b-editor/beutl

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1225 stars · 60 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Beutl is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editing and compositing application built on .NET. It offers a timeline with layers, node graphs, keyframe animation, effects, audio editing, and GPU-accelerated rendering with export to common video formats.

Use cases

• edit videos on linux
• composite video layers with keyframe animations
• free open source alternative to after effects
• create motion graphics with node graphs
• add effects like blur and chroma key to footage
• mix and master audio for video projects
• write custom shaders for video effects
• export video to mp4 or webm

When to choose

• you need a free cross-platform video editor for Windows, Linux, or macOS
• you want keyframe animation, node-based compositing, and effects in one tool
• you want extensibility via plugins and custom C# scripts or SKSL/GLSL shaders
• you prefer open-source software with GPU-accelerated rendering

When to avoid

• you need a mature professional NLE with a large community like DaVinci Resolve or Premiere
• you only need simple cuts and trims without compositing features
• you require guaranteed stability for production-critical workflows, as some features like 3D scenes are experimental

Facets

application · maturity active

video-processing image-processing audio-processing gui graphics animation media graphics cross-platform windows dotnet cross-platform video-editor compositing keyframes node-graph ffmpeg gpu-rendering vulkan shader motion-graphics open-source video linux macos desktop

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