Professional editing. Open source. Free forever.
A non-destructive editor for Windows, Linux and macOS. Three-point editing on a multitrack timeline, GPU effects, stabilization and a library of looks, sample-accurate audio, a full export pipeline, and an undo stack you can actually trust.
Everything a real edit needs
No locked features, no watermarks, no subscription. Just a serious editor built in the open.
Multitrack timeline
Professional trim tools (Select, Blade, Ripple, Roll, Slip, Slide) and three-point Insert, Overwrite and Fit to Fill with source patching, track targeting and sync lock. Lift and Extract, markers, linked A/V, nested sequences, multicam, reverse and keyframed speed ramps.
Non-destructive editing
Every cut, trim and effect is reversible. Your original media is never altered, ever.
First-class undo / redo
Every edit is undoable, built into the core of Sprocket. A whole slider drag is one clean undo step, not fifty.
Keyframing & color grading
Animate any effect parameter with keyframe lanes and an editable velocity graph. Grade with color wheels, curves, an HSL qualifier and scopes, start from 20 built-in looks or your own .cube LUTs, and bring in log footage from DJI, ARRI, Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Blackmagic, Fujifilm and Nikon. Black & White and Day for Night included.
Hardware-accelerated
GPU compositing and hardware decode (D3D11VA, CUDA, QSV, VAAPI, VideoToolbox), plus proxy media and a timeline render cache to keep heavy edits smooth.
A serious audio suite
Sample-accurate mixer with insert chains at clip, track, bus and master scope. Reverbs (including convolution with your own impulse responses), delays, EQ, compressor and noise gate built in, with LUFS loudness metering, normalization and an output device picker.
Generators, titles & transitions
Titles, lower thirds, credits rolls and crawls with inline editing, adjustment layers, and a transition library. What you preview is exactly what exports.
Full export pipeline
H.264, HEVC, AV1, VP9, MPEG-2 and ProRes across MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI and TS. Hardware encoders (NVENC, QSV, AMF, VAAPI, VideoToolbox), a fast draft mode, an export queue, burn-ins, audio-only export, and EDL and Final Cut XML interchange.
AI control, built in
An opt-in, local-only MCP server with ~70 tools lets AI assistants edit the timeline through the same undoable command stack you use. Every AI edit is one Ctrl+Z away from gone.
Video stabilization
Translation, Similarity and Perspective methods with adaptive smoothing, focus-breathing scale lock and auto-zoom cropping. Analysis runs in the background and preview matches export.
VFX & atmospherics
Glow, zoom and directional blur, shockwave, heat distortion and impact shake. Smoke, fog, dust, embers, sparks and light leaks, action presets like muzzle flash and explosions, and a one-tap toy cassette camera look.
Open plugin support
A Plugin Manager hosts LADSPA and LV2 audio plugins and frei0r video filters alongside Sprocket's own effects, so you can extend the editor with the open plugin ecosystem.
One editor, every desktop
One codebase, self-contained builds for every desktop. Same project file everywhere.
Alpha software: expect rough edges and keep backups of important projects. Found a problem? Report a bug →
Guides in the repo
Looking for step-by-step help? Read the full documentation →
Built in the open
Signed builds & native plugins are on the way
The feature build-out is essentially complete. What remains on the road to beta: code-signed and notarized installers, VST3/AU audio plugins, OpenColorIO and OFX hosting, pitch-preserving time-stretch, and tracked and masked effects.
A cross-platform, open source video editor. Built in the open at sprocketvideo.org.