Instead of Adobe Premiere Pro

Non-linear video editing for professionals.

Partly

Kdenlive is the closest open-source cut and it is closer than it used to be. Neither it nor Shotcut is a drop-in for a team that passes project files around.

You lose: Shared project files, ProRes workflows and muscle memory.

Start here

Kdenlive

GPL-3.0an eveningactive

Solid editing. Effects and stability vary by project size.

github.com/KDE/kdenlive invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive

A compose file, a domain and a reverse proxy.

Also worth a look

ShotcutGPL-3.0a containeractive
Simpler and more forgiving. Fewer professional controls.
github.com/mltframework/shotcut www.shotcut.org
BlenderGPL-3.0a projectactive
The video editor inside Blender works and feels like Blender.
github.com/blender/blender developer.blender.org/docs/handbook/contributing/using_git/#github-mirror

Facts checked 8 November 2026. Licences, activity and archive status come from each project's own repository; the verdict and the cost lines are the desk's.