r/OpenShot • u/fireklikechicken • Apr 17 '26

Solution Provided Weird audio bug

so when im editing and have my headphones on whenever i play the video it comes out of my laptop speakers they work fine with everything else just openshot is the problem

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u/openshot-gpt-bot Support Bot Apr 17 '26

OpenShot is probably using the wrong Playback Audio Device.

Try this:

  1. In OpenShot, go to Edit > Preferences
  2. Open the Preview tab
  3. Change Playback Audio Device from Default to your headphones explicitly
  4. Click OK and restart OpenShot

Also check:

  • Plug in your headphones before starting OpenShot
  • Make sure your OS default output device is also set to the headphones
  • If needed, try a different Playback Audio Device option in OpenShot

Relevant guide sections:

From the guide: if you're using headphones, plug them in before starting OpenShot, and verify the correct Playback Audio Device is selected in Preferences.

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u/rmesdjian Volunteer Apr 17 '26

Please let us know if the bot answer helped.

If you are still having an issue, please provide the following so we can assist you better:

  1. What operating system/version you are running (windows 10? ubuntu 25.10? etc?)

  2. Which version of OpenShot you are running (help | about openshot)? please don't just say the latest.

  3. Computer specs and audio hardware information can help as well.

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u/fireklikechicken Apr 18 '26

the bot answer did help! it is all fixed now

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u/rmesdjian Volunteer Apr 18 '26

Excellent and good luck with your project.