Kdenlive (/ˌkeɪdɛnˈlaɪv/;[6][7] acronym for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor[8]) is a free and open-source video editing software based on the MLT Framework, KDE and Qt. The project was started by Jason Wood in 2002, and is now maintained by a small team of developers.[9]
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Kdenlive 21.08
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| Developer(s) | KDE |
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24.05.0[1] |
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| Written in | C++ (Qt, KF5)[2] |
| Operating system | FreeBSD Linux Microsoft Windows 7 and higher, x86-64 only macOS |
| Type | Video editing software |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later[3][4][5] |
| Website | kdenlive |
With the release of Kdenlive 15.04.0 in 2015 it became part of the official KDE Projects suite.[10]
Kdenlive packages are freely available for Linux, FreeBSD, and Microsoft Windows. As a whole it is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, while parts of the source code are available under different licenses such as GPL-2.0-or-later and GPL-3.0-or-later.[3]
The project was initially started by Jason Wood in 2002. The development of Kdenlive moved on from the K Desktop Environment 3 version (which wasn't originally made for MLT) to KDE Platform 4, with an almost complete rewrite. This was completed with Kdenlive 0.7, released on 12 November 2008.[11] Kdenlive 0.9.10 released on 1 October 2014 was the last KDE 4 release.
Kdenlive started to plan a move into the KDE Projects and its infrastructure in 2014.[12] Port to KDE Frameworks 5 was finished with the release of 2015.04.0 as part of KDE Applications 5.[13] The move to KDE is ongoing.[14]
In early 2017 the development team started working on a refactoring of the program, and by June 2017 a first preview was available.[15] By December 2017 the refactoring became the main focus of the development team with the release of the first usable preview.[16] Release of the refactoring version was originally planned for August 2018 in the KDE 18.08 Applications release.[17] The refactored version of Kdenlive was released on 22 April 2019 in the KDE 19.04 Applications release.[18]
On 20 September 2022, KDE began the first fundraising drive for Kdenlive, with the funds to be used to implement major features and bring Kdenlive up to the standards of more professional video editors. By 18 October 2022, the initial goal of €15,000 had been met.[19]
KDE's Kdenlive makes use of MLT, Frei0r effects, SoX and LADSPA libraries. Kdenlive supports all of the formats supported by FFmpegorlibav (such as QuickTime, AVI, WMV, MPEG, and Flash Video, among others), and also supports 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios for both PAL, NTSC and various HD standards, including HDV and AVCHD. Video can also be exported to DV devices, or written to a DVD with chapters and a simple menu.[20][21][22]
Kdenlive is available on FreeBSD, MacOS, Microsoft Windows, and on Linux
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