Zulko/moviepy
Video editing with Python observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
79/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 40
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 4
- age_days: 4769
- days_rel: 469
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
14871 stars · 2098 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
MoviePy is a Python library for video editing and automation, supporting cuts, concatenations, compositing, title insertion, and custom effects across common audio/video formats including GIF. It converts media into numpy arrays for pixel-level manipulation and re-encodes results to mp4/webm/gif and other formats.
Use cases
- trim and cut video clips programmatically with python
- add text titles and overlays to videos
- concatenate multiple video clips into one file
- convert videos to gif animations
- composite video layers with transparency
- automate batch video processing pipelines
- adjust audio volume or extract audio from video
When to choose
- you want scriptable, pythonic video editing without writing ffmpeg commands
- you need pixel-level access to video frames for custom effects
- you want cross-platform video automation on Windows, Mac, or Linux
- you need to generate GIFs or web animations from video
- you prefer flexibility and ease of use over raw encoding speed
When to avoid
- you need maximum encoding performance for large-scale video processing
- you require real-time video playback or streaming
- you only need simple format conversion where ffmpeg directly is faster
- you depend on the unmaintained v1 API and cannot migrate to v2
Facets
library · maturity stable
video-processing image-processing audio-processing animation media developer-tools python cross-platform windows video-editing non-linear-editing gif ffmpeg-wrapper numpy compositing subclipping text-overlays scriptable-video video automation macos linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Zulko/moviepy · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7c4b61a7094c
- homepage: https://zulko.github.io/moviepy/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2109b4f4df54
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Zulko/moviepy | main | 79 |
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