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olive-editor/olive

Free open-source non-linear video editor observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/olive-editor/olive · homepage · C++ · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: prerelease_only

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3173
  • days_rel: 636
  • days_push: 636
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

9125 stars · 617 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Olive is a free, open-source non-linear video editor built with C++ and Qt, using OpenGL for hardware-accelerated rendering. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux but is explicitly alpha software considered highly unstable.

Use cases

  • edit videos on linux without paying for proprietary software
  • free alternative to premiere pro or final cut
  • cut and arrange clips on a timeline
  • non-linear video editing across windows mac and linux
  • open source video editor with hardware acceleration

When to choose

  • you want a free open-source NLE on Linux, Windows, or macOS
  • you're willing to test unstable alpha software and report bugs
  • you prefer compiling from source or trying nightly builds

When to avoid

  • you need a stable editor for production work
  • you require a mature feature set and polished UX
  • you can't tolerate crashes or missing features in alpha software

Facets

application · maturity experimental

video-processing gui media cross-platform windows cpp non-linear-editor video-editing opengl qt open-source alpha-software video macos linux desktop

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
olive-editor/olivemain23

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="olive-editor/olive")

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