Shotcut lastest version will not work for me

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On Windows or Linux, try the different options in Settings > Display Method.

Display Method

This setting is only available on Windows and Linux. Shotcut uses OpenGL technology to draw its user interface and display video. OpenGL is typically implemented in the GPU of your computer and its driver in the operating system. These two pieces (Shotcut and the UI library it uses) and the OpenGL implementation need to communicate using a complex protocol. Sometimes, they do not communicate well and have compatibility or interoperability problems. Thus, there are some workarounds: use only s…

If you have enabled the hidden GPU Effects, turn it off as you were already warned it is unstable.
If you have turned off Settings > Realtime, turn it back on.

There were some bugs introduced with the new Settings > Preview Scaling enabled in version 20.02 that are fixed for the next version 20.04 due in a couple of weeks. Likewise, each version in the past 6 months fixes bugs, some of which may be a crash. Otherwise, there is no update coming that will fix every possible crash. There is no easy button for that.