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Shutter Encoder vs Avidemux: catalog facts
Shutter Encoder	Avidemux
Free Free and open source under the GPL. Donations are welcomed.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Professional codecs including ProRes, DNxHR, AV1 and VP9 alongside the usual ones Lossless cut, trim, remux, stream extraction and audio replacement	Copy mode cuts and joins without re-encoding, so trims are instant and lossless Handles AVI, MP4, MPEG, MKV and ASF among many others
The interface exposes a lot at once and takes orientation Java-based, so it is a heavier install than the FFmpeg it drives	Not a timeline editor; there is no multi-track editing or compositing The last stable release is from 2022, with newer work only in nightly builds
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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