How can I add a Marker

[sauron]

Shotcut doesn’t have markers yet.
You can try the method in this thread.

Markers or an easy way of syncing music to cuts?

So I am editing a video that I wanted to lay a music track over and I was hoping someone could help me with a way to sync the beat to my cuts? Preferably an easy way but at this point I’ll take anything. Thank you, -S

Or you can try this method.

Sync Shotcut to Music Beats/Samples Automatically

There is another way if you don’t mind a bit of manual work. Using Audacity or any other audio editor/DAW, put the wanted soundtrack on a stereo track, mono also OK. Now create another stereo (or mono) track. Into this, you insert audio “blips” into at the right places. This “blips” can be any audio tone or even white/pink noise. What I did find is it makes it easier later in SC to make the duration of each “blip”, 80mS (2 frames) if your video rate is 25 fps but up to you. Once all done, …