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Kdenlive 21.04.1 Released! How to Install it in Ubuntu 21.04, 20.04

Last updated: May 18, 2021

Kdenlive 21.04.1, the first update for the 21.04 release is out. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 20.04 via PPA.

The new release of KDE’s video editor contains mainly bug fixes and improvements. Changelog in the release include:

  • Invalidate preview render on subtitle actions.
  • Fix timecode validation on settings dialog.
  • Fix proxied clip cannot be dragged from monitor to timeline.
  • Fix incorrect speed cycling with j/l keys.
  • Ensure render widget is displayed again after being minimized.
  • Fix playback speed not reset on pause.
  • Update effect zones on effect deletion.
  • Render presets: load default values properly to ui.
  • Fix spacer tool not workin on single clips (without groups).
  • Improve naming of newely created profile. Commit.
  • Archiver: Fix more bugs and crashes. Commit.
  • Archiver: Block UI while job is running.
  • Archiver: Don’t miss lumas,… on “timline only” mode, prettify code.
  • Fix several archiving issues with mlt files.
  • Archive LUT files too.
  • Appimage: use mlt v6 branch.

Install Kdenlive 21.04.1 in Ubuntu via PPA:

The kdenlive team ppa has made the latest packages for Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 21.04, Linux Mint 20.

1.) Add Ubuntu PPA:

Open ‘terminal’ from your system application menu, then run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable

Type your password when it asks (no asterisk feedback) and hit Enter to continue.

2. ) Install or Upgrade Kdenlive:

If an old version of kdenlive was installed, you can upgrade it via Update Manager:

Or simply run command in terminal to install the video editor:

sudo apt install kdenlive

NOTE for non-KDE users, Kdenlive will be installed along with a large list of KDE libraries.

Uninstall:

To purge the PPA as well as downgrade Kdenlive package, run command in terminal:

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable

To remove the PPA only, run command:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable

And to remove Kdenlive, run command:

sudo apt remove --autoremove kdenlive kdenlive-data
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Kdenlive 20.08 Released with New Interface Layouts [Ubuntu PPA]

Last updated: August 17, 2020

Kdenlive, KDE Non-Linear Video Editor, released version 20.08 today with nifty new features, stability and interface improvements.

Kdenlive 20.08 release highlights:

  • New interface layouts.
  • Multiple audio stream support
  • A new cache management interface to maintain / control the size of cached and proxied files as well as backup-ed data.
  • Zoom bars in the Clip Monitor and Effects Panel
  • Some new keyboard shortcuts.
  • Performance boost to audio thumbnail generation as well as JPG image sequence playback
  • And miscellaneous improvements

See the video about the new Kdenlive video editor:

How to Install Kdenlive 20.08 in Ubuntu 20.04:

The software offers single executable Appimage which is available in files.kde.org.

For those prefer native .deb packages, the kdenlive team ppa has built the packages for Ubuntu 20.04 and derivatives.

1.) Open ‘terminal’ from your system application menu, and run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable

Type your password when it asks (no asterisk feedback) and hit Enter to continue.

2. ) If an old version of kdenlive was installed, upgrade it via Update Manager:

Or simply run command in terminal to install the video editor:

sudo apt install kdenlive

NOTE for non-KDE users, Kdenlive will be installed along with a large list of KDE libraries.

Uninstall:

To purge the PPA as well as downgrade Kdenlive package, run command in terminal:

sudo apt install ppa-purge && sudo ppa-purge ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable

To remove the PPA only, run command:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:kdenlive/kdenlive-stable

And to remove Kdenlive, run command:

sudo apt remove --autoremove kdenlive kdenlive-data
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Kdenlive Video Editor 18.12 Released with Important Fixes

Last updated: December 16, 2018

Kdenlive, KDE Non-Linear Video Editor, released version 18.12 a few days ago with some crashes fixed and other improvements.

Kdenlive 18.12 release highlights:

  • Backport crash on image sequence import.
  • Backport fix for titler text gradient.
  • Add donation url to appdata.
  • Fix minor EBN issues and typos.
  • Fix play/pause on Windows.
  • Sync quickstart manual with UserBase.
  • Install doc files.
  • Make it compiles when we use QT_NO_NARROWING_CONVERSIONS_IN_CONNECT.
  • Fix minor EBN issues.

Download / Install Kdenlive 18.12 in Ubuntu:

Before Kdenlive stable PPA and/or the flathub repository building the latest packages for Ubuntu Linux, you can download the Appimage from the link below:

Download Kenlive Appimage

Make it executable in the Appimage file properties, and run to launch the video editor.

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