Flowblade — The Complete Guide: A Fast Multitrack Video Editor for Linux
Flowblade is an open-source (GPL-3.0) non-linear video editor built for Linux. It is free for any use including commercial, with no registration. Its principle: clips on the timeline snap against each other, and the editing tools are designed for fast, precise work.
Flowblade
Janne Liljeblad
An open-source non-linear video editor for Linux with a multitrack timeline, compositing, filters and colour correction.
Get it from the vendorWhat you get
- Multitrack timeline — video, audio and title layers.
- Precise editing tools — inserting, moving, trimming and replacing clips.
- Compositing — place a screenshot of a simulation result over the test footage.
- Filters and colour correction — including a G’MIC-based image filtering tool.
- Audio mixing and animation — balance narration and move on-screen elements.
Who it suits
Flowblade suits engineers and students who work on Linux and want a light, nimble editor for a training video, test documentation or a project presentation. It is officially available for Linux only and is developed mainly by a single developer, so the support community is smaller than for the big editors. Anyone who also works on Windows is better off with a cross-platform editor.
Related tools
For a cross-platform open-source editor with a large community — Kdenlive or Shotcut. For a very simple editor for beginners — OpenShot.
Kdenlive
KDE
A multi-track non-linear video editor — for longer training videos and project presentations, with automatic subtitles.
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Shotcut
Meltytech
A free video editor — cut, caption, add callouts and export tutorial and site-inspection videos.
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OpenShot Video Editor
OpenShot Studios
A simple open-source video editor with unlimited tracks, keyframe animation, effects and colour tools, for Windows, macOS and Linux.
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DaVinci Resolve
Blackmagic Design
A professional video editor combining editing, colour grading, effects and audio in one program; the free edition works up to 4K with no watermark.
Get it from the vendorThe bottom line
A fast, focused Linux editor, good for anyone who likes to edit precisely from the keyboard. When you must share projects with colleagues on Windows, a cross-platform tool is the better choice.