Shotcut Changelog and Release History

Jun 23, 2026 Last updated

Shotcut Release History

Shotcut release history with versions, dates, official source links, package notes, and concise changelog details.

This page records structured version coverage from official project sources. Full upstream changelog text is not mirrored unless the project license or source terms clearly allow it; each entry links to the official source for complete release notes.

For current package filenames and platform choices, use the current Shotcut page. For archived package inventory, use the old Shotcut versions page.

Shotcut 26.6.1

Release date: Jun 2, 2026.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed **Player > External Monitor > DeckLink** (and related such as UltraStudio) HDMI/SDI may deadlock.
- Upgraded libspatialaudio to 0.4.0+.
- Fixed export with `libopus` audio codec warns about `frame_duration`.
- Added initial basic support for OpenFX plugins (filters) with a UI for **NTSC-rc**.
- Limited compatibility: not available, seems to do nothing, or makes the video black.
- No support for plugins that operate temporally or require multiple image/video inputs.
- No support for generators, transitions, or retimers.
- No support for UI embedded in the plugin.
Shotcut 26.4.30

Release date: Apr 30, 2026.

Official source: release notes.
- Timeline Improvements
- Added symmetric resize of a timeline **transition** using its trim handles.
- Added drag-n-drop from **Recent** to **Timeline**.
- Improved **Timeline** and **Keyframes** zoom to be less erratic and more focused.
- Reduced memory usage for timeline waveforms.
- Changed **Timeline > Set Current Track Above** and **Set Current Track Below** to use the bare <kbd>Up</kbd> and <kbd>Down</kbd> keys.
- Speech to Text
- Added Vulkan GPU support to **Speech to Text** on Windows and Linux.
Shotcut 26.4.6

Release date: Apr 7, 2026.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed intermittent audio waveform sync/blank (broke in v26.2)
- Stopped bundling **Glaxnimate**, which recently released version 0.6.0 (except the Linux Flatpak)
- Added launching **Glaxnimate** from the Microsoft Store (free) on Windows if available
- Fixed incorrect last frame in (Glaxnimate) animations
- Fixed **Font style** other than weight and italics/oblique in the font dialog
- Fixed `Ctrl`+`Down` can make the wrong track current
- Changed **Timeline > Set Current Track Above** and **Set Current Track Below** to use the bare `Up` and `Down` keys
- Fixed accepting file names with special characters in **Playlist > Add Files**
Shotcut 26.2.26

Release date: Feb 27, 2026.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes
- Fixed crash when adding long video to **Timeline** with Qt 6.10.1 (broke in v26.1).
- Fixed black or green bottom bar on Windows with HEVC video source and **Settings > Preview Scaling > Use Hardware Decoder** plus preview scaling (broke in v26.1).
- Restored **Generate** to the main toolbar with **View > Show Text Under Icons** (changed in v26.1).
- Fixed crash in the **RGB Shift** video filter (broke in v25.12).
- Fixed FLAC export has a bad duration disabling scrub bars in players (broke in v25.12).
- Fixed crash on various enabled **Playlist** actions with nothing selected:
- GoTo
Shotcut 26.2.16

Release date: Feb 16, 2026.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed black or green bottom bar on Windows with HEVC video and **Settings > Preview Scaling > Use Hardware Decoder** plus preview scaling (broke in v26.1).
- Fixed crash when adding very long video to **Timeline** with Qt 6.10.1 (broke in v26.1).
- Fixed crash in the **RGB Shift** video filter (broke in v25.12).
- Fixed crash on various enabled **Playlist** actions with nothing selected:
- GoTo
- Move Up
- Move Down
- Add Selected to Timeline
Shotcut 26.1.30

Release date: Jan 31, 2026.

Official source: release notes.
- Hardware Video Decoding!
- "What took so long?" you might ask. A good way to manage it across all operating systems and GPU vendor APIs. We have a FAQ topic about this. Management comes in the forms of operating system abstraction APIs, hardware scaling, and a threshold limiter.
- Settings > Preview Scaling > Use Hardware Decoder**
- Enabled by default, except with NVIDIA on Linux.
- Uses VA-API on Linux, Media Foundation on Windows, and Video Toolbox on macOS.
- Only supports codecs your hardware can decode; automatically falls back to software decoding if needed.
- May not provide a dramatic speed boost unless you use **Linear 10-bit CPU** processing mode or have a low-powered CPU.
- Has limited impact on seeking and scrubbing—using proxies is still recommended for smooth editing.
Shotcut 26.1.16

Release date: Jan 17, 2026.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed **Brightness** filter with a reduced level is different when there is clip with transparency above it (broke in v25.12).
- Fixed a crash in the scrub-bar on a very long playlist.
- Fixed app not responding while enqueuing very many proxy jobs.
- Fixed **Previous/Next** in Subtitles may be unreadable on some themes and OS.
- Changed bulk proxy generation (when you switch **Settings > Proxy > Use Proxy** ON) to update clips.
- (Previously, you had to turn proxy mode off and back on again to start using the proxies. That requires reloading the project each time, which was a real drag.)
- Changed **Timeline > Add Generator** and **New Generator > Add To Timeline** to not seek.
- This leaves the playhead over the clip it just added to facilitate preview and reduce steps.
Shotcut 25.12.31

Release date: Jan 1, 2026.

Official source: release notes.
- This version hot-fixes problems found in 25.12.30:
- Fixed nesting MLT XML stopped working.
- Fixed **Screen Recording** missing on Linux and macOS.
- Fixed **Stabilize** video filter on macOS.
- See the 25.12 release notes
- Full Changelog**:
Shotcut 25.12.30

Release date: Dec 31, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- Higher Bit Depth: 10-bit Video CPU Pipeline
- What is "bit depth?" That is the number of colors or video brightness levels. 8-bit has only 256 values per color component, for example, red/green/blue. 10 bits has 1024 levels. Previously, 10-bit video sources were only partially supported using **GPU Effects** and only GPU filters. Without GPU Effects (CPU), in order to stay in thee 10 bit space, you could only use filters with the `#10bit` tag but no transitions or track blending/compositing. Now, we have ported many CPU video effects to support 10- and 12-bit video sources including transitions and track blending. Also, the `#10bit` CPU video filters also work properly with the experimental GPU processing. Not all of the video CPU filters have been converted; many of them come through another software project that does not support it. However, we were able to convert many for this release or at least mark them as safe for a 10-bit project.
- Higher Image Quality: Linear Color Processing
- Any mixing of pixels with a color space's gamma is not ideal, can cause color distortions, and is technically incorrect. This pixel mixing occurs whenever images interpolated, for example scaling, blurring, and sub-pixel positioning, as well as with track blending/composition. Previously, only **GPU Effects** and video filters in the **GPU** category operated in linear color. Now, there is an option to use it outside of the GPU processing. But when using the GPU, the handoff of the video from GPU to CPU now stays in the linear color transfer.
- There is a new sub-menu in **Settings > Processing Mode** with options:
- Native 8-bit CPU (fast, flexible)**
- Native 10-bit CPU (slower, better)**
- Linear 10-bit CPU (slowest, best)**
Shotcut 25.12.2

Release date: Dec 3, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **Settings > Processing Mode** for video processing. This affects both preview and export.
- Native 8-bit CPU** (same as previous version without GPU Effects; fast)
- ~~**Linear 8-bit CPU**~~ (removed since this beta release due to poor quality)
- Native 10-bit CPU** (better image quality with 10-bit input or output)
- Linear 10-bit CPU** (better color accuracy for interpolated/blended pixels, slow)
- Linear 10-bit GPU/CPU (Experimental)** (GPU Effects enhanced with linear 10-bit CPU filters)
- Added a visual preset browser for **New > Image/Video from HTML** generator.
- To add a thumbnail for your custom preset add a file named `<preset-name>.webp` in the preset folder.
Shotcut 25.10.31

Release date: Oct 31, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **New > Image/Video from HTML**
- This requires Google Chrome or Chromium.
- Please see the stock **Presets** for examples.
- It defaults to a transparent background!
- The stock presets also demonstrate a template facility for up to 3 lines of text. You can make your own templates by using `%1`, `%2`, or `%3` as placeholders in the Body field.
- It is designed to make it easy to copy from codepen.io, but Shotcut does not include pre-preprocessors for things like SCSS or TypeScript. Therefore, in codepen.io click the <kbd>V</kbd> button in the top right corner of the edit block to choose **View Compiled** before copying.
- This does not support WebGL or embedded video.
- Generate Video** is limited to 15 frame-per-second for performance reasons. A somewhat modern or fast computer and SSD hard drive are recommended.
Shotcut 25.10.9

Release date: Oct 10, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- Known Issues
- VA-API hardware encoder is broken on Linux
- The Flatpak cannot run things outside of its container; so, the HTML generator, Text to Speech, and Open With features will not work. The Flatpak release build will have those features removed.
- Changes
- Fixed export with '&' in the file path or name.
- Fixed alpha channel decoding Ut Video with alpha channel.
- Fixed starting the Linux AppImage if AppImageLauncher is installed.
- Fixed **Rejoin with Next Clip** duplicates filters.
Shotcut 25.08.16

Release date: Aug 17, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- This version fixes new bugs in the previous version 25.07. Details:
- Fixed **Gain/Volume** filter from a previous version project does not show its UI or keyframes (broke in v25.07).
- Fixed artifacts in **Gain/Volume**, **Fade In Audio**, and **Fade Out Audio** filters (broke in v25.07).
- Fixed frequent crashing in Fedora Linux RPM package (broke in v25.05).
- Fixed converting BT.709 color space to BT.2020.
- Added BT.2020 color space support to the preview.
- Added **Embed Markers as Chapters** to export job context menu.
Shotcut 25.07.26

Release date: Jul 27, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- Hot Hot Hot
- <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-bottom: 2em">
- 1 hot for the new Speech to Text model downloader 
- 2 hots for the new System Fusion and improved System UI themes 
- 3 hots for your CPU cooking on the new Outline video filter! 
- <img src=" alt="Ah! Ah! Aah!" width="400">
- </div>
- Added a Whisper.cpp (GGML) model downloader to the **Speech to Text** dialog.
Shotcut 25.07.16

Release date: Jul 16, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- Changes After Beta
- Fixed exporting projects containing only Generator clips on Windows (broke in v25.05).
- Added **Outline** video filter that uses the input alpha channel, useful with rich text or assets with a transparent background. (This means that it will not work as expected when used after a text filter on a video clip; rather, you must use a text clip on an upper track.)
- Fixed dropdown menus using **Settings > Theme > System** on Windows.
- Improved the **System** theme to follow the operating system color mode/palette.
- Added **Settings > Theme > System Fusion** that combines the operating *system* color mode/palette with the monochrome, symbolic icons of the *Fusion* themes.
- Added a **Soft Focus** filter set.
- Changes After Last Release
Shotcut 25.07.07

Release date: Jul 8, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed converting 10-bit full to limited range (broke in v25.01).
- Fixed **Balance** and **Pan** audio muted channels if audio channels > 2.
- Fixed **Export > Use hardware encoder** fails with H.264 on macOS 15.
- Fixed **Properties > Convert** or **Reverse** for iPhone 16 Pro videos with Ambisonic audio.
- Fixed a single frame fade out filter would either mute or make black.
- Fixed repairing a project (e.g. broken file links) with proxy turned on.
- Fixed doing **Freeze Frame** on the first frame of a clip.
- Fixed **Mask: Apply** with multiple **Mask: Simple Shape** (broke in v25.05)
Shotcut 25.05.11

Release date: May 12, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- New Features
- Added **Alpha Strobe** video filter.
- Added **Freeze Frame** to **Timeline**.
- Added **File > Rereun Filter Analysis**.
- Added adjustable track headers width to **Timeline**.
- Added an item count to **Playlist**.
- Added **File > New** submenu with items for **Project** and generators.
- Added **Add Generator** to **Timeline** toolbar.
Shotcut 25.04.25

Release date: Apr 25, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- This will be for a 25.05 release due by the middle of May.
- Fixed **Filters > Copy Current/All** ignores disabled filters.
- Fixed ability to select or drag short **Timeline** clips (broke in v25.03).
- Added adjustable track headers width to **Timeline**.
- Added **Alpha Strobe** video filter.
- Added **Freeze Frame** to **Timeline**.
- Fixed possible crash when selecting a track head.
- Added **File > Rereun Filter Analysis**.
Shotcut 25.03.29

Release date: Mar 30, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- This version includes many fixes related to the addition of new features in the previous version, as well as numerous quality-of-life enhancements.
- New Features
- Added **Text style preset** to **Subtitles > Generate Text on Timeline**.
- Added **Copy Current** and **Copy All** to **Filters**.
- Added the project **Video Mode** to the window title.
- Added **Vertical** and **Horizontal** parameters to the **No Sync** video filter.
- Added **Toggle Filter Overlay** to the **Player** menu.
- Added **360: Cap Top & Bottom** and **360: Equirectangular Wrap** video filters.
Shotcut 25.03.13

Release date: Mar 13, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **Text style preset** to **Subtitles > Generate Text on Timeline**.
- Added **Copy Current** and **Copy All** to **Filters**.
- Reduced the range of **Gamma** and **Gain** in the **Color Grading** filter.
- Added the project **Video Mode** to the window title.
- Added **Vertical** and **Horizontal** parameters to the **No Sync** video filter.
- Fixed the **Size, Position & Rotate** filter's visual control with non-square pixels.
- Fixed trimming twice ruins zoom keyframes in **Size, Position & Rotate** filter.
- Block adding a new job that writes to the same file as a pending or running job.
Shotcut 25.01.25

Release date: Jan 25, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- New Stuff
- Added **Bins** and media type & text search to **Playlist**.
- Added **View > Files** panel.
- Added **Show in Files** to **Properties** and **Jobs**.
- Added **HSL Primaries** and **HSL Range** video filters (HSL = Hue/Saturation/Lightness).
- Added **Gradient Map** video filter.
- Added **Settings > Player > Pause After Seek** toggle that defaults to on (old behavior).
- Added a **Type** parameter to **Fade In Audio** and **Fade Out Audio** filters.
Shotcut 25.01.03

