Image, Video, and Audio Editing

GIMP + PhotoGIMP

GIMP is a cross-platform image editor.

shell

sudo pacman -S gimp

Download PhotoGIMP-linux.zip from Releases · Diolinux/PhotoGIMP, then overwrite the .conf and .local directories in your home directory with the ones from the archive.

Krita

Krita aims to provide first-class painting tools with no barriers, for anyone and for any purpose. The GNU GPL free software license ensures that Krita remains free, open source, and available at no cost.

Download | Krita

shell

sudo pacman -S krita

Kdenlive

Kdenlive stands for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor.

Kdenlive - Free and Open Source Video Editor

Download - Kdenlive

shell

sudo pacman -S kdenlive

DaVinci Resolve (Studio)

DaVinci Resolve combines editing, color grading, visual effects, motion graphics, and audio post-production in a single application.

DaVinci Resolve | Blackmagic Design

DaVinci Resolve

shell

# install DaVinci Resolve
paru -S davinci-resolve

Choose the correct OpenCL driver package for your GPU:

shell

:: There are 9 providers available for opencl-driver:
:: Repository extra:
    1) intel-compute-runtime  2) intel-oneapi-compiler-shared-runtime  3) opencl-mesa  4) opencl-nvidia  5) opencl-nvidia-390xx  6) opencl-nvidia-470xx  7) opencl-nvidia-570xx  8) opencl-nvidia-575xx  9) rocm-opencl-runtime

No.	Package	Hardware / Driver Type	Recommended Use
1	intel-compute-runtime	Intel (integrated / discrete)	OpenCL implementation for Intel Gen 9+ GPUs, including newer integrated and discrete graphics.
2	intel-oneapi-compiler-shared-runtime	Intel (compiler dependency)	Shared runtime for the Intel oneAPI compiler suite, typically needed in build or development environments.
3	opencl-mesa	Open-source Mesa drivers	Suitable for hardware using Mesa, including AMD GPUs, Intel iGPUs, and NVIDIA cards running nouveau.
4	opencl-nvidia	NVIDIA proprietary driver (latest)	Suitable for GPUs using the latest NVIDIA proprietary driver branch, such as RTX 40, 30, and 20 series.
5	opencl-nvidia-390xx	NVIDIA proprietary driver (legacy)	For very old NVIDIA GPUs such as Fermi when running the 390xx branch.
6	opencl-nvidia-470xx	NVIDIA proprietary driver (legacy)	For older NVIDIA GPUs such as Kepler or Maxwell when using the 470xx branch.
7	opencl-nvidia-570xx	NVIDIA proprietary driver (specific branch)	OpenCL runtime for GPUs that require this maintained NVIDIA branch.
8	opencl-nvidia-575xx	NVIDIA proprietary driver (specific branch)	OpenCL runtime for GPUs that require this maintained NVIDIA branch.
9	rocm-opencl-runtime	AMD (ROCm)	Recommended for newer AMD GPUs on the ROCm platform, such as RX 5000 series and later.

DaVinci Resolve Studio

shell

# install DaVinci Resolve Studio
$ paru -S davinci-resolve-studio

Fetching devel info...
==> Making package: davinci-resolve-studio 20.2.3-1 (Mon Nov 24 15:28:44 2025)
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Downloading DaVinci_Resolve_Studio_20.2.3_Linux.zip...
curl: (3) URL rejected: Bad file:// URL
==> ERROR: Failure while downloading file://DaVinci_Resolve_Studio_20.2.3_Linux.zip
    Aborting...
error: failed to download sources for 'davinci-resolve-studio-20.2.3-1'
error: packages failed to build: davinci-resolve-studio-20.2.3-1

# download the Linux edition of DaVinci Resolve Studio from:
# https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/studio
# when the form appears, choose "Download only" in the lower-left corner
$ mv DaVinci_Resolve_Studio_20.2.3_Linux.zip ~/.cache/paru/clone/davinci-resolve-studio/
$ cd ~/.cache/paru/clone/davinci-resolve-studio/
$ makepkg -si

Blender

Blender is a free and open-source 3D creation suite. It supports the full 3D pipeline, including modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, motion tracking, video editing, and even game asset creation. Advanced users can customize Blender and build their own tools through its Python API.

Download — Blender

shell

sudo pacman -S blender

Audacity

Audacity is an easy-to-use multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. It is free and open-source software.

Audacity ® | Downloads

shell

sudo pacman -S audacity

HandBrake

HandBrake is an open-source tool built by volunteers for converting video from nearly any format to a range of modern, widely supported codecs.

HandBrake: Downloads

shell

sudo pacman -S handbrake

Figma Linux

Figma is a browser-based interface design tool that makes collaborative software design easier for teams.

Releases · Figma-Linux/figma-linux

shell

paru -S figma-linux-bin

Aseprite

Aseprite is a pixel-art and sprite animation tool. It includes layers, frames, tags, onion skinning, palettes, custom brushes, blending modes, and more.