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Shotcut for Mac

Free open-source video editor.

Free
In English
Version 25.01.25
4.3
Based on 26 user rates

Shotcut overview

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

Features:
  • Supports oodles of audio and video formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg (or libav as-built)
  • Supports many image formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, TGA, TIFF, as well as image sequences
  • No import required - native editing
  • Frame-accurate seeking for many formats
  • Multi-format timeline: mix and match resolutions and frame rates within a project
  • Network stream playback (HTTP, HLS, RTMP, RTSP, MMS, UDP)
  • Frei0r video generator plugins (e.g., color bars and plasma)
  • Blackmagic Design SDI and HDMI for input and preview monitoring
  • JACK transport sync
  • Deinterlacing
  • Detailed media properties panel
  • Recent files panel
  • Drag-and-drop files from file manager
  • Save and load trimmed clip as MLT XML file
  • Load and play complex MLT XML file as a clip
  • Audio signal level meter
  • Volume control
  • Scrubbing and transport control
  • Flexible UI through dock-able panels
  • Encode/transcode to a variety of formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg (or libav as-built)
  • Capture (record) SDI, HDMI, webcam (V4L2), JACK, PulseAudio, IP streams, X11 screen
  • Stream (encode to IP) files and any capture source
  • Batch encoding with job control
  • Create, play, edit, save, load, encode, and stream MLT XML playlists
  • Unlimited undo and redo for playlist edits including a history view
  • Connect to Melted servers over MVCP TCP protocol
  • Control the transport playback of Melted units
  • Edit Melted playlists including suport for undo/redo
  • OpenGL GPU-based image processing
  • Multi-core parallel image processing when not using GPU (and frame-dropping is disabled)
  • Video filters: blur, color grading, crop, glow, mirror, saturation, sharpen
  • 3-way (shadows, mids, highlights) color wheels for color correction and grading
  • Eye dropper tool to pick neutral color for white balancing
  • Translated to Spanish, French, Czech, and German

What’s new in version 25.01.25

New Stuff
  • Added Bins and media type & text search to Playlist.
  • Added View > Files panel.
  • Added Show in Files to Properties and Jobs.
  • Added HSL Primaries and HSL Range video filters (HSL = Hue/Saturation/Lightness).
  • Added Gradient Map video filter.
  • Added Settings > Player > Pause After Seek toggle that defaults to on (old behavior).
  • Added a Type parameter to Fade In Audio and Fade Out Audio filters.
  • Added Export hardware encoding for Windows on Arm CPUs (h264_mf and hevc_mf codecs).
  • Added Settings > Language > Irish.
  • Improved support for MLT XML clip/sub-projects:
  • Now more tolerant to inconsistent video modes, there are Properties, and you can add a Speed: Forward Only time filter.
Fixes and Changes
  • Improved Playlist > Generate Slideshow with trimmed video clips making it more useful to make a montage.
  • Fixed incorrect color change when mixing video tracks and certain filters such as Hue/Lightness/Saturation.
  • Fixed scrub bar and Timeline & Keyframes rulers not using Settings > Time Format.
  • Fixed File > Export > Markers as Chapters when Settings > Time Format is not Clock.
  • Fixed Subtitles works incorrectly after a couple of minutes with non-integer frame rates.
  • Fixed Settings > Clear Recent on Exit not clearing the Projects list.
  • Fixed View > Application Log > Previous not appearding on Windows.
  • Fixed changing Properties > Duration of image on Timeline not adjusting video filters keyframes.
  • Fixed Properties > Export GPX not working with GoPro HERO 11, 12 & 13.
  • Fixed Export > Presets > lossless > H.264 with NVIDIA hardware encoder.
  • Fixed "Use font size" in Text: Simple, GPS Text, Subtitle Burn In and Timer filters not applying from a saved preset.
  • Fixed the color picker (pick color from screen) when Shotcut is not on the primary screen.
  • Fixed the color picker on the Wayland graphics subsystem in Linux.
  • Fixed drag-n-drop from the Source player on Wayland for Linux.
  • Added native support for Wayland (without Xwayland) in the Flatpak for Linux.
  • Fixed unable to extend duration of text clips made by Subtitles > Generate Text on Timeline.
  • Fixed Properties > Convert job progress when deinterlacing or changing frame rate.
  • Fixed the subtitle track and times on ruler disapper when Timeline is floated.
  • Fixed the Delete and Clear actions in the Text: Rich editor not working.
  • Export preset H.264 High Profile now defaults to a higher quality 65% than YouTube or the defaults.
  • Removed File > Open Other > JACK Audio on Linux to remove the hard run-time dependency on libjack.so for Shotcut. However, that library is still needed to get some of the bundled audio filters (unless they load from system-installed "swh" LADSPA plugins).
  • Improved support for pix_fmt=yuv420p10le or yuv444p10le, colorspace=2020, color_trc=arib-std-b67 or smpte2084 in Export > Other for 10-bit pass-through (i.e. no image effects) editing without GPU Effects (i.e. rudimentary HDR editing without adequate preview).
  • Upgraded dependencies: MLT 7.30.0, Qt 6.8.1, dav1d 1.5.0, AOM AV1 3.11.0, OpenCV 4.10, libvpx 1.15.0, Opus 1.5.2, WebP 1.5.0, SVT-AV1 2.3.0