Release date: Jan 3, 2025.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **Bins** and media type & text search to **Playlist**.
- Added **View > Files** panel.
- Added **Show in Files** to **Properties** and **Jobs**.
- Added **HSL Primaries** and **HSL Range** video filters (HSL = Hue/Saturation/Lightness).
- Added **Gradient Map** video filter.
- Added **Settings > Player > Pause After Seek** toggle that defaults to on (old behavior).
- Added a **Type** parameter to **Fade In Audio** and **Fade Out Audio** filters.
- Added **Export** hardware encoding for Windows on Arm CPUs (`h264_mf` and `hevc_mf` codecs).
Shotcut 24.11.17

Release date: Nov 18, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed **Convert** stopped converting variable frame rate to constant (broke in v24.10).
- Fixed filter in and out points when you resize transition by moving a clip (broke in v24.10).
- Fixed **Reframe** loses its keyframes in **Export** (broke in v24.10).
- Fixed moving a clip immediately after a transition beyond another clip stopped working (broke in v24.10).
- Fixed **Settings > Time Format > Timecode (Non-Drop Frame)** for other non-integer frame rates such as 23.98 fps.
- Fixed using **Export > From > Marker** with subtitles creates a bad output (broke in v24.08).
- Fixed a video transition between sources with alpha channel is more translucent than expected.
- Fixed a crash adding **MLT XML As a Clip** to a **Timeline** with a higher frame rate.
Shotcut 24.10.29

Release date: Oct 30, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Speech to Text
- Shotcut gets its first AI based on OpenAI's Whisper, courtesy of the whisper.cpp project.
- This is available through **Subtitles > Speech to Text** menu item or button: <kbd>!Speech to Text icon</kbd>.
- Our builds include a basic model that has decent speed and accuracy but not a big size. (You can think of the model as the brain.)
- You can download a bigger and better better brain (model) in `ggml` format and configure it in the **Speech to Text** dialog, but it will be slower.
- The dialog creates two jobs that appear in the **Jobs** panel: one to export audio and another to convert to text.
- The results are added to the **Subtitles** panel as a new top-level Subtitle Track.
- Currently, the only GPU our build supports is Apple Silicon. Otherwise, it is heavily multi-threaded on the CPU.
Shotcut 24.10.13

Release date: Oct 14, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Removed the **Export > Video > Resample** button. Now, there are simply ignorable inline warnings when making certain changes.
- Added **Subtitles > menu > Speech to Text**:
- This uses AI, but we did not make it. It uses a C++ port of OpenAI Whisper called whisper.cpp.
- Expect there to be occasional errors. Like humans and non-ideal conditions; it is not perfect. We will not take action on bug reports about some piece of audio not converting to the expected text.
- Our builds include a basic model that has decent speed and accuracy but not a big size. (You can think of the model as the brain.)
- You can download a bigger and better brain (model) in `ggml` format and configure it in the **Speech to Text** dialog, but it will be slower.
- The dialog creates two jobs that appear in the **Jobs** panel: one to export audio and another to convert to text.
- The results are added to the **Subtitles** panel as a new top-level Subtitle Track.
Shotcut 24.09.19

Release date: Sep 24, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed may fail to launch on macOS 11 (broke in v24.06).
Shotcut 24.09.13

Release date: Sep 13, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes For Major New Bugs
- This is a quick followup release to version 24.08 that introduced a few major new bugs:
- Fixed seeking and frozen video with some files or scenarios.
- Fixed **Reverb** audio filter missing on Windows.
- Fixed wrong frame rate for Android Camera videos.
- Other Fixes
- Fixed some issues with **Timeline > Clip > Apply Copied Filters**.
- Fixed keyframes are added when not intended in **Color Grading** video filter.
Shotcut 24.08.29

Release date: Aug 29, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Subtitles
- Added **View > Subtitles**.
- Added **Subtitle Burn In** video filter (only works on **Output** track).
- The **Subtitles** panel can be used to add subtitles to a project. Subtitles can only be added to the **Timeline**. They can not be added to the playlist or clips. We recommend to save subtitle editing until the timeline editing is complete because moving or cutting clips on the timeline will break the subtitle synchronization.
- To start editing subtitles, click the "add" button and give the subtitle track and name and language. After the subtitle track is created the subtitle track area will appear in the timeline above the top video track. Multiple subtitle tracks can be added. But only the currently selected subtitle track is shown in the Subtitle Panel and the Timeline.
- Click the "Add subtitle" button to make a new subtitle item at the cursor position. Then type in the "Current" text area to add the text.
- Subtitles can also be imported. Supported subtitle import formats include: SRT, VTT, ASS, and SSA. Subtitles are imported at the current cursor position. So be sure to place the cursor before importing subtitles from a file.
- !Screenshot of new Subtitles panel
Shotcut 24.08.17

Release date: Aug 17, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Changes After Beta
- Fixed the Linux portable, AppImage, and Snap fail to launch on some systems (e.g. Ubuntu 24.04) with Qt 6 and Wayland.
- Fixed occasional audio pop/click with some media files especially with uncompressed audio.
- Fixed lag in **Filters > search**.
- Fixed a disabled **Crop: Circle** or **Crop: Rectangle** video filter becomes enabled when reselected.
- Fixed the `hevc_toolbox` hardware video encoder fails detection on some Intel Macs.
- Fixed file dialogs open slowly in the Linux AppImage.
- Fixed overriding **Properties > Rotation** on a proxy video whose default is not 0 exports with wrong rotation.
Shotcut 24.08.03

Release date: Aug 3, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed 59.94 fps in Matroska falsely identified as variable frame rate (broke in v24.06).
- Fixed mono audio assets not playing through both stereo channels (broken in v24.06).
- Fixed **Open Other > Audio/Video Device > Video Input** on macOS (broke in v24.06).
- Fixed spinboxes on **Settings > Theme > System** on Windows takes too much space from the numeric field (broke in v24.06).
- Fixed many audio filters missing for Windows on Arm computers (broke in v24.06).
- Fixed setting the audio language in **Export > Other** using `alang=`.
- Fixed right <kbd>Alt</kbd> key (AltGr) for text input in some languages instead keyboard shortcuts/actions in Windows.
- Fixed the **Convert** dialog when dropping hangs Windows Explorer until the dialog is closed.
Shotcut 24.06.26

Release date: Jun 27, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Windows on Arm
- Hurrah for new Qualcomm Snapdragon X chip! Since there are now good Arm64 CPU systems for Windows, we added a native build for Windows on Arm64 CPU. Treat this as a beta. Known issues are there is no hardware encoder, and some audio filters are missing.
- New Stuff
- Added SVT-AV1 encoder (faster non-hardware AV1 encoder).
- Added support for AVIF (AV1) images.
- Added a **Drop Shadow** video filter that uses the input alpha channel. (This means that it will not work as expected when used after a text filter on a video clip; rather, you must use a text clip on an upper track.)
- Added a **Vibrance** video filter. This is similar to **Saturation**, but Vibrance is sensitive to the current saturation instead of adjusting all values equally as in saturation. This is especially helpful to prevent affecting skin tones.
- Added the **Mid-Side Matrix** audio filter for processing these kinds of microphones into proper stereo sound.
Shotcut 24.06.02

Release date: Jun 2, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Improved handling for some variable frame rate videos. Now, it tries to show the file's target frame rate and extends the variable detection logic to include strange average frame rate values (what previous versions showed).
- Changed **Playlist Tiles** view mode to show Date instead of In/Start.
- Fixed using graphics (text, image, etc.) on upper video track with GPU Effects.
- Fixed an off-by-one frame bug in the duration for Glaxnimate animations.
- Fixed **Undo** does not work for time filters.
- Fixed spamming (Undo) **History** when using the timeline fade controls.
- Fixed preview color with **GPU Effecs** is inaccurate.
- Fixed **Timeline > Select None** does not clear the **Filters** panel or VUI.
Shotcut 24.04.28

Release date: Apr 28, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Enhancements
- Added **Ambisonic Encoder** audio filter.
- Added **View > Scopes > Audio Vector**.
- Added **View > Scopes > Audio Surround**.
- Added **Settings > Time Format** to affect everywhere that timecode is displayed or editable.
- Added a indication to the on-video control for the **Ambisonic Decoder** audio filter.
- Added **Edit > Undo** and **Redo** support for adding, removing, and changing **Keyframes** (work in progress) for the following filters:
- Fade In Audio
Shotcut 24.04.13

Release date: Apr 13, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed crash if the **Keyframes** panel is in a tab group along with **Filters**.
- Fixed **Elastic Scale** video filter can distort with preview scaling.
- Fixed dropping incompatible video file may not prompt conversion.
- Fixed color in **Properties > Convert > Best** if input video is BT.709 without signaling.
- Some fixes for **Settings > Audio Channels > 4 (quad)**.
- Fixed changes in **Filters** cannot after moving the clip on the **Timeline**.
- Fixed **Zoom Timeline to Fit** sometimes incorrect.
- Added **Ambisonic Encoder** audio filter.
Shotcut 24.02.29

Release date: Feb 29, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Ambisonic Audio
- Ambisonic spatial (spherical) audio is often used with 360° video whether output as spherical or reframed to a rectangle. Adding support for Ambisonic facilitates 360° video workflows with Shotcut.
- But also the new **Ambisonic Decoder** audio filter is part of an affordable, simple way to record (e.g. GoPro MAX, Zoom H3-VR) Ambisonic audio and convert it to 5.1 surround. FYI, YouTube supports 5.1 surround on most TV-oriented devices (smart TVs, streaming boxes, game consoles). And Windows has something called Sonic to listen to surround through headphones. The new filter can also be used to listen to Ambisonic through headphones (binaural), to rotate the sound when you rotate spherical video, and to pan stereo or surround audio output for reframed 360° video.
- Added **Settings > Audio Channels > 4 (quad/Ambisonics)**.
- Added **Ambisonic Decoder** audio filter that converts to binaural, stereo, quad, Ambisonic, or 5.1 surround. When Ambisonic mode is chosen, it is an Ambisonic panner.
- Added Ambisonic metadata to **Set Equirectangular** if there is a track with 4 audio channels.
- Added **Copy Parameters** to 360 video filters to use with **Ambisonic Decoder > Paste Parameters**.
- Shotcut only supports first order Ambisonics at this time.
Shotcut 24.02.19

Release date: Feb 19, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed distortion caused by **Mixdown** audio filter.
- Fixed **Normalize: One Pass** audio filter maximizing levels at start of playback.
- Fixed old custom presets in text and timer video filters load with 0% opacity.
- Stop automatically grouping audio/video clips when **Detach Audio**.
- Fixed **Loop Selection** on the last clip of **Timeline** not looping.
- Fixed **Enter Full Screen** and **Preferences** shortcuts on macOS.
- Fixed **Properties > Convert** HLG HDR to to Rec. 709 SDR is not tone-mapping.
- Fixed problematic filename characters in **Settings > Video Mode > Custom Add**.
Shotcut 24.01.28

Release date: Jan 29, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- New Stuff
- Added **Player > Loop** (<kbd>\\</kbd>) and **Player > Set Loop Range** to the menu and player controls.
- Added **Timeline > Selection > Group/Ungroup** (<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>G</kbd>, <kbd>command</kbd>+<kbd>G</kbd> on macOS).
- This is basically a saved multi-selection system. So, the operations it supports are all those available for multiple selection. That does not include trim, **Filters**, or **Properties** at this time.
- Added support for multiple selection to **Split At Playhead**.
- Added **Timeline > Edit > Split All Tracks At Playhead** (<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>S</kbd>).
- Added **Edit > Undo** and **Redo** support for adding, removing, changing, and disabling **Filters**.
- Added **Timeline > Edit > Nudge Forward** (<kbd>.</kbd>) and **Nudge Backward** (<kbd>,</kbd>).
Shotcut 24.01.13

Release date: Jan 14, 2024.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed distort mode in **Size & Position** GPU filter.
- Fixed zombie values in **Time Remap** filter while working with keyframes.
- Fixed saving B frames in custom **Export** preset with hardware encoder.
- Added support for multiple selection to **Split At Playhead**.
- Added **Timeline > Edit > Split All Tracks At Playhead** <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>S</kbd>.
- Added **Edit > Undo** and **Redo** support for adding, removing, changing, and disabling **Filters**.
- Fixed 10-bit **Export** with NVENC (NVIDIA) encoders.
- Fixed proxy generation failing with NVENC if **Settings > Proxy > Use Hardware Encoder** is on.
Shotcut 23.12.15

Release date: Dec 16, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed crash on start on Wayland on Ubuntu 22.04 and 23.10 - may require installing `qt6-wayland` package (broke in v23.11).
- This breaks support for Wayland on Ubuntu 23.04, which is a less important version than the other two.
- The combination of Wayland and Qt 6 seems impossible to handle universally in the portable/AppImage/Snap binary bundle. If installing a Qt 6 Wayland package does not work in your distro, some options are to login using an X session instead of Wayland or try the Flatpak.
- Fixed numerous audio filters missing on macOS/Intel (broke in v23.11).
- Fixed crash in **No Sync** video filter with new **Ease Back** and **Ease Elastic** keyframes.
- Fixed **Equalizer: Parametric > Preset** not loading (broke in v23.09).
- Fixed **Slideshow Generator** not padding videos on mismatching aspect ratio (broke in v23.09).
- Fixed **Timeline** waveform is not updated when changing **Properties > Audio > Track**.
Shotcut 23.11.29

Release date: Nov 30, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- This highlight of this version is the addition of easing for keyframes: ease in, ease out, and ease in/out with different levels of acceleration and tricks like elastic and bounce. See the Easing Functions Cheat Sheet web page for an animated graphical overview of these behavior options.
- Improvements
- Added **Crop:Rectangle > Apply to Source** button.
- This button is only enabled when the aspect ratio of the source media matches your project's **Video Mode** because it is impossible to include the black padding that Shotcut adds to a source. This feature is the primary way to simply "crop a video." You do not need to use the timeline for this. You can simply:
- 1. set **Settings > Video Mode** to **Automatic**,
- 1. open a video file,
- 1. add the **Crop: Rectangle** video filter,
- 1. adjust the rectangle control in the player,
Shotcut 23.11.04

