Kdenlive alternatives for Mac
Kdenlive — Free and Open Source Video Editor — is installed 446 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask kdenlive to install Kdenlive itself.- Shotcut525 installs/mo
- HandBrake3.9× the installs
- IINA16.1× the installs
- LosslessCut737 installs/mo
- Permute4.5× smaller user base
- Audacity8.0× the installs
- ffmpeg323.2× the installs
- OBS14.7× the installs
Full comparison
| Kdenlive | Shotcut | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Video & Audio | Video & Audio |
| Open source | Not declared | Yes (inferred) |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 26.08.2 | 26.9.28,26.9.27 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 446 | 525 |
| Install command | brew install --cask kdenlive | brew install --cask shotcut |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.