Shotcut for Mac

Free
In English
Version 25.01.25
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4.3

(27 Reviews of Shotcut)

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jbilak12
jbilak12
Jul 25 2024
24.06.26
0.0
Jul 25 2024
0.0
Version: 24.06.26
I've tried almost every video editor and find Shotcut the best of the free or low cost editors. I use the full featured DaVinci Resolve at times and while it can do everything, I'm not comfortable with its complexity. Shotcut, on the other hand, can easily do 95% of what I need. It's not as pretty as some of the other low cost or free video editors but it outshines all of them in performance and features.
Aargl
Aargl
Mar 6 2022
22.01.30
4.0
Mar 6 2022
4.0
Version: 22.01.30
I used to be a pro video editor on Avid MediaComposer, decades ago, and amongst the free ones Shotcut is the first one I find that resembles a professional tool — and that works (OpenShot seems interesting but always freezes and crashes). It's a bit limited and stutters or doesn't always play additional audio tracks correctly until you reload the project, but hey, it's free! It's good enough for an occasional amateur job.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
May 4 2021
21.05.01
4.0
May 4 2021
4.0
Version: 21.05.01
The link above is for ARM64 ('Apple Silicon') version ONLY, useful on M1 Macs, which of course require macOS 11.x. --> Intel X86 Macs must use the link for 'shotcut-macos-unsigned-210501.dmg' @ https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/releases/download/v21.05.01/shotcut-macos-unsigned-210501.dmg - - IOW: NO combined version is being offered at this time.
Marko85
Marko85
Feb 11 2021
21.01.29
5.0
Feb 11 2021
5.0
Version: 21.01.29
This app seems quite useful even if you have some other video editing app... you could use it to convert videos to lots of different formats... including QuickTime Animation with an alpha channel and WebM with an alpha channel... for both of those, you just choose one of the included presets. You could also make your own preset for ProRes with an alpha channel if you choose the ProRes preset, make sure "Advanced" is selected, go to "Other" and change the text in the box to these lines: mlt_image_format=rgb24a pix_fmt=yuva444p10le vprofile=4444 vendor=apl0 movflags=+write_colr+faststart Then, just save that as a preset. It seems good for converting videos to HEVC and AV 1 too... it has the "Quality-based VBR" option were you can set the "Quality" and it changes it to CRF... HandBrake recommends something between 18-28 for HEVC (setting the "Quality" to something between 65% to 47% in Shotcut would set the CRF to that)... so the "Quality" set to 55% (CRF 23) will probably be a good balance for most videos and for more high quality videos you can raise it a bit or lower it a bit for lower quality videos... for lower resolution videos that would be upscaled, it would be a good idea to use somewhat higher quality settings