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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

New Version 22
09: Action Search & Editable Shortcuts
New Version 22
06: Glaxnimate
New Version 22
03: Notes & Voiceover
New Version 22
01: Equalizers
New Version 21
12: Something For Nothing
New Version 21
10
31: Markers

  • You open files by drag-n-drop in addition to the usual menu and toolbar methods
  • Tap J, K, L to control playback speed and direction
  • Tap J or L repeatedly to go faster
  • Tap I or O to set the in and out points
  • Press left or right cursor keys to step frame-by-frame
  • Press page up or down to step one second at-a-time
  • Press alt+left or alt+right to jump between start, in, out, and end
  • Version is based on date
  • You can choose to update whenever you like and keep multiple versions (new versions are available every two months)
  • Shotcut was originally conceived in November, 2004 by Charlie Yates, an MLT co-founder and the original lead developer (see the original website)
    The current version of Shotcut is a complete rewrite by Dan Dennedy, another MLT co-founder and its current lead
    Dan wanted to create a new editor based on MLT and he 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

Lead Developer of Shotcut and MLT

Some of the Software Projects used in Shotcut

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

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Shotcut is a trademark of Meltytech, LLC

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