Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe · Video editing
Adobe’s professional non-linear video editor.
- Min
- GPU with 2 GB of GPU memory · 8 GB RAM
- Rec
- RTX 3060 12GB · 32 GB RAM
Can My PC Run Kdenlive?
Video editingOpen source
A free, open-source non-linear video editor.
Kdenlive System Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- CPU
- Dual-core processorIntel Core i5-4460 specs →
- GPU
- Not required
- VRAM
- Not stated
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 2 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
- DirectX
- Not stated
- Network
- Not stated
Recommended Requirements
- CPU
- Quad-core processor or betterIntel Core i5-12400F specs →AMD Ryzen 5 5600X specs →
- GPU
- Any modern GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 specs →
- VRAM
- Not stated
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 10 GB · SSD required
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
- DirectX
- Not stated
- Network
- Not stated
Transcribed from the publisher — not yet re-checkedSource: Kdenlive documentation
Application details
- Vendor
- KDE
- Licence
- Open source
- Last verified
- Not yet verified
About Kdenlive
Kdenlive is the most capable free NLE after the DaVinci Resolve free tier. Proxy editing makes it workable on modest hardware with high-resolution footage.
What PC do I need for Kdenlive?
For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.
- Graphics card
- Any modern GPU
- Processor
- Quad-core processor or better
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB
- Operating system
- Windows 10 64-bit or later
Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.
Can my laptop run Kdenlive?
The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the Any modern GPU named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.
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