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How To Install OpenShot On Ubuntu

How To Install OpenShot On Ubuntu
Written by itsubuntu

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.

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