Release date: Nov 4, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed honoring the "Do not show this anymore" checkbox in the **Convert to Edit-friendly** dialog (configuration key`showConvertClipDialog`) (broke in v23.09).
- Fixed the new batch convert dialog (**View > Resources**) appeared instead of the old **Convert to Edit-friendly** one when dragging a *single* concerning clip to **Playlist** or **Timeline** (broke in v23.09).
- Fixed **Motion Tracker** filters are forgotten upon switching to **Source** player (broke in v23.09).
- Fixed **Mask: Simple Shape > Softness** not working on macOS (broke in v23.05).
- Fixed **Text: Simple > #createdate#** keyword deletes preceeding text.
- Fixed a crash when opening **View > Scopes > Audio Loudness**.
- Fixed saving a favorite for **Filters > + > Sets**.
- Fixed marker at start of the next clip was deleted when using **Timeline > Edit > Ripple Trim Clip Out**.
Shotcut 23.09.29

Release date: Sep 30, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- This release has reliability and performance improvements plus some nice new things such as a batch convert tool and keyframes for color parameters.
- New Bugs
- Fixed crash when changing **Properties > Rotation** on interlaced video.
- Fixed crash when changing **Properties > Video > Track** on video-only file.
- Fixed memory leak in **Load Keyframes from Motion Tracker** in several video filters:
- Crop: Rectangle**
- GPS Text**
- Size, Position & Rotate**
Shotcut 23.09.12

Release date: Sep 12, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- Changes Since Last Beta
- Fixed some memory leaks and random crashes due to memory management.
- Improved speed of loading projects and editing.
- (Existing projects should be saved after opening to upgrade them to benefit loading speed.)
- Changed **Export > Presets > audio > FLAC** to (raw) flac format instead of Matroska.
- Upgraded **Glaxnimate** to version 0.5.4 with limited support for After Effects projects
- (no plugins and no video or audio media - drawing and image animations only).
- Fixed some usability quirks with drag-n-drop and <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> multiple selection in the **Playist > Icons** view.
Shotcut 23.09.02

Release date: Sep 2, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **Grade %, Grade degrees, Cadence, Temperature, Vertical Speed, 3D Speed** to **GPS Text** video filter.
- Added **Timecode (non-drop frame), Creation date, File base name** to **Text: Simple** video filter.
- Added **Blur alpha** option to **Blur: Box** and **Blur: Gaussian** video filters.
- Fixed crash when changing **Properties > Rotation** on interlaced video.
- Fixed crash when changing **Properties > Video > Track** on video-only file.
- Added audio **Declick** filter (appears in Time category due to technical reason).
- Added **View > Resources...** to show all unique and sorted files in the **Playlist** and **Timeline**.
- Added dialog to convert multiple files as-needed on import.
Shotcut 23.07.29

Release date: Jul 29, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- This release has important bug fixes plus new audio filters to remedy an old problem.
- New Bugs
- Fixed crash on startup on older Windows 10 computers** that do not have Direct3D 11 (broke in v23.05).
- Fixed **Timeline** scrubbing and skimming accelerate too much (broke in v23.06).
- Fixed **Stabilize** analysis jobs not working on a speed-adjusted timeline clip (broke in v23.05).
- Fixed the visibility of the cursor in the **Text: Rich** filter's editor (broke in v23.05).
- Fixed the up and down cursor keys not working in some numeric fields (broke in v23.05).
- Fixed seeking on the new **Speed: Forward Only** and **Speed: Forward & Reverse** filters.
Shotcut 23.07.18

Release date: Jul 18, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- From beta to release candidate:
- Fixed the color level of RGB and RGBA sources (e.g. images) with **GPU Effects**.
- Fixed trying to drag a keyframe vertically may snap changing its horizontal position.
- Fixed clicking **OK** in a color dialog on Windows without changing anything resets the alpha to 255.
- Added **Transition type > Cut** to the **Slideshow Generator**.
- Added <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+Wheel (<kbd>command</kbd> on macOS) to numeric fields to increment and decrement by a larger amount.
- From last release to beta:
- Fixed crash on startup on older Windows 10 computers that do not have Direct3D 11 (broke in v23.05).
Shotcut 23.07.09

Release date: Jul 9, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- This version continues to fix recent regressions as well as address some long standing known problems.
- Fixed crash on startup on older Windows 10 computers that do not have Direct3D 11 (broke in v23.05).
- Added **Track Auto Fade** and **Track Seam** audio filters. These filters address an old problem where clicks and pops may be heard in export when switching between clips due to discontinuities in the audio stream. A recommended technique was to add a 2 frame Fade Audio Out and Fade Audio in filters on clips. **Track Auto Fade** automates that. **Track Seam** works on a similar level but rather attempts to do a smoothing between outgoing and incoming samples around edit points. Both of these new filters may ONLY be added to individual tracks—audio or video.
- Fixed shift-drag-drop from Windows Explorer to **Playlist** deletes the files! This is an old bug, and Shotcut is not deleting the files. But it accepts a move drop action for the purpose of reordering playlist items. However, doing so with a list of filenames makes Windows assume the receiving application did something appropriate with thes file and then... delete them on behalf of the app just to be sure?!? Smooth move. (Another Windows file manager *Directory Opus* does not exhibit this bad behavior.)
- Fixed another very old bug on Windows where sound does not follow the default output device, for example plugging headphones, until you restart the app. Please note that if you are using **Settings > Audio Channels > 6 (5.1)**, after the default sound output changes, you will likely experience distortion in the audio playback until you restart the app.
- Added the `--SDL_AUDIODRIVER` command line option for Windows and Linux.
- Fixed **Timeline** scrubbing and skimming accelerate too much (broke in v23.06).
- Fixed **Stabilize** analysis jobs not working on a speed-adjusted timeline clip (broke in v23.05).
Shotcut 23.06.14

Release date: Jun 14, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- This release is mainly a collection of desirable bug fixes.
- New Bugs
- Fixed H.264 output when using **Export > Use hardware encoder** with NVIDIA (`h264_nvenc`).
- (Note: please avoid changing **Codec > B frames** higher than 0.)
- Fixed file dialogs in filters crash Shotcut in Linux AppImage or on KDE.
- Fixed crash in **Text: Rich > File > Open** when choosing a text file.
- Fixed crash changing **Video Mode** with **Count** generator with **GPU Effects** on.
- Fixed crash when trying to **Open MLT XML as Clip** (nest project) with **GPU Effects** on.
Shotcut 23.05.14

Release date: May 14, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- Restored **Settings > Theme**.
- Fixed a crash in **Stabilize** video filter during preview.
- Fixed bold fonts not working correct in text filters.
- Fixed some audio and export issues with video clips with no audio.
- Fixed **Spot Remover** video filter during preview.
- Fixed filter UI not working after changing **Settings > Audio Channels**.
- Fixed translations (**Settings > Language**) not loading completely.
- Fixed the order of **Recent** revered when migrated from previous version.
Shotcut 23.05.07

Release date: May 9, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- Restored **Settings > GPU Effects**.
- Restored **Lens Correction** video filter.
- Added **Motion Tracker** video filter.
- Added **Speed: Forward Only** and **Speed: Forward & Reverse** filters.
- Added saving and loading filter sets: **Filters > + > Sets**.
- Added an **Add To Timeline** button to many things in **Open Other**.
- Added a visual rectangle control to the **Mask: Simple Shape** filter.
- Holding <kbd>Shift</kbd> while dragging a point in the **Corner Pin** filter moves all corners together.
Shotcut 23.04.20

Release date: Apr 20, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- Downloads are at the bottom of this page.
- Linux Flatpak users: you can use the beta channel or get a "test" build here and install it alongside the stable 22.12 version.
- Linux Snap users: you can use the edge, beta, or candidate channel.
- Qt 6
- Qt* is the main UI and app library (separate from the media engine) that Shotcut uses. This is the first major upgrade of it since Shotcut started over 10 years ago with Qt 5! (Some interim upgrades did feel major tho.) It was a lot of work, but as a result:
- The Windows version now directly uses **Direct3D** 11 instead of OpenGL (or OpenGL converted to Direct3D) for drawing portions of the UI: Timeline, Keyframes, Filters, and the video player. This is faster, and we hope it improves compatibility.
- The Windows version improves support for fractional display scaling in the system settings (e.g. 125% or 150%).
- The macOS version now directly uses **Metal** (Apple's GPU tech) instead of OpenGL for drawing portions of the UI (see above). It is faster.
Shotcut 23.04.03

Release date: Apr 2, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- Downloads are at the bottom of this page.
- Linux Flatpak users: you can get a "test" build here and install it alongside the stable 22.12 version.
- Qt 6
- Qt* is the main UI and app library (separate from the media engine) that Shotcut uses. This is the first major upgrade of it since Shotcut started over 10 years ago with Qt 5! (Some interim upgrades did feel major tho.) It was a lot of work, but as a result:
- The Windows version now directly uses **Direct3D** 11 instead of OpenGL (or OpenGL converted to Direct3D) for drawing portions of the UI: Timeline, Keyframes, Filters, and the video player. This is faster, and we hope it improves compatibility.
- The Windows version improves support for fractional display scaling in the system settings (e.g. 125% or 150%).
- The macOS version now directly uses **Metal** (Apple's GPU tech) instead of OpenGL for drawing portions of the UI (see above). It is faster.
- The macOS app is now **universal**: compatible with both Intel and Apple Silicon CPUs (M1/M2) in the same app.
Shotcut 23.03.03

Release date: Mar 3, 2023.

Official source: release notes.
- Downloads are at the bottom of this page.
- Linux Snap users: the alpha is in the snap "edge" channel.
- Linux Flatpak users: you can get a "test" build here and install it alongside the stable 22.12 version.
- Alpha
- Alpha here means that it is not feature complete, but there are many exciting changes that we want people to try out and provide feedback. If it eats your homework, do not complain. It is just for toying around and testing. There will be a beta version around the end of March or early April to add or complete more features. The final release is planned for the end of April.
- Qt 6
- Qt* is the main UI and app library (separate from the media engine) that Shotcut uses. This is the first major upgrade of it since Shotcut started over 10 years ago with Qt 5! (Some interim upgrades did feel major tho.) It was a lot of work, but as a result:
- The Windows version now directly uses **Direct3D** 11 instead of OpenGL (or OpenGL converted to Direct3D) for drawing portions of the UI: Timeline, Keyframes, Filters, and the video player. This is faster, and we hope it improves compatibility.
Shotcut 22.12.21

Release date: Dec 21, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed the keyframes button sets size and position parameters to all zeroes in the following filters (broke in v22.11):
- Blur: Pad**
- Crop: Rectangle**
- Size, Position & Rotate**
- Spot Remover**
- Text: Rich**
- Text: Simple**
- Fixed a crash when changing a parameter in the **Pitch** audio filter (broke in v22.11).
Shotcut 22.12.04

Release date: Dec 5, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed a memory leak in slideshow dialog and transition properties preview (bug in v22.09).
- Fixed a crash when changing a parameter in the **Pitch** audio filter (broke in v22.11).
- Fixed the keyframes button sets size and position parameters to all zeroes in the following filters (broke in v22.11):
- Blur: Pad**
- Crop: Rectangle**
- Size, Position & Rotate**
- Spot Remover**
- Text: Rich**
Shotcut 22.11.25

Release date: Nov 26, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- This release is mainly to fix recent bugs:
- Fixed including sub-project with **Open MLT XML as Clip** breaks the project (broke in v22.10).
- Fixed custom transition preview in **Properties** degrades quality and accuracy of the transition preview in the player (bug in v22.09).
- Fixed memory leak in the transition **Properties** and **Slideshow Generator** previews (bug in v22.09).
- Fixed crash when using the `--appdata` command line option (broke in v22.09).
- Fixed dragging multiple selection in **Timeline** does not show all selected clips (broke in v22.09).
- Fixed huge memory consumption when using certain filters before keyframes on the **Size, Position & Rotate** filter: **Corner Pin**, **Mask: Simple Shape**.
- Fixed <kbd>Alt</kbd> (<kbd>option</kbd> on macOS) not suspending snapping in filter rectangle controls.
Shotcut 22.10.25

Release date: Oct 25, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- This is a hot fix for release 22.10 to reverse "Performance improvement in Timeline for when there is opaque clip on a track above another clip," which caused a change in behavior considered a bug. See the 22.10.22 release for notes about the 22.10 release in general.
Shotcut 22.10.22

Release date: Oct 23, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- This is primarily a bug fix release.
- New Bugs in v22.09.23
- Fixed translations not updated.
- Fixed crash in **Size, Position & Rotate** filter when size approaches zero, for example when editing a size numeric field.
- Fixed bitrate in some **Export** presets such as VP8, VP9, D10, and XDCAM.
- Fixed **Timeline > Lift** and **Delete** not working with no clip selected.
- Fixed **Transition > Properties** resets the **Invert** and **Softness** options.
- Old Bugs
Shotcut 22.10.09

Release date: Oct 9, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- This is primarily a bug fix release.
- New Bugs in v22.09.23
- Fixed translations not updated.
- Fixed crash in **Size, Position & Rotate** filter when size approaches zero, for example when editing a size numeric field.
- Fixed bitrate in some **Export** presets such as VP8, VP9, D10, and XDCAM.
- Fixed **Timeline > Lift** and **Delete** not working with no clip selected.
- Fixed **Transition > Properties** resets the **Invert** and **Softness** options.
- Old Bugs
Shotcut 22.09.23

Release date: Sep 24, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- Added limited support for reading WebP Animation.
- Show audio-clips without album art as a checkboard for transparent instead of white.
- Added the **GPS Graphic** video filter (see its presets).
- Added the `gopro2gpx` utility to let you export a GPX file from a GoPro video using **Properties > menu > Export GPX**. This saves the `.gpx` in the same folder as the video file with the same name but different exension.
- Added **Fisheye** video filter (see its presets).
- Deprecate and hide the **Lens Correction** video filter since it is low quality (no interpolation) and now there is **Fisheye**.
- Added snapping to the playhead to **Keyframes**.
- Added **Help > Actions and Shortcuts**:
Shotcut 22.09.01

