Shotcut 25.12 has been released, introducing new features and improvements for this free, open-source video editing software that runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. This latest update adds support for the NVIDIA NVENC encoder, enhancing the screen recording capabilities for Linux/X11 users.
Along with the encoder support, two new HTML presets—Chrome and Neon Flux—have been added, and subtitle extraction now supports mov_text and SSA formats. Many CPU video effects have also been updated to work with 10-bit and 12-bit video sources, making the tool more versatile for advanced video editing.
The update features a new "Processing Mode" setting for video processing that affects both preview and export functions. Users can choose from several presets, including Native 8-bit CPU and Linear 10-bit GPU/CPU (Experimental). Additionally, Shotcut 25.12 comes with a visual preset browser for the Image/Video from HTML generator, and new options for minimizing the application and recording audio during screen snapshots.
The Filters menu has been reorganized to enhance user experience, including a default setting for color filters in the Color workspace. Furthermore, various bugs from previous versions have been addressed, improving overall functionality and performance.
For more details, you can check the release notes and download the universal AppImage binary available for use on any GNU/Linux distribution without installation required.