Finding the correct download link for the most up-to-date version of Shotcut for your particular operating system is not difficult, as long as you follow these steps:

1. Launch your web browser and go to the following URL:  http://www.shotcut.org/ .
2. Near the top of the  Shotcut.org  home page, click the large  Click to Download  link immediately above the picture of the two computer monitors and speakers.  (See  Figure 31 , below.)
3. You are now taken to the  Download  page where you'll need to scroll down to the heading (on the left) beginning with the words " Current Version ," followed by the two-digit year, a period, the two-digit month, another period, and finally the two-digit day of the month in which the program was released.  (In the screenshot shown in  Figure 32  (below), for example, we see that the version of Shotcut we'll be downloading was released in 2018 during the tenth month (i.e., October) on the eighth day.)  Since the developers of Shotcut appear to release new versions on a monthly basis, the year, month, and day designations will obviously change over time.
4. Depending on the operating system you are using, do  one  of the following: 
   • If you are using the  64-bit version of Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 , click the link entitled " 64-bit Windows installer " under the  Site 1 (GitHub)  heading to begin downloading the program.  If the 64-bit version of Shotcut will not install on your (Windows) machine or will not run properly, try the similarly-named 32-bit version of the program (again under the  Site 1 (GitHub)  heading).  (In either case, if the link under the  Site 1 (GitHub)  heading doesn't work, try the link to the right (under the  Site 2 (FossHub)  heading).)
   • If you are using the  64-bit version of Mac OSX 10.10 or higher , click the link entitled " macOS dmg " under the  Site 1 (GitHub)  heading to begin downloading the program.  (If the link under the  Site 1 (GitHub)  heading doesn't work, try the link to the right (under the  Site 2 (FossHub)  heading).)  If you are running an older version of Mac OSX (i.e., before OSX 10.10), click the " Older versions " link (further down the page under the  Other  heading) and try to find an earlier version of the program that will work with your system.
     
     

     Mac OSX users should pay close attention to the following message direct from the Shotcut developers:  " OS X users: since the application is not signed, you need to control-click the app icon and choose Open from the context menu the first time you run it."

5. While waiting for the program to download,  be sure to read any information posted under the Release Notes heading  further down the page.
6. When the download process is complete, go to the location where you saved the file and install the program on your machine.
7. After the Shotcut installation routine has finished, the program is ready to be used.

Important:    Do not  click on either the large  Start Download  link or the green  Start the Download  button (as pictured in  Figures 33 and 34 , below) as these will  not  begin the download of Shotcut, as one might expect.  Note that while the wording of the large phrase or button might change over time, it should still be obvious that these tactics are intended to misdirect you to other sites that won't have what you want.

 

Figure 31:   The image below shows the  Shotcut.org  home page with the  Click to Download  link highlighted in red.

Figure 32:   The image below shows the  Shotcut.org   Download  page with the (proper) links for downloading the PC and Mac versions of the program highlighted in red.

Figure 33:   The image below shows the  Shotcut.org   Download  page with the (somewhat misleading)  Start Download  link  that you should not use .

 

Figure 34:   The image below shows the  Shotcut.org   Download  page with another (somewhat misleading)  Start the Download  button  that you should also avoid .