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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Helpful Articles

• Linux audio explained
• Tutorial: JACK Audio Server

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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