The project was started by lead developer Janne Liljeblad in 2009 and has been active since.[2] The source code is currently hosted on GitHub.
Flowblade employs a film-style insert editing model as workflow with similar design approach as Avid. In insert editing clips are generally placed tightly after other clips when they are inserted on the Timeline. Edits are fine tuned by trimming in and out points of clips or by cutting and deleting parts of clips.
Flowblade builds most of its functionality using media framework MLT. Other MLT video editors are KDEnlive and Shotcut.
Editing with 4 move tools, 3 trim tools, 4 methods to add clips on the Timeline and drag'n'drop functionality. Max.9 combined video and audio tracks available.
Image compositing with 6 compositors and mix, zoom, move and rotate animations capability.
Image and audio filtering with 50+ image filters and 30+ audio filters.
Supported editable media types include most common video and audio formats, depending on installed MLT/FFMPEG codecs, bitmap and vector graphics and numbered frame sequences.