Shotcut alternatives for Mac
Shotcut — Video editor — is installed 525 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask shotcut to install Shotcut itself.- Kdenlive446 installs/mo
- HandBrake3.3× the installs
- LosslessCut737 installs/mo
- Permute5.3× smaller user base
- Audacity6.8× the installs
- ffmpeg274.5× the installs
- OBS12.4× the installs
- Downie392 installs/mo
Full comparison
| Shotcut | Kdenlive | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Video & Audio | Video & Audio |
| Open source | Yes (inferred) | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 26.9.28,26.9.27 | 26.08.2 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 525 | 446 |
| Install command | brew install --cask shotcut | brew install --cask kdenlive |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.