web. I know other editors and when I used the Open Shot video editor, I felt it was extremely easy. It works on almost every platform, the window formats are friendly, and you can do everything you know: use multiple file types, organize, animate, and apply clips and music effects (including 3d effects). In addition, the video can be exported in several formats

Cons

I think, for a free software, there are no cons. And for problems, you can find a lot of help in the web community

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ID

Isaac D.  
Youtuber  
Computer Games  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Laggy Beyond Use"

February 12, 2019

2.0

I hate this thing so much that I would highly recommend to NEVER use it. Ive wasted way too much of my time on this just for it to come out as crap or don't come out at all.

Pros

Easy to use Great for Beginners Fun Better than Others

Cons

Awful Compatibility Videos come out with broken audio Videos sometimes don't come out at all, bye bye 1 hour of work. ONLY accepts mp4 nothing else Glitchy as fuck Laggy Beyond Use Crashes 5 times per video

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BW

Bruce W.  
Pastor  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "It works pretty well for my puposes"

February 9, 2021

4.0

I realize there are better programs out there, such as daVinci Resolve, but my computer lacks the horses to run them. I have just enough to run OpenShot.

Pros

I use this to record my sermons and use title overlays. It works pretty well and gets the job done.

Cons

In order to use more features in the Title menu, you have to install InkSpot. I don't know why they didn't include that in the first place. Also, InkSpot often hangs up so I cannot always make title boxes with multiple lines, so I have to create multiple title boxes and overlay them in order to show multiple lines.

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TK

Tony K.  
the dude  
Computer Networking  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Easy to put videos together."

May 7, 2020

4.0

I have made a few parody films for youTube with it. Even though I have never received any compensation.

Pros

OpenShot is easy to stitch videos together. You add transitions too. It starts to get complicated if you need to add a different sound track and cut up scenes to change the order that the video will be viewed.

Cons

The only thing I don't like about it is that it seems to take a lot of time to get an edit right. You can end up being your own worst critic when editing video.

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Jojo A.  
Web Designer/Journalist  
  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "OpenShot is the simplest open-source video editor available"

July 31, 2018

4.0

A simple editing workflow, easy to use effects templates, easy video rendering and exporting.

Pros

OpenShot is incredibly simple to use. Modeled similar to the default video editor installed on Windows versions previous to Windows 8, the advantage to this program is that it is cross-platform and supports chroma key.

Cons

While the program is simple, it can also be very buggy. Also, the effects are very limited. They are composed of presents that make a home video look great, but certainly not professional.

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RB

Ricardo B.  
Security Officer  
Warehousing  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Using Open Shot"

May 8, 2020

4.0

I use it whenever I am at work.

Pros

It was a open source software and free to use

Cons

It was a free program to use. I really didn't have anything to say bad for this software

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Abraham A.  
CEO  
Internet  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Video Editing Made Easy"

August 1, 2021

5.0

It helps to get my freelance service going.

Pros

It's open-sourced and good and easy to access

Cons

It needs a rich library of backgrounds and other effects

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JB

Jashanjeet B.  
Engineering Student  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great video editing software for class projects and personal projects"

August 21, 2021

5.0

The overall experience was very good and would recommend for students that are quickly and effectively looking to finish presentations.

Pros

Ease of user interface and tools that allow mixture of audio and video and precise time stamps makes it similar to the Adobe Suite for a much lower price!

Cons

The tools and navigation bars could be placed within easier view of the user so that editing can be expedited.

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Nicola P.  
Psicologo  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Ottimo video editor, ma macchinoso"

October 22, 2023

4.0

Pros

Agile nell'utilizzo, ottima integrazione di funzioni

Cons

Ho avuto un po' di rogne con i sottotitoli e a volte i tempi di attesa sono biblici

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Muhammed A.  
Student  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "OpenShot Video Editor review"

October 21, 2020

4.0

Pros

Very Easy to use Has some very good features

Cons

Gets very slow when rendering animations.

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DV

Daniel V.  
Educator  
Education Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Free - Sophisticated"

May 5, 2020

5.0

It exceeds all expectations of an open source video editor.

Pros

When we were looking for something to start putting videos together for faculty and staff, it was really hard to find one that has as many options as FreeShot, yet was still free.

Cons

Sometimes the upload time can be slow. Ultimately for the free price it is a small price to pay for what you get.

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SE

Steve E.  
Teacher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Feature full & free!"

July 1, 2019

5.0

Since Microsoft is not providing Movie Maker any longer I’ve had to find a new easy video editor. OpenShot is a great alternative that will probably we even better. I am looking forward to making new YouTube videos and videos for my students.

