# Vidcutter (open-source video and screen recording app)

> 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.

Users can install the stable version directly from the Arch Linux community repo packages or via AUR for the development version.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/ozmartian/vidcutter |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,996 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Python |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Video editing & screen recording |
| Latest release | 6.0.5.1 (Jun 16, 2021) |
| Last commit | Oct 23, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub com.ozmartians.VidCutter
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/com.ozmartians.VidCutter

### Homebrew (macOS)

```sh
brew install --cask vidcutter
```

Package page: https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/vidcutter

### Chocolatey (Windows)

```sh
choco install vidcutter
```

Package page: https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/vidcutter

### Snap (Linux)

```sh
snap install vidcutter
```

Package page: https://snapcraft.io/vidcutter

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/vidcutter-git

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