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Shotcut: free, open-source, cross-platform video editor

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# Shotcut: free, open-source, cross-platform video editor

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- updated: 2026-11-07T14:43:59.176Z
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Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor. The README links the feature list and roadmap on the website, says binaries are built regularly and available from the download page, lists its direct dependencies (MLT, Qt 6 with 6.4 minimum, FFTW, FFmpeg, Frei0r and SDL) and gives CMake build steps.

Source: https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut

What it supplies: Shotcut is a free, open-source, cross-platform video editor. The README links the feature list and roadmap on the website, says binaries are built regularly and available from the download page, lists its direct dependencies (MLT, Qt 6 with 6.4 minimum, FFTW, FFmpeg, Frei0r and SDL) and gives CMake build steps.

Useful for: - Download a prebuilt Shotcut binary for video editing.
- Check which libraries it depends on before packaging or building it.
- Build the development version with Qt Creator or from the command line with CMake.

First action: - Download binaries from the website's download page.
- To build, check the dependencies and paths are set, configure with cmake (the README recommends the Ninja generator), then run cmake --build and cmake --install.
- Install before running, or Shotcut may fail to find its QML files.

Prerequisites and limits: Qt 6 with 6.4 as the minimum, plus MLT, FFTW, FFmpeg, Frei0r and SDL as direct dependencies; the README points to a credits page for indirect and bundled dependencies.

- The README warns that building Shotcut should be reserved for beta testers or contributors who know what they are doing.
- It does not describe editing features or workflows; it points to the website's features page.
- Without installing, the build may fail to locate its QML files at run time.

The README states Shotcut is licensed under GPLv3, see the COPYING file. Video you edit carries its own rights.

Written from the README text only. Statements are as the README gives them; nothing was installed or run. 

Source inspected: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mltframework/shotcut/2f85cdff3c67fe364e806dca7f97d1a7a32018d0/README.md ; 2838 bytes ; sha256 2a38840fc2fafa928b9b8cfa4082581b1a1a699b920e5b9168a23c62bd6a9df8 ; whole README text

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