Shotcut 25.03.29 / 25.04 Beta

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 25.04:

- Fixed Filters > Copy Current/All ignores disabled filters.
- Fixed ability to select or drag short Timeline clips (broke in v25.03).
- Added adjustable track headers width to Timeline.
- Added Alpha Strobe video filter.
- Added Freeze Frame to Timeline.
- Fixed possible crash when selecting a track head.
- Added File > Rereun Filter Analysis.
- Fixed Text: Rich scroll presets (broke in v25.03).
- Added an item count to Playlist.
- Fixed may crash in Files dock on startup (broke in v25.01).
- Added File > New submenu with items for Project and generators.
- Added Add Generator to Timeline toolbar.
- Fixed Speed time filters reset when they are reloaded in the UI.
- Changed the Convert to Edit-friendly dialog to make it obvious that "better" and "best" options create very large files.
- Fixed generating proxy for videos with BT.2020 color space.
- Added Settings > Preview Scaling > 1080p.
- Fixed Fade Out Audio in a filter set.
- Fixed Timeline > Record Audio is distorted on macOS.
- Fixed SDI/HDMI capture/monitor not working with recent Blackmagic Design drivers.
- Added Settings > Player > External Monitor > DeckLink Gamma with SDR and HLG HDR options.
- Added HLG color transfer/gamma to GPU Effects.
- Fixed swapped C/LF channels in 5.1 sound output in DeckLink SDI/HDMI external monitor.
- Upgraded Qt, MLT, Rubberband, and SVT-AV1.
— See full list of changes here.