OpenShot 3.5.1 makes editing faster, smoother, and more polished than ever. It adds a built-in Optimize Preview workflow for smoother editing, improves performance and responsiveness, upgrades timeline zooming and trimming, and delivers a long list of important fixes and usability improvements. Download OpenShot 3.5.1 Now!

Optimizing a video creates a smaller, faster version for editing, so playback, scrubbing, trimming, and previews feel smoother without changing your final export quality.

Buckle up, everyone. OpenShot 3.5 has arrived, and it is one of the biggest releases in our 18-year history. From a much faster timeline to better exports, improved GPU acceleration, smarter effects, and stronger stability, this release moves OpenShot forward in a big way. I am incredibly proud of it, and I cannot wait for everyone to try it.

Splitting a clip lets you cut a video or audio clip into separate pieces so you can remove mistakes, tighten pacing, or add transitions.

Trim the start or end of a video to remove unwanted footage. This step-by-step tutorial shows how to trim video clips in OpenShot.