What’s New

Added in version 26.04: (see 26.04 release notes)

• Added continuous panning and dragging with cursor in timeline

• Added fixed playhead when playback in timeline

• Added ability to add clips directly to the timeline with smart length detection via context menu

• Added disable timeline effects function to timeline hamburger menu

• Added switch for mouse zoom on playhead in timeline

• Added creation of audio waveforms of a sequence clip

• Added “Add Clip” option in context menu when right-clicking in a folder in project bin

• Added hide mouse cursor after 2 seconds when not moved in fullscreen monitor

• Added monitor mirroring when monitor is on fullscreen

• Reordered markers menu

• Added “Delete all Timeline Markers” in markers menu

• Added edit video clip with external program in configuration environment

• Added basic math in effect panel

• Added clear undo history in edit menu

• Added more parameters for audio recording device, add “Use default setting” button in capture menu

• Added animated preview for transition and composition

• Added change speed of multiple clips in timeline

• Added “Add to Project Bin” option in render widget

• Changed minimum MacOS to version 13 (Ventura)

Added in version 25.12: (see 25.12 release notes)

• Added 1080p preview scaling in monitor

• Added 10-bit pipeline support for effects and composition and rendering

• Moved controls and settings to hamburger menus in color scopes

• Added clipping indicator in audio mixer

• Moved timeline audio waveform zoom control from audio track header to status bar

• Added button to hide clip overlays (clip name, effect names, …) in the timeline

• Added placeholder explaining how to import media in project bin

• Replaced “Guide” with “Marker” and/or “timeline marker”

• Added range/duration support in marker system

• Reordered menu structure to make it clearer

• Revamped audio view in clip monitor

• Introduced KDDockWidgets library for improved window docking

• Added safe-area button, vertical safe-area layout, and zoom-reset in monitor toolbar

• Added a welcome screen

Added in version 25.08: (see 25.08 release notes)

• Added checkerboard option in clip monitor

• Added possibility to hide all tracks at once

• Added possibility to make autosave configurable

• Revamp and updated the titler

• Revamp and updated the notes widget

• Added possibility for timecode offset per sequence

• Added possibility to show thumbnails/all project clip markers in markers list

• Removed link to app MediaInfo

• Added possibility to manually clear all undo history

• Added possibility to align clip based on SMPTE-esque timecode

• Added possibility to expand/collapse items (effects, folders) and navigate effects with arrows

• Added in the timeline ctrl+x for cut

• Added possibility to disable power management while rendering or when playback

• Revamp audio mixer and levels

• Added possibility to create a new subtitle layer by Shift+drag a subtitle down

Added in version 25.04: (see 25.04 release notes)

• Introduced object segmentation

• Introduced support for OpenTimeLineIO import and export

• Added possibility to zoom waveform in the audio track

• Added possibility to collapse and expand all effects in the effect stack

• Added in the duration dialog a checkbox for ripple delete

• Added shortcuts for find next/previous text phrase in the project notes

Added in version 24.12: (see 24.12 release notes)

• Introduced multiple Subtitle Tracks

• Introduced built-in effects

• Introduced resizing multiple timeline items

• Added on effects and compositions a direct link to the documentation

• Added a shortcut to extract clip from timeline

• Added new MLT HSL color correction effect

Added in version 24.08: (see 24.08 release notes)

• Introduced effect direct control in monitors

• Introduced keyframe curve editor

• Added ability to add guides/marker in 10 categories using the NumPad

• Introduced easing method to fades

Added in version 24.05: (see 24.05 release notes)

• Added ability in audio recording to set default bin

• Changed that new recorded audio don’t get highlighted in the project bin

• Revamped audio recording short keys

• Added ability to use custom project subfolder on disk

• Added ability in monitor to play zone from cursor position

• Added ability to configure play/pause playback when clicking into monitor

• Introduced subtitles translation using SeamlessM4T engine

• Added ability to set maximum character per subtitle

• Added an output log when subtitles are generated

• Added the possibility to customizing camcorder proxy files

• Introduced configurable behavior to change all effects in a group

• Added ability for multi-format rendering

• Revamped and improved multiple project bin

• Introduced double click to select a track

Added in version 24.02: (see 24.02 release notes)

