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Alpha, about 56% ready for real work

Film, a free video editor in your browser

Cut video on a multi-track timeline with trimming, colour grading, effects, titles and loudness meters. A free alternative to Premiere Pro.

Open FilmFilm vs Premiere Pro
Film running in Madosuite in a browser tab

What Film does

From the app’s own documentation, version 0.15.0.

Tools

  • Source and Program monitors, bins and a multi-track timeline
  • Ripple, roll, slip, slide and razor; three-point editing
  • Colour grading with curves, wheels and scopes
  • 90+ video effects and about 30 transitions
  • Keyframes with value and velocity graphs
  • Titles and caption tracks
  • Loudness meters, audio effects and mixers
  • Imports FCPXML, OTIO, EDL and AAF timelines

Files it opens

MP4MOVMKVWebMAVIMXFH.264HEVCProResAV1SRTWebVTT

Files it saves

MP4 (H.264)MOV (ProRes, DNxHR)MXFPNG sequenceGIFWAV

Not there yet

  • Opening .prproj projects
  • VST3, Audio Units and OpenFX plugins
  • HEVC and AV1 export in software

What Film replaces

The paid apps people use for the same job. Prices from the vendors’ US pages on 14 November 2026.

Film instead of Premiere Pro

Premiere Pro costs US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly.

Read the comparisonFilm instead of Creative Cloud Pro

Creative Cloud Pro costs US$69.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly (US$779.88 a year paid up front).

Read the comparison

Film questions

Is Film free?

Yes. Film is part of Madosuite, which is free. It runs in your browser on your own device.

Which files does Film open?

MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, MXF, H.264, HEVC, ProRes, AV1, SRT, WebVTT. It saves MP4 (H.264), MOV (ProRes, DNxHR), MXF, PNG sequence, GIF, WAV.

Is Film ready for real work?

Alpha: its makers rate it about 56% ready for real work. Not there yet: opening .prproj projects; vst3, audio units and openfx plugins; hevc and av1 export in software.

Can Film replace Premiere Pro?

For cutting video on a timeline, colour, titles and sound, often yes, and free. Film does not open .prproj projects yet; bring timelines in as FCPXML, OTIO, EDL or AAF. It does not host VST3, Audio Units or OpenFX plugins.

Where are my files kept?

In the browser on your device, inside Madosuite’s own Linux machine, in its home folder. Your files are not uploaded to us. Clearing the site’s data in your browser deletes them, so download what you want to keep.

Who makes the apps?

The suite apps are the ArtCraft team’s open-source Crafting Apps, under the MIT or Apache-2.0 licence. Madosuite puts them on one desktop in your browser, with Files, a Terminal and Edix, the code editor. See credits.

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Film is FilmCraft 0.15.0 by the ArtCraft team, open source under MIT or Apache-2.0. Credits.