Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform video editor for Mac

Shotcut for Mac
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Shotcut for Mac

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  • Latest Version

    Shotcut 25.03.29 LATEST

  • Review by

    Sophia Jones

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X 10.8 or later

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Meltytech, LLC. / External Link

  • Filename

    shotcut-macos-250329.dmg

Shotcut is a free, open source, cross-platform video editor for Mac, Windows and Linux. Major features include support for a wide range of formats; no import required meaning native timeline editing; Blackmagic Design support for input and preview monitoring; and resolution support to 4k. Edit your videos using Shotcut for macOS comprehensive software!

Wide Format Support
Supports hundreds of audio and video formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg. No import required which means native editing, plus multi-format timelines, resolutions and frame-rates within a project. Frame accurate seeking supported for many video formats.

Device and Transport Options
Blackmagic Design SDI and HDMI for input and preview monitoring. Screen, webcam and audio capture. Network stream playback. Supports resolutions up to 4k and capture from SDI, HDMI, webcam, JACK & Pulse audio, IP stream, X11 screen and Mac DirectShow devices.

Sleek, Intuitive Interface
Multiple dockable and undockable panels, including detailed media properties, recent files with search, playlist with thumbnail view, filter panel, history view, encoding panel, jobs queue, and melted server and playlist. Also supports drag-n-drop of assets from file manager.

Alternatives

Movavi Video Editor – Intuitive with built-in effects.

Filmora – User-friendly with creative effects.

Adobe Premiere Pro – Industry-standard video editing.

iMovie – Free, easy-to-use, and great for beginners.

Final Cut Pro – Professional editing with advanced tools.

DaVinci Resolve – High-end editing with color grading.

HitFilm – VFX and editing in one package.

Lightworks – Pro-level editing with a free version.

Note: Requires 64-bit processor.

Also Available: Download Shotcut for Windows

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What's new in this version:

New Stuff:
- Added Text style preset to Subtitles > Generate Text on Timeline
- Added Copy Current and Copy All to Filters
- Added the project Video Mode to the window title
- Added Vertical and Horizontal parameters to the No Sync video filter
- Added Toggle Filter Overlay to the Player menu
- Added 360: Cap Top & Bottom and 360: Equirectangular Wrap video filters
- Added a Not In a Bin smart bin to Playlist
- Added using the Ctrl (command on macOS) to constrain moving position to vertica
- or horizontonal axis in all filters that use the rectangle visual control
- Added #rgba, #yuv, #gpu, and #10bit tags to keywords in Filters for search
- Added an icon to Timeline clips to indicate when it has filters
- Added "ITU-R BT.2020" to Video Mode > Custom > Add and Output > Properties

Improved:
- Reduced the range of Gamma and Gain in the Color Grading filter
- Glaxnimate no longer launches automatically after Open Other > Animation > Add to Timeline. Now, you need to click Properties > Edit. This addresses the video background in Glaxnimate.

Upgraded dependencies:
- Whisper.cpp 1.7.4
- bigsh0t 2.7

Fixed:
- Fixed opening a project can be slow or make app unresponsive if Settings > Playlist > View mode is Icons (broke in v25.01)
- Fixed double-clicking a Playlist item that is in a Bin may open wrong clip
- Fixed handling for Windows shortcuts and macOS aliases in Files
- Fixed automatic pause--such as when adding a filter--does not update the player's play button state (broke in v25.01)
- Fixed a crash on multiple Timeline undo and redo operations
- Fixed a crash bug after Undo and Redo after moving clips in Timeline
- Fixed the Size, Position & Rotate filter's visual control with non-square pixels
- Fixed trimming twice ruins zoom keyframes in Size, Position & Rotate filter
- Block adding a new job that writes to the same file as a pending or running job
- Fixed Paste filters is not adding an Undo item to History
- Fixed the Amount keyframes button always disabled in the 360: Equirectangular to Stereogaphic video filter
- Fixed key repeat for the previous/next shortcuts in Player menu
- Fixed Export > Reframe causes Video > Scan mode to be interlaced even when it shows progressive
- Fixed trim handles on Timeline clip when it is very short
- Fixed Timeline > Split followed by multiple undo and redo may affect attached filters
- Fixed playhead in Keyframes incorrect after switching filters

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