Q DVD-Author

Q DVD-Author is ranked #9 of 24 in DVD authoring software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Q DVD-Author Free GPL-2.0 software · Linux github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on DVD authoring software

Free plan: Yes
Platform support: cross_platform
Chapter tools: manual
Disc output: folder
Subtitle support: Yes
DVD standards: both

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Q DVD-Author

Purpose: Q DVD-Author is a video DVD creator and GUI frontend for dvdauthor.
License: The project repository identifies the software as GPL-2.0 licensed.
Menus: The project lists video DVD menus and submenus among its features.
Slideshows: The project lists photo slideshow and qslideshow features.
Components: The project lists qplayer, qrender, and dvd-slideshow among its features.
Qt versions: The project page says QDVDAuthor is available in Qt5 and Qt6.
Linux distributions: The project page links to packages for Arch Linux, Debian, Mageia, OpenSUSE, and Ubuntu.
Dependencies: The legacy project guide lists dvdauthor, mjpegtools, and ImageMagick++ as required tools.
DVD authoring: The guide describes adding movie sources, creating menu buttons that link to sources or menus, and authoring the DVD.
Preview and burning: The guide describes previewing an authored DVD with xine and gives a growisofs command for burning it.
Input limitation: The legacy guide says the version it documents requires MPEG-2 movie files as sources.
License terms: The repository's GPL v2 license text says the software is distributed without warranty.
Audience: The project page lists advanced end users as its intended audience.
Price from: Free

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Best DVD Authoring Software in 2026#9 of 24

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Sources

github.com/tkbj/qdvdauthor· checked 4 Oct 2026
sourceforge.net/projects/qdvd/· checked 4 Oct 2026
qdvdauthor.sourceforge.net/guide/f_complex.html· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/tkbj/qdvdauthor/blob/master/COPYING· checked 4 Oct 2026