# Avidemux 7 Hacker News commenters recommended Avidemux and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Free, open-source video cutter and editor that people praise for speed and simplicity. Common caveat: it drops subtitles when removing a middle clip. ## Why people recommend it - Free and open source (2 comments): "FOSS options (KDEnlive, Openshot, Shotcut, Avidemux etc)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45865088)) "Best example of embracing the open source spirit" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48562057)) - Light and fast for clipping (2 comments): "It's quite a light package (which I like), and it allows you to do that and some other useful things too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49509546)) "accidentally realized the difference when trying out avidemux and clipping together videos blazing fast" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46519519)) - Simple tool that covers basics (2 comments): "It's a simple tool which is great for many things, it has filters and there are most of the formats." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46465885)) "is what the average user needs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45822026)) ## What people warn about - Drops subtitles when removing middle clips (1 comments): "I absolutely love Avidemux but it doesn't preserve subtitles when removing a middle clip" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49509637)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Kdenlive](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kdenlive.md): 56 recommend - [Final Cut Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/final-cut-pro.md): 25 recommend - [Mosaic agentic video editing](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mosaic-agentic-video-editing.md): 25 recommend - [OpenShot Video Editor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openshot.md): 25 recommend - [Cardboard video editor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cardboard-agentic-video-editor.md): 22 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Avidemux", https://hackerapproved.com/p/avidemux/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).