than for 4k, if it's a high quality SD video. If you want a "slow" preset for HEVC or H.264 (to encode it more slowly to get a somewhat higher quality), just change one of the existing presets (just change the "preset=medium" to "preset=slow" under "Other") and save it as a new one. Also, you can edit WebM and even WMV directly in it, without having to convert it first. The interface maybe seems kind of "clunky", like it often seem to be the case with apps that are ported from Linux... but it's a useful app. So 5 stars for the usefulness... although the interface could probably be significantly improved... but at least it doesn't require XQuartz like Linux ports sometimes do... so it seems like a relatively decent Linux port.
Geography Is Destiny
Geography Is Destiny
Sep 15 2020
20.09.13
0.0
Sep 15 2020
0.0
Version: 20.09.13
The following statement in your overview is no longer true, so you might think about removing it: "Note: Since the application is not signed, you need to Control-click the app icon and choose Open from the context menu the first time you run it."
fallenflower
fallenflower
Jun 19 2024
24.04.28
5.0
Jun 19 2024
5.0
Version: 24.04.28
mo dape
mo dape
Nov 1 2023
23.09.29
5.0
Nov 1 2023
5.0
Version: 23.09.29
admin-250
admin-250
May 12 2023
23.05.07
5.0
May 12 2023
5.0
Version: 23.05.07
makareim
makareim
May 9 2023
23.05.07
5.0
May 9 2023
5.0
Version: 23.05.07
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Sep 30 2022
22.09.23
4.0
Sep 30 2022
4.0
Version: 22.09.23
Aargl
Aargl
Mar 6 2022
22.01.30
4.0
Mar 6 2022
4.0
Version: 22.01.30
mervyn.s
mervyn.s
Nov 3 2021
21.10.31
5.0
Nov 3 2021
5.0
Version: 21.10.31
viniskate
viniskate
Aug 25 2021
21.06.29
5.0
Aug 25 2021
5.0
Version: 21.06.29
fernandez.bruno
fernandez.bruno
May 24 2021
21.05.18
5.0
May 24 2021
5.0
Version: 21.05.18
Marko85
Marko85
Feb 11 2021
5.0
Feb 11 2021
5.0
Version: null
PRjohnson
PRjohnson
Apr 25 2019
5.0
Apr 25 2019
5.0
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Jan 19 2019
5.0
Jan 19 2019
5.0
Version: null
artymex
artymex
Aug 16 2017
5.0
Aug 16 2017
5.0
Version: null
Noivad
Noivad
Jan 18 2017
3.5
Jan 18 2017
3.5
Version: null
smіlеyyу
smіlеyyу
Dec 6 2016
5.0
Dec 6 2016
5.0
Version: null
MadMac
MadMac
Dec 5 2016
5.0
Dec 5 2016
5.0
Version: null
Eviandem
Eviandem
Jan 2 2016
5.0
Jan 2 2016
5.0
Version: null
Enkaytee
Enkaytee
Sep 3 2015
4.5
Sep 3 2015
4.5
Version: null
Basti79
Basti79
Apr 5 2015
4.5
Apr 5 2015
4.5
Version: null
jstump137
jstump137
Jan 7 2015
5.0
Jan 7 2015
5.0
Version: null
macmarx
macmarx
Nov 8 2014
5.0
Nov 8 2014
5.0
Version: null
Emile-b
Emile-b
May 14 2014
1.0
May 14 2014
1.0
Version: null
Moeb
Moeb
Apr 4 2014
3.0
Apr 4 2014
3.0
Version: null
Jobst
Jobst
Dec 24 2013
0.5
Dec 24 2013
0.5
Version: null
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flash1296gmailcom8977
Dec 24 2013
0.5
Dec 24 2013
0.5
Version: null
anonymous-worm-6968
anonymous-worm-6968
Jul 16 2013
5.0
Jul 16 2013
5.0
Version: null