It supports Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and later, as well as Mint 17+ and Fedora 20+. Lightworks 14 Beta is a free download and is available for Windows, macOS and Linux. The fine folks over at ProVideoCoalition have summarised the changes nicely. See the release notes here for more details on the known issues in this build.

There’s access to library of royalty-free HD and 4K stock video (license dependent), an improved Voice Over tool (which is also now available in Free accounts), and a stack load of bug fixes across Windows, macOS and Linux. Other changes shipping in this Lightworks beta seek to help reposition the app as more than a video editor.įor instance, it comes with improved audio and video FX tools for advanced tweaking.Ī new import panel, proxy workflow support, and a new Effects panel that groups together the Adding, Settings, Graphs and Routing sections also features. Other Changes The VO tool is now available to all

The old floaty-multi-window UI remains part of the app and can be enabled in a couple of clicks should you miss it. It’s not that it doesn’t work - it does, and quite well - it’s that, for me, it’s simply not as easy to use as a standard non-linear video editor like Kdenlive (I <3 Kdenlive).

I, personally, ditched Lightworks from my workflow a few years back.

The new interface is called “Fixed” and it’s designed to offer a “more organised” workspace, helping users discover, use and learn more about the editor’s various features.Īnd that is something the editor has sorely needed. It debuts a brand new look, brand new features, and some brand new workflows. A new version of Lightworks, the professional-grade video editing software, has entered into public beta.