Shotcut 26.9.27
Package
Shotcut 26.9 improves the VA-API HEVC hardware encoder on Linux, adds FFmpeg 9.0 support, automatic audio ducking, adjustment clips, and 32-bit float audio, and fixes security issues in the MLT framework.
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Shotcut 26.9.27 was released on September 27, 2026. We covered it in the news together with OpenShot 4.0.1, which has its own download page.
What changed
- An improved VA-API HEVC hardware encoder on Linux, for much faster GPU exports on Intel and AMD
- FFmpeg 9.0 support
- Automatic audio ducking that lowers music under dialogue
- An audio level indicator on timeline tracks
- Adjustment clips that apply filters across composited tracks
- Audio processed as 32-bit float internally
- Faster clip moves and undo
- Security fixes for PGM and wipe file reading in MLT
Installing
chmod +x shotcut-linux-x86_64-26.9.27.AppImage
./shotcut-linux-x86_64-26.9.27.AppImageThe portable .txz extracts to a folder you run in place. Flathub carries it too. To use the hardware encoder, VA-API must work first; see our Linux GPU drivers guide.
Verify Your Download
SHA-256 checksums for each file are listed on the GitHub release page.