Shotcut: v26.10.30 Release

Release date:
October 29, 2026
Previous version:
v26.9.27 (released September 27, 2026)
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Release Notes Published

What's Changed

  • Fixed a crash when drag-n-drop video suggesting conversion when Settings > Timeline > Automatically Add Tracks is on (broke in v26.9).
  • Fixed Timeline interactions slow when something is using Windows UI Automation (broke in v26.9).
  • Fixed copy and paste of multiple clips including dissolve video transitions (broke in v26.9).
  • Fixed audio playback might sound scratchy (broke in v26.9).
  • Fixed Ctrl+mouse-wheel and context menus in the numeric fields of filters on Windows (broke in v26.9).
  • Fixed crash when using hardware decoding and preview scaling with GPU processing mode (broke in v26.9).
  • Fixed scrubbing audio in the Source player (broke in v26.9).
  • Fixed pasting filters to a track (broke in v26.9).
  • Fixed moving a clip in Timeline with drag-n-drop was slower (broke in v26.9).
  • Fixed some VST2 plugins made app hang on start or make the app or export jobs crash on exit (broke in v26.8).
  • Typewriter filter: fixed changing the text can temporarily break timing in preview (broke in v26.4).
  • Fixed launching Glaxnimate installed to Program Files on Windows (broke in v26.4).
  • Fixed possible crash when drag-moving a clip beyond a transition to end of track.
  • Fixed resizing a transition by dragging the clip before it.
  • Fixed saving a preset export with / in the name.
  • Fixed the macOS 27 font dialog does not work.
  • Fixed crash opening a file dialog in AppImage/Snap on Ubuntu 26.04.1.
  • Fixed snapping to the playhead or a marker is inaccurate when Timeline is zoomed out.
  • Subtitle Burn In filter: fixed failing to render beyond an item with blank lines.
  • Reduced the memory usage of audio transitions.
  • Improved the performance of dissolve video transitions in 8-bit processing mode.
  • Added "Remove Old Program Files" to the Windows installer when doing upgrade. This fixes problems caused by old, incompatible DLLs no longer being used.
  • Added support for Premiere and Resolve video proxy file conventions: Proxy or Proxies subfolder, case insensitive, same as source name but possibly different extension, optionally with _Proxy suffix before extension.
  • Reduced playhead thickness.
  • GPS Graphic filter: optimized drawing by skipping overlapping lines.
  • GPS Text filter: added support for decimals X argument for datetime keywords.
  • GPS filters: added support for parsing plain text files such as dashcam logs.
  • Added support for rectangle parameters to the experimental add-on filter UI generator including a player overlay control (VUI).
  • Added a camcorder viewfinder (recording) animation to Elements > Graphics.
  • Added a search field (English only) to Elements.
  • Added Settings > Shortcuts (an alias for Help > Actions and Shortcuts).
  • Added Settings > Timeline > Rounded Rectangles option to turn off that cosmetic feature.
  • Added Settings > Timeline > Sync Zoom With Keyframes.
  • Added Timeline > Edit > Audio Mixing Assistant dialog. See https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/pull/1905 for more info.
  • General performance and stability improvements.
  • Center startup logo by ignoring shadow by @MoutonBinoclard in https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/pull/1927
  • Correction of the shadow on the startup logo by @MoutonBinoclard in https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/pull/1928
  • Fix minor grammar mistakes in documentation by @Lucatacos in https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/pull/1930
  • Fix validator variable name and typo by @Lucatacos in https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/pull/1937
  • Add unit tests for DataQueue by @juliusniittymaa in https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/pull/1934
  • Percent-encode export preset filenames by @WMikhail in https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/pull/1938
  • Keep the first filter section heading visible when scrolling by @WMikhail in https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/pull/1940

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Full Changelog: https://github.com/mltframework/shotcut/compare/v26.9.27...v26.10.30