---
name: "openshot"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openshot"
version: "1.4.3-1.2"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/openshot"
---

# openshot(1)

Non-Linear Video Editor

## NAME

openshot - Non-Linear Video Editor

## SYNOPSIS

**openshot** \[--version\] \[filename1 \[filename2\]\] ...

## DESCRIPTION

OpenShot Video Editor is a program designed to create videos on  Linux.  It can easily combine multiple video clips, audio clips,  and images into a single project, and then export the video into  many common video formats.

OpenShot is a non-linear video editor, which means any frame of  video can be accessed at any time, and thus the video clips can  be layered, mixed, and arranged in very creative ways.  All  video clip edits (trimming, cutting, etc...) are non-destructive,  meaning that the original video clips are never modified.

You can use OpenShot to create photo slide shows, edit home videos,  create television commercials and on-line films, or anything else  you can dream up.

- **More information**

   Project Website: http://www.OpenShotVideo.com\
    User Website: http://www.OpenShotUsers.com

## FILES

*/home/your\_user/.openshot/*

This folder stores temporary thumbnails, mlt xml files, preferences used by OpenShot, and a pid.lock file.

## AUTHORS

Jonathan Thomas, Andy Finch, Olivier Girard, Helen McCall, TJ