Flowblade, the free open-source MLT video editor, released new 2.20 version few days ago.

For native Wayland support, the new release of this Linux video editor moved to SDL2 (Simple DirectMedia Layer 2.0) video playback for Flatpak package and all systems with MLT 7.30+.

Besides the backend change, the release introduced large number of changes to improve sync editing, including 2 new track sync actions.

When right-clicking on track header, you’ll see a new “Sync All Clips to Track ...” option to set all clips in Track to be parented to closest clip on target Track, as well as a “Update Sync to Clips' Current Positions” option to update parenting sync to current positions.

When multiple clips selected (e.g., using Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click), there are now new Resync, Clear Sync or Set Parent Clip options available in the right-click pop-up menu.

Other sync editing changes include new box selection delete and lift, Ripple Delete Range action, clip end trims in overwrite mode, audio sync split, and sync parent clips can now be on any track, not just V1.

Other changes include ability for the Position Scale and Position Scale Rotate filters to add frequently used animations in a single action, as well as:

• New “Sequence Link Container Clips” context menu option for sequences.
• Duplicate sequence.
• Rendered Stabilized Media Item creation support.
• Generator Templates.
• Double sized icons preference removed.
• Add context menu for multi-item selection in Media panel.
• And more, see the release note for details.

How to Install Flowblade in Linux

The source tarball of Flowblade is available at Github releases page under “Assets” section. While, most Linux users can install the video editor through Flatpak package.

For Linux Mint and Fedora Workstation (with 3rd party repository enabled), simply search for and install it from either Software Manager or GNOME Software.

flowblade Flatpak package in Linux Mint’s Software Manager

While Ubuntu and other Linux may install it by following the steps below one by one:

• First, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install Flatpak daemon:

  sudo apt install flatpak

  For non-Debian/Ubuntu based systems, follow the official setup guide to enable Flatpak support.

  

• Then, run the single command below to install Flowblade flatpak package:

  flatpak install https://dl.flathub.org/repo/appstream/io.github.jliljebl.Flowblade.flatpakref

  

After installed the software package, either start it from start menu (log out and back in if app icon not visible) or by running flatpak run io.github.jliljebl.Flowblade command in terminal.

Uninstall Flowblade

To uninstall Flowblade editor that was installed as Flatpak package, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command:

flatpak uninstall --delete-data io.github.jliljebl.Flowblade

And, you may optionally run flatpak uninstall --unused to remove useless run-time libraries.