

When you start OpenShot, you'll notice it's laid out in pretty much the same way every video editor is. In short, OpenShot uses Qt to make it easy to support multiple platforms - in this case Windows, Mac and Linux. Qt is a a toolkit that allows easy development for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and embedded systems without having to recode interfaces for each of these platforms.

If you're a casual user, this won't mean anything to you. The first thing to note is that OpenShot uses Qt. Whilst I may have used high-end editors for professional work, I don't use an Avid suite to make simple YouTube videos, so I'm also interested in something simple for my own use. I'm forever being asked to recommend video editing software, so I'm always on the look-out for something that is simple, light on system resources and flexible enough to produce decent results. I worked in the film and video industry for over ten years and have used lots of different video editing software.
