About Shotcut
Shotcut is an open-source video editing software designed to help creative professionals edit audio and video files using various built-in tools and functionalities across macOS, Windows, and Linux operating systems. Organizations can cut, copy and paste elements, detach audio from video clips, sort playlists by name or creation date, and manage files using a drag-and-drop interface.
Shotcut supports multiple audio, video, and file formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, SVG, TGA, TIFF, and WebP, among others. Users can capture videos via webcams, mix audio across various tracks, control volume, and use the eye dropper tool to manage white balance. Creative professionals can also configure user interface (UI) themes and utilize the search functionality to retrieve recent files.
Shotcut enables designers to undo or redo edits on audio and video playlists, switch between UI layouts, view media properties on a panel, and measure video quality on a centralized platform. The software also provides a speed effect for video or audio clips, several wipe transition techniques, 360° video filters, and other tools for designers to edit media according to requirements.
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- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
A Must Have For Amateur Video Editors
Reviewed on 19/5/2021
A true delight if I have to be honest. It made the work so much better.
A true delight if I have to be honest. It made the work so much better.
Pros
If the fact that Shoctut is open source (free) isn't enough for you to use it allow me to go deeper. Shotcut is a very simple and easy to use video editor. Before using more sophisticated software for video editing it was what helped me get familiar with a lot of concepts that were completely alien to me and it taught me how to use channels and separate audio from the video files and other useful things that looked too complicated to do in similar software. Usually when you open video editing software you're met with so many buttons and so much information that it gets scary to even try. Shotcut was what allowed me to start with its simple and minimalistic interface. You have all the necessary information and buttons to work with and if and only if you want to go deeper you'll have to face the more complex functions of the software.
I think that my favorite thing about Shotcut is how easy it is to create proxies for heavy videos. Similar software requires an additional encoder when with Shotcut it's a simple 3-5 step process. It's a must for who is starting out and feels like the popular software is either too expensive or too overwhelming.
Cons
As you could probably expect Shotcut doesn't have some of the features of the higher end video editing software such as powerful color correction. Other than that I have no complaints. The software is really good and lightweight and even has a portable version.
- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Fantastic Free Open Source Video Editor
Reviewed on 22/9/2019
So far I've had no problems with Shotcut. Since the amount of scene transitions is limited I find...
So far I've had no problems with Shotcut. Since the amount of scene transitions is limited I find myself concentrating more on the quality of the scenes themselves instead of the transitions, which is a good thing. This program is perfect for those on a budget or for a beginner. If you can master Shotcut, you'll be in perfect shape to advance to a more expensive program later on. This will definitely teach you the basics for free before you decide to lay out your cash. All in all I'm very pleased with Shotcut, I highly recommend it.
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You can't beat the price (Free!). This program gets the job done. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles as expensive programs but it does plenty enough to do most basic projects. I've done numerous music videos and little comedy skits that I've uploaded to YouTube and they come out great. They look totally professional and the feedback I've gotten has been very positive. My action camera records in .mov format which is hard to edit with. I convert my raw files to .mp4 which makes editing much easier and I'm unable to discern any loss of video quality. All in all, Shotcut has been a great choice for me.
Cons
Some of the functions aren't intuitive. It takes a little while to figure out how everything works. Also it's slow while it publishes your final work but if you're patient it's well worth the wait to save money. It lacks a variety of scene transitions that more expensive programs have but it does have the basics.
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FilmoraSwitched From
FilmoraReasons for Switching to Shotcut
I was looking at Filmora because I had used it in the past on someone else's computer. At the time I didn't have enough to buy Filmora and the free version wasn't going to allow me to finish the project I was working on. I came across Shotcut and decided to give it a try. I finished my project and many more. I keep telling myself that I'll upgrade when Shotcut can't do the job for me. Well that time hasn't come yet.- Industry: Banking
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Never ever use shotcut
Reviewed on 10/9/2023
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I loved how, even though I have a powerful laptop capable of running any program smoothly, if I do almost literally anything on shotcut I have to give it a couple of seconds to process. Dragging clips, cutting clips, etc etc., literally any BASIC function of a video editor I need to wait at least an extra second or two every time I essentially click anything on shotcut, so it's great for at least doubling the actual time it should take you to edit a video!I liked how sometimes when I dragged or tried to extend or shorten a clip or even A JPEG, not only would the editor sometimes lag, but just do something completely random with the file, like fully extend it over the entire video track and mess up all the other clips.My FAVOURITE thing about shotcut, has to be when you hit the undo button, you know, to undo the mistake you didn't do in the first place, and after waiting for about 5 working days for shotcut to process it, IT COMPLETELY REARANGES YOUR TIMELINE AND RUINS ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE. I'm not even doing anything remotely complicated either.
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Nothing, didn't run into any problems at all.
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Shotcut is freeware that has the potential to do what you want to do
Reviewed on 14/7/2023
It does what it needs to do, and I appreciate that the contributors have made basic/intermediate...
It does what it needs to do, and I appreciate that the contributors have made basic/intermediate features available for users - and all for free! It gave me an opportunity to start making videos with a fair amount of tools at my disposal.
Pros
It's free, and there is a decent amount of support online to explain any techniques you want to learn.
Cons
I still come across an issue with rendering video where I have to offset the audio by six frames. That's a ridiculous workaround for a video editing software and should be fixed/guided from the software side rather than relying on other users to provide that "fix".
- Industry: Computer Games
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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Shotcut: The Free Editor You Have Been Missing Out On
Reviewed on 11/2/2020
Overall, I think Shotcut is a great free video editor that anyone can use after a little bit of...
Overall, I think Shotcut is a great free video editor that anyone can use after a little bit of practice and through some of my testing I found out that it can even process some raw 8K footage from a camera we rented.
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What I liked most about the software was that it had the features of a professional video editor such as Adobe Premiere Pro. It could also process 4K HDR 10 video at 120FPS which other video editors struggled to render these types of video formats. My favorite part about it is that it doesn't have an ANNOYING WATERMARK. Basically some of the other editors I tried showed a giant watermark across the screen that said the company name or it said Free Version but Shotcut has no watermark.
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Originally when my team picked this software for free I thought it was going to be easy to use but I thought wrong. But after a few days of learning I was using Shotcut in no time. I just think people should know that because it isn't easy to learn at the start doesn't mean you can't learn it.
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FilmoraReasons for Switching to Shotcut
Once I used Filmora I thought it was a great software since it was easy to use and it was efficient. But there was a watermark. I was open to paying a little bit of money if it allowed us to edit our videos well but we also didn't make that many videos so we didn't want to pay a lot of money. But 59.99 is a ridiculous price and we need editing for two computer so I wasn't going to break the bank for FilmoraShotcut FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Shotcut.Q. What type of pricing plans does Shotcut offer?
Shotcut offers the following pricing plans:
- Pricing model: Free Version
- Free Trial: Not Available
Shotcut is available for free.
Q. Who are the typical users of Shotcut?
Shotcut has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Shotcut support?
Shotcut supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Shotcut support mobile devices?
Shotcut supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Shotcut integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations Shotcut has
Q. What level of support does Shotcut offer?
Shotcut offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Chat
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