#1770·shotcut

GUI flickering and stuttering with G-Sync enabled

Author: rockenrenCreated Jan 1, 2026Updated Aug 1, 2026
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OS and Version (please complete the following information):

  • Operating System: Windows 10
  • GPU: Nvidia RTX4070, two G-Sync compatible monitors with enabled G-Sync
  • Shotcut Version: v25.12.31

Describe the bug Monitor flickers and Shotcut GUI stutters while Shotcut is running when G-Sync is enabled.

As you can see on screenshot, Shotcuts window is GPU accelerated, but for some unknown reason its triggers G-sync even if G-Sync mode in Nvidia control panel set as "For fullscreen only applications".

Only disabling G-Sync completely resolves this issue, but this is not acceptable solution.

Maybe this is not Shotcut specific problem but a Qt6 issue (?) on Windows or Nvidia driver (?). I have a few other Qt6 based apps that have the same issue, but they dont require such extensive interaction via GUI as Shotcut.

Steps To Reproduce

  1. Enable G-Sync
  2. Start Shotcut
  3. Move mouse cursor over any elements in Shotcut window.

Expected behavior Option to disable HW acceleration for GUI would be nice.

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