Release date: Sep 2, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- What's New and Improved
- Improved support for TGA image but still not with compression.
- Added support for reading WebP Animation.
- Show audio-clips without album art as a checkboard for transparent instead of white.
- Added the **GPS Graphic** video filter (see its presets).
- Added the `gopro2gpx` utility to let you export a GPX file from a GoPro video using **Properties > menu > Export GPX**. This saves the `.gpx` in the same folder as the video file with the same name but different exension.
- Added **Fisheye** video filter (see its presets).
- Fixed opening files with a `%` in their path or name.
Shotcut 22.06.23

Release date: Jun 24, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **Edit...** to **Timeline > Output > Properties**.
- Added **Timeline > menu > More > Align To Reference Track** to synchronize clips based on similar audio.
- See its documentation.
- Added support for reading Lottie and rawr JSON animation formats.
- Added **Open Other > Animation**.
- Added a **Mask: Draw (Glaxnimate)** video filter.
- Added **Glaxnimate** vector animation tool with a video preview of Shotcut. See demo video
- Known issues:
Shotcut 22.06.07

Release date: Jun 7, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- This is all notable changes since the last release, not the beta.
- Added **Edit...** to **Timeline > Output > Properties**.
- Added **Timeline > menu > More > Align To Reference Track** to synchronize clips based on similar audio.
- See its documentation.
- Added support for reading Lottie and rawr JSON animation formats.
- Added **Open Other > Animation**.
- Added a **Mask: Draw (Glaxnimate)** video filter.
- Added **Glaxnimate** vector animation tool with a video preview of Shotcut. See demo video
Shotcut 22.05.23

Release date: May 24, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **Edit...** to **Timeline > Output > Properties**.
- Added **Timeline > menu > More > Align To Reference Track** to synchronize clips based on similar audio.
- See its documentation.
- Added support for reading Lottie and rawr JSON animation formats.
- Added **Open Other > Animation**.
- Added a **Mask: Rotoscope (Glaxnimate)** video filter.
- Added **Glaxnimate** vector animation tool with a video preview of Shotcut. See demo video
- Known issues:
Shotcut 22.04.25

Release date: Apr 26, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed **Open Other > Audio/Video Device** and **Timeline > Record Audio** not working on macOS.
- Fixed **Open Other > Color Bars** not appearing on macOS.
- Fixed **Filters > Paste filters** for some filters (broke in v22.03.30):
- Normalize: Two Pass
- Chroma Key: Simple
- Crop: Source
- Mask: Apply
- Time Remap
Shotcut 22.03.30

Release date: Mar 30, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes
- Fixed converting full color range 10-bit video to limited MPEG range.
- Fixed very choppy playback with certain weird or unreduced-fraction framerates.
- Fixed **Video Mode > Automatic** when using a webcam/video-device input.
- Fixed **Position** and **Size** in **Crop: Rectangle** video filter may become read-only.
- Fixed **Gradient** video filter when a color alpha value is not fully opaque.
- Fixed marker duration may change when dragging to change its starting time.
- Fixed **Size, Position & Rotate > Zoom** may change when changing the player zoom level.
Shotcut 22.03.20

Release date: Mar 20, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- Here are the fixes and changes since the 22.03 beta. This does NOT include fixes or changes to the new features that appeared in the beta. Rather, they are additional notes since the last release.
- Changed **Paste Filters** to not paste a clip-only filter onto a track.
- Changed **Paste Filters** to not paste a filter that can only be added once.
- Fixed changing **Properties > Speed** may overwrite and does not honor **Ripple** mode.
- Fixed a transition may show "INVALID" after you undo removing it.
- Fixed **Presets** for the **Equalizer: 3-Band** audio filter not working.
- Stop showing the **Convert to Edit-Friendly** dialog when opening a HLG HDR video.
- Fixed **Blur: Box** filter creates darker edges.
Shotcut 22.03.06

Release date: Mar 6, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- Improved A/V synchronization in **Properties > Reverse**.
- Changed `melt` command line tool to no longer be locale-sensitive by default.
- Fixed converting full color range 10-bit video to limited MPEG range.
- Added **Export > Advanced >> Video > Color range**.
- Added multi-threading for all implicit video scaling including **Settings > Preview Scaling**.
- Added multi-threading to some video filters:
- Blur: Gaussian**
- Color Grading**
Shotcut 22.01.30

Release date: Jan 30, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- 3 New Equalizers!
- Added an **Equalizer: 15-band** (graphic) audio filter.
- Added an **Equalizer: 3-Band (Bass & Treble)** audio filter.
- (Removed the old **Bass & Treble** audio filter.)
- Added an **Equalizer: Parametric** audio filter.
- More New Stuff
- Added **Segments** parameter to the following video filters:
- Audio Level Visualization**
Shotcut 22.01.17

Release date: Jan 17, 2022.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed **File > Export > Markers as Chapters** if project contains transitions.
- Fixed a possible crash moving clip inside blank on same track.
- Fixed a crash when dropping a `.mlt` MLX XML file from a file manager to **Playlist** and then **Timeline**.
- Fixed the appearance of Shotcut's description in Windows Task Manager (broke in v21.12).
- Fixed a crash on undo insert/overwrite after undo add transition.
- Fixed **Hold** undo in **Noise Gate** audio filter.
- Fixed audio mutes after setting an in or out point when playing not 1x forward in **Source**.
- Fixed the **Segment Gap** goes to zero when reloading an **Audio Spectrum Visualization** filter.
Shotcut 21.12.24

Release date: Dec 24, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- This version fixes a bug that was found in version 21.12.21 that affected the **video blending** between two non-opaque image/video sources.
- However, by the time this was found we had already merged some changes prepared for the next release. The extra changes were not deemed critical path, and we decided to release it all as one final gift for the year:
- Added video filter **Audio Level Visualization**.
- Added segmented bar type of display to the **Audio Spectrum Visualization** filter.
- Added snapping for markers - dragging clips or their edges snaps to markers and dragging markers snaps to clip edges or playhead.
- Changed **Detach Audio** to separate the audio and video filters.
- Fixed audio was muted after changing view layout or window size when playback speed is fast forward or rewind.
Shotcut 21.12.21

Release date: Dec 21, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- A Note About log4j
- Recently, a major security vulnerability was found in the log4j software, and many people are asking if an app they run uses log4j. Shotcut does not use log4j. log4j is for Java software, and Shotcut does not use Java.
- More For Markers
- Added **View > Markers** panel with search, seeking, and editing (<kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>6</kbd>, <kbd>shift</kbd>+<kbd>command</kbd>+<kbd>6</kbd> on macOS).
- Added **File > Export > Markers as Chapters...**:
- This outputs in the format used to make chapters for YouTube!
- Added previously used colors to the marker context menu.
- Added keyboard shortcuts <kbd><</kbd> and <kbd>></kbd> to seek between markers.
Shotcut 21.12.04

Release date: Dec 4, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed **Timeline > menu > Track Operations > Insert Track** breaks video track blending (broke in v21.10.31).
- Removed some harmless error messages in logs.
- Fixed a crash in **Old Film: Projector** video filter with 360p preview scaling.
- Fixed the **Time Remap** video distorts audio when the speed is zero and resampling.
- Fixed color range of **LUT (3D)** video filter on transitons with full range clips.
- Fixed a possible crash in **Audio Loudness** scope.
- Fixed window is initially all white on Windows.
- Fixed a small white window appears on startup on Windows.
Shotcut 21.10.31

Release date: Oct 31, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed export to MP4 or MOV may not give constant frame rate (broke in v21.09.20).
- Fixed **Properties > Speed** with GoPro `.LRV` proxy file (broke in v21.09.20).
- Fixed **Export > Reset** did not deselect a preset.
- Changed <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd> in **Text: Simple** to paste.
- Changed the color of an alert vs. the proxy/preview-scaling status messages.
- Increased the time for some messages, and added the ability to click a message to dismiss it.
- Upgraded FFmpeg to version 4.4.1.
- Added help message boxes to the **Mask: Simple Shape**, **Mask: From File**, and **Text: Rich** filters.
Shotcut 21.10.17

Release date: Oct 17, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed GoPro pre-Hero 10 LRV files not exactly 16:9.
- Fixed export to MP4 or MOV may not give constant frame rate (broke in v21.09.20).
- Fixed **Export > Reset** did not deselect a preset.
- Changed <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd> in **Text: Simple** to paste.
- Changed the color of an alert vs. the proxy/preview-scaling status messages.
- Increased the time for some messages, and added the ability to click a message to dismiss it.
- Upgraded FFmpeg to version 4.4.
- Added help message boxes to the **Mask: Simple Shape**, **Mask: From File**, and **Text: Rich** filters.
Shotcut 21.09.20

Release date: Sep 21, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- This main purpose of this version is to fix a major new bug in previous version 21.08.
- Fixed x86-64 CPU compatibility (broke in v21.09.13).
- Fixed dragging to **Timeline** broken if there is MLT XML on the clipboard (broke v21.08.29).
- Fixed seeking backwards after seeking to the end (broke in v21.08.29).
- Fixed **File > Save** (Ctrl-S) immediately after **File > Close** (Ctrl-W) can corrupt a saved project.
- Fixed **Add Custom Video Mode > Frames/sec** was not accepting some legitimate values.
- Fixed encoding HEVC without hardware encoder (x265) would always output 10-bit instead of 8 (broke in v20.11.28).
- Changed **Copy the filters** to only copy enabled filters.
Shotcut 21.09.13

Release date: Sep 16, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- This main purpose of this version is to fix a major new bug in previous version 21.08.
- Fixed dragging to **Timeline** broken if there is MLT XML on the clipboard (broke v21.08.29).
- Fixed seeking backwards after seeking to the end (broke in v21.08.29).
- Fixed **File > Save** (Ctrl-S) immediately after **File > Close** (Ctrl-W) can corrupt a saved project.
- Fixed **Add Custom Video Mode > Frames/sec** was not accepting some legitimate values.
- Fixed encoding HEVC without hardware encoder (x265) would always output 10-bit instead of 8 (broke in v20.11.28).
- Changed **Copy the filters** to only copy enabled filters.
- Changed fading on the Timeline to automatically fade the opacity when it is not the bottom video track.
Shotcut 21.08.29

Release date: Aug 30, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- New
- Added support for **WebP** export with presets for still sequence and animation.
- Added **Properties > Measure Video Quality...** using **VMAF**.
- Added a new video filter **GPS Text** (contributed by Daniel F).
- Added a new video filter **Reflect**.
- Added a new **Deband** video filter (contributed by Austin B).
- Added a warning dialog before **File > Export Frame...** from a proxy file.
- Added support for keyframes to **Mask: Simple Shape > Rotation**.
Shotcut 21.08.10

Release date: Aug 10, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- Please be aware there will be a one-time conversion of cached thumbnails and waveform data when you run this. The old database will be kept so if you downgrade or run an older version you still have a cache to rely on. You can remove either `db.sqlite3` (old) or `thumbnails` (new) in the app data directory to cleanup (old) or re-run the conversion (new).
- New
- Added support for **WebP** export with presets for still sequence and animation.
- Added **Properties > Measure Video Quality...** using **VMAF**.
- To use this, you first open the reference video, choose this new menu item in Properties, and then choose the video you want to measure with the file dialog that opens. If you want to use the current project for the reference, you should export it lossless and use that for reference.
- Added a new video filter **GPS Text** (contributed by Daniel F).
- This renders data from a GPX file as text.
- Added a new video filter **Reflect**.
Shotcut 21.06.29

Release date: Jun 29, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- This is the second bug fix release to continue to address the problems found in version 21.05.01 after release, but there are a few low risk additions:
- Added **Speed** parameter to the **Timer** video filter.
- Added keyboard shortcuts to switch between the stock layouts: <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>1</kbd> through <kbd>6</kbd>.
- Added **Import** button to **Playlist**. (Thanks, @hbtalha!)
- Added an **Apply** button next to **Properties > Speed** to improve workflow when using mouse wheel.
- New Bugs (in version 21.05.01/18)
- Fixed playback may hang when playing different **Playlist** items.
- Fixed **alpha** presets in **Export**.
Shotcut 21.06.15

Release date: Jun 16, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- This is a bug fix release to continue to address the problems found in version 21.05.01 after release, but there are a few low risk additions:
- Added **Speed** parameter to the **Timer** video filter.
- Added keyboard shortcuts to switch between the stock layouts: <kbd>Alt</kbd>+<kbd>1</kbd> through <kbd>6</kbd>.
- Added **Import** button to **Playlist**. (Thanks, @hbtalha!)
- Added an **Apply** button next to **Properties > Speed** to improve workflow when using mouse wheel.
- New Bugs (in version 21.05.01/18)
- Fixed playback may hang when playing different **Playlist** items.
- Fixed **alpha** presets in **Export**.
Shotcut 21.05.18

Release date: May 19, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- This is a bug fix release to address the major problems found in version 21.05.01 after release.
- New Bugs (in version 21.05.01)
- Fixed a "requires newer version" dialog appears when opening a corrupt project.
- Fixed some systems unable to load video clips by downgrading FFmpeg to version 4.2.
- Fixed crash with **File > Open MLT XML as Clip**.
- Fixed "INVALID" appears in export after **Copy Timeline to Source** or with old project that includes MLT XML as Clip.
- Fixed many extra keyframes are created as video plays for any filter with on-video controls: Text: Simple, Text: Rich,
- Timer, Audio Visualization, Size Position & Rotate, Crop: Rectangle or Cirle, Spot Remover, etc.
Shotcut 21.05.01

Release date: May 3, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- WARNING
- Projects created with this version can **NOT** be directly loaded by a **previous** version. Only versions 21.02 and 21.03 can **repair** projects created in this version by removing all Time Remap filters.
- Time Remap and Speed Ramping!
- Usage requires knowledge of how to use **Keyframes**. Basic, quick-start usage is **Filters > Time > Time Remap > Keyframes**. Go to this forum post for more usage information.
- If you try to use it on a video clip with B-frames (a video encoding technology) Shotcut will show
- the **Convert to Edit-friendly...** dialog.
- This filter cannot be disabled.
- This filter does not support simple keyframes or filter trimming.
Shotcut 21.04.13

