7 best Python Video Editing libraries in 2024

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Python is a general-purpose programming language that's ideal for anyone who needs to work with data or create graphics. It's open source, which means it's free, and it has a large community of users and developers. Python is a powerful programming language that’s used in many areas of computing, including video editing. Python is one of the most popular programming languages in the world, and it has a lot of libraries for video editing. Video editing is a process of altering, combining, transforming visual and auditory components into the final product. Video editing is used in many fields such as television production, film production, advertising, music videos, event videography and social media. Some of the most widely used open source libraries for Python Video Editing among developers include: moviepy - Video editing with Python; openshot-qt - OpenShot Video Editor is an awardwinning free; auto-editor - AutoEditor: Effort free video editing.

moviepyby Zulko

Python doticonstar image 10538 doticonVersion:v2.0.0.dev2doticon
License: Permissive (MIT)

Video editing with Python

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            moviepyby Zulko

            Python doticon star image 10538 doticonVersion:v2.0.0.dev2doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

            Video editing with Python
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                      openshot-qtby OpenShot

                      Python doticonstar image 3407 doticonVersion:v3.1.1doticon
                      License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                      OpenShot Video Editor is an award-winning free and open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows, and is dedicated to delivering high quality video editing and animation solutions to the world.

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                                openshot-qtby OpenShot

                                Python doticon star image 3407 doticonVersion:v3.1.1doticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                OpenShot Video Editor is an award-winning free and open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows, and is dedicated to delivering high quality video editing and animation solutions to the world.
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                                          auto-editorby WyattBlue

                                          Python doticonstar image 1688 doticonVersion:23w21adoticon
                                          License: Permissive (Unlicense)

                                          Auto-Editor: Effort free video editing!

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                                                    auto-editorby WyattBlue

                                                    Python doticon star image 1688 doticonVersion:23w21adoticon License: Permissive (Unlicense)

                                                    Auto-Editor: Effort free video editing!
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                                                              Python doticonstar image 586 doticonVersion:2.0.1doticon
                                                              License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-3.0)

                                                              Add-on for video editing in Blender 3D: edit videos faster! Included in Blender 2.81+

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                                                                        blender-power-sequencerby GDQuest

                                                                        Python doticon star image 586 doticonVersion:2.0.1doticon License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-3.0)

                                                                        Add-on for video editing in Blender 3D: edit videos faster! Included in Blender 2.81+
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                                                                                  Python doticonstar image 455 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                  A series of 3 programs that will automatically receive scripts from Reddit, allow the user to edit them, then be sent off to a video generator where they will be uploaded to YouTube automatically.

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                                                                                            Automatic-Youtube-Reddit-Text-To-Speech-Video-Generator-and-Uploaderby HA6Bots

                                                                                            Python doticon star image 455 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                            A series of 3 programs that will automatically receive scripts from Reddit, allow the user to edit them, then be sent off to a video generator where they will be uploaded to YouTube automatically.
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                                                                                                      vidpyby antiboredom

                                                                                                      Python doticonstar image 101 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                                                                                      License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-3.0)

                                                                                                      video editing and compositing with python and melt

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                                                                                                                vidpyby antiboredom

                                                                                                                Python doticon star image 101 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-3.0)

                                                                                                                video editing and compositing with python and melt
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                                                                                                                          TiktokAutoUploaderby makiisthenes

                                                                                                                          Python doticonstar image 250 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                                                                                                          License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-3.0)

                                                                                                                          Automatically Edits Videos and Uploads to Tiktok with 1 line of code.

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                                                                                                                                    TiktokAutoUploaderby makiisthenes

                                                                                                                                    Python doticon star image 250 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-3.0)

                                                                                                                                    Automatically Edits Videos and Uploads to Tiktok with 1 line of code.
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