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Shotcut

Shotcut is a video editing program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

  • Completely free
  • Windows, macOS and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

At a glance

All of Shotcut is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Timeline editing (capability established by the official page)
  • Open source code
  • No account needed
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Shotcut is a free and open-source cross-platform video editing application for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Shotcut supports many video, audio, and image formats via FFmpeg and screen, webcam, and audio capture. It uses a time-line for non-linear video editing of multiple tracks that may be composed of various file formats. Scrubbing and transport control are assisted by OpenGL GPU-based processing and a number of video and audio filters are available.

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  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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