Release date: Apr 13, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- Here is the last preview/test-version of release planned for version 21.04 (April) or 21.05 (May) to be determined.
- Apple Silicon (M1) a.k.a. ARM64
- We now have a native (not using Rosetta 2) build working on Apple M1 devices! This is not yet a universal app, maybe later in the year for that. Get `shotcut-macos-ARM64-210413.dmg`.
- Time Remapping and Speed Ramping!
- To use it you must choose a clip with NO B-frames (that is a video encoding terminology). If you try to use it on a such clip you will be blocked by a dialog asking you to **Convert to Edit-friendly...**.
- After that, it is basically **Filters > Time > Time Remap > Keyframes**. Go to this forum post for more usage information.
- Changes For Time Remap
- Since previous beta v21.03.13:
Shotcut 21.03.21

Release date: Mar 22, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed `<tractor>` and `blank` considered missing and blocking export (broke in v21.01).
- Added an **Ignore** button to the missing files error dialog in **Export**.
- Fixed black frames appearing in **Slideshow Generator** (broke in v20.02).
- Fixed **Export Frame** dialog reappears (broken in v21.02).
- Fixed being able to use mouse wheel over **Timeline** and **Keyframes** zoom sliders (broke in v20.01).
- Improved sound quality with small changes in **Speed** with **Pitch Compensation** or **Pitch** audio filter (broke in v20.11).
- Fixed the **Timeline** clip audio waveform incorrect after adding transition by dragging the clip left.
- Fixed repairing a project file opened using a network path on Windows.
Shotcut 21.03.13

Release date: Mar 13, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- Here is a preview/test-version of one of the things planned for version 21.04 (April). There will be at least one release candidate after this before the final release.
- Update on 21.04.04 - Apple Silicon (M1)
- We have a first native (not using Rosetta 2) build working on Apple M1 devices! This is not yet a universal app, maybe later in the year for that. Get `shotcut-macos-ARM64-UNSTABLE-210404.dmg` below.
- Time Remapping!
- To use it you must choose a clip with NO B-frames (that is a video encoding terminology). If you try to use it on a such clip you will be blocked by a dialog asking you to **Convert to Edit-friendly...**.
- After that, it is basically **Filters > Time > Time Remap > Keyframes**. Go to this forum post for more usage information.
- Changes For Time Remap
- Changed the dialog when attempting to use Time Remap on a clip with B-frames to the **Convert to Edit-friendly** dialog.
Shotcut 21.02.27

Release date: Feb 27, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- The main purpose of the 21.02 release is to address problems as a result of some major changes in version 21.01.
- New
- Added a file naming dialog for **Export > From > Each Playlist Item > Export File**.
- Added the ability to repair a near future version project file.
- (Version 21.04 is expected to change the project file in a manner incompatible with previous versions.)
- Added an error dialog when trying to open a far future version project file.
- Changes
- Upgraded JACK audio library on Windows to version 1.9.17.
Shotcut 21.02.15

Release date: Feb 15, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- Added a file naming dialog for **Export > From > Each Playlist Item > Export FIle**.
- Fixed a possible crash using a PNG with alpha channel (transparency) especially with a **Size, Position & Rotate** filter (broke in version 20.06).
- Fixed seeking video in some files particularly AVCHD (broke in v21.01).
- Fixed changing **Properties > Video > Color Range** does not work (broke in v21.01).
- Fixed selecting text with the mouse in various filter numeric fields (broke in v21.01).
- Fixed difficult to enter some numbers in various filter numeric fields (broke in v21.01).
- Fixed unable to make tracks as short as before (broke in v21.01).
- Fixed time bar in **Timeline** & **Keyframes** hidden on vertical scroll and not clickable (broke in v21.01).
Shotcut 21.02.09

Release date: Feb 9, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- Here is a sneak preview of one of the things planned for version 21.04 (April)
- Time Remapping!
- To use it you must choose a clip with NO B-frames (that is a video encoding terminology). If you try to use it on a such clip you will be blocked by a dialog asking you to use **Properties > Convert** on it.
- After that, it is basically **Filters > Time > Time Remap > Keyframes**. Go to this forum post for more information.
- Other Fixes
- Fixed a possible crash using a PNG with alpha channel (transparency) especially with a **Size, Position & Rotate** filter (broke in version 20.06).
- Fixed changing **Properties > Video > Color Range** does not work (broke in v21.01).
- Fixed selecting text with the mouse in various filter numeric fields (broke in v21.01).
Shotcut 21.01.29

Release date: Jan 30, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed image skewed with odd width when using certain combinations of filters and transitions (broken in v20.11).
- Fixed being unable to pick transparent black in filters with color pickers (broken in v20.11).
- Fixed some tooltips in **Timeline**, **Filters**, & **Keyframes** not showing on multi-monitor systems (broken in v20.10).
- Fixed **Zoom** in **Scale, Position & Rotate** does not always default and undo at 100% (broken in v20.10).
- Fixed crash with files having more than 32 multiplexed streams.
- Fixed quality-based VBR encoding with the VP8 **Export > WebM** preset.
- Fixed leading zeros for seconds in **Timer** video filter with MM:SS.SSS or SS.SSS formats.
- Fixed support for explicit fractional high DPI (e.g. `--QT_DISPLAY_SCALE 1.5`).
Shotcut 21.01.16

Release date: Jan 16, 2021.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes
- Fixed image skewed with odd width when using certain combinations of filters and transitions (broken in v20.11).
- Fixed being unable to pick transparent black in filters with color pickers (broken in v20.11).
- Fixed some tooltips in **Timeline**, **Filters**, & **Keyframes** not showing on multi-monitor systems (broken in v20.10).
- Fixed **Zoom** in **Scale, Position & Rotate** does not always default and undo at 100% (broken in v20.10).
- Fixed crash with files having more than 32 multiplexed streams.
- Fixed quality-based VBR encoding with the VP8 **Export > WebM** preset.
- Fixed leading zeros for seconds in **Timer** video filter with MM:SS.SSS or SS.SSS formats.
Shotcut 20.11.28

Release date: Nov 29, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed **Insert Track** creates wrong layer/composite ordering (broke in v20.11.25).
- Fixed gradient color chooser affecting filters: Gradient, Audio Light Visualization, Audio Spectrum Visualization,
- and Audio Waveform Visualization (broke in v20.11.25).
- Fixed clicking **Open** in LUT filter on Linux Snap crashes (broke in v20.10.31).
- Fixed VUI (on-screen controls) of a clip filter disappear when there is a filter on the track or **Output** (broke in v20.11.25).
- Fixed some filter parameter controls are missing on macOS: Alpha Channel Adjust, Alpha Channel View, Chroma Key
- Advanced, Blends Mode, Gradient, Timer (broke in v20.11.25).
Shotcut 20.11.25

Release date: Nov 26, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- The main purpose of the 20.11 release is to address problems as a result of the major changes to our main app library and build processes mentioned in the v20.10.31 release notes.
- Fixes
- Fixed running on macOS 11.0 Big Sur.
- Fixed **Properties > Reverse** job always fails (broke in v20.10).
- Fixed dropping multiple files to **Timeline** (broke in v20.10).
- Fixed **Timeline, Keyframes, and Text: Rich** editor menus and drop-downs in all filters not showing on systems with multiple monitors (broke in v20.10).
- Fixed drop-downs in all filters not showing the correct value when the filter is reselected (broke in v20.10).
- Fixed appearance of **Settings > Theme > System** on Windows and macOS (broke in v20.10).
Shotcut 20.11.14

Release date: Nov 14, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- The main purpose of the 20.11 release is to address problems as a result of the major changes to our main app library and build processes mentioned in the v20.10.31 release notes.
- Change to Menus
- Please be aware the menus in **Timeline** and **Keyframes** have changed in this version, and different is not a bug. They are no longer a popup or native-OS menu. Rather, they are embedded within the panel and must shrink and offer scrolling based on the size of the panel. To fix a bug with menus not opening for some, we had to switch to a new API because the API we were using is deprecated and no longer supported. The new menu API also does not show keyboard shortcuts in the menus right-aligned because it no longer shows keyboard shortcuts - we had to add that to the menu item text. The upside is that as more of the UI is converted to the API, it will work better with fractional display scales (i.e. 150% or other not multiple of 100) and have a chance to offer the modern Windows or (Android/Google) Material themes.
- Fixes
- Fixed running on macOS 11.0 Big Sur.
- Fixed **Properties > Reverse** job always fails (broke in v20.10).
- Fixed dropping multiple files to **Timeline** (broke in v20.10).
- Fixed **Timeline, Keyframes, and Text: Rich** editor menus not showing on systems with multiple monitors (broke in v20.10).
Shotcut 20.10.31

Release date: Nov 1, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- HTML5 Removal And Qt Upgrade
- Removed QtWebKit and WebVfx (HTML5 components) from all builds.
- Upgraded Qt to version 5.15.1 on Linux and Windows and version 5.12.9 on macOS.
- As a result, the minimum macOS version is 10.12.
- Updated Linux build to a Ubuntu 18.04 base (glibc version 2.27).
- Completely new Windows build based on msys2, and discontinued the 32-bit build.
- Migrated Windows and Linux builds to GitHub Actions, and automated builds of AppImage and snap for Linux.
- New
Shotcut 20.10.24

Release date: Oct 24, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed the following bugs that appeared in version 20.10 beta 1 (release notes)
- Fixed **Brightness** or **Fade In/Out Video** filters makes the clip transparent.
- Fixed context menus not appearing in filters on Windows.
- Fixed thumbnail and waveform caching not working.
- Fixed fullscreen shortcut on macOS, and show F11 in menu on other OSes.
- Fixed file dialogs return weird proxied paths on Linux snap.
- Fixed changing font in rich text on Windows.
- Fixed the following bugs that appeared in version 20.09
Shotcut 20.10.18

Release date: Oct 18, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- Removed QtWebKit and WebVfx (HTML5 components) from all builds.
- Upgraded Qt to version 5.15.1 on Linux and Windows and version 5.12.9 on macOS.
- As a result, the minimum macOS version is 10.12.
- Updated Linux build to a Ubuntu 18.04 base (glibc version 2.27).
- Completely new Windows build based on msys2, and discontinued the 32-bit build.
- Migrated Windows and Linux builds to GitHub Actions, and automated builds of AppImage and snap for Linux.
- Improved the performance of the **Fade In Video**, **Fade Out Video**, and **Brightness** filters on multicore systems.
- Added **Invert** audio filter.
Shotcut 20.09.27

Release date: Sep 27, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed file dialogs in various filters not openening on macOS (regression in v20.09.13).
- Fixed setting color alpha (opacity) to 0 in **Open Other > Color** and **Open Other > Text** (regression in v20.09.13).
- Fixed a possible crash when using **Center bias** in the **Crop: Source** filter (regression in v20.09.13).
- Fixed incorrect font size in **Text: Rich** filter in export on Windows when the system **Settings > Display > Scale
- and layout** > 100% (High DPI).
- Fixed **Text: Rich** filter when **Export > Video > Parallel processing** is on.
- Fixed **Text: Rich > Preset > Scroll Up/Down** when the background is not transparent.
- Added collpase & expand buttons to the **Text: Rich** editor's toolbar.
Shotcut 20.09.13

Release date: Sep 13, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- The deprecated HTML-based filters (WebVfx) are still included in this version, but now they are hidden. This will help some users who may be unable to immediately upgrade to the next version that removes these filters and upgrades our core UI library. You can start using the new filters that replaces some of them.
- New
- Added a **Blur: Pad** video filter and made it available in Slideshow generator as **Pad Blur**.
- Added a **Text: Rich** video filter and made **Text: HTML** hidden since it is deprecated (still loads in old projects).
- Added a workspace layout switcher to the main toolbar for the new stock workspace layouts.
- Added a VUI to the **360: Transform** video filter to adjust parameters by dragging.
- Added **Set Equirectangular Projection...** to the **Jobs** menu for a successful export job. This is used to add metadata to a video file to indicate it is 360॰ video in the equirectangular projection as required by most players and web services.
- Added **Zoom to fit** icons to the **Timeline** and **Keyframes** toolbars.
Shotcut 20.09.01

Release date: Sep 1, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- The deprecated HTML-based filters (WebVfx) are still included in this version, but now they are hidden. This will help some users who may be unable to immediately upgrade to the next version that removes these filters and upgrades our core UI library. You can start using the new filters that replaces some of them.
- New
- Added a **Pillar Echo** video filter and made it available in Slideshow generator as **Pad Blur**.
- Added a **Text: Rich** video filter and made **Text: HTML** hidden since it is deprecated (still loads in old projects).
- Added a workspace layout switcher to the main toolbar for the new stock workspace layouts.
- Added a VUI to the **360: Transform** video filter to adjust parameters by dragging.
- Added **Set Equirectangular Projection...** to the **Jobs** menu for a successful export job. This is used to add metadata to a video file to indicate it is 360॰ video in the equirectangular projection as required by most players and web services.
- Changes
Shotcut 20.07.11

Release date: Jul 11, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- This version fixes a few problems introduced in version 20.06.28:
- Fixed noisy sound playback on some Windows systems.
- Fixed UI layout glitches and default/minimum size of timeline too short.
- Fixed Quick Sync Video hardware encoder (h264_qsv or hevc_qsv with Quality-based VBR) not working on Windows on older Intel chips.
- Fixed **Properties > Speed** not working correctly on trimmed clip in **Source** player.
- Fixed **Stabilize** and **Normalize: Two Pass** filters not working on trimmed clip in **Source** player.
Shotcut 20.06.28

Release date: Jun 28, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- New
- Added **Playlist > menu > Add Selected to Slideshow** slideshow generator!
- Added **Settings > Proxy** for videos and images. See the documentation
- Added bigsh0t 360॰ video filters:
- 360: Equirectangular Mask**
- 360: Equirectangular to Rectilinear**
- 360: Hemispherical to Equirectangular**
- 360: Rectilinear to Equirectangular**
Shotcut 20.06.14

