Shotcut

Shotcut
Original authorCharlie Yates
DevelopersMeltytech, LLC
Stable release
26.9.27 Edit this on Wikidata / 28 September 2026
Written inC, C++
Operating systemFreeBSD, Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
TypeVideo editing software
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Websiteshotcut.org
Repository

Shotcut is a free and open-source, cross-platform video, audio, and image editing program for FreeBSD, Linux, macOS and Windows. Started in 2011 by Dan Dennedy, Shotcut is developed on the MLT Multimedia Framework, in development since 2004 by the same author.

Features

Shotcut supports video, audio, and image formats via FFmpeg. It uses a timeline 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. The output options for the 2017 version included Apple ProRes, HDV, DVD, Flash, H.264, GIF animation, Ogg-Vorbis, WebM, and WMV.

Audio

Video effects

Hardware

Other

History

Shotcut was originally conceived in November 2004 by Charlie Yates, an MLT co-founder and the original lead developer. The current version of Shotcut is a complete rewrite by Dan Dennedy, another MLT co-founder and its current lead. Dennedy wanted to create a new editor based on MLT and chose to reuse the Shotcut name, since he liked it so much. He wanted to make something to exercise the new cross-platform capabilities of MLT, especially in conjunction with the WebVfx and Movit plugins.

See also

References

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  7. ↑ "MLT Multimedia Framework". Dan Dennedy. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  8. ↑ "Blog Entry Shotcut, 6 September 2012". Dan Dennedy. 2012-08-06. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  9. ↑ "Introducing Shotcut, a new free video editor". Libre Graphics World. 2012-08-13. Archived from the original on 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  10. ↑ "Full List of Features". Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  11. ↑ "Shotcut video editor gets hardware accelerated color grading". Libre Graphics World. 2013-03-12. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  12. ↑ Muchmore, Michael (2017-09-25). "Shotcut Review". PCMag. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  13. ↑ "Shotcut". Archived from the original on 2005-04-01. Retrieved 2018-02-01.