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

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Shotcut for Mac

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  • Latest Version

    Shotcut 26.4.30 LATEST

  • Review by

    Sophia Jones

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X 10.8 or later

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  • Author / Product

    Meltytech, LLC. / External Link

  • Filename

    shotcut-macos-26.4.30.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!

Features

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.

How to Use
  • Install by dragging it into the Applications folder
  • Launch the app and set your video mode preferences
  • Import media via drag-and-drop or the Open File menu
  • Drag clips to the timeline to begin editing
  • Use filters to adjust video, audio, and effects
  • Cut, trim, and arrange clips directly on the timeline
  • Export the final video using the Export panel
  • Choose format, resolution, and encoding options
  • Click Export File to render and save the project
System Requirements

macOS 10.14 Mojave or later

64-bit Intel or Apple Silicon processor

Minimum 4 GB RAM (8 GB or more recommended)

OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU

At least 500 MB of free disk space

PROS
  • Free and open-source software
  • Wide format support without plugins
  • Cross-platform project compatibility
  • Customizable interface layout
  • Frequent updates and active development
CONS
  • Interface can feel cluttered
  • No built-in templates or themes
  • Limited advanced motion graphics tools
  • Occasional performance lag on large projects
Note: Requires 64-bit processor.

Also Available: Download Shotcut for Windows

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What's new in this version:

Changed:
Timeline Improvements:
- Added symmetric resize of a timeline transition using its trim handles
- Added drag-n-drop from Recent to Timeline
- Improved Timeline and Keyframes zoom to be less erratic and more focused
- Reduced memory usage for timeline waveforms
- Changed Timeline > Set Current Track Above and Set Current Track Below to use the bare Up and Down keys

Speech to Text:
- Added Vulkan GPU support to Speech to Text on Windows and Linux
- Added a Use GPU checkbox to the Speech to Text dialog

Other New Features:
- Added Export > Metadata including Cover art
- Added a Typewriter group of options to the Burn In Subtitle filter
- Added job progress and status on the taskbar or dock icon where supported
- Added Properties > LUT file for video clips, primarily for the Linear 10-bit processing mode

Added aspect ratio grid options to the player grid button:
- 1:1 Frame
- 16:9 Frame
- 4:3 Frame
- 9:16 Frame
- Added 10-bit VP9 MP4 (E-AC-3) and 10-bit VP9 WebM (Opus) export presets
- Added launching Glaxnimate from the Microsoft Store on Windows if available

Changed:
- Stopped bundling Glaxnimate except in the Linux Flatpak
- Changed audio transition to a constant power crossfade
- Changed multi-select for Subtitles to use the Shift key
- Changed Properties timeline duration to be editable
- Changed opening an image to not start playback
- Changed Export to default to 10-bit HEVC export in the 10-bit processing modes
- Changed Timeline > Record Audio to use FLAC instead of Opus for improved quality and tool compatibility

Reorganized the Video Mode menu with new categories:
- Social Media
- Other
- Legacy
- Reduced the thickness of the panel splitters and made them brighter

Fixed:
- intermittent audio waveform sync or blank waveforms (broke in v26.2)
- incorrect last frame in Glaxnimate animations
- Font style other than weight and italics/oblique in the font dialog
- accepting file names with special characters in Playlist > Add Files
- markers disappearing after undo moving clips
- hourly backup not working when saving frequently
- opening a project starts the player at the second frame
- seeking with keyboard in Timeline sometimes not working
- Settings > Time Format not immediately updating the Timeline and Keyframes rulers
- Timeline > Copy, Cut, Paste, and Overwrite breaking grouped clips
- keyframes after undoing a trim in
- changing Properties > Duration dropping time filters
- Edit Marker duration and Ripple Markers off by one frame
- the Nervous video filter doing a 2 frame fade-in from black
- undo history for lock, mute, and hide track
- button menus not opening reliably on Wayland on Linux
- a possible crash during voice preview in the Text to Speech dialog

Upgrades:
- Upgraded FFmpeg to version 8.1
- Upgraded x265 to version 4.1
- Upgraded whisper.cpp to version 1.8.3
- Upgraded MLT to version 7.38.0
- Upgraded Qt to version 6.10.3 on Linux

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