How To Install OpenShot On Ubuntu

Last Updated on April 8, 2023 by itsubuntu

How To Install OpenShot On Ubuntu
OpenShot Video Editor is a popular free and open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows. At the time of this article writing, OpenShot 3.1 is the latest version of the video editing software.

OpenShot Features:

• OpenShot now includes more than 400 video profiles
• Improved audio resampling, support for backward audio, bezier curve support
• Improved Undo / Redo system, including grouping actions
• Improved Preview & Split Clip dialog
• Improved Caption Effect
• Memory leak fixes (
• Improved Performance
• Improved Keyboard Bindings (arrow keys)
• Bug fix for Blender Animated Titles using high FPS (incorrect duration)
• Bug fix for Mac Chroma Key effect (babl color methods)
• Bug fix for video preview widget resizing, to correctly clear cache
• Bug fix for Automatic Transition Direction logic (i.e. correctly fade in/out based on where the transition is dropped)
• Fixed issue with AppImage to support newer distros (related to glibc compatibility)
• Improved About dialog (release notes link, remove “candidate” for official releases)
• Expanded default Emojis (adding in Arrows, Shapes, and Brands)
• Improved File Properties Dialog, to handle replacing files and thumbnails, and better support for changing FPS
• Updated language translations
• Updated supporters and donors
• Updated docs / user-guide

Install OpenShot On Ubuntu And It’s derivatives.

Run the following command to add the official OpenShot PPA on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and above.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/ppa

Now, run the following command to update the Ubuntu and install OpenShot on your Ubuntu.

sudo apt update && sudo apt install openshot-qt python3-openshot

Once install is complete launch OpenShot from the applications menu.