Vidcutter
Vidcutter is a free, open-source video and screen recording app for Windows, macOS and Linux. A modern yet simple multi-platform video cutter and joiner. It has 1,996 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at ozmartian/vidcutter.
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About Vidcutter
Users can install the stable version directly from the Arch Linux community repo packages or via AUR for the development version.
Install Vidcutter
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
flatpak install flathub com.ozmartians.VidCutterbrew install --cask vidcutterchoco install vidcuttersnap install vidcutterAUR (Arch Linux)
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Is Vidcutter free and open source?
Yes. Vidcutter's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Vidcutter?
Flathub: flatpak install flathub com.ozmartians.VidCutter, Homebrew: brew install --cask vidcutter, Chocolatey: choco install vidcutter, Snap: snap install vidcutter and the AUR package vidcutter-git. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: 6.0.5.1).
Is Vidcutter still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 23, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.