Configuration Information
Kdenlive’s application-wide persistent settings are stored in the following locations, depending on your platform.
| File / Folder | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
kdenliverc | linux: ~/.config/ windows: %LocalAppData%\ apple: ~/Library/Preferences/ | General settings of the application. Delete this and restart Kdenlive to reset the application to “factory” settings |
kdenlive-appimagerc | linux: ~/.config/ | Linux AppImage only: contains the general settings of the application |
kdenlive_* | linux: ~/.config/session/ | temporary session info |
linux: ~/.cache/kdenlive/ windows: %LocalAppData%\kdenlive\ apple: `~/Library/Caches/kdenlive/`` | Audio and video thumbnails, proxy clips, user defined titles, LUTS, lumas, shortcuts | |
linux: ~/.local/share/kdenlive/ windows: %AppData%\kdenlive\ apple: ~/Library/Application Support/kdenlive/ | Contains downloaded effects, export, library, opencv models, profiles, speech models, and titles | |
linux: ~/.local/share/kdenlive/ lumas/ windows: %LocalAppData%\kdenlive\ lumas\ apple: ~/Library/Application Support/kdenlive/lumas/ | Contains the files used for wipes | |
linux: ~/.local/share/kdenlive/ .backup/ windows: %AppData%\kdenlive\ .backup\ apple: ~/Library/Application Support/kdenlive/.backup/ | Auto Save Recovery files | |
linux: ~/.config/share/kdenlive/ layouts/ windows: %LocalAppData%\kdenlive\ layouts\ apple: ~/Library/Application Support/kdenlive/Layouts/ | Contains the different layout files saved by the user | |
kdenliveui.rc | linux: ~/.local/share/kxmlgui5/ kdenlive/ windows: %LocalAppData%\kxmlgui5\ kdenlive\ apple: ~/Library/Application Support/kxmlgui5/kdenlive/ | Contains UI configuration. If your UI is broken, delete this file. |
knewstuff3 | linux: ~/.local/share/ windows: %LocalAppData%\ apple: ~/Library/Application Support/knewstuff3/ | Contains LUT definition |
linux: ~/.local/share/kdenlive/ speechmodels/ windows: %AppData%\kdenlive\ speechmodels\ apple: ~/Library/Application Support/kdenlive/speechmodels/ | Contains the downloaded VOSK models | |
linux: ~/.local/share/kdenlive/ opencvmodels/ windows: %AppData%\kdenlive\ pencvmodels\ apple: ~/Library/Application Support/kdenlive/opencvmodels/ | Contains the downloaded OpenCV models | |
linux: ~/.local/share/kdenlive/ venv/ windows: %LocalAppData%\kdenlive\ venv\ apple: ~/Library/Application Support/kdenlive/venv/ | Contains the Python virtual environment (venv) | |
windows: $HOME/.cache/huggingface | Contains the SeamlessM4T models for Whisper |
Windows
To reach the above folders: Windows+R then copy above path into the window.
MacOs
To reach the above folders: click on the menu on Go ‣ Go to Folder (Cmd+Shift+G) and enter ~/Library.
*[RGB]: Red, Green, Blue
*[VFX]: Visual Effects
*[feathering]: Smoothing or blurring the edges of a feature
*[LFO]: Low-Frequency Oscillation
*[dB]: decibel
*[LUFS]: Loudness Units Full Scale
*[AI]: Artificial Intelligence
*[LLM]: Large Language Model
*[HSV]: Hue, Saturation, Value
*[SOP/Sat]: S(lope), O(ffset), P(ower) / SATuration
*[CDL]: Color Decision List
*[HSL]: Hue, Saturation, Lightness - Using HSL color space is useful for subtle color changes
*[px]: pixel
*[hh:mm:ss:ff]: hours:minutes:seconds:frames
*[Hz]: Hertz
*[CIE]: Commission internationale de l'éclairage, French for International Commission on Illumination
*[DCI]: Digital Cinema Initiative
*[nadir]: direction pointing directly below a particular location