Command Line Options

Usage: shotcut [options] [FILE]...

Options:
  -h, --help                                  Displays help on commandline
                                              options.
  --help-all                                  Displays help, including generic
                                              Qt options.
  -v, --version                               Displays version information.
  --fullscreen                                Fill the screen with the Shotcut
                                              window.
  --noupgrade                                 Hide upgrade prompt and menu
                                              item.
  --glaxnimate                                Run Glaxnimate instead of
                                              Shotcut.
  --gpu                                       Use GPU processing.
  --experimental                              Enable experimental features
                                              (add-on filters menu).
  --clear-recent                              Clear Recent on Exit
  --appdata <directory>                       The directory for app
                                              configuration and data.
  --QT_SCALE_FACTOR <number>                  The scale factor for a high-DPI
                                              screen
  --QT_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTORS <list>            A semicolon-separated list of
                                              scale factors for each screen
  --QT_SCALE_FACTOR_ROUNDING_POLICY <string>  How to handle a fractional
                                              display scale: Round, Ceil, Floor,
                                              RoundPreferFloor, PassThrough
  --SDL_AUDIODRIVER <string>                  Which operating system audio API
                                              to use: alsa, arts, dsp, esd,
                                              jack, pipewire, pulseaudio

Arguments:
  [FILE]...                                   Zero or more files or folders to
                                              open

When --appdata is supplied the configuration key appdatadir is not written to the normal configuration file/registry.

resource can be anything that Shotcut can open such as a media file, MLT XML project file, generic MLT XML file, or even a MLT producer specification (e.g. noise:).

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