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Desktop App

Shrimply

A simple yet powerful open-source cross-platform video editor.

Visit Shrimply4.2

  • Rating

    4.2 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    Cross-Platform

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What is Shrimply?

Shrimply is an open-source desktop video editor built in Rust with GTK 4 and GPU-accelerated rendering. It targets creators who want a fast, native editing experience across platforms, though it is still pre-alpha and may have rough edges.

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Pros: what Shrimply does well

  • Open source and cross-platform
  • Native GPU-accelerated performance
  • Free desktop video editor for serious creators

Cons: where it falls short

  • Pre-alpha; expect bugs and missing documentation
  • Requires technical setup to build from source
  • Some features depend on proprietary NVIDIA components

Who Shrimply is for

Creators and developers who want a free, open-source desktop video editor with native performance and are comfortable with early software.

Who can skip it

Users who need a stable, polished, fully-supported video editor out of the box.

Shrimply alternatives

Not sold on Shrimply? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Recordly

Focus: screen recorder, demo videos and video. Shares open source and cross-platform with Shrimply. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.3 (Shrimply: 4.2).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.3Visit

Wake

Focus: ai agents, sessions and search. Shares rust and open source with Shrimply. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Shrimply: 4.2).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Lapce

Focus: code editor, plugins and terminal. Shares rust and open source with Shrimply. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Shrimply: 4.2).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

gpty

Focus: terminal, pty and godot. Shares rust and open source with Shrimply. Adds macOS, Linux and Windows. Same 4.2 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.2Visit

Pitivi

Focus: video editing and linux. Shares open source and video editor with Shrimply. Adds Linux. Same 4.2 rating.

Desktop AppFreeLinux
4.2Visit

Ghostty

Focus: terminal, emulator and gpu. Shares open source with Shrimply. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.9 (Shrimply: 4.2).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.9Visit

Free alternatives to Shrimply

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

fzf

Focus: fuzzy finder, command line and shell. Shares open source with Shrimply. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (Shrimply: 4.2).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

lazygit

Focus: git client, terminal ui and developer tool. Shares open source with Shrimply. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (Shrimply: 4.2).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

navi

Focus: terminal, cli and cheatsheet. Shares open source with Shrimply. Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.8 (Shrimply: 4.2).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

Upscayl

Focus: image upscaling, ai and electron. Shares open source with Shrimply. Adds Linux, macOS and Windows. Rated 4.8 (Shrimply: 4.2).

Desktop AppFreeLinux, macOS
4.8Visit

Atuin

Focus: shell history, terminal and command line. Shares open source with Shrimply. Adds macOS, Linux and Windows. Rated 4.7 (Shrimply: 4.2).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

AutoHotkey

Focus: hotkeys, macros and scripting. Shares open source with Shrimply. Adds Windows and Offline. Rated 4.7 (Shrimply: 4.2).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, Offline
4.7Visit
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