Shotcut
Close matchFreeFree and deliberately simple. Trimming, titles, transitions, audio and export presets, without a subscription.
Your files: Cannot open Movavi project files. Imports your original MP4, MOV and AVI clips.
Does Movavi Video Editor run on Linux?
Verdict: No
No. Movavi lists Windows 10 and 11 and macOS as the systems its video editor runs on, with no Linux version and no browser version. Shotcut is the closest free replacement for the same kind of editing.
Movavi's product page gives the requirement as 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 with current updates, plus a separate Mac download. Linux is not listed and Movavi has not announced one, so the licence key you bought will not help on a Linux machine.
Movavi sells itself on being simple, and that is the right thing to look for in a replacement. Shotcut is free, installs from the app store, and covers trimming, joining, titles, transitions, background music and export presets without burying you in options. Kdenlive does the same with a few more tracks and a few more menus.
What you give up is Movavi's stock content and its one-click effect packs. Free editors on Linux expect you to bring your own music and graphics, so it is worth finding a source for those before you need them.
Your project files do not travel. Movavi saves in its own format that no Linux editor reads. Export each finished video as an MP4 while you still have Windows, and copy your source clips across, since those are ordinary video files.
What to use instead of Movavi Video Editor
Kdenlive
Close matchFreeFree, with more tracks and more effects than Shotcut. A small step up in complexity.
Your files: No Movavi project support. Imports standard video, audio and image files.
HandBrake
Different way of workingFreeOnly useful if what you did in Movavi was converting or shrinking videos rather than editing them.
Your files: Converts between common video formats. Not an editor.
This doesn't have to stop you
One stubborn program doesn't have to decide the whole question. You can keep Windows on the same PC and restart into it only when you need Movavi Video Editor. Everything else you do can move.
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