Machete for Windows

Name: Machete
Rating: 4.4 (16 reviews)
Author: MacheteSoft

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Download.com staffFebruary 26, 2026

Machete offers quick and easy video editing for basic tasks like slicing, copying, and joining files. It performs lossless editing without re-encoding, preserving quality and saving time.

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Pros
- Supports a wide range of video and audio formats
- Lossless editing preserves original quality and saves time
- Does not require a powerful computer for editing
- Simple interface requires no special skills
- Extract and add/replace audio streams
Cons
- Limited to basic slicing and joining functionality
- More video formats will be added in future versions

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: January 25, 2018

Latest update: February 26, 2026

Version: 4.5-build-22

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 8
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows 10
Windows 7
Windows Vista

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 20,593

Downloads Last Week: 15

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User Reviews

4.4/5

16 User Votes

fast and simple
ahmalavoJune 25, 2012
Pros
easy to use, very fast cutting
Cons
few options
Summary
Great video editing program
STRAYKINGFISHERFebruary 11, 2012
Pros
I was able to use it with no problems like others that you have to set everything from what kind of video you want to save it to and what audio youvwant to use, etc, etc.
Cons
The only thing was that you can't splice together two videos of different compression ratios but you can't get everything.
Summary
I liked it so much that I purchased it for about 20 bucks.
Simple, effective and cheap.
victorugonJanuary 12, 2012
Pros
A very speedy and simple video editor.Just a few seconds and the video is proccessed without conversion. I am a heavy youtube user and I frequently upload videos to the site.The point is I don't like my video to be converted twice.I prefer to upload them right out from the video camera. This software is a Godsend because it does not degrade your video after the editing is performed.Original quality is kept.
Cons
The only thing I dislike from this software is that every cut is noticeable.I will be glad to see a newer version coming with simple and smooth transitons.I would have paid double the price for this software with the above mentioned function.
Summary
messy app :P
fdsafdsafdsafsdafasdJanuary 3, 2012
Pros
it trims media
Cons
butchered a wav edit by truncating the end of the selection after the file was saved
Summary
...and you want me to buy this?
Exactly what I was looking for!
pinelarrySeptember 4, 2011
Pros
Only product I could find that did exactly what I needed it to do. The 14-day free evaluation period was perfect. I could test it out completely before buying it. Price is reasonable. The installer didn't try to install a bunch of extra things.
Cons
Haven't found any yet.
Summary
I needed to edit (cut and join) WMV files recorded from GoToMeeting web sessions without losing video quality. I first converted the WMV-G2M3 files to WMV-WMV3 format using g2mtranscoder.exe. Then I used Machete to cut and join the sections so I could create individual 2-minute "how to" videos from a 60-minute G2M. Machete does not re-encode the video, so the result looks just as good as the original. Perfect solution!
Useless for Cutting
SprachprofiAugust 13, 2011
Pros
cheapest software in video editing
Cons
only edits key frames, i. e. + or - 10 SECONDS from where I want the cut to be. That's useless.
Summary
Worked as expected
misterveMarch 26, 2011
Pros
Lossless video and audio when deleting sections of video. No problem with out of sync audio after editing.
Cons
Selection of key frames for editing limited where some edits could be made. But I think that the key frame requirement is needed to get a clean cut and avoid some problems that other editors have (such as out of sync or loss of quality).
Summary
I did not try all the editing features and have only played around with Machete for a few days but I am pleased with the editing that I have done.
Awesome editor! Extremely fast splitting!
Jboy65December 3, 2010
Pros
Lightening fast editing! Love the smart way you mark only one, either the beginning or ending of a section and it automatically selects that section, allowing you to then cut that entire section without having to mark both ends - nice!
Cons
None so far.
Summary
I've used only for flv files so far, but wow, I'm buying this bad boy.
Neat little tool that splits almost every media format
gotebantOctober 8, 2010
Pros
It can split files with formats some other splitters cannot handle
Cons
There is no way to fast forward 5-10 seconds ahead like some of the other splitters. Sometimes the next keyframe button takes you 1 second ahead... might as well just press the play button rather than wait 3 seconds to skip over 1 second
Summary
Other than the caveat I mentioned so far, everything is perfect.
Finally!!! An extremely user friendly program.
nlytnd1June 29, 2010
Pros
Easy to use! Time saver (it takes little time to edit through an entire movie, wish I found this sooner)!! Video quality isn't lost while editing.
Cons
When performing several edits in a higher quality video (30 FPS or more). I found myself hitting the next key frame button several thousands of times over the course of a video. Not a big deal, Few people will need to edit several small clips.
Summary
I've been trying to find a video editor that does what this does. I'll save 100's of hours thanks to this program and free up 100's of gb on my hard drive after I edit through everything. I've tried a couple others, but it's not an easy process. I don't want to read instructions for several hours to figure something out. Then upon figuring them out, the editing process is too time consuming to utilize. I didn't read 1 instruction when figuring this program out. I rarely pay for any computer programs, but I will happily pay for this program.

Developer’s Description

By MacheteSoft

Edit AVI, WMV, MKV, MP4, 3GP, WMA, MP3, FLV files.

Machete is a quick and easy video editor. It is an ideal solution for simple 'slicing' of your video files: you can delete unnecessary fragments (e.g. cut out commercials), copy, move, mix and save individual pieces. This means that Machete combines functionality of both a video splitter (cutter, trimmer) and a video joiner (for joining video files with the exactly the same formats) and more. Additional functions available: ability to extract and save video and audio streams as separate files, ability to add/replace audio stream in AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, WMV and FLV files and ability to save a video frame as a bitmap (.bmp) file. You can also view and edit file tags (metadata) associated with any of the supported media formats. Currently, Machete can edit AVI, WMV, MKV, MP4, 3GP, MOV, WMA, MP3, WAV and FLV files (most video and audio codecs are supported: DV, DivX, XviD, H.264 (AVC), WMV, MSS, WMA, MP3, AC3, AAC and others). Support for more video formats will be added in future versions. The program's key feature is that editing of a video file is performed without re-encoding (so-called lossless editing). This not only saves time, but also prevents loss of video or audio quality. Also, it means that you would not need a powerful and expensive computer to edit your video material. After a file is edited and saved, it retains its original format. The program does not require installation of any special codecs for multimedia editing in addition to regular decoders that are needed for video viewing and audio playback. You don't need any special skills or advanced knowledge to edit video with Machete.

Machete for Windows

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