Release date: Jun 14, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- In addition to the BETA 1 release notes:
- Fixed many problems in the new Proxy feature.
- Fixed keyframes for the **Level** parameter of the **Opacity** filter.
- Fixed drop-framed timecode for 59.94 fps to follow a strict cadence.
- Fixed the **Reduce Noise: Smart Blur** and **Reduce Noise: Wavelet** video filters to not overwrite the alpha channel.
- Fixed the image quality (interpolation) of a **Size and Position** or **Rotate and Scale** filter inside of a transition.
- Changed **Playlist > Sort > By Name** to be case insensitive.
- Added bigsh0t 360॰ video filters:
Shotcut 20.06.05

Release date: Jun 5, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes
- Fixed **Open Other > Audio/Video Device** on Windows with special characters in name.
- Fixed changing **Properties > Audio > Track** sometimes does not work.
- Improved A/V synchronization on speed-changed clips with **Pitch Compensation** or using the **Pitch** audio filter.
- Fixed changing **Crop: Source** video filter, **Right** parameter on an image with odd width skews the image.
- Fixed audio pops and clicks in a few places.
- Improve A/V synchronization when resampling audio rate is required.
- Fixed incorrect color when using **Export > Codec > libx264rgb**.
Shotcut 20.04.12

Release date: Apr 12, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- New
- Added **Properties > Speed > Pitch Compensation** for automatic pitch correction for speed changes > 0.1x.
- Added a **Replace** command to **Timeline** clip menu including blank regions with shortcut <kbd>R</kbd>.
- Properties > Reverse** now automatically replaces a selected clip on the timeline (or in **Source** player if using that).
- Added 15 second handles when using **Properties > Reverse** on a timeline clip. Handles are extra footage before the in point or after the out point. This makes it easier to adjust edits or add transitions around reversed clips.
- Added **Properties > Duration > Timeline** to show (not editable) the duration of a timeline clip.
- Added a **Corner Pin** video filter (thanks to sauron in the forum for the initial effort).
- Added a **Properties > Convert** button to make **Convert to Edit-friendly** in the menu more convenient (kept in the menu for now because a number of support tips reference it).
Shotcut 20.04.05

Release date: Apr 5, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- In addition to the BETA 1 release notes
- Fixed using external assets on a local drive in Windows in some filters:
- LUT (3D)
- Mask: From File
- Text: HTML
- Fixed opening a playlist clip or a new clip breaks filters on **Timeline > Master** if it is selected.
- Changed the keyboard modifier for **skim** to <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Alt</kbd>. This prevents <kbd>Shift</kbd> (previous modifier) when selecting multiple clips from changing playhead position.
- NOTE: On macOS, in order to scroll Timeline or Keyframes horizontally with a mouse wheel (not Magic Mouse or track pad), you must also use *one* of the following:
Shotcut 20.04.01

Release date: Apr 2, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- New
- Added **Properties > Speed > Pitch Compensation** for automatic pitch correction for speed changes > 0.1x.
- Added a **Replace** command to **Timeline** clip menu including blank regions with shortcut <kbd>R</kbd>.
- Properties > Reverse** now automatically replaces a selected clip on the timeline.
- Added 15 second handles when using **Properties > Reverse** on a timeline clip. Handles are extra footage before the in point or after the out point. This makes it easier to adjust edits or add transitions around reversed clips.
- Added **Properties > Duration > Timeline** to show (not editable) the duration of a timeline clip.
- Added a **Corner Pin** video filter (thanks to @sauron in the forum for the initial effort).
- Added a **Properties > Convert** button to make **Convert to Edit-friendly** in the menu more convenient (kept in the menu for now because a number of support tips reference it).
Shotcut 20.02.17

Release date: Feb 17, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed dropping multiple files to **Playlist** in a new project (broken in v19.12.31).
- Fixed some broken keyboard shortcuts in the Turkish translation.
- Fixed **Properties > Speed** not working after a project file repair.
- Fixed clip selection after **Insert Track** or **Remove Track**.
- Fixed **Playlist > Add Selected to Timeline** creates corrupt clips (broken in v19.12.31).
- Fixed **Settings > Display Method > Software (Mesa)** on Windows (broken in v19.12.31).
- Fixed creating a **Project folder** with leading or trailing spaces.
Shotcut 20.02.02

Release date: Feb 2, 2020.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed dropping multiple files to **Playlist** in a new project (broken in v19.12.31).
- Fixed some broken keyboard shortcuts in the Turkish translation.
- Fixed **Properties > Speed** not working after a project file repair.
- Fixed clip selection after **Insert Track** or **Remove Track**.
- Fixed **Playlist > Add Selected to Timeline** creates corrupt clips (broken in v19.12.31).
- Fixed **Settings > Display Method > Software (Mesa)** on Windows (broken in v19.12.31).
- Fixed creating a **Project folder** with leading or trailing spaces.
Shotcut 19.12.31

Release date: Dec 31, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Unfortunately, version 19.12.16 introduced a major new **bug when moving clips on the Timeline with Ripple on**. This version not only fixes that but also includes a highly requested feature that was a year end goal: **moving multiple clips on the Timeline**! In addition, two more video scopes were added: **RGB Parade** and **RGB Waveform**.
- Other Changes and Fixes**
- Allow reducing track height to very short in **Timeline** and **Keyframes**.
- Fixed crackly audio playback for some Windows users.
- Fixed loading project files made before v19.06 when not using a period for a decimal point.
- Fixed **Lift** and **Ripple Delete** on **Timeline** not reliably removing all selected.
- Fixed checking **Properties > Image sequence** may not update duration in **Playlist**.
- Fixed the intra-VLC and non-linear-quantizer options in the XDCAM-422 and D10 export presets.
Shotcut 19.12.23

Release date: Dec 23, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Unfortunately, version 19.12.16 introduced a major new **bug when moving clips on the Timeline with Ripple on**. This version not only fixes that and a few other new bugs, but also it includes the highly requested feature that did not make it into the release: **moving multiple clips on the Timeline**!
- In addition, two more video scopes were contributed: **RGB Parade** and **RGB Waveform**. Lastly, a change to allow **reducing track height to be very short**.
Shotcut 19.12.16

Release date: Dec 16, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed **Scale** animation not linear in the **Rotate & Scale** filter.
- Fixed audio crackles in first couple of seconds of export.
- Fixed <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>A</kbd> selects all in **Playlist** as well as Timeline.
- Fixed the size and position of the **Text: HTML** editor with **Settings > External** monitor enabled.
- Fixed drag-drop from **Playlist** to **Timeline** sometimes reorders the **Playlist**.
- Fixed **Color Grading** and **Contrast** creates a weird color after deleting a keyframe.
- Fixed updating `x265-params` in **Export > Other** after making changes in **Codec**.
Shotcut 19.12.08

Release date: Dec 8, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed **Scale** animation not linear in the **Rotate & Scale** filter.
- Fixed audio crackles in first couple of seconds of export.
- Fixed <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>A</kbd> selects all in **Playlist** as well as Timeline.
- Fixed the size and position of the **Text: HTML** editor with **Settings > External** monitor enabled.
- Fixed drag-drop from **Playlist** to **Timeline** sometimes reorders the **Playlist**.
- Fixed **Color Grading** and **Contrast** creates a weird color after deleting a keyframe.
- Fixed updating `x265-params` in **Export > Other** after making changes in **Codec**.
Shotcut 19.10.20

Release date: Oct 20, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed **Open Other > Audio/Video Device** capture (broken in v19.09).
- Fixed a crash in **Timeline** when you **Lift** the first clip in a track (broken in v19.09).
- Fixed automatic configuration of VA-API for **Export > Use hardware encoder** (broken in v19.09).
- Fixed **Blend Mode** filter affects other clips on the track (if the track **Properties > Blend mode** was not changed).
- Fixed adding keyframes to some video filters into area after extending the clip:
- Text: Simple**
- Rotate and Scale**
Shotcut 19.10.10

Release date: Oct 10, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed **Open Other > Audio/Video Device** capture (broken in v19.09).
- Fixed a crash in **Timeline** when you **Lift** the first clip in a track (broken in v19.09).
- Fixed automatic configuration of VA-API for **Export > Use hardware encoder** (broken in v19.09).
- Fixed **Blend Mode** filter affects other clips on the track (if the track **Properties > Blend mode** was not changed).
- Fixed adding keyframes to some video filters into area after extending the clip:
- Text: Simple**
- Rotate and Scale**
Shotcut 19.09.14

Release date: Sep 14, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- New Features
- Added the option **Play After Open** (default on) to the playlist menu to control above behavior.
- Added multi-select to **Playlist** as welll as **Select All** (Ctrl+Shift+A) and **Select None** (Ctrl+Shift+D) to its menu.
- Added multi-select to **Timeline**, which is currently limited to the remove/delete and lift operations.
- Added **Select All** (Ctrl+A) and **Select None** (Ctrl+D) to the **Timeline** menu.
- Added keyboard shortcuts for some existing **Timeline** menu actions:
- Insert Track** (Ctrl+Alt+I)
- Remove Track** (Ctrl+Alt+U)
Shotcut 19.09.02

Release date: Sep 2, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- New Features
- Added the option **Play After Open** (default on) to the playlist menu to control above behavior.
- Added multi-select to **Playlist** as welll as **Select All** (Ctrl+Shift+A) and **Select None** (Ctrl+Shift+D) to its menu.
- Added multi-select to **Timeline**, which is currently limited to the remove/delete and lift operations.
- Added **Select All** (Ctrl+A) and **Select None** (Ctrl+D) to the **Timeline** menu.
- Added keyboard shortcuts for some existing **Timeline** menu actions:
- Insert Track** (Ctrl+Alt+I)
- Remove Track** (Ctrl+Alt+U)
Shotcut 19.08.16

Release date: Aug 16, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- This version continues to rework and refine existing features in the areas of video stabilization, audio normalization, converting and reversing files, external monitoring, and most significantly: the playlist.
- Playlist**
- Changed **Playlist > Open As Clip** to simply **Open**. This action now opens the playlist item directly in the **Source** player, and all changes made in **Source** (trim in/out), **Properties**, **Filters**, and **Keyframes** apply to the playlist item immediately without an explicit update.
- Added **Playlist > Copy** that opens a copy of the playlist item in **Source** just like the old behavior. This is useful if you want to trim out another shot from the same source clip or create a different sub-clip with different filtering.
- Changed double-click on a playlist item to **Open** the clip instead of **Copy** it.
- Added keyboard shortcut `Shift+C` to **Copy** a playlist item.
- Now, when you drag a clip from **Playlist** to **Timeline** the timeline shows an appropriately-size box on a track.
- Filters**
Shotcut 19.08.05

Release date: Aug 5, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- This version continues to rework and refine existing features in the areas of video stabilization, audio normalization, converting and reversing files, external monitoring, and most significantly: the playlist.
- Playlist**
- Changed **Playlist > Open As Clip** to simply **Open**. This action now opens the playlist item directly in the **Source** player, and all changes made in **Source** (trim in/out), **Properties**, **Filters**, and **Keyframes** apply to the playlist item immediately without an explicit update.
- Added **Playlist > Copy** that opens a copy of the playlist item in **Source** just like the old behavior. This is useful if you want to trim out another shot from the same source clip or create a different sub-clip with different filtering.
- Changed double-click on a playlist item to **Open** the clip instead of **Copy** it.
- Added keyboard shortcut `Shift+C` to **Copy** a playlist item.
- Now, when you drag a clip from **Playlist** to **Timeline** the timeline shows an appropriately-size box on a track.
- Filters**
Shotcut 19.07.15

Release date: Jul 15, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed **Timer** video filter shows incorrect decimals.
- Fixed clips that become INVALID were saved as uneditable text clips.
- Fixed a crash in **Wave** video filter.
- Fixed a crash when changing clip **Speed** to something very low.
- Fixed long **Projects folder** path in the **New Project** view.
- Fixed the temporary backup file is empty when saving MLT XML.
- Fixed saving existing project on Dropbox gives an error.
Shotcut 19.07.07

Release date: Jul 7, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed **Timer** video filter shows incorrect decimals.
- Fixed clips that become INVALID were saved as uneditable text clips.
- Fixed a crash in **Wave** video filter.
- Fixed a crash when changing clip **Speed** to something very low.
- Added a status message at the start of opening a project.
- Fixed long **Projects folder** path in the **New Project** view.
- Fixed the temporary backup file is empty when saving MLT XML.
- Fixed saving existing project on Dropbox gives an error.
Shotcut 19.06.15

Release date: Jun 16, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed deleting the project file if there was a save error.
- Fixed reliability of **Settings > Display Method > Software** on Windows.
- Fixed **Crop: Source** filter not working with **Color** clip.
- Fixed using filters on **Color Bars** and other generator clips.
- Fixed audio filters (**Compressor, Expander, Limiter, Notch, Reverb**) broken on comma for decimal.
- Fixed alpha video opaque on gaps in **Timeline**.
- Fixed **Convert/Reverse** if there no audio track.
Shotcut 19.06.04

Release date: Jun 4, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed deleting the project file if there was a save error.
- Fixed reliability of **Settings > Display Method > Software** on Windows.
- Fixed **Crop: Source** filter not working with **Color** clip.
- Fixed using filters on **Color Bars** and other generator clips.
- Fixed audio filters (**Compressor, Expander, Limiter, Notch, Reverb**) broken on comma for decimal.
- Fixed alpha video opaque on gaps in **Timeline**.
- Fixed **Convert/Reverse** if there no audio track.
Shotcut 19.04.30

Release date: Apr 30, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed reading some AVCHD files after a camcorder splits.
- Cosmetic fixes for timecode spinner and toolbar icons on high DPI systems.
- Bundled libnsl for Linux to fix Fedora.
- Fixed **Video Waveform** scope graticule not showing on non-dark theme.
- Fixed incorrect compositing z-order after **Insert Track**.
- Fixed cosmetic problem with main toolbar using **System** theme on macOS.
- Fixed current track changes after inserting or overwriting a clip in Timeline.
Shotcut 19.04.21

