OpenShot Video Editor (Daily Build) for Mac
OpenShot Video Editor is an award-winning free and open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows, and is dedicated to delivering high quality video editing and animation solutions to the world.
OpenShot Video Editor (Daily Build) — overview
OpenShot Video Editor
OpenShot Video Editor is an award-winning free and open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows, and is dedicated to delivering high quality video editing and animation solutions to the world.
Build Status
Features
Cross-platform (Linux, Mac, and Windows) Support for many video, audio, and image formats (based on FFmpeg) Powerful curve-based Key frame animations Desktop integration (drag and drop support) Unlimited tracks / layers Clip resizing, scaling, trimming, snapping, rotation, and cutting Video transitions with real-time previews Compositing, image overlays, watermarks Title templates, title creation, sub-titles 2D animation support (image sequences) 3D animated titles (and effects) SVG friendly, to create and include vector titles and credits Scrolling motion picture credits Advanced Timeline (including Drag & drop, scrolling, panning, zooming, and snapping) Frame accuracy (step through each frame of video) Time-mapping and speed changes on clips (slow/fast, forward/backward, etc...) Audio mixing and editing Digital video effects, including brightness, gamma, hue, greyscale, chroma key, and many more! Experimental hardware encoding and decoding (VA-API, NVDEC, D3D9, D3D11, VTB) Import & Export widely supported formats (EDL, XML) Render videos in many codecs and formats (based on FFmpeg)
Getting Started
The quickest way to get started using OpenShot is to download one of our pre-built installers. On our download page, click the Daily Builds button to view the latest, experimental builds, which are created for each new commit to this repo.
https://www.openshot.org/download/
Tutorial
Watch the official step-by-step video tutorial, or read the official user-guide:
Developers
Are you interested in becoming more involved in the development of OpenShot? Build exciting new features, fix bugs, make friends, and become a hero! Please read the step-by-step instructions for getting source code, configuring dependencies, and building OpenShot.
Documentation
Beautiful HTML documentation can be generated using Sphinx.
The documentation for the most recent release can be viewed online at openshot.org/user-guide.
Report a bug
Please report bugs using the official Report a Bug feature on our website. This walks you through the bug reporting process, and helps to create a high-quality bug report for the OpenShot community.
Or you can report a new issue directly on GitHub:
https://github.com/OpenShot/openshot-qt/issues
Translations
Translating OpenShot into other languages is very easy! Please read the step-by-step instructions or login to LaunchPad and get started. All you need is a web browser.
Application Translations: https://translations.launchpad.net/openshot/2.0/+translations Website Translations: https://translations.launchpad.net/openshot/website/+pots/django
Dependencies
Although installers are much easier to use, if you must build from source, here are some tips:
Details
跨平台视频编辑器
How to install OpenShot Video Editor (Daily Build)
- Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
- If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the command below first.
- Run this command:
Latest 10 releases
Last updated 2026-11-02; current version v4.1.1, with the latest 10 releases listed.
| Version | Released | Type | Size | macOS | Windows | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v4.1.1 | 2026-11-02 | Stable | 294.3 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| v4.1.0 | 2026-10-31 | Stable | 290.6 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| v4.0.1 | 2026-09-27 | Stable | 278.9 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| v4.0.0 | 2026-08-30 | Stable | 278.7 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| v3.5.1 | 2026-04-08 | Stable | 273.2 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| v3.5.0 | 2026-03-20 | Stable | 273.0 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| v3.4.0 | 2025-12-16 | Stable | 271.5 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| v3.3.0 | 2024-12-22 | Stable | 249.7 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| v3.2.1 | 2024-07-11 | Stable | 248.4 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| v3.2.0 | 2024-06-24 | Stable | 248.3 MB | Download | Download | Download |
Data from GitHub Releases; stable releases first, each group sorted newest first.
Supported systems
- macOS 27(Golden Gate) (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 26 Tahoe (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 15 Sequoia (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 14 Sonoma (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 13 Ventura (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 12 Monterey (Apple silicon + Intel)
- macOS 11 Big Sur (Apple silicon + Intel)
Cannot be installed alongside: openshot-video-editor。
To use both, first brew uninstall the conflicting package, or install it in an isolated environment.
Compared with similar apps
Only public metadata is compared, with no subjective recommendation; see the compare pages for field-by-field comparisons.
| App | Version | License | Architecture | 30-day installs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenShot Video Editor (Daily Build) | v4.1.1 | — | Universal binary | 2 |
| Smooth Capture | 1.2.64 | — | Universal binary | 2 |
| lifesize | 3.0.20 | — | Universal binary | 2 |
| Pimosa | 1.3.5 | — | Apple silicon only | 2 |
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