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Learn Open Source Software: Best Guides

Shotcut

Shotcut is our chosen open-source video editor. It is simple and intuitive to use. Great for starting and growing your skills.

Shotcut Website

GIMP

GIMP is our chosen open-source image editor. It is used for enhancing, editing and manipulating photos and images.

GIMP Website

Audacity

Audacity is our chosen open-source audio editor. It is simple and helps create professional quality audio for your videos.

Audacity Website

Most Recently Published Guides

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  User Interface and Layout of Shotcut
  by Joe Cullen
  21 January, 2021
  Today we take a look at the user interface and layout of the Shotcut video editor. We dive into the main components of the interface and look at the main panels that make up the GUI. All of the elements…
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  How to Restore the Default Layout in Shotcut
  by Joe Cullen
  4 January, 2021
  When you start using a new software package, you can click and experiment on buttons, accidentally losing the layout or moving items, losing them or hiding them from view. This can be very frustrating. However, if you do this in…
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  How to Add Video Clips in Shotcut
  by Joe Cullen
  17 December, 2020
  Getting started in any video editor or with any new software can be daunting. In this video I help you to start in the Shotcut video editor by explaining how to add video clips to a new project. Step 1:…
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  How to Create a Project in Shotcut
  by Joe Cullen
  21 October, 2020
  In this guide I will show you how to create a project in Shotcut. It assumes you have the program installed on your computer. If you need help with installing the software, follow my guide, How to Install Shotcut on…
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  How to Show or Hide the YouTube Discussion Tab
  by Joe Cullen
  12 October, 2020
  Today we look at the YouTube Studio changes and identify how to change the discussion tab on a YouTube channel homepage. This is no longer as obvious to find, but quite easy to administer once you know how! Follow this…
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  How to Upgrade Shotcut on Windows 10
  by Joe Cullen
  2 October, 2020
  If you are having trouble updating Shotcut or your version is outdated, try upgrading to the latest version. In this tutorial I show you how to upgrade the Shotcut video editor on Windows 10. If you have never downloaded Shotcut…