Shotcut
A free video editor that works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Also known as
- shotcut
What is Shotcut?
A free video editor that runs on multiple platforms and supports hundreds of audio and video formats natively. It provides professional editing capabilities including color grading, multitrack audio mixing, GPU-accelerated effects processing, and support for 4K/8K video.
Shotcut pricing
We don't have Shotcut's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free and open source
What Shotcut does
The capabilities that matter for video editing software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Professional NLE (multi-track finishing)
- ✓
- Colour grading
- ✓
- Multicam editing
- -
- 4K/8K + HDR support
- ✓
- Codec breadth (ProRes / HEVC / AV1 / RAW)
- Hundreds of formats via FFmpeg, including AV1, HEVC, image sequences, and animat
- GPU acceleration
- ✓
- AI features (captions / text-to-video / voice)
- -
- Screen recording built-in
- ✓
- Platform breadth (Win / macOS / Linux / iOS / Android / Web)
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Cloud collaboration / team review
- -
- Pricing model
- Open-source
- Free / open-source available
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Self-hosted
Integrations (5)
Independently observed- FFmpeg•
- Blackmagic Design•
- After Effects•
- JACK•
- PulseAudio•
Shotcut FAQ
Common questions about Shotcut, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Shotcut?
A free video editor that runs on multiple platforms and supports hundreds of audio and video formats natively. It provides professional editing capabilities including color grading, multitrack audio mixing, GPU-accelerated effects processing, and support for 4K/8K video. It is indexed under Video Editing Software.
Source: https://shotcut.org
Is Shotcut free to use?
Shotcut is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://shotcut.org
What platforms does Shotcut support?
Shotcut supports Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://shotcut.org
Can Shotcut be self-hosted?
Yes. Shotcut can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://shotcut.org
What does Shotcut integrate with?
We have confirmed 5 integrations for Shotcut, including FFmpeg, Blackmagic Design, After Effects, JACK and PulseAudio. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://shotcut.org
Shotcut alternatives
Other video editing software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- VEEDCreate branded AI videos for social media in minutesmedium · 73%
- Final Cut ProProfessional video editing with intelligent featuresmedium · 58%
- CyberLink PowerDirectorAI-powered video editing software for creating professional-quality videosmedium · 53%
- DaVinci Resolvelow · 37%
- DescriptText-based video and audio editor powered by AI transcriptionmedium · 61%
- HeyGenCreate professional videos using AI-powered avatars and voices without needing a camera or film crewlow · 43%
Compare Shotcut
Side by side against other video editing software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Shotcut, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 81 | 0.07 | 5.7 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 22 | 0.08 | 1.8 | ✓ |
| Stars | 0 | 0.03 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Development activity | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 5 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Hdr 4k8k: Yes · Free or oss: Yes · Codec breadth: Hundreds of formats via FFmpeg, including AV1, HEVC, image sequences, and animat · Color grading: Yes · Pricing model: open_source · Gpu acceleration: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-02 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 5 | mediumsource · 2026-08-31 · 60% |
Pricing
Is Shotcut the right choice for you?
Tell us the job, the constraints and what you weigh most, and we will rank Shotcut against the rest of the video editing software we index, using the same dated evidence weighted your way.
Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works
Is this your product?
This profile was built from public sources without asking you. You can take the badge below and use it anywhere, and you can claim the profile to correct anything we got wrong. Both are free, and neither moves Shotcut up or down: nobody can buy rank here, including you.
Take the badge
Live, always current, and free to use on your own site. It shows Shotcut's independent score and links back to this profile.
<a href="https://www.vioscale.ai/software/shotcut" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
<img src="https://www.vioscale.ai/badge/software/shotcut.svg" alt="Shotcut, verified on vioscaleAI" width="330" height="76" loading="lazy" />
</a>Markdown, for a README →
[](https://www.vioscale.ai/software/shotcut)Claim the profile
Verify you control the domain, then point us at the pages that state the facts about Shotcut and add your own description and media. Free, and it does not change the score.
- Correct anything wrong, with evidence
- Point our crawler at the pages that matter
- Write your own description and add media
Not the owner? How vendor profiles work