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Open-source video editor with non-destructive project save (.lcprj), freehand drawing overlays, custom font import, and hardware-accelerated export. Includes trimming, subtitles, audio ducking, speed control, and transitions with no watermarks. Note: requests broad media and storage access plus microphone access for voice-over recording.
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About this app
LibreCuts is a free, open-source video editor for Android that prioritizes simplicity, efficiency, and privacy. Built for seamless performance, it empowers creators to easily select, edit, and export watermark-free videos locally on their device.
Features
- Trim — Remove unwanted parts from the beginning or end of a video clip with real-time timeline control. - Overlays — Place text, stickers, images, GIFs, and video overlays on top of video clips to create engaging content. Includes support for continuous media looping. - Subtitles (Captions) — Import custom .srt subtitle files with a dedicated toolbar slider for resizing and fully interactive touch-based positioning directly on the video preview. - Layer Management — Easily reorder overlay layers to control what renders on top. - Audio — Manage soundtracks effortlessly by importing custom music or audio tracks, recording voice overs, applying audio ducking and fades, amplifying volume up to 200%, and muting original audio. - Audio Export — Export your project's entire audio mix as a standalone MP3 file. - Snapshots — Capture and save high-quality frame grabs (snapshots) directly from the video editor. - Crop — Adjust the aspect ratio of a video with custom cropping support. - Merge — Combine multiple video segments into a continuous sequence with drag-to-rearrange functionality. - Transition — Apply transitions with animated visual previews in the toolbar. - Speed — Change the speed of a video clip using a custom speed slider for granular control. - Adjust & Filters — Modify video brightness, contrast, saturation, and apply color filters. - Reverse — Reverse video playback. - Timeline Organization — Enhanced editing with snapping functionality, overlay duplication, freeze frame actions, and improved UI visual styling. - Hardware Acceleration — Super-fast and reliable video exports using device hardware-accelerated h264_mediacodec encoding (with seamless automatic fallback to software encoding for maximum device compatibility) and accurate FFmpeg progress calculation.
License
MIT
What's new
- Major New Features
- Added Project Save & Import (.lcprj) — non-destructive project serialization for saving, backing up, and resuming editing sessions. - Added freehand handwriting and drawing overlay — sketch custom annotations, doodles, and handwritten notes directly on the video timeline. - Added custom font import and management system for text overlays. - Added fullscreen video preview mode with expanded timeline controls. - Added transition duration slider (0.1s–3.0s) for precise timing control. - Added Android 13+ monochrome themed app icon.
- UI & Experience Improvements
- Completely redesigned home, about, and settings screens. - Redesigned video editing activity layout and toolbar styles. - Updated bracket handles and draggable overlay views. - Added unsaved edits tracking and save prompt before quitting. - Added configurable video encoder selection with fallback. - Added real-time percentage progress indicator during media loading. - Added haptic feedback toggle in settings. - Improved subtitle render parity and word wrapping consistency between preview and final export.
- Performance & Stability
- Fixed OutOfMemoryError crashes on low-RAM devices. - Fixed FFmpeg filter expression errors (commas escaping, unsupported filters). - Removed unnecessary ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE permission. - Enhanced crash diagnostics with per-session log buffering. - Fixed export stream negotiation and pixel format compatibility across devices.
- Translations
- Added Portuguese (Brazil) and Slovak translations. - Updated Estonian, German, and other community translations.
About this version
- Version
- 1.0-beta7 (9)
- Size
- 50.54 MB
- Requires Android
- 8.0
- Target SDK
- 26
- Architecture
- arm64-v8a
- Downloads
- 9
- Updated
- Aug 16, 2026
- Package
- com.tharunbirla.librecuts
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