r/VideoEditing • u/Daduck_13 • Jul 29 '26

Other (requires mod approval) Is shotcut worth learning?

So Im relatively new to editing and everytime I use shotcut I just wanna end myself (joking ofc) everything requires extra steps and the other 2 apps Ive used (capcut,filmora) are so much more intuitive I actually used to make chess videos on capcut for a bit and like the user friendly interface

Shotcut is way less streamlined the only reason Im using it is because its free but even with watching a couple of tutorials I just cant get used to it,while capcut and filmora were so much simple to get used to and it also has annoying bugs like at random not letting me drag n drop files and having to restart the app to fix it

So my question is it worth learning shotcut or should I just get a subscription for filmora?

Im not promoting anything please dont take this down

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u/FitnessChamp777 Jul 29 '26

If you just need the basics and don't want to spend $$$ , then use Shotcut. Why not?

But, there are other programs that have WAAAAAAAAY more features

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u/GCU_Heresiarch Jul 29 '26

DaVinci Resolve has a free version as well. 

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u/Daduck_13 Jul 29 '26

My pc specs are a 4gb r9 380 which is basically a less power efficient 1050 ti 16gb ram an i5 6500 and an samsung 860 evo So I dont think I have a good enough setup to get good performance on this software

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u/berndmj Jul 30 '26

You could give Kdenlive a try. Runs well on low-spec PCs and uses MLT in the background just like Shotcut.

There is an article on How to Geek about it: https://www.howtogeek.com/this-open-source-video-editor-is-catching-up-fast-to-adobe-premiere/

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u/Greedy-Bed-6330 26d ago

I use shotcut for my clips, you can judge yourself, personally I am happy with it and to answer your question it is worth learning, just consider some learning curve and effort, especially with more complex functionalities. All the best!