Awesome Linux Multimedia Software
A curated list of the best and most useful (free and/or opensource) GUI-based multimedia software, which run on Linux. This list includes anything useful for editing or playing visual or audio media formats. This is a list for artists and producers of creative digital media.
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Video
- Cinelerra - Video editor
- KdenLive - Video editor
- Kino Video Editor - Video editor
- Lives - Video editor
- Natron - Video compositing
- Open Shot Video Editor - Video editor
- Pitivi - Video editor
- Record My Desktop - Desktop recorder
- Shotcut - Video editor
Audio
- Audacity - Audio recording and editing
- Ardour - Audio recording and editing
- FreqTweak - Audio filter GUI
- Hydrogen - Drum machine
- Jack - Audio connection manager
- Jack Rack - Layered sound effects
- LMMS - Music production studio
- Mixxx - DJ Mixing
- MuseScore - Create and play sheet music
- Rosegarden - MIDI music composition and editing
- Timidity - MIDI to WAVE converter
- ZynAddSubFX - Synthesizer
Animation
- SynFig Studio - 2D vector and bitmap animation
Graphics
- Darktable - Image and photo post-production processing
- DigiKam - Image and photo post-production processing
- GIMP - A raster image editor, similar to Photoshop
- ImageMagick - Convert and edit bitmap or vector images
- Inkscape - A vector image editor
- Krita - Sketching and drawing
- MyPaint - Simple drawing and painting
- RawTherapee - Image and photo post-production processing
3-D Modeling
- Blender - 3D modeling and animation
- MakeHuman - Human character 3D modeling
- Meshlab - 3D modeling
- POVRay - Persistence of vision ray tracer
- Python Photogrammetry Toolbox - Generate 3D model from photos
- Wings3D - 3D modeling
Editors/Conversion
- AviDemux - Edit, filter, and convert video or audio
- DeVeDe - CD/DVD writer
- Handbrake - Video transcoder
- K3b - CD/DVD/BluRay writer
- KAudioCreator - CD ripper and encoder
- SoundKonverter - Audio conversion
- WinFF - GUI for format conversion using ffmpeg
- Youtube-DL-GUI - Download YouTube videos
Players
- Amarok - Music player
- Audacious - A lightweight audio player
- Emby - Personal streaming media server
- Kodi - Media center and player
- MPV - Media player, embeddable fork of mplayer
- Radio Tray - A lightweight streaming radio player
- PyKaraoke - Karaoke player
- SMPlayer - Media player
- SMTube - YouTube companion to SMPlayer
- VLC - Media player
Multimedia Distros
- AVLinux - For multimedia production
- KXStudio - For audio production
- OpenElec - Media center
- Ubuntu Studio - Ubuntu for multimedia production
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