Shotcut: v25.12.2 Release

Release date:
December 2, 2025
Previous version:
v25.10.31 (released October 31, 2025)
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  • 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.
  • Added Chrome and Neon Flux HTML presets.
  • Changed the preset folder for the HTML generator to presets/HTML.
  • Fixed dissolve transition damages color (broke in v25.10).
  • Fixed export on Windows not working with some special characters in a filename (broke in v25.10).
  • Fixed Settings > Player > External Monitor > DeckLink Gamma > HLG HDR (broke in v25.10).
  • Fixed Stereo Enhancer and Declick Audio filters (broke in v25.10).
  • Fixed alpha channel is lost from a nested XML clip (broke in v25.10).
  • Fixed 10-bit with amf (AMD) and mf (Windows on Arm) hardware encoders.
  • Fixed Text: Typewriter cannot reduce blink rate to 0.
  • Fixed the defaults when using New > Text > Typewriter.
  • Added support for mov_text and SSA in Properties > Extract Subtitles.
  • Added Minimize Shotcut and Record Audio to Screen Snapshot and Screen Recording.
  • Fixed window not properly restored to maximized for Screen Snapshot.
  • Fixed the selection rectangle was showing when using Screen Snapshot on Linux/X11.
  • Added support for nvenc to Screen Recording on Linux/X11.
  • Fixed the UI for the Downmix audio filter (broke in v25.05).
  • Added a drop-down to the Filters menu's Video button: GPU, 10-bit, Color, RGBA, YUV.
  • Fixed custom colors in color dialogs are not saved in Qt 6.9 and up.
  • Fixed clips are still replaced after stopping a Reverse or Convert job.
  • Fixed Freeze Frame is not properly adjusting the start and end of existing filters.
  • Fixed Toggle Keyframe at Playhead for Corner Pin video filter.
  • Fixed Chroma Key: Simple overwrites the alpha channel including padding for a mismatched aspect ratio.
  • Changed the Filters menu to default to Color filters in the Color layout/workspace and Audio filters in the Audio layout.
  • Changed the VP8/9 WebM presets to offer greater control over quality and bitrate.
  • Changed New > Animation (Glaxnimate) to Drawing/Animation to clarify not only for animation.
  • Changed New Project > Project name to not permit ? to fix unloadable project.
  • Upgrade zimg (used to convert HDR to SDR and to and from linear color) to version 3.0.6.