Avidemux vs KTouch
Avidemux
avidemux.sourceforge.netKTouch
apps.kde.orgSide by side
| Figure | Avidemux | KTouch |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Typing Tutor Software | 8.3 (#3) | 7.9 (#11) |
| License | The program is available under the GNU GPL license. | The KDE applications page lists KTouch under the GPL-2.0+ license. |
| Purpose | Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. | KTouch is a typewriting trainer for learning to touch type. |
| Support | The homepage welcomes patches, translations and bug reports. | KDE links to the KTouch handbook, UserBase Wiki, KDE forum, kde-edu mailing list, and bug tracker for help or issue reporting. |
Plans
In their own words
Avidemux
Avidemux has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
KTouch
KTouch is free, open-source typewriting training software for Linux and Windows. It provides training text that adapts to a learner’s skill level and displays an on-screen keyboard showing the next key and finger to use. KDE describes it as suitable for all ages, schools, universities, and personal use. The program includes dozens of courses in many languages, a course editor, and support for different keyboard layouts. Users can create or edit custom layouts, export courses and layouts to XML, and import exported files. During training, KTouch collects statistics for progress analysis. After each lesson, the results screen shows speed and accuracy figures and errors by key. Its listed license is GPL-2.0+, and the Free plan is free. KDE’s page lists version 26.08.2 dated 2026-10-08 as the latest release shown. Help links include the KTouch handbook, UserBase Wiki, KDE forum, kde-edu mailing list, and bug tracker.