VidCutter
VidCutter cuts and adds video clips together with a simple selection of start and end points.
Developer Pete Alexandrou
Version 6.0.5.1 · Open source · Windows · macOS · Linux
Looking for an alternative to VidCutter?Compare LosslessCut, Avidemux, MKVToolNix.Compare alternativesYou choose fragments from a recording and put them in an output file. The app focuses on cutting and merging, without the extended timeline of a full editing editor. Suitable files can be processed without full recoding, but codecs, keyframes and compatibility play a role. Therefore check the limits and sound of your result. The available release is older and the maker mentions restrictions for more recent macOS versions. For a newer Mac, a more current-supported alternative is often a better choice.
Compare VidCutter with alternatives
If you only want to delete fragments or merge files, you don't always have to encode again. Without recompression, you can retain the original quality and export faster, but precise snippets can be limited by keyframes and container support. For color correction and effects you need a full editor.
| Software | What can it do? | Platform and licence |
|---|---|---|
| VidCutterYou are viewing this app | You select video fragments and merge them into a targeted cut interface. The support depends on the source format and the playback and export components. | Windows, macOS, LinuxOpen source |
| LosslessCutView this alternative | You cut and combine supported media files without recoding. When exactly cut, the place of keyframes plays a role. | Windows, macOS, LinuxGPL-2.0-or-later |
| AvidemuxView this alternative | You cut video, apply filters and choose to copy or re-encrypt by stream. That gives more control over simple conversion and cutting tasks. | Windows, macOS, LinuxOpen source |
| MKVToolNixView this alternative | You manage video, audio and subtitle tracks in Matroska files, including merge and split. You don't mount effects or images on a normal timeline. | Windows, macOS, LinuxOpen source |
Choose an alternative to explore its features, system requirements and download options.
Who is it for?
You use VidCutter for easy cutting tasks in existing recordings. For multiple video tracks, titles and extensive effects you need another editor.
Getting started
Choose the official package that suits your operating system. Use the mentioned Mac restrictions as a starting point and save the original recording separately.
Privacy
You edit local video files without mandatory upload. When sharing output folders, pay attention to recognizable images, voices and file names that you can unintentionally make available.
Good to know
Lossless cutting depends on codec, container and key images. Recoding can be required for an assembly that has to end exactly on any desired frame.
Please note
The developer calls the Mac version suitable for Catalina and older and unstable on Big Sur. For important work also check the sound synchronization of the export.
Advantages
- You can quickly select start and end points.
- You can merge fragments.
- You don't have to set up a complete assembly environment.
Things to consider
- Compatibility and keyframes limit lossless cutting.
- The release is older.
- The Mac execution has explicit limitations.
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Provider’s website · github.com
Version history
6.0.5.1
This release changes to the new libmpv Render API and updates the installation packages.
32-bit Windows is no longer supported. The creator calls the Mac build suitable for Catalina and older and unstable on Big Sur.
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Our verdict
VidCutter is useful for defined cutting tasks on an appropriate computer. Due to age and platform restrictions, pilot exports are more important than just checking if the app opens.
Choose VidCutter only as the desired cut job and connect your own files properly to the available version. A short fragment with voice shows whether beginning, end and synchronization are useful. With older software, this control is more important than just opening a window. For effects, complex transitions or extensive audio finishes, a full assembly environment fits better. The appeal lies in the defined task, not in a complete video package.
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