What it does
Avidemux is a free video editor focused on cutting, filtering, and encoding. It handles several media containers and supports projects, a job queue, and scripting.
Use a project to retain selected cuts and processing choices, then queue jobs or use scripts when that setup should recur. Avidemux focuses on simple cutting, filters and encoding. Format support still needs to match the source and target codec. The project lists Linux, BSD, macOS and Windows builds under the GNU GPL.
Strengths
- Supports projects and queued or scripted processing.
Best for
- Simple video cuts and encoding jobs
Sources
- Avidemux - Main Page (Oct 26, 2026)