Release date: Apr 22, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed reading some AVCHD files after a camcorder splits.
- Cosmetic fixes for timecode spinner and toolbar icons on high DPI systems.
- Bundled libnsl for Linux to fix Fedora.
- Fixed **Video Waveform** scope graticule not showing on non-dark theme.
- Fixed incorrect compositing z-order after **Insert Track**.
- Fixed cosmetic problem with main toolbar using **System** theme on macOS.
- Fixed current track changes after inserting or overwriting a clip in Timeline.
Shotcut 19.02.28

Release date: Mar 1, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed opening image sequence on Windows with extended/special characters in file path/name.
- Fixed crash on some video clips, particularly those with Google Pixel 3 and likely others.
- Fixed field order with interlaced export.
- Fixed an image artifact when using keyframes with the **Mask: Simple Shape** filter.
- Fixed image and alpha channel integrity with transitions on clips with a non-opaque alpha channel.
- Fixed a crash when changing clip **Properties > Audio > Track**.
- Fixed **Properties > Video > Color Range** inaccurate after changing it.
Shotcut 19.02.20

Release date: Feb 20, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed opening image sequence on Windows with extended/special characters in file path/name.
- Fixed crash on some video clips, particularly those with Google Pixel 3 and likely others.
- Fixed field order with interlaced export.
- Fixed an image artifact when using keyframes with the **Mask: Simple Shape** filter.
- Fixed image and alpha channel integrity with transitions on clips with a non-opaque alpha channel.
- Fixed a crash when changing clip **Properties > Audio > Track**.
- Fixed **Properties > Video > Color Range** inaccurate after changing it.
Shotcut 19.01.27

Release date: Jan 27, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed **Text** animation/keyframes not working in v19.01.24.
- Fixed distortion when a **Mirror** filter is placed before a **Size and
- Position** or **Rotate and Scale** filter.
- Fixed **Levels** filter in locales with comma for decimal point.
Shotcut 19.01.24

Release date: Jan 24, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed launch crash on Linux by excluding libdrm libraries.
- Fixed audio level changed by the **Mask : From File** filter.
- Fixed **Text** filter may have glitches with **Export > Parallel processing** (regression in v18.12.x).
- Fixed missing file detected when **Stabilize** filter added without clicking **Analyze**.
- Fixed external monitoring on Linux screen.
- Fixed unable to detect hardware encoders with spaces in the installation folder path.
- Fixed changing **Speed** can move a clip.
Shotcut 19.01.19

Release date: Jan 19, 2019.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed launch crash on Linux by not bundling libdrm libraries.
- Fixed audio level changed by the **Mask : From File** filter.
- Fixed **Text** filter may have glitches with Parallel processing (regression in v18.12.x).
- Fixed missing file detected when **Stabilize** filter added without clicking **Analyze**.
- Fixed external monitoring on Linux screen.
- Fixed unable to detect hardware encoders with space in installation directory.
- Fixed changing **Speed** can move a clip.
Shotcut 18.12.23

Release date: Dec 23, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed color accuracy of **lossless/Ut Video** preset and use yuv422p format
- Fixed number of digits for seconds in the **Timer** video filter when using **Format > MM:SS.SS**.
- Fixed compositing completely transparent areas of alpha channel darkens output.
- Fixed some generators (**Color Bars, Ising, Lissajous, Plasma**) not working correctly in **Timeline**.
- Fixed **Settings > External Monitor > DeckLink/Intensity** can stall when **Settings > Realtime** is enabled.
- Fixed making project folder if a parent folder does not exist.
- Fixed **New Project > Start** does not save a .mlt file until you open media and save.
Shotcut 18.12.15

Release date: Dec 16, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- FIxes**
- Fixed color accuracy of **lossless/Ut Video** preset and use yuv422p format
- Fixed number of digits for seconds in the **Timer** video filter when using **Format > MM:SS.SS**.
- Fixed compositing completely transparent areas of alpha channel darkens output.
- Fixed some generators (**Color Bars, Ising, Lissajous, Plasma**) not working correctly in **Timeline**.
- Fixed **Settings > External Monitor > DeckLink/Intensity** can stall when **Settings > Realtime** is enabled.
- Fixed making project folder if a parent folder does not exist.
- Fixed **New Project > Start** does not save a .mlt file until you open media and save.
Shotcut 18.11.18

Release date: Nov 19, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed crash in Export (bug in v18.11.13).
- Fixed NVENC hardware encoders on Windows and Linux.
- Fixed VA-API hardware encoders on Linux. As a result, the Linux build is now based on Ubuntu 16.04 (glibc 2.23), which may reduce compatibility with older Linux systems.
- Fixed hardware encoder detection on Windows.
- Added **Audio Waveform Visualization** video filter.
- Added **MM:SS.SS** to **Timer** filter.
- Added IRE graticule and tooltips to the **Video Waveform** scope.
- Added support for the mouse wheel to the **Color Grading** circles.
Shotcut 18.11.13

Release date: Nov 13, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- New**
- Added an **Advanced** mode to **Export**.
- Added **Export > Use hardware encoder** checkbox.
- Added VA-API encoding for Linux.
- Added videotoolbox encoding for macOS.
- Added **New Project** / **Recent Projects** screen.
- Added 10 and 20 Pixel Grid options to the player grid button menu.
- Added **Spot Remover** video filter.
Shotcut 18.11.04

Release date: Nov 5, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Added an Advanced mode to the Export panel.
- Added **Export > Use hardware encoder if available** checkbox.
- Added VA-API encoding for Linux.
- Bundle more library dependencies on Linux.
- Added videotoolbox encoding for macOS.
- Converted macOS build to standard app bundle layout.
- Create signed and unsigned versions of macOS build.
- Fixed clearing export preset search collapses categories.
Shotcut 18.10.08

Release date: Oct 8, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- New Features!**
- Added support for Intel Quick Sync Video hardware-accelerated video encoders to the Windows build (in **Export > Codec** choose h264_qsv or hevc_qsv).
- Added **Grid** and **Safe Area** overlays with a toggle/menu button to the player.
- Added snapping to the grid and safe areas for the VUI rectangle control as used by **Text**, **Size and Position**, and more filters.
- Added **Open Other** to the main toolbar with a drop-down menu.
- Added the ability to drag-n-drop folders from a file manager into Shotcut.
- Added the ability to supply multiple file and folder name arguments to the shotcut command line executable.
- Added the ability to make a temporary **Custom Video Mode** (leave **Name** blank).
Shotcut 18.10.01

Release date: Oct 2, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixes**
- Fixed audio preview distortion on Windows (regression in v18.09).
- Fixed some AAC MP4 files start in the middle.
- Fixed un-mute a track may not draw its waveforms.
- Fixed whitespace in **Text** filter removed in **Export**.
- Fixed crash adding clip to **Timeline** after removing all tracks.
- Fixed simple keyframes go missing or not all the way to 00:00.
- Fixed switching from simple to advanced keyframes in **Text**, **Rotate and Scale**, **Timer**, and **Size and Position** filters.
Shotcut 18.09.16

Release date: Sep 17, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed broken color selection in the following (non-GPU) video filters:
- Chroma Key: Simple
- Chroma Key: Advanced
- Key Spill: Advanced
- White Balance
Shotcut 18.09.15

Release date: Sep 15, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed image transform regression in **Rotate and Scale**, **Size and
- Position**, and **Text** filters.
- Fixed image scaling interpolation method when not using a transform filter.
- Fixed a crash applying an image transform filter to an image with alpha
- channel (PNG, SVG).
- Added a highlight for the buttons in the **Filters** chooser.
- Fixed new **Ripple** and **Snapping** keyboard shortcuts not always working.
- Fixed moving a clip to another track and back not working correctly.
Shotcut 18.09.13

Release date: Sep 13, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- More
- Timeline
- Added **Ripple** support for **moving** clips including **Ripple All Tracks**.
- When **Ripple** is on and you move a clip to the right, it now
- ripples (pushes) all the clips to the right instead of making a transition
- (including the **Ripple All Tracks** option).
- Added **Ctrl+R** keyboard shortcut to toggle **Timeline Ripple**,
- Ctrl+Alt+R** to toggle **Ripple All Tracks**, and
Shotcut 18.08.14

Release date: Aug 15, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed two regressions in v18.08.11:
- Fixed selecting a clip that contain clips whose speed was changed may corrupt the project file.
- Fixed selecting an existing Text filter with animation breaks the position and size of the text.
Shotcut 18.08.11

Release date: Aug 11, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed new crash in v18.08 changing **Settings > Video Mode** with nothing opened.
- Fixed crash while adjusting position or size in **Text** and **Size and Position** filters.
- Fixed position and size information incorrect if resolution or aspect ratio changed in **Export**.
- Fixed **Text** animation (keyframes) when not the first clip in the timeline.
- Fixed track name not editable after the track head had been selected at least once.
- Fixed right-clicking a timeline clip breaks automatic timeline scrolling during playback.
- Added Quicktime Animation **Export** preset to export video with alpha channel.
- In **Export**, let option values in **Other** tab override values generated by other fields.
Shotcut 18.08

Release date: Aug 1, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Added the timecode of failure to the **Jobs** panel when an export job fails (makes locating problem areas in the project easier).
- Added an **Unpremultiply Alpha** video filter (handy to fix compositing for video clips with an alpha channel that has had its color pre-multiplied with its alpha).
- Fixed various crash regressions since v18.05.
- Fixed audio distortion during preview (regression in v18.07).
- Fixed custom **Export** presets broken if name contains parentheses (regression in v18.07).
- Fixed **Properties > Reverse...** broken if numeric region setting uses comma for decimal (regression in v18.07).
- Fixed **Overlay HTML** editor easily destroys default scripts (introduced in v18.07) if **WebVfx JavaScript extension** enabled.
- Fixed custom interlaced **Export** presets loading as progressive (regression in v18.07)
Shotcut 18.07

Release date: Jul 2, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Numerous fixes as usual.
- Changed shortcut for **Add Video Track** to `Ctrl+I`.
- Changed shortcut for **Redo** to `Ctrl+Y` on Windows.
- Added **10%** to the player zoom menu.
- Hide the VUI (video user interface) when the play head is not over the clip with the current filter.
- Renamed the Rotate filter to **Rotate and Scale**.
- Keyframes are now saved in the project file using time clock values instead of frame numbers to make them adaptive to frame rate.
- Reverted memory manager change from v18.05 pending further testing to improve stability.
Shotcut 18.06

Release date: Jun 1, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Many bug fixes due to introduction of keyframes and change to memory management in v18.05.
- Added simple and advanced **Keyframes** to the **Blur**, **Mask**, and **Saturation** filters.
- Added seek buttons for simple **Keyframes**.
- Added ability to add and remove advanced **Keyframes** using double-click.
- Added ability to drag advanced **Keyframes** to adjust both value and position.
- (When dragging, hold down Ctrl key to adjust only value or Alt key to adjust only position.)
- Added double-click to toggle simple **Keyframes** controls (circles).
- Added double-click to toggle fade in/out controls (circles) on **Timeline** clip.
Shotcut 18.05

Release date: May 3, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **Keyframes** for Filters:
- Gain / Volume
- Brightness
- Circular Frame
- Color Grading (no simple)
- Opacity
- Size and Position (simple only)
- Added support for mono and 5.1 surround sound: **Settings > Audio Channels** and **Export >Audio > Channels**.
Shotcut 18.03

Release date: Mar 3, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Added a **Sketch** filter.
- Added numeric fields to the **Color Grading** filter.
- Added **All** option to **Properties > Audio > Track**.
- Added **Estonian** translation.
- Improved image loading speed on Windows.
- Improved mouse-wheel & trackpad scrolling in **Timeline**.
- Improved support for JACK Audio (Linux and macOS only).
- Upgraded FFmpeg to version 3.4 and latest vpx for much faster VP9 encoding.
Shotcut 18.01

Release date: Jan 3, 2018.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **Audio Spectrum Visualization** filter.
- Added support for font size and italics to **Text** filter.
- Added a **Mask** filter.
- Another important fix for accuracy of XML time values for non-integer frame rates.
Shotcut 17.12

Release date: Dec 3, 2017.

Official source: release notes.
- Added icon, progress bar, and time remaining/taken to **Jobs** panel.
- Increased maximum resolution to 8192x8192.
- Indicate if variable frame rate is detected in **Properties**.
- Added **Convert to Edit-friendly...** dialog when variable frame rate or non-seekable file opened.
- Added **Convert to Edit-friendly...** to **Properties** menu for video and audio files.
- Adding, removing, and adjusting **Fade In/Out** filters now updates fade controls on the **Timeline**.
- Major speed improvements for **Timeline** rendering, especially when changing zoom level.
- Stop showing waveforms on muted tracks.
Shotcut 17.11

Release date: Nov 3, 2017.

Official source: release notes.
- Changed add-filter menu to be embedded instead of popup.
- Added **Master** label to **Timeline**.
- Show filters icon on track heads if track is filtered.
- Prioritize '0' shortcut for **Timeline** over **Playlist**.
- Do not adjust timeline zoom until slider is released.
- Added warning dialog to **Export** if file cannot be written (e.g. due to permissions).
- Added warning dialog to **Export** if chosen file is in the project.
- Added warning dialog to **Export** if the drive is low on space.
Shotcut 17.10

Release date: Oct 3, 2017.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed multi-threaded decoding with FFmpeg v3.2.
- Added 1080p 59.94 and 60 fps video modes.
- Added support for NVENC to Export panel.
Shotcut 17.09

Release date: Sep 4, 2017.

Official source: release notes.
- Show in Folder** now selects the file on Windows Explorer or macOS Finder.
- Renewed code signing certificate for Windows installer and executable.
- Updated SDL to v2.0.
- Updated FFmpeg to v3.2.
- Updated x264, x265, and vp8/9 to the latest stable versions.
- Added --noupgrade command line option and boolean General/noupgrade option to config/registry options.
Shotcut 17.08

Release date: Aug 2, 2017.

Official source: release notes.
- This version fixes some bugs and tweaks a few things as well:
- Increased maximum **Timeline** zoom level.
- Increased **Speed** field precision to 3 decimal places.
- Increased maximum value for **Speed** field to 200x.
- Added Norwegian Bokmål translation.
Shotcut 17.06

Release date: Jun 2, 2017.

