OpenShot has released version 4.0.1, which focuses on fixing issues from the recent migration to Qt6, addressing glitches in preview, recording, snapping, and logging functionalities. This update, just a month after the major 4.0.0 release, also introduces official Linux Snap support with automatic updates, a feature users have been requesting. Key improvements include a redesigned razor tool, a critical fix for macOS startup issues, and enhanced user experience features like persistent clip titles. Overall, while the release primarily aims at resolving regressions from the Qt6 migration, it also adds meaningful new functionality for Linux users

OpenShot 4.0.1 Released: Qt6 Fixes and Linux Snap Support Now Live

OpenShot released v4.0.1 yesterday, delivering a maintenance build that repairs the preview, recording, snapping, and logging regressions from the recent Qt6 rewrite. The update arrives just four weeks after v4.0.0, the major release that migrated the free video editor from Qt5 to Qt6 and added Color and Recording Views plus local AI workflows. Among the improvements you'll find a redesigned razor tool with ripple cuts, a critical macOS startup fix, smarter announcement banners, and a genuinely new addition: official Linux Snap support with automatic updates.

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