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Final Cut Pro vs Shotcut: catalog facts
Final Cut Pro	Shotcut
Paid One-time purchase for Mac on the App Store, or included in the Apple Creator Studio…	Free Free and open source. The project accepts donations and the website carries advertising…
macOS, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
One-time purchase option on Mac Editing, audio, motion graphics and color grading in one app	Native editing of hundreds of formats through FFmpeg, with no import or transcode step Multi-format timelines: different resolutions and frame rates in one project
Apple devices only Paid, with no free version beyond the trial	The panel-based interface takes some arranging before it feels comfortable Smooth playback of high bitrate footage on modest hardware needs proxy clips
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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