• Revamped document checker dialog when open a project

• Added ability for multiple subtitles

• Added ability to change either the audio or video part of an AV-clip

• Added automatically check for updates

• Added easing modes for keyframes

• Added ability to enable/disable effect stack of a clip

• Added ability to edit grouped clips

• Changed the place where Python is stored for speech to text

• Added ability to create sequences from text selection

Added in version 23.08: (see 23.08 release notes)

• Changed the way the default sequence is displayed when you delete all sequence tabs

• Added Shift+double-click to reset track to default height

• Added ability to fit tracks to view height

• Changes to the Media jobs menu

• Changes to the Configure clip jobs dialog window

• Added Shift+z to adjust timeline zone to selected clips

Added in version 23.04: (see 23.04 release notes)

• Introduced Nested timelines / Sequences

• Changed the Media jobs menu

• Added a feature to configure clip jobs

• Ability to split subtitle after first line

• Added character count and zoom to subtitles

• Added ability to filter the project bin using categories

• Added ability to upload to YouTube and NextCloud directly from Kdenlive

Added in version 22.12: (see 22.12 release notes)

• Added ability to switch between a menubar and a hamburger menu

• New timeline menu entry Current Track

• Removed the marker tab from clip properties

• Added ability to double-click on animation to edit

• Added new function to remove all spaces in the current track

• Added the ability to manage categories and guides

• Added the ability to manage categories and markers

• Changes to export guides as chapter descriptions

• Changes to export markers as chapter descriptions

• Revamped the rendering dialog window

Added in version 22.08: (see 22.08 release notes)

• Add animation (Glaxnimate integration and support of Lottie animation files)

• Edit Project Bin tags

• Deprecated Track compositing fly-out menu (1a/b/c in Timeline Toolbar)

• Switched to Enable Track Compositing being a toggle (see Timeline Toolbar)

• Added ability to add a style to subtitles

• Added ability to import and export subtitles

Added in version 22.04: (see 22.04 release notes)

• Proxy Clips can now be used in preview

• Added Set Zone In/Out to Timeline Ruler right-click menu

• Changed the Audio checkbox to a simple checkbox in the Rendering dialog window (see More Options)

• Added ability to use guides for multi export

• Added ability to share your videos

Added in version 21.12: (see 21.12 release notes)

• Added the ability to create additional project bins

• Added a checkbox to ignore subfolder structure when importing media

• New Slip Tool for editing

Added in version 21.08: (see 21.08 release notes)

• Enable locking of Guides (see timeline Ruler right-click menu)

• Introducing Masking Effects (see Mask Apply)

• New Time Remapping feature

Added in version 21.04: (see 21.04 release notes)

• Added zoombars to the timeline

• Added Key binding information to the status bar

• Timeline visual overhaul (see Timeline visuals)

• New Media Browser

• New icons in the keyframe panel (see Working with Keyframes in the Effect Stack)

• Ability to import and export keyframes from/to the clipboard (see Exchanging Keyframes Across Effects)

• Introducing Effect Zones

• Added spell checking to subtitles

• Added a typewriter effect to the Titler app

Added in version 20.12: (see 20.12 release notes)

• Introducing Subtitles

• Added Subtitles to Timeline Ruler right-click menu

• Ability to copy and paste keyframes between effects and across clips (see Keyframes in Effects)

Added in version 20.08: (see 20.08 release notes)

• Keyframe ruler with zoombars (Keyframes in Effects)

Added in version 20.04: (see 20.04 release notes)

• Colored tags in the Project Bin

Added in version 19.12: (see 19.12 release notes)

• New Master Effect to apply effects to the entire timeline

Added in version 19.08: (see 19.08 release notes)

• Introduced 3-Point Editing with the keyboard

• Added ability to have colored tags in the Project Bin

Added in version 19.04: (see 19.04 release notes)

• Ability to disable individual clips in the timeline

• Audio record controls in the track header

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