Shotcut
Open-source, cross-platform video editor built with Qt, MLT and FFmpeg
Free · Open sourceLatest versionWindows
About Shotcut
Shotcut is an open-source, cross-platform video editor released under the GPLv3. Its main author is Dan Dennedy, and it is built on the MLT multimedia authoring framework.
The interface is built with Qt 6, and format and codec support comes from FFmpeg. Frei0r provides video plugins and SDL handles audio playback. It is for people who want to edit video on Windows, macOS or Linux, and the project website lists the full feature set.
Highlights
- Cross-platform video editor with a Qt 6 interface
- Built on the MLT multimedia authoring framework
- Format and codec support through FFmpeg
- Frei0r video plugins
- Community translations coordinated through Transifex
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- 26.9.27
- Updated
- Sep 28, 2026
- Size
- 146 MB
- License
- GNU GPL 3.0
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for v26.9.27
- Released
- Sep 28, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 15.4K
- Website
- shotcut.org
Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.
