Shotcut 25.08.16

Shotcut relies on FFmpeg to support a wide range of audio and video formats and easily switch between them:

VOB, MXF, M4A, FLV, M2T, MP4, AVI, MOV, MPG, OGG, MOV, WEBM and so on. 

The software also provides support for image formats like BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TGA, SVG, TIFF, and SVG.

Shotcut works with the MLT XML format as well – you can open these files as clips, perform tests, create playlists, encode them and stream them to a network of your choice.

Aside from working with a diversity of formats, Shotcut uses a multi-format timeline, which means you can mix videos having different resolutions and framerates.

You can create a whole new aspect of your videos by applying a variety of video filters, such as Crop, Glow, Blur, Mirror, Saturation, Sharpen, and so on. For color correction and grading use “Color Wheels”.

Audio filters include Balance, Gain and Pan and help you easily solve audio file issues.

Other features you may find useful are screen and webcam capture, audio capture, network stream playback, the recent files panel, the drag and drop functionality, batch processing, and support for 4K resolutions.

Shotcut’s complexity lies in both its advanced editing options, like 3-point editing, and in its interface options (you can choose between native OS look and custom dark and light).
 

Shotcut provides a very wide range of editing options for a free app; you’ll need some time to uncover all its capabilities, but Shotcut’s editing options are there for you to try no matter what your experience level is.
 

Changes to Shotcut 25.08:

- Added the ability to add/use multiple Mask: Apply filters.
- Added support for Scrub While Dragging to trimming on the timeline.
- Added hold Shift to ripple-trim when Ripple is turned off.
- Added French (Canadian) and Lithuanian translations.
- Added BT.2020 color space support to the preview.
- Added Embed Markers as Chapters to export job context menu.
- Changed the default Export > Audio > Rate control to Average Bitrate for AAC, Opus, and MP3.
- Fixed Mask: Apply with multiple Mask: Simple Shape (broke in v25.05)
- Fixed exporting projects containing only Generator clips on Windows (broke in v25.05).
- Fixed converting 10-bit full to limited range (broke in v25.01).
- Fixed dropdown menus using Settings > Theme > System on Windows.
- Fixed Balance and Pan audio muted channels if audio channels > 2.
- Fixed Export > Use hardware encoder fails with H.264 on macOS 15.
- Fixed Properties > Convert or Reverse for iPhone 16 Pro videos with Ambisonic audio.
- Fixed a single frame fade out filter would either mute or make black.
- Fixed repairing a project (e.g. broken file links) with proxy turned on.
- Fixed doing Freeze Frame on the first frame of a clip.
- Fixed Gain/Volume filter from a previous version project does not show its UI or keyframes (broke in v25.07).
- Fixed artifacts in Gain/Volume, Fade In Audio, and Fade Out Audio filters (broke in v25.07).
- Fixed frequent crashing in Fedora Linux RPM package (broke in v25.05).
- Fixed converting BT.709 color space to BT.2020.
— See full list of changes here.