Shotcut

Supports hundreds of audio and video formats and codecs thanks to FFmpeg. No import required which means native editing, plus multi-format timelines, resolutions and frame-rates within a project. Frame accurate seeking supported for many video formats.

Blackmagic Design SDI and HDMI for input and preview monitoring. Screen, webcam and audio capture. Network stream playback. Supports resolutions up to 4k and capture from SDI, HDMI, webcam, JACK & Pulse audio, IP stream, X11 screen and Windows DirectShow devices.

Multiple dockable and undockable panels, including detailed media properties, recent files with search, playlist with thumbnail view, filter panel, history view, encoding panel, jobs queue, and melted server and playlist. Also supports drag-n-drop of assets from file manager.

You open files by drag-n-drop in addition to the usual menu and toolbar methods.

Tap J, K, L to control playback speed and direction. Tap J or L repeatedly to go faster.

Tap I or O to set the in and out points.

Press left or right cursor keys to step frame-by-frame.

Press page up or down to step one second at-a-time.

Press alt+left or alt+right to jump between start, in, out, and end.

Version is based on date. You can choose to update whenever you like and keep multiple versions (new versions are available every two months).