# Avidemux review (2026): is it any good? > Free open-source editor for simple video cutting and encoding Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Avidemux is a free video editor meant for simple cutting, filtering and encoding jobs. Repeated work can be automated with projects, a job queue and scripting. It runs on Linux, BSD, macOS and Windows and is released under the GNU GPL. - **Category:** Screen Recording & Video - **Made by:** Avidemux project - **Website:** https://avidemux.sourceforge.net - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux - **Who should skip it:** Too light for real editing, as it has no multitrack timeline or effects. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Avidemux is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Free to download and use under the GNU GPL. | Read from https://avidemux.sourceforge.net/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Avidemux before buying. ## Key features - **Cutting:** Designed for simple cutting of video, the main task the project describes. - **Filtering:** Applies video filters as part of its filtering tasks. - **Encoding:** Re-encodes video, which the project lists alongside cutting and filtering as its core jobs. - **Projects and job queue:** Saves work as projects and runs jobs from a queue so repeated tasks can be automated. - **Scripting:** Has scripting capabilities for automating tasks. - **Cross-platform:** Available for Linux, BSD, Mac OS X and Windows. ## Good for - Quick cuts and format conversions without a full editor - Users who want free software with no account - Batch jobs that can be scripted or queued ## Worth knowing - The project site lists its latest news item as release 2.8.1 from September 2022. - It is built for simple edits, not multitrack timelines or effects work. - The vendor site is sparse; documentation sits on a separate wiki and forum. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Avidemux is a free video cutter and encoder for Windows, Mac and Linux. It is built for simple edits only, with no multitrack timeline, and the site's latest news item is a September 2022 release. - **Value for money: A.** Free and open-source, with no paid tier anywhere. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright, with no paid tier to buy into. - **Features: C.** It cuts, filters and encodes fully, but that is a smaller job: no multitrack timeline or effects. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record, but it is a program you install and start using with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Windows, Mac and Linux, but a program for computers only. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Avidemux's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among screen recording and video tools - Avidemux's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 120 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools we grade, and level with 8. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 117 of 133) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Avidemux has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/video ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Avidemux is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 120 of the 133 other screen recording and video tools we grade. - You could not: A video editor. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Video editing, Open source ## Alternatives - [HandBrake](https://toolgpa.com/tools/handbrake): Free open-source video converter for Windows, Mac and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avidemux-vs-handbrake) - [Shotcut](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shotcut): Free open-source video editor for Windows, Mac and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avidemux-vs-shotcut) - [Kdenlive](https://toolgpa.com/tools/kdenlive): Free, open-source non-linear video editor from the KDE community. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avidemux-vs-kdenlive) - [OpenShot](https://toolgpa.com/tools/openshot): Free, open-source video editor for Linux, Mac and Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avidemux-vs-openshot) - [Flowblade](https://toolgpa.com/tools/flowblade): Free multitrack video editor for Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avidemux-vs-flowblade) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://avidemux.sourceforge.net/ - https://avidemux.org/admWiki/doku.php Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/avidemux Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).