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Machete vs Shutter Encoder: catalog facts
Machete	Shutter Encoder
Freemium Offered as a full edition and a reduced Lite edition.	Free Free and open source under the GPL. Donations are welcomed.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
Lossless cutting and joining without re-encoding Works on modest hardware	Professional codecs including ProRes, DNxHR, AV1 and VP9 alongside the usual ones Lossless cut, trim, remux, stream extraction and audio replacement
Windows only Joining requires files with identical formats	The interface exposes a lot at once and takes orientation Java-based, so it is a heavier install than the FFmpeg it drives
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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