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   :description: Do your first steps with Kdenlive video editor
   :keywords: KDE, Kdenlive, quick start, first steps, documentation, user manual, video editor, open source, free, learn, easy

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   :authors: - Eugen Mohr
             - Bernd Jordan
             
   :license: Creative Commons License SA 4.0

.. _getting_started:

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Getting started
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Welcome to Kdenlive! This chapter will get you started with Kdenlive in no time.

:ref:`Installation` - This chapter will cover everything from minimum system requirements to installing Kdenlive on Linux, Windows and MacOS

:ref:`Introduction` - This chapter talks about what Kdenlive is and is not, and some of the features you can expect

:ref:`Quick\ Start` - This chapter shows you step by step how to create a new project, add clips, work with the timeline, add effects and music, and finally how to render your project into a video

:ref:`Tutorials` - This chapter contains links to written tutorials and video tutorials on YouTube

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