Pros

Free Easy to use Tons of features Thoughtful user interface

Cons

Haven’t found any yet! The creator has put out several instructional videos that cover most questions a user would have.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Owner  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Simple video editing"

November 16, 2019

3.0

I was looking for a basic and free solution and OpenShot is a good compromise

Pros

it is very easy to use for beginners and allow everyone to start working on their first video editing projects

Cons

Not extremely powerful and lacking some basic functionalities. Simple but limited, however good for beginners

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PK

Pushwinder K.  
Commercial Manager  
Oil & Energy  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Fast and reliable, but better options available"

July 28, 2022

4.0

Pros

It is a versatile software with great amount of choices to convert and edit videos

Cons

Many features are difficult to identify unless looked for specifically online.

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RM

Rajeeb M.  
Engineer  
Construction  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Very Simple and Easy to use Video Editor "

February 15, 2023

4.0

Its use friendly but compared to some other Editors, It lacks features. But the software is very helpful for the beginners.

Pros

The Importing and Exporting of the content is very easy. They are providing a wide rage of Transitions. Do not require a high configuration system to run this editor. If you have a 4 GB RAM and 64-B OS it is more than enough.

Cons

Unlike some other Editors we are not able to view the audio of the Import as another file.

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LM

Luis M.  
student  
Dairy  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Simple Alternative to subscription based software"

December 27, 2021

5.0

Pros

Could export at 4k or any other lower quality. Simple. Could figure out no problem.

Cons

The intro tutorial is vague, to get around might have to click around or ask search engine

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EP

Elisa P.  
Public Safety  
Public Safety  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Great free video editing software"

July 20, 2021

5.0

It's free option for basic video editing, great for beginners.

Pros

For basic video editing, it is sufficient. It has many useful features and best of all, it's open sourced and free!

Cons

I feel there are better editing softwares out there, but this is only good for basic video editing. It could have better performance and layout.

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MN

Mark N.  
Freelancer  
Broadcast Media  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Really great editor!"

July 27, 2021

4.0

I am now able to spend more time doing the extra responsibilities of my job...

Pros

The biggest thing is that this video editing software is easy to use. I don't have the time to spend learning complicated software.

Cons

I cant think of anything that I don't like about this software. It is a terrific resource of mine to use.

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MS

Michael S.  
Caption Writer  
Writing and Editing  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Excellent software"

March 11, 2019

5.0

Pros

You can upload your videos along with audio and easily edit them with just a few clicks.

Cons

It's very selective on what pictures you upload should you try and create a slideshow with audio and sometimes it can lag.

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DR

Derek R.  
DJ  
Music  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Bad"

September 23, 2020

1.0

It was bad. It kept crashing on me with out warning. Kept crashing on me a lot of times. I don't use it anymore.

Pros

It was bad. It kept crashing on me with out warning.

Cons

Kept crashing on me a lot of times. I don't use it anymore.

Review Source

PA

PHANEENDRA A.  
Senior Engineer  
Computer Networking  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "open source video editor with decent feature set and format support"

March 28, 2019

4.0

Pros

Open shot is completely opensource application available for free. I have used to convert old video files to latest formats and was impressed by the quality of conversion with no loss of quality for reduced file size. There were stability issues in the early releases of the application, which were resolved later using custom developed software libraries.

Cons

openshot application is resource hungry while in use. Also since the application is not optimized for different hardware configurations the performance will vary on older and newer systems

Review Source

CC

Chad C.  
Small Business Owner  
Legal Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Video Editor That Can Stand On Its Own"

November 24, 2018

4.0

Pros

It has user friendly features comparable to other high level video editors at a fraction of the cost.

Cons

The interface does need some work but with some time you get used to everything.

Review Source

NB

Nathan B.  
Health Care Assitant  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Open shot video editing"

June 30, 2020

4.0

Great use, highly recommend to someone who is not confident with advanced, expensive software.

Pros

Ease of use, very good for the beginner at video editing.

Cons

A cleaner layout would be benefit this software.

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JF

James F.  
Administrator  
Education Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Decent, if basic option"

July 17, 2019

3.0

I don't use it that often, but If I did video editing regularly I would probably want something a bit more powerful.

Pros

Fairly easy workflow when performing simple edits.

Cons

Limited functionality in terms of image manipulation, transitions etc.

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BR

Brett R.  
Specialist Computing Teacher  
Education Management  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "FANTASTIC Free Editor"

October 12, 2018

5.0

It's free. It does what I need. It's staying installed.

Pros

It does everything I (a not really advanced user) needs

Cons

It did crash a couple of times. I can't comment on the speed of rendering, but seems fair enough to me.

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