Programs for Video creators Windows
Screen recording, video editing, audio editing and conversion tools: a free starter kit for YouTube, Twitch and social media videos.
Screen recording and streaming
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OBS Studio 33.0.0
OBS Studio is a free and open-source application designed for video recording and live streaming.
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ShareX 21.0.0
ShareX is a free, open-source screen capture and productivity utility for Windows.
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Bandicam 27.0.7.2687 Trial
Bandicam is a lightweight screen recording utility for Windows designed to capture desktop activity, gameplay, and video from external devices in high definition.
Video editing
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Shotcut 26.9.27
Shotcut is a free and open-source video editor developed by Meltytech under the GPL-3.0 license.
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Kdenlive 26.08.2
Kdenlive is a free and open-source non-linear video editing suite developed by the KDE community.
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OpenShot 4.1.1
OpenShot is a free and open-source non-linear video editor developed by OpenShot Studios.
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CapCut 9.5.0.4050 Free version available
CapCut is a desktop video editing and image design application developed by Bytedance.
Converting and trimming
Audio editing
Thumbnails and graphics
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GIMP 3.2.6.0
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free and open-source raster graphics editor used for photo retouching, image composition, and graphic design.
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Krita 5.3.4.1
Krita is a professional, open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital painting, concept art, and 2D animation.
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Upscayl 2.15.0
Upscayl is a free and open-source application designed to enlarge and sharpen low-resolution images using artificial intelligence models.
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Blender 5.2.3
Blender is a free, open-source 3D creation suite maintained by the Blender Foundation.
Player
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VLC media player 3.0.24
VLC media player is a free and open-source multimedia player developed by the VideoLAN project.
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PotPlayer 26.10.21.0
PotPlayer is a free media player for Windows developed by Kakao Corp.
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mpv.net 7.1.2.0
mpv.net is an open-source media player for Windows that wraps the mpv playback engine in a modern graphical user interface.
Paid or trial programs are labelled with their license type. Every link goes to the program's official source.
Install the kit with one command
The command below installs the suggested programs from each group from the official repository. Use the bulk install tool to pick only the ones you want.
winget install --id OBSProject.OBSStudio -e; winget install --id Meltytech.Shotcut -e; winget install --id HandBrake.HandBrake -e; winget install --id ch.LosslessCut -e; winget install --id Audacity.Audacity -e; winget install --id GIMP.GIMP.3 -e; winget install --id KDE.Krita -e; winget install --id Upscayl.Upscayl -e; winget install --id BlenderFoundation.Blender -e; winget install --id VideoLAN.VLC -eProfession kits
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