Official source: release notes.
- changes maximum duration for a still image from 10 minutes to 4 hours
- added Hungarian translation
- fix Chinese translation
- bug fixes
Shotcut 17.05

Release date: May 4, 2017.

Official source: release notes.
- This version just fixes some bugs and updates translations. In particular, it fixes a long standing problem that, on Windows, files with non-Latin characters in their name or path can not be opened or saved.
Shotcut 17.04

Release date: Apr 2, 2017.

Official source: release notes.
- Fix crashing on launch on the new macOS 10.12.4.
- Added Japanese translation.
- Added Turkish translation.
Shotcut 17.03

Release date: Mar 3, 2017.

Official source: release notes.
- Converted the track toggle buttons to icons.
- Now, you can press Del or Backspace to delete a selected item in the Recent panel.
- Playback now pauses at the out point in the Source player. (After pause, you can press play again to continue beyond the out point.)
- Some stability improvements
- Performance boost for Size & Position and Rotate filters on multi-CPU systems.
Shotcut 17.02

Release date: Feb 1, 2017.

Official source: release notes.
- fixed drag-n-dropping files from other than C: drive on Windows
- fixed '/' being added to front of file paths on Windows
- fixed some regressions on the MLT XML repair tool
- fixed opening a network stream
- improved support for image sequences
- improved device capture
- added Slovenian translation
Shotcut 17.01

Release date: Jan 2, 2017.

Official source: release notes.
- Just some fixes and a new translation for Taiwan Chinese
Shotcut 16.12

Release date: Dec 4, 2016.

Official source: release notes.
- Added Constrained VBR for the video codec rate control mode to Export.
- Added Fixed option to video GOP to Export.
- New audio mixing mode that does not affect levels.
- Increased usage of floating point for audio processing to improve quality.
- Added Occitan translation.
- More fixes for copying filters and LUT (3D) video filter.
Shotcut 16.11

Release date: Nov 3, 2016.

Official source: release notes.
- Added portable app feature with **Settings > App Data Directory** and --appdata command line argument.
- Fixed drag-n-drop to Timeline after moving clip to different track.
- Fixed **LUT (3D)** filter for languages/regions that use comma for decimal point.
- Fixed **Properties > Speed** on macOS for languages/regions that use comma for decimal point.
- Added **Gaelic** (Scottish) translation.
Shotcut 16.10

Release date: Oct 1, 2016.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **32-bit Windows** build.
- Changed Linux build to be more compatible.
- Added **LUT (3D)** video filter.
- Added **Lens Correction** video filter.
- Added **Merge with next clip** to Timeline clip context menu.
- Fixed **Paste Filters** for Timeline clips and tracks.
- Removed File > Open Other > Screen.
Shotcut 16.09

Release date: Sep 1, 2016.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **Tiles**, **Icons**, and **Details** view modes to Playlist.
- Added **Copy Filters** and **Paste Filters**.
- Upgraded Qt to v5.6.1 with HiDPI support. (Set environment variable QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=0 to turn it off.)
- Converted some 16x16 icons to 32x32 for HiDPI.
- Moved the **Timeline Zoom** slider to the toolbar.
- Various [fixes](/mltframework/shotcut/milestone/22?closed=1)
Shotcut 16.08

Release date: Aug 2, 2016.

Official source: release notes.
- Added count-down (or up) generator: **File > Open Other > Count**
- Major performance boost for opaque clips on video tracks higher than **V1** with track **C**omposite enabled and **Blend mode: Over**.
Shotcut 16.07

Release date: Jul 1, 2016.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **File** > **Export Frame...**
- Added **Remove transition** to **History** by trimming a neighboring clip to
- remove it.
- Fixed version checker.
Shotcut 16.06

Release date: Jun 2, 2016.

Official source: release notes.
- Changed double-click on **Timeline** clip to select+seek instead of copying to **Source** player.
- Show red outline on scrub bar of **Source** player to indicate selection.
- Added **Cut**, **Copy**, and **Paste** to Edit menu and Timeline tool bar.
- Changed Timeline keyboard shortcut **A** to append.
- Changed Timeline keyboard shortcut **C** to copy.
- Changed Timeline keyboard shortcut **Enter** to seek to start of clip.
- Added **Peak** and **True Peak** meters to the **Audio Loudness** scope.
- Added version/upgrade-checker.
Shotcut 16.05

Release date: May 2, 2016.

Official source: release notes.
- Mostly just fixes.
- Added Remove to Jobs panel.
- Added 25% option to player's Zoom button-menu.
- Improved application logging.
- Moved status messages front and central and removed status bar.
Shotcut 16.04

Release date: Apr 2, 2016.

Official source: release notes.
- Fixed frequently reported problem with black video on Export.
- Fixed a few crashing bugs.
- Added an option to Windows installer to remove registry settings to help people with new crash-on-launch problems.
- Reduced memory usage when exporting a playlist or mulitrack project.
- Added **Normalize: One Pass** audio filter (existing Normalize renamed **Normalize: Two Pass**.
- Added **Audio Loudness** to View > Scopes.
- Added **Brightness** video filter for CPU and GPU.
- Added **Contrast** video filter for CPU and GPU.
Shotcut 16.03

Release date: Mar 2, 2016.

Official source: release notes.
- Changed player tab Program to **Project**.
- Changed panel name Encode to **Export**.
- Added a From field to the Export panel to allow exporting the project, a clip loaded in the **Source** tab of the player, or or each playlist item as a batch of jobs.
- Added an export preset for animated GIF.
- Upgraded FFmpeg to v3.0.
- Upgraded MLT to v6.0.0.
Shotcut 16.02

Release date: Feb 2, 2016.

Official source: release notes.
- This release is mostly just bug fixes and improvements to the integration of the clip speed option in Properties. There are a few new, minor things:
- Audio waveforms on timeline are updated incrementally as progress is made.
- Allow dual pass encoding for CBR.
- Added **Show Video Thumbnails** option to the timeline menu.
- Added **Rebuild Audio Waveform** to a timeline clip's context menu.
Shotcut 16.01

Release date: Jan 2, 2016.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **Speed** parameter to Properties for an audio/video clip.
- Added **Properties** views for track and timeline when selected. Click track head to select track; click the timeline's cornerstone (top left block) to select the timeline.
- Added **Blend mode** to track properties (not available in GPU processing mode; only applies when compositing is enabled in the track header).
- Added **Alpha Channel: View** video filter.
- Added **Alpha Channel: Adjust** video filter.
- Added **Chroma Key: Simple** video filter.
- Added **Chroma Key: Advanced** video filter.
- Added **Key Spill: Simple** video filter.
Shotcut 15.12

Release date: Dec 1, 2015.

Official source: release notes.
- This release is mostly just bug fixes, but there are a couple of new things:
- a Slovak translation (thank you Stano110)
- the ability to restore a crashed session not yet backed by a project file (untitled)
Shotcut 15.11

Release date: Nov 1, 2015.

Official source: release notes.
- Added Rutt-Etra-Izer video filter.
- Added audio/video device and screen capture for OS X.
- Added screen capture for Windows.
- Added Application Log to View menu.
- Added Save button to text viewer dialogs (logs, XML).
- Added video Deinterlace, Interpolation, and Parallel-processing options to Encode panel.
- Reorganize the Settings menu and added headings.
- Added Close action to File menu.
Shotcut 15.10

Release date: Oct 2, 2015.

Official source: release notes.
- Mostly just bug fixes.
- Added Dutch translation.
- Added Russian translation.
- Added project check and repair function.
Shotcut 15.09

Release date: Sep 10, 2015.

Official source: release notes.
- Added **Scrub Audio** to Settings menu.
- Added **Display Method** to Settings menu (Windows only).
- Added **Portugal Portuguese** translation.
- Added **Mute** audio filter.
- Updated Qt to v5.5.
- Updated FFmpeg to v2.7.
Shotcut 15.08

Release date: Aug 11, 2015.

Official source: release notes.
- Added Greek translation.
- Added Ripple All Tracks option to Timeline menu.
- Added 5 audio dynamics filters:
- Compressor
- Delay
- Expander
- Limiter
- Reverb
Shotcut 15.07

Release date: Jul 2, 2015.

Official source: release notes.
- 4K UHD support
- 5 new video filters:
- Old Film: Dust
- Old Film: Grain
- Old Film: Projector
- Old Film: Scratches
- Old Film: Technocolor
- 5 new audio filters:
Shotcut 15.06

Release date: Jun 2, 2015.

Official source: release notes.
- Added 64-bit Windows build.
- Added **Audio Spectrum** analyzer.
- Changed audio **Gain** filter to use dB and log scale.
- Added a toggle button to **Lock** a track.
- Changed **Insert** and **Ripple Delete** to ripple across all unlocked tracks.
- Changed keyboard shortcut to adjust track height to Ctrl+- and Ctrl+=.
- Added keyboard shortcuts to toggle track:
- Mute** - Ctrl+M
Shotcut 15.05

Release date: May 2, 2015.

Official source: release notes.
- Add **Distort** option to Size and Position filter.
- Add video **Cut** option to Transition Properties.
- Code-sign Windows executable and installer.
- In Timeline, operate on clip under the play head if nothing is selected.
- New keyboard shortcuts for Timeline:
- Select clip under play head: Ctrl+Space.
- Move selection one item to the right/left: Ctrl+Right/Left.
- Blanks can be selected to remove/ripple-delete: X or Shift+Del or Shift+Backspace.
Shotcut 15.04

Release date: Apr 2, 2015.

Official source: release notes.
- This is mainly a bug fix release, but there a few enhancements:
- Added an audio tone generator (in File > Open > Other).
- Now you can set a new default duration for audio or video fade filters.
- The WebM VP9 encode preset enables multi-threaded encoding.
Shotcut 15.03

Release date: Mar 3, 2015.

Official source: release notes.
- Add Update button to Playlist panel.
- Double-clicking a successfully completed Encode job, now opens the result in Shotcut.
- Consolidate GPU and Video filters in Filter menu.
- Add View > Scopes > Audio Waveform.
- Move audio peak meter to View > Scopes > Audio Peak Meter and main toolbar button.
- Move volume slider to player toolbar icon.
Shotcut 15.02

Release date: Feb 1, 2015.

Official source: release notes.
- Add x265 codec for HEVC encoding.
- Add video quality measurement tool to encoding job.
- No longer auto-plays upon opening a playlist and multitrack project.
- Auto-select all text upon giving a timecode field focus.
- Add more libs to Linux app bundle and show error on startup for missing JACK and SDL libs.
Shotcut 15.01

Release date: Jan 5, 2015.

Official source: release notes.
- There is nothing new to report in this release. It simply contains a few fixes and translation updates over the previous version.
Shotcut 14.12

Release date: Dec 4, 2014.

Official source: release notes.
- New filter menu allows you favorite filters and see only favorites.
- CPU-based video filters can be added after GPU-based filters.
Shotcut 14.11

Release date: Nov 1, 2014.

Official source: release notes.
- The HTML5 features are finally available on Windows!
- Add source code editing to the HTML editor.
- Add 3D Text filter based on WebGL, typeface.js, and three.js.
- Add support for DirectShow devices on Windows in the Open Other dialog.
- Add the Opus audio codec.
- Change the VP9 WebM preset to use the Opus audio codec.
- Add support for the #localtime# keyword to the Text filter (no button yet).
- Restart instead of simply closing the app when changing the GPU or language settings.
Shotcut 14.10

Release date: Oct 1, 2014.

Official source: release notes.
- Maintenance release to fix some bugs.
- Added Polish translation.
- Restored FFV1 encoding and preset.
- Change Leap Motion control: close hand to pause, open hand to shuttle.
Shotcut 14.09

Release date: Sep 1, 2014.

Official source: release notes.
- Added WMV and WMA encode presets.
- Enabled the video player zoom and pan controls for OS X.
- Added Size and Position video filter with a rectangle control that overlays the video player.
- Added a simple Text video filter also with rectangle control overlay. This is a dynamic text filter supports pre-defined variables: Timecode, Frame #, File date, File name.
- Enabled parallel video processing for Encode File on systems with more than 2 logical cores when not using GPU Processing. This makes encoding faster when using filters, transitions, and compositing.
- Added an Opacity video filter.
- Added an option on video fade filters: Adjust opacity instead of fade with black.
- Now you can add filters to an entire track by clicking the track head and using the Filters panel.
Shotcut 14.08

Release date: Aug 1, 2014.

Official source: release notes.
- Now the Stabilize video filter really does work on Windows.
- Added a Gamma menu item to the Settings menu when in GPU mode, which performs gamma correction. Previously, the display gamma was fixed at sRGB, but now you can choose Rec. 709. Previously, when applying a GPU filter, Shotcut would output sRGB gamma when encoding to a Y'CbCr file, and that has been removed/fixed.
- Transfer characteristic (gamma) metadata is now written to video files that support it (e.g., H.264).
- The filter UI layout is now automatically adapts to a horizontal or vertical layout to suit more workspace layouts.
- Upgraded FFmpeg to version 2.3.
Shotcut 14.07

Release date: Jul 1, 2014.

Official source: release notes.
- Added a "Remove Old Program Files" option to Windows installer.
- Added an auto-save feature. You must first save a MLT XML project file for this to work; so, save a project shortly after you start making something.
- Improved Video Stabilize and Audio Normalize analysis job handling. Also, the Video Stabilize filter now works on Windows without crashing.
- Added a dialog to confirm exit if there are unfinished jobs.
- Improve working with image clip duration on the timeline.
- Filter UI general cleanup and new combination slider/numeric-spinner control.
Shotcut 14.06

Release date: Jun 1, 2014.

Official source: release notes.
- Fix opening files with names or paths that include extended characters on Windows.
- Add logging of program execution info to a text file to help with troubleshooting.
- Show error message if trying to load MLT XML project file that is incompatible with current GPU processing setting.
- Upgrade x264 from something that was 1.5 years old to latest.
- Upgrade FFmpeg from version 2.1 to 2.2.
- Upgrade Movit (GPU processing) from pre-1.0 to 1.1.1.
- Update translations.
Shotcut 14.05

Release date: May 3, 2014.

Official source: release notes.

Concise changelog notes have not been added for this version yet.

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