Open-source repos for video editing
49 repos tagged Video editing, sorted by GitHub stars. Add filters from the other category types to narrow the list.
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harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo
Generates a finished short video from a topic or keyword: script, stock footage, voiceover, subtitles and music.
Scripting, Voiceover, Captions and subtitles, YouTube, TikTok, Marketing, Creators, Faceless channels, Short-form video
138k starsMITUpdated 3 Nov 2026
OpenCut-app/OpenCut
Browser and desktop video editor modelled on CapCut, with a timeline, text and effects, focused on short social clips.
97.2k starsMITUpdated 24 Sept 2026
obsproject/obs-studio
Free software for recording and live streaming with scenes, sources and plugins.
78.9k starsGPL-2.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
remotion-dev/remotion
Write videos as React components and render them to MP4 files, on one machine or spread across many.
70.1k starsOtherUpdated 3 Nov 2026
FFmpeg/FFmpeg
Command-line toolkit and libraries for converting, cutting, encoding and streaming nearly every audio and video format.
66.4k starsOtherUpdated 3 Nov 2026
mifi/lossless-cut
Desktop app for fast lossless trimming and cutting of video and audio without re-encoding.
45.6k starsGPL-2.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
ManimCommunity/manim
Python engine for precise animated math and explainer videos, maintained by the community.
42.2k starsMITUpdated 2 Nov 2026
HandBrake/HandBrake
Desktop video transcoder with presets for shrinking and converting files for phones, the web and archiving.
24.9k starsOtherUpdated 2 Nov 2026
CapSoftware/Cap
Open-source Loom alternative for recording and sharing screen videos.
24.3k starsOtherUpdated 3 Nov 2026
k4yt3x/video2x
Upscales and smooths low-resolution video and GIFs with machine learning models like Real-ESRGAN and RIFE.
22.5k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 7 Mar 2026
blender/blender
3D suite whose built-in sequence editor also cuts and grades video, useful when edits mix footage with 3D or motion graphics.
21.6k starsOtherUpdated 3 Nov 2026
motion-canvas/motion-canvas
TypeScript library and editor for creating animated explainer videos in code.
Web, Engineering, Creators, Media and publishing, Course creators
19.7k starsMITUpdated 3 Jul 2026
audacity/audacity
Multi-track audio editor and recorder used for podcast and voiceover editing.
Voiceover, Marketing, Creators, Media and publishing, Podcasts
18.9k starsOtherUpdated 2 Nov 2026
mltframework/shotcut
Cross-platform open-source video editor built on the MLT framework.
15.6k starsGPL-3.0Updated 2 Nov 2026
Zulko/moviepy
Python library for cutting, compositing, titling and rendering video.
15.1k starsMITUpdated 26 Aug 2026
FujiwaraChoki/MoneyPrinter
Python script that builds YouTube Shorts from a topic using an LLM script, stock clips, TTS and burned-in captions.
Scripting, Voiceover, Auto upload, YouTube, Marketing, Creators, Faceless channels, Short-form video
14.1k starsMITUpdated 27 Mar 2026
krillinai/OpenCreator
Creator workspace for video translation, dubbing, generation and editing (formerly KrillinAI).
Translation, Voiceover, YouTube, TikTok, Marketing, Creators, Short-form video
14.1k starsApache-2.0Updated 2 Nov 2026
Rudrabha/Wav2Lip
Lip-syncs any face video to a given audio track for dubbing and avatar videos.
13.3k starsUpdated 22 Jun 2025
elebumm/RedditVideoMakerBot
Builds narrated videos from Reddit threads with screenshots, TTS and background gameplay footage.
Voiceover, Repurposing, YouTube, TikTok, Marketing, Creators, Faceless channels, Short-form video
12.6k starsGPL-3.0Updated 30 Oct 2026
linyqh/NarratoAI
Uses an LLM to write commentary for a video, voices it and cuts the footage into a narrated recap.
Scripting, Voiceover, YouTube, Marketing, Creators, Faceless channels
11.7k starsMITUpdated 24 Oct 2026
kkroening/ffmpeg-python
Python bindings for building complex FFmpeg filter graphs in code.
11k starsApache-2.0Updated 4 Aug 2024
zhouxiaoka/autoclip
Desktop tool that cuts podcasts, interviews and courses into short clips with subtitles and covers.
Repurposing, Captions and subtitles, YouTube, Marketing, Creators, Short-form video, Podcasts
9.9k starsMITUpdated 1 Nov 2026
gyroflow/gyroflow
Stabilises action-camera and drone footage using the gyroscope data recorded alongside the video.
9.7k starsGPL-3.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
olive-editor/olive
Non-linear video editor with a node-based compositor; still alpha software and development has slowed.
9.1k starsGPL-3.0Updated 5 Dec 2024
nadermx/backgroundremover
CLI that removes backgrounds from images and video with AI.
8.1k starsMITUpdated 10 Jul 2026
RayVentura/ShortGPT
Framework for automating YouTube Shorts and TikTok content: script, voice, editing, translation and dubbing.
Scripting, Voiceover, Translation, YouTube, TikTok, Marketing, Creators, Faceless channels, Short-form video
8.1k starsMITUpdated 11 Feb 2025
opentoonz/opentoonz
Professional 2D animation software derived from Studio Ghibli's production tool, for frame-by-frame and cut-out work.
7.9k starsOtherUpdated 28 Oct 2026
mutonby/openshorts
Turns long videos into 9:16 clips with face tracking, subtitles and dubbing, and ships an MCP server.
Repurposing, Captions and subtitles, YouTube, TikTok, Marketing, Creators, Short-form video, Podcasts
7.4k starsMITUpdated 2 Nov 2026
6.7k starsOtherUpdated 2 Nov 2026
6k starsGPL-3.0Updated 3 Nov 2026
YILS-LIN/short-video-factory
Generates short videos from a topic with AI scripts, stock footage, voice and subtitles.
Scripting, Voiceover, TikTok, YouTube, Marketing, Creators, Short-form video, Faceless channels
6k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 2 Nov 2026
WyattBlue/auto-editor
CLI that removes silent and dead parts of recordings automatically and exports to editors or video.
5.7k starsUnlicenseUpdated 3 Nov 2026
Anil-matcha/AI-Youtube-Shorts-Generator
Cuts long YouTube videos into vertical Shorts using LLM highlight picking, Whisper transcripts and face cropping.
Repurposing, Captions and subtitles, YouTube, Marketing, Creators, Short-form video
5.7k starsMITUpdated 24 Oct 2026
NatronGitHub/Natron
Node-based compositing app for visual effects, keying and rotoscoping, an open alternative to Nuke or After Effects.
5.6k starsGPL-2.0Updated 24 Jul 2026
mifi/editly
Declarative CLI and Node library that assembles videos with clips, text, transitions and audio from a JSON spec.
5.6k starsMITUpdated 12 May 2025
Breakthrough/PySceneDetect
Detects scene cuts in a video and splits it into clips, used to prep footage for editing or repurposing.
Repurposing, Marketing, Engineering, Creators, Media and publishing
5.3k starsBSD-3-ClauseUpdated 2 Nov 2026
GuanYixuan/pyJianYingDraft
Python tool that generates JianYing/CapCut draft projects for automated batch editing.
Workflow automation, TikTok, Engineering, Creators, Short-form video
4.8k starsApache-2.0Updated 14 Oct 2026
tmoroney/auto-subs
Creates subtitles locally on your computer and sends them into DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro or After Effects.
4.5k starsMITUpdated 31 Oct 2026
midrender/revideo
TypeScript framework for building video templates in code and rendering them via API.
4.2k starsMITUpdated 16 Jul 2026
steveseguin/vdo.ninja
Brings remote guests into OBS over peer-to-peer WebRTC for live shows and podcasts.
4.1k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 2 Nov 2026
jliljebl/flowblade
Multitrack video editor for Linux built on the MLT framework, aimed at fast, keyboard-driven editing.
3.1k starsGPL-3.0Updated 29 Oct 2026
synfig/synfig
2D vector animation program that tweens between keyframes, used for explainer animations and cartoons.
2.3k starsGPL-3.0Updated 2 Nov 2026
openvideodev/react-video-editor
CapCut-style online video editor built with React and Remotion that you can embed or extend.
1.8k starsOtherUpdated 30 Jun 2026
gyoridavid/short-video-maker
Creates TikTok, Reels and Shorts videos from text via an MCP server and REST API, with TTS, captions and music.
Voiceover, Captions and subtitles, AI agents, YouTube, TikTok, Marketing, Engineering, Creators, Short-form video, Faceless channels
1.5k starsMITUpdated 21 Jun 2025
xixihhhh/clipforge
Generates short sales videos from product images, with AI scripts, voiceover and subtitles.
Scripting, Voiceover, TikTok, Instagram, Marketing, E-commerce, Creators, Short-form video
1.2k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 26 Oct 2026
mean00/avidemux2
Video tool for quick cuts, filtering and re-encoding, handy for trimming clips without a full editing timeline.
986 starsOtherUpdated 29 Oct 2026
SamurAIGPT/AI-Faceless-Video-Generator
Generates a script, an AI voice and a talking-face avatar video for faceless channels.
Scripting, Voiceover, YouTube, Marketing, Creators, Faceless channels
527 starsMITUpdated 17 Sept 2026
SaarD00/AI-Youtube-Shorts-Generator
Pipeline that picks trending topics and produces faceless YouTube Shorts with Gemini scripts, Edge TTS and stock footage.
Scripting, Voiceover, YouTube, Marketing, Creators, Faceless channels, Short-form video
267 starsMITUpdated 13 Oct 2026
GNOME/pitivi
GNOME video editor with a simple timeline and GStreamer back end, suited to Linux users who want a plain interface.
125 starsOtherUpdated 8 Oct 2026