.. Copyright (c) 2008-2020 OpenShot Studios, LLC (http://www.openshotstudios.com). This file is part of OpenShot Video Editor (http://www.openshot.org), an open-source project dedicated to delivering high quality video editing and animation solutions to the world. .. OpenShot Video Editor is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. .. OpenShot Video Editor is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. .. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with OpenShot Library. If not, see . Installation ============ The latest official **stable** version of OpenShot Video Editor for Linux, Mac, Chrome OS, and Windows can be downloaded from the official download page at https://www.openshot.org/download/. You can find our latest **unstable** versions (i.e. daily builds) at https://www.openshot.org/download#daily (these versions are updated very frequently, and often contain many improvements not yet released in our stable build). Clean Install ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If you are upgrading from a previous version of OpenShot or are experiencing a crash or error message after launching OpenShot, please see :ref:`preferences_reset_ref` for instructions on clearing the previous ``openshot.settings`` file (for a clean install with **default preferences**). Windows (Installer) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Download the Windows installer from the `official download page `_ (the download page contains both 64-bit and 32-bit versions), double click it, and follow the directions on screen. Once completed, OpenShot will be installed and available in your Start menu. .. image:: images/windows-installer-language.jpg .. image:: images/windows-installer-tasks.jpg Windows (Portable) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If you need to install OpenShot on Windows without Administrator permissions, we also support a portable installation process. Download the Windows installer from the `official download page `_, open the command prompt, and type the following commands: .. code-block:: console :caption: Install portable version of OpenShot (no administrator permissions required) cd C:\Users\USER\Downloads\ OpenShot-v2.6.1-x86_64.exe /portable=1 /currentuser /noicons .. image:: images/windows-installer-portable.jpg Mac ^^^ Download the DMG file from the `official download page `_, double click it, and then drag the OpenShot application icon into your **Applications** shortcut. This is very similar to how most Mac applications are installed. Now launch OpenShot from `Launchpad` or `Applications` in Finder. .. image:: images/mac-installer-dmg.jpg Linux (AppImage) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Most Linux distributions have a version of OpenShot in their software repositories, which can be installed using your package manager / software store. However, these packaged versions are often very outdated (be sure to check the version number: :guilabel:`Help→About OpenShot`). For this reason, we recommend installing an AppImage from the `official download page `_. Once downloaded, right click on the AppImage, choose Properties, and mark the file as **Executable**. Finally, double click the AppImage to launch OpenShot. If double clicking does not launch OpenShot, you can also right click on the AppImage, and choose `Execute` or `Run`. For a detailed guide on installing our AppImage and creating a launcher for it, see our `AppImage Installation Guide `_. .. image:: images/linux-appimage-permissions.jpg Linux (PPA) ^^^^^^^^^^^ For Debian-based Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Mint, etc...), we also have a PPA (Personal Package Archive), which adds our official OpenShot software repository to your package manager, making it possible to install our latest version, without relying on our AppImages. .. code-block:: console :caption: Stable PPA (Contains only official releases) sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install openshot-qt python3-openshot .. code-block:: console :caption: Daily PPA (Highly experimental and unstable, for testers) sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openshot.developers/libopenshot-daily sudo apt update sudo apt install openshot-qt python3-openshot Chrome OS (Chromebook) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Chrome OS supports Linux apps, but this feature is off by default. You can turn it on in *Settings*. Once Linux is enabled, you can install and run OpenShot Linux AppImages on any *x86-based* Chromebook. The command below will download our AppImage and configure your system to run OpenShot successfully. - Navigate to *chrome://os-settings/crostini* (Copy/Paste) - Under "Linux (Beta)" select "Turn On". Default values are fine. - When the Terminal appears (i.e. black window), Copy/Paste the following command: - ``bash <(wget -O - http://openshot.org/files/chromeos/install-stable.sh)`` Uninstall ^^^^^^^^^ To fully uninstall OpenShot from your system, you must **manually delete** the ``.openshot_qt`` folder: ``~/.openshot_qt/`` or ``C:\Users\USERNAME\.openshot_qt\``, which contains all settings and files used by OpenShot. Be sure to **backup** any recovery files of your existing projects first (\*.osp files). Please see :ref:`preferences_reset_ref` for instructions on clearing the previous ``openshot.settings`` file (for a clean install with **default preferences**). Windows ------- #. Open **Control Panel** from the Start menu #. Click on **Programs and Features** #. Select OpenShot Video Editor, then click **Uninstall** Mac --- #. Open **Finder** and go to **Applications** #. Drag the OpenShot Video Editor icon to the **Trash** in the Dock #. Right-click **Trash** and choose **Empty Trash** Ubuntu (Linux) -------------- #. Open up **Files** #. Locate the ``*.AppImage`` and delete the file #. OR click Activities, Right-click on OpenShot Video Editor icon, and choose **